A 71-year-old man perished in a fire on Bronxwood Avenue late last night, the NY Daily News reported. Two other victims of the fire were taken to Jacobi Medical Center and Montefiori Hospital and treated for wounds.
Posted on 08 November 2011.
A 71-year-old man perished in a fire on Bronxwood Avenue late last night, the NY Daily News reported. Two other victims of the fire were taken to Jacobi Medical Center and Montefiori Hospital and treated for wounds.
Posted in Newswire0 Comments
Posted on 08 November 2011.
A 30-year-old man stole an ambulance parked outside Mount Sinai Hospital early yesterday, the NY Daily News reported. Police said the man was under the influence of drugs and drove the ambulance for about half an hour before they caught up with him.
Posted in Newswire0 Comments
Posted on 08 November 2011.
Against the odds, the Bronx zoo now has a baby okapi calf, a shy relative of the giraffe, not documented until early last century. The zoo’s proud addition, baby M’bura, has made it past its first delicate months and is now on view for the public, the NY Times reports.
Posted in Newswire0 Comments
Posted on 07 November 2011.
Bronx resident Karriem Barrow has been found guilty in federal court of robbing banks and restaurants in the Bronx, and in Westchester and Putnam counties last year. Barrow was convicted on multiple counts of conspiracy and robbery, and faces a potential life sentence, the Tarrytown-SleepHollow Patch reports.
Posted in Newswire0 Comments
Posted on 07 November 2011.
A police officer heard on a wiretap asking a colleague to fix summonses is suing the city after his partner allegedly hit him with their patrol car. Salvador Duran said his partner Eddy Calderon struck him with their car and dragged him several feet as he ran after a suspect. Duran missed a month of […]
Posted in Newswire0 Comments
Posted on 07 November 2011.
The search continues for a man who shot two people more than a week ago in Highbridge, NY1 reports. Police released a surveillance video showing a man they say opened fire repeatedly in the early hours on Oct. 30. The man shot and wounded a 32-year-old woman on Walter Avenue and a bouncer at a […]
Posted in Newswire0 Comments
Posted on 06 November 2011.
Police found a man shot in the chest near Bainbridge Avenue yesterday. Medical responders took him to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival, according to the New York Police Department. No arrests have been made at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
Posted in Newswire0 Comments
Posted on 06 November 2011.
With shootings up 8.5 percent since last year in the 47th Precinct, Williamsbridge and Wakefield residents say there is need for more police protection, according to the New York Daily News. Residents say police presence after shootings is too little, too late.
Posted in Newswire0 Comments