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Archive | October, 2012
Judge Dismissed Electioneering Charges Against Arroyo
Posted on 05 October 2012.
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Forgotten Pool on Grand Concourse Resurges
Posted on 05 October 2012.
A new aquatics program is bringing Bronx residents back to a forgotten swimming pool at 1130 Grand Councourse, the New York Daily News reports. After the aquatics director secured more funding and longer hours, improvements spread by word of mouth. The pool is now averaging 400 swimmers per week.
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Prosecutors claim Ophadell Williams was severely sleep-deprived
Posted on 04 October 2012.
During the third day of the trial, witnesses told the jury that Williams was swerving, straddling lines and speeding up and slowing down before crashing, The New York Times reports. Williams’s lawyers insisted that the bus was nicked, or cut off, by a tractor trailer. The crash, that took place on March 21, 2011, on I-95 […]
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Witness Testifies that Former Police Officer Admitted to Murder
Posted on 04 October 2012.
A witness in the trial of Eddy Coello, a former housing officer accused of killing his wife, said that he admitted to the murder, News 12 reports. Monica Rodriguez, who had a child with Coello 19 years ago, said Coello called her and confessed after his wife’s remains were found by police.
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Pit Bull That Attacked Baychester Woman on the Loose
Posted on 04 October 2012.
A pit bull that attacked a 70-year-old woman in Baychester on Tuesday escaped and has yet to be found, DNAinfo reports. The dog, described as an adult male with gray fur, fled after the attack. The woman who was attacked is in serious but stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center. Residents are worried that the dog […]
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Facebook Complaints About Valet Parking Spur Action
Posted on 03 October 2012.
Restaurants with valet parking are accused of making Bronxdale Avenue difficult to live near and drive on.
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Gun is Returned to Officer Involved in Amadou Diallo Shooting
Posted on 03 October 2012.
Diallo’s mother, Kadiatou Diallo, said the NYPD decision to restore Officer Kenneth Boss’s service weapon was a betrayal, reports the New York Times. Amadou Diallo, an unarmed immigrant, was gunned down by police officers who mistook his wallet for a gun. The notorious incident took place in the vestibule of his apartment building in the Bronx […]
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Community Leaders Support “Operation Crew Cut,” Want More Youth Programs
Posted on 03 October 2012.
Bronx community leaders are supportive of a new New York Police Department initiative called “Operation Crew Cut” that is meant to combat small gangs that have been involved in gun violence. The police department will increase the size of its gang division from 150 to 300 detectives who will track social media, where rivalries often […]
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