A Bronx man has been charged with a 2008 convenience store burglary in Albany, reports the Albany Times Union. Sean Jackson, of Soundview, had broken the front window of the store and stolen a dozen pack of cigarettes, said police. Police were able to connect Jackson to the crime from DNA of blood left on […]
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Man charged in Albany burglary after DNA match, Albany Times Union
Posted on 30 September 2011.
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Man sentenced to 14 years for killing woman with stray bullet, NY1 News
Posted on 30 September 2011.
A Bronx man was sentenced to 14 years in jail after a 2009 incident that led to him killing a 92-year-old woman with a stray bullet, reports NY1 News. Jamal Blair, 20, had fired a shot during a fight outside 92-year-old Sadie Mitchell’s home in Williamsbridge. The bullet struck her in the back, and she […]
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Tenants sue landlord for moldy building, NY Daily News
Posted on 30 September 2011.
Tenants in an East Tremont building announced Thursday that they were suing their landlords over the living conditions in their apartment, reports the New York Daily News. The building at 2097 Webster Avenue, they say, has been plagued by leaks, cockroaches and rats. The tenants are hoping for a Bronx Housing Court to appoint an […]
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Muggings in the Oval
Posted on 29 September 2011.
During the past month alone, at least five people have been assaulted at the Oval Park in broad daylight, police said.
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Multimedia: Ruben Diaz Jr. knocking doors for peace
Posted on 29 September 2011.
A day after a 16-year-old Bronx teen was gunned down, borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. knocked on doors to promote his gun control initiative.
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Cop involved with ticket-fixing scandal admitted to psych-ward, NY Daily News
Posted on 29 September 2011.
A Bronx cop involved in the ticket-fixing probe has been admitted to a psychiatric ward, after he tried to kill himself after testifying in the case, reports the New York Daily News. Robert McGree, 62, tried to kill himself Sept. 14 in the subway. On Wednesday, cops took McGree into hospital for a suicide watch […]
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5 schools in danger of closing, NY1 News
Posted on 29 September 2011.
The Department of Education is considering closing 20 struggling schools across the city, including 5 Bronx Schools, reports NY1 News. The schools in the Bronx include: P.S. 277, New Millennium Business Academy, M.S. 142, Aspire Preparatory Middle School, and J.H.S. 296. The announcement comes days after releasing annual progress report cards on schools. Many of the schools […]
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Clergy members working to help convicts, NY Daily News
Posted on 29 September 2011.
Bronx clergy members have recently launched a program to work with ex-prisoners to prevent relapses into crime, reports the New York Daily News. The program is hailed as the first of its kind in the Bronx, and will teach clergy members how to counsel both ex-prisoners and current inmates to find jobs and re-integrate into […]
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