Norwood: 77-Year-Old Woman Robbed inside Apartment Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video who is sought regarding a robbery that occurred in Norwood. Police said on Friday, Nov. 18, at around 8.30 a.m., a 77-year-old woman was entering her apartment building, located in the vicinity of Kossuth Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway North, and while walking to her apartment door, a person approached her from behind and grabbed her purse. As a result, the victim was thrown backward and hit her head on the ground. The assailant fled the location in an unknown direction. EMS responded,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A motor vehicle accident was reported on the southbound lanes of the Major Deegan Expressway, approaching Van Cortlandt Park South, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at around 1:38 p.m. All lanes were cleared as of 2:23 p.m. according to New York State officials. Norwood News contacted the FDNY to obtain further details on any reported injuries. An FDNY spokesperson said the department was alerted to a two-vehicle road accident at 13.28 on Tuesday, which involved one vehicle which had overturned at Exit 11 of the expressway. The spokesperson said the occupants self-extricated themselves from the vehicle and there were no

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 60-year-old male pedestrian remains hospitalized and in critical condition following a road accident in Olinville, just northwest of Gun Hill Houses, police said. On Friday, Oct. 21, at approximately 11.27 p.m., officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian who was struck at the intersection of East Gun Hill Road and White Plains Road. A police spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 60-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive, lying on the roadway with severe body trauma.” The spokesperson continued, “EMS responded to the location and the victim

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 65-year-old male pedestrian has died followed a road accident on the Bronx River Parkway, police said. A police spokesperson said that on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at around 5.29 a.m., officers from the 49th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle on the northbound Bronx River Parkway at Allerton Road. “A preliminary investigation determined that a 65-year-old male pedestrian attempted to cross the northbound Bronx River Parkway and was struck by a vehicle traveling in the northbound lane,” the spokesperson said. “The pedestrian was pronounced deceased by EMS on

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 58-year-old male motorcyclist has died following a fatal road accident at the entrance to the site of a since-abandoned shelter targeted for asylum seekers at the entrance to Orchard Beach parking lot. On Friday, Oct. 14, at around 6.51 p.m., police from the 45th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding the collision which occurred on Park Drive at the entrance/exit to Orchard Beach parking lot. A police spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 58-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive, with trauma about the head and body.” The spokesperson added, “EMS responded to the location and transported

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 26-year-old man is in critical condition, following a road collision in Mt. Hope, police said. On Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at around 7.30 p.m., officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a pedestrian who had been struck at the intersection of East 183rd Street and Creston Avenue. An NYPD spokesperson said, “A preliminary investigation determined that an unidentified male pedestrian, approximately 26-years-old, was attempting to cross Creston Avenue from east to west at East 183 Street, when he was struck by a 2018 Mercedes Benz C43 being operated by a 25-year-old male, which

By DAVID GREENE

In efforts to combat the alarming number of opioid overdose deaths in The Bronx, one local nonprofit, recently held an overdose prevention event at St. James Park in Fordham Manor, during which 240 “Narcan” kits were distributed and training was provided on how to use them to save a life during an overdose situation. In 2020, a total of 1,580 New Yorkers died from a fentanyl-involved overdose, according to the City’s health department (DOH). Meanwhile, the rate of overdose death per 100,000 people was 75.3 percent for the Hunts Point-Mott Haven neighborhoods, as reported, compared with the citywide rate

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a murder inquiry after a 38-year-old man died following a fatal stabbing at East 176th Street subway station, located on the border of Mt. Hope and Morris Heights, police said. Officers from the NYPD’s 46th Precinct (Transit District 11) had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video who was sought regarding the fatal assault. A police spokesperson said, “It was reported to police that on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at approximately 2030 hours, inside the New York City subway station located

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Pictured is one of two individuals sought in connection to an assault on Sept. 28, 2022, in the vicinity of Tiebout Avenue and East 182nd Street in Fordham Heights. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD has released an additional photo of a second person sought for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred in Fordham Heights last month. Police had previously released some video footage [attached] of one of two people sought in connection to the assault, and had been asking for the public’s help locating both suspects. They said that on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at

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