Allerton: 25-Year-Old Man Dead following Late Night Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have opened a homicide investigation after a 25-year-old man died in the Allerton section of the Bronx following a shooting on Saturday night.

Former Bronx Female Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Grace Rosa Baez, a former Bronx NYPD police officer, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, April 16, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and para-fluorofentanyl, before U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote, federal prosecutors said.

Claremont: Bronx Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing Two Men in Retaliatory Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, April 16, that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting two men and wounding another inside a building hallway in Claremont, in retaliation for the killing of his uncle in the summer of 2020.

UPDATE Mt Hope: Mom of 5-Year-Old Twins Found Smothered inside East 175th Street Building Arrested & Charged

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have arrested the 42-year-old mother of the 5-year-old twins who were found deceased inside their home in the Mt. Hope section of the Bronx in December 2023 and the Bronx District Attorney’s office has charged her in connection with their deaths. Police said on March 15 that the twins’ deaths had been ruled a [double] homicide and the cause was found to be asphyxiation.

Harlem Man Charged with Murder of Bronx Acquaintance, Dismembering & Decapitating Him

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, April 2, that a Manhattan man has been charged with first-degree murder and additional charges for fatally shooting a Bronx man in the Highbridge section of the borough, cutting up his body and trying to hide the remains.

Former Female 52 Pct Cop Gets More than 5 Years for Helping Murderous Gang Leader Flee the U.S.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A former, female, NYPD Officer assigned to the 52nd Precinct, based in Norwood, was hit with a 70-month prison sentence on Friday, March 29, for helping a now-convicted murderer, who was also a gang leader, flee the United States, federal prosecutors said.

UPDATE Pelham Bay Park: 5th Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Two Left Inside Burning Car

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Wednesday, March 20, that a 32-year-old Bronx male resident is the fourth person to be arrested and charged in connection with the kidnapping and murdering of two young people who were shot, execution-style, and left in a burning car on the side of a road near Pelham Bay Park in 2022, as reported at the time.

UPDATE Bedford Park: Trial Begins for Man Arrested after Fatal Shooting of Mother & Assault of Two Minors

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The murder trial following the fatal shooting of Saida Bonilla Mejia, 40, of 226 East 203rd Street in Bedford Park began at Bronx Hall of Justice on Wednesday, March 13.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Three Bedford Park Residents Charged in D Train Subway Killing

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said Monday night that the three people who were taken in for questioning in connection with the killing of Williams “AI” Alvarez, 45, from Parkchester aboard the D train in the early hours of Friday, Feb. 23, have been charged with murder. All three lived in Bedford Park.

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Allerton: 25-Year-Old Man Dead following Late Night Shooting

Former Bronx Female Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Heroin Distribution

Claremont: Bronx Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing Two Men in Retaliatory Shooting

UPDATE Mt Hope: Mom of 5-Year-Old Twins Found Smothered inside East 175th Street Building Arrested & Charged

Harlem Man Charged with Murder of Bronx Acquaintance, Dismembering & Decapitating Him

Former Female 52 Pct Cop Gets More than 5 Years for Helping Murderous Gang Leader Flee the U.S.

UPDATE Pelham Bay Park: 5th Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Two Left Inside Burning Car

UPDATE Bedford Park: Trial Begins for Man Arrested after Fatal Shooting of Mother & Assault of Two Minors

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Three Bedford Park Residents Charged in D Train Subway Killing