Crime
Man Who Killed Mother and Brother Gets 40 Years
Lamar Platt dismembered the victims in November 2007, prosecutors said.
Mom, Friends Grieve for Hit and Run Victim
Keon Nedd, 17, was killed after a car driver lost control of his vehicle.
Sentencing Delayed for Man Who Confessed in Murder
Carlos Cruz risks life without parole after possibly violating the terms of his plea bargain.
Corrections Officer Sentenced to Probation in Sex Abuse Case
In a plea bargain, 31 charges against Dominick Labruzzi were dropped.
Judge Overturns Verdict in Firefighter Death Case
Bronx Supreme Court overturned “negligence” verdict.
VIDEO – NYPD Stats Show Crime is Down but in the Bronx, Shootings Continue
Crime goes down but gun violence rises.
Escaped Prisoner Still at Large
The New York Police Department said that Michael Bautista, who escaped from Bronx Criminal Court last Tuesday “has not yet been re-arrested.”
Student Says She was Attacked by Cab Driver
Yaxis Capote says the driver of an illegal taxi assaulted and beat her.
Missing Man Returned, Wife Said.
Angel Cortes, who was reported missing earlier this week has returned home, his wife, Julia, told the Bronx Ink. She said he “came home yesterday at 11:30 p.m. after not returning when he went out for a haircut on Tuesday afternoon. Julia Cortes said her husband has yet to explain his disappearance. By Friday afternoon, [...]
McKinley Houses Reflect on Murder Conviction
After 22-year old Gavin Murray is convicted of a 2006 double murder, residents of the McKinley housing project reflect on what has happened since the shooting, and the work still to be done.
Highbridge Man Charged with Murder in Girlfriend’s Death
A woman’s death in the Bronx left neighbors and witnesses struggling for explanations.
Two Strangers and a Shot in the Dark
Is he the murderer or a second victim? Or both?
A Cab Tale
Bronx cabbie talks about staying alive on the job in the Bronx.
MTA Pulls Ticket Agents from Subway Stations
When there’s no one in the ticket booth, passengers worry about safety. And the remaining station agents find they have extra work just to keep things running.
Fire Destroys Five Businesses in Hunts Point
A severe fire destroyed five businesses last night along Southern Boulevard in Hunts Point.
On Webster Avenue, Aftermath of an Attack
A Muslim-American baker was beaten on his way to pray last June.
