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Elections 2023: Voters in City Council Districts Where There is No Primary Should Still Vote in the Bronx DA’s Race

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Resident, Helen Krim, has contacted Norwood News to raise an urgent voting issue which she believes may mislead voters of City Council District 11.   Krim wrote, “I received a publication from NYCVotes.org. The about page states, ‘NYC Votes is an initiative of the New York City Campaign Finance Board, the independent city agency that ensures local elections are fair, inclusive, and open’.” Krim continued, “Page 14 of that publication announces, ‘There is no Primary Election in City Council District 11’.” She added, “This is not true. There is a very important primary election for the Bronx District Attorney


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Fordham Manor: Two Arrested and One Sought following Store Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached photo who department officials say is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.   Police said that on Tuesday, June 13, at approximately 4.41 p.m., three people approached a business located at 2441 Jerome Avenue. They said one member of the group remained at the door as a lookout, while the other two entered the business. “Once inside, one of the individuals displayed a firearm at a 31-year-old male employee while demanding property,” a police spokesperson said.   “The individuals then


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Man on Scooter Sought in Bronx Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  THE NYPD IS appealing to the public for help identifying and locating the person seen in this video who department officials say is sought in connection to a Bronx grand larceny (theft) pattern identified across the 46th and 48th Precincts during May and early June 2023.  Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who department officials say is sought in connection to a Bronx grand larceny (theft) pattern identified across the 46th Precinct, which broadly covers the Fordham, University Heights,


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Bedford Park: Man Sought following Robbery with Simulated Gun at Gas Station Store

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  THE NYPD IS appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in this video who department officials say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred at 2947 Jerome Avenue in Bedford Park on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who department officials say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park.   Police said that on Tuesday, June 6, at around 1.50 a.m., a man entered a gas station


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Fordham Manor: 41-Year-Old Man Robbed at Gunpoint inside Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in the attached photos who department officials say are sought in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.   Police said that on Thursday, May 18, at around 10.45 p.m., a 41-year-old male victim was walking in a common area inside his apartment building located in the vicinity of East Kingsbridge Road and Morris Avenue when he was approached from behind by two people unknown to him. “One of the individuals displayed a firearm at the victim while both individuals proceeded to


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Group Sought in Bronx Robbery Pattern Where Male Victims Agree to Meet Woman at Various Motels

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached photos who are sought for questioning in relation to a Bronx robbery pattern identified across the 43rd, 45th and 47th Precincts during July 2022. In each case, the victims are allegedly robbed after allegedly agreeing to meet a woman inside a motel.   The 43rd Precinct covers Westchester Avenue, Castle Hill Avenue, White Plains Road, and Parkchester. The 45th Precinct encompasses Co-op City and City Island, and the 47th precinct covers Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, and Woodlawn Cemetery. According to the NYPD,


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Fordham Heights: Search for Missing 11-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY  
The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help locating an 11-year-old girl from Fordham Heights who is reported missing.   Police said that Alema Kalic, 11, of 2436 Marion Avenue in Fordham Heights was last seen on Sunday, June 4, at approximately 10.30 a.m., leaving a family member’s home located at 731 Bryant Avenue in Hunts Point. Police said Alema is described as female, is 5 feet, 3 inches tall, and weighs around 130 pounds. They said she was last seen wearing a gray sweater, an orange shirt, blue shorts, and black sneakers.   Anyone


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Kingsbridge Heights: Two Arrested for Robbery following Assault & Robbery in April

By SÍLE MOLONEY  
The NYPD said two people have been arrested following a robbery and assault which took place in April 2023 in Kingsbridge Heights. Police had previously appealed to the public for help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who department officials said were sought for questioning in connection with the incident.    Police said that on Tuesday, April 11, at around 8.30 p.m., in front of 235 West Kingsbridge Road, a 64-year-old man was sitting in a wheelchair when two people approached him and demanded money.   “The victim refused, and the individuals proceeded to punch the victim in


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UPDATE SEE IT: Bedford Park Melee at BP Gas Station, Employee Placed in Chokehold, Assaulted

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park. However, employees at the store later said the incident arose due to a misunderstanding between two employees.   Police said that on Thursday, May 18, at around 11.17 a.m., four male individuals entered the store located at 3276 Jerome Avenue, and attempted to leave with some merchandise without paying. The address is the site of a BP gas station, a convenience store, and a Dunkin Donuts. CCTV CAMERA


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