The Bronx Ink

The family of Tyre Chisholm, 22-year old struck down by a drunk driver earlier this week, was not told that their loved one’s killer was an off-duty cop. The family had to hear it on the news, reported the New York Post.  They were shocked that no one had told them.

Cops spotted reggae artist of smash hit “I’ll do anything for you,” Denroy Morgan, leaving an apartment in Soundview with a brick of marijuana. They pulled him over for running a stop sign and noticed the car smelled of weed, a source told The Daily News. They found a trunk full of marijuana. Later during a search of Morgan’s house, cops found a pile of weed bricks with an estimated street value of up to $351,000. Morgan was charged with criminal possession.

In the wake of a suicide attempt by Robert McGee, one Bronx police officer charged with making ticket violations disappear for friends and family, other police officers speak out about the practice. They call it widespread, NY1 reported, and a courtesy to policemen and their families. Policemen are eager to see the trial end and indictments issued. The not knowing makes many policemen anxious and may have contributed to the suicide attempt by thirty-year police veteran, McGee.

Early Wednesday morning off duty cop, Luis Arnao, hit pedestrian Tyre Chisholm while speeding down White Plains Road in Wakefield. Chisolm was just 22-years old. “He didn’t deserve this,” said the victim’s aunt, Karen Chisholm, “He wanted to get a job and prosper.” The Daily News reported Arnao was charged with vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Maria Hogan had to pass the 192nd Street/Kingsbridge Road stop due to construction. An angry passenger attacked Hogan several blocks later, punching and pushing her. This is the second attack on a bus driver this month. The MTA, ABC Local reported, is expected to buy 100 new bus partitions to protect drivers.

Wednesday morning 62-year old police officer Robert McGee touched the third rail of an elevated train track in the Bronx in a suicide attempt. Officer McGee is one of the more than a dozen Bronx cops charged with helping their friends and family avoid paying traffic tickets. The New York Times quotes the president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, Patrick J. Lynch, saying that it was “no surprise that New York City police officers have reached a breaking point,” as the investigation had dragged on for months.

Tulsie Singh, 35, was arrested yesterday on charges of sexual abuse of a young boy at P.S. 306 in Tremont. Sources told NY1 that past accusations had been made against the teacher. The Department of Education removed Singh from the school more than once but then allowed him to return. He is out on bail.

17 post offices in the Bronx, reports WNYC News, are slated to be closed. Many Bronx residents rely on the post office to pay bills, rent, and keep in contact with family in other countries. The removal of post offices would disrupt the daily workings of the neighborhood, simply making life harder for some. The USPS encourages users to conduct business online, but internet access is a luxury  for many Bronx residents. “It sends the wrong message to this community and others like it,” said Miquela Craytor, Executive Director of Sustainable South Bronx, ‘It says that you don’t matter, that you are not valued.”