Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Worker Killed in Freak Accident

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Worker Killed in Freak Accident: Worker Killed in Freak Accident #NYPD #FreakAccident By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 14- Investigators continue to piece together...

Worker Killed in Freak Accident

Worker Killed in Freak Accident

#NYPD #FreakAccident

By David Greene

BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 14- Investigators continue to piece together the events that led up to a worker being sucked into a cement-mixer in Hunts Point. Officials say the man died instantly.

Officers from the 41st Precinct were called to the intersection of Fox Street and Simpson Street in the Hunts Point section at 1:21 p.m. on January 6.

Cops say the victim was "unconscious and unresponsive," with severe trauma to his body. Officials would use a sheet to cover the gruesome scene as they investigated.

After a preliminary investigation conducted by the NYPD's Crash Investigation Squad, officials say the victim, identified as Edraz Lopez, 46, of Queens, NY., was having a mechanical problem with his 1996 Freightliner cement truck.

One police source explained, "When the victim went underneath the vehicle he became pinned in the rotating cement mixer.”

Paramedics arrived and quickly pronounced Lopez dead at the scene.

Lopez, who worked for Cova Concrete Corporation in Jamaica, NY., was delivering the cement to a construction site at the location at the time of his death.

Calls to Cova went straight to voice-mail, where a voice offered,

"Happy Holidays." The company later declined to comment on the incident.

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Pain in the Ass Gunman Caught on Tape

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Pain in the Ass Gunman Caught on Tape: Pain in the Ass Gunman Caught on Tape #NYPD #Gunman BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 14- Cops are looking for a real dumb ass who was caught on tap...

Pain in the Ass Gunman Caught on Tape

Pain in the Ass Gunman Caught on Tape

#NYPD #Gunman

BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 14- Cops are looking for a real dumb ass who was caught on tape shooting a man in front of his home.

Surveillance video shows the man pulling out a revolver and opening fire at around 11:55 p.m. on December 19. Cops say the gunman targeted his victim as the man stood outside his Sedgwick Avenue home. One bullet struck the victim in his buttocks.

The gunman is described as Hispanic with a light complexion. 

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are confidential.

Grand Jury Indicts 'Cop Shooter'

Grand Jury Indicts 'Cop Shooter'

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BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 13- District Attorney Robert Johnson announced that a Grand Jury has indicted alleged cop shooter Jason Polanco

and Joshua Kemp, who was involved in the robbery of a bodega, in the January 5^th, 2015 incident during which Polanco allegedly brandished a firearm, shooting Police Officers 

Andrew Dossi and Aliro Pellarano, as well as firing at three other uniformed members of the NYPD.  

The Grand Jury voted a true bill, charging 24-year-old Jason “Jin”  Polanco with:

Attempted murder in the first degree (A Felony, 5 counts)

Attempted murder in the second degree (A Felony, 2 counts)

Robbery in the first degree (B Felony)

Criminal use of a firearm in the first degree (B Felony)

Assault in the first degree (B Felony)

Robbery in the second degree (C Felony, 2 counts)

Attempted assault in the first degree (C Felony, 2 counts)

Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree (C Felony)

Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (C Felony, 2 counts)

Robbery in the third degree (D Felony)

Grand larceny in the fourth degree (E Felony)

Criminal possession of a firearm (E Felony)

Criminal possession of Stolen property in the fourth degree (E Felony)

Additional charges are still pending against Jason Polanco

The Grand Jury charged 28-year-old Joshua Kemp with:

Robbery in the first degree (B Felony, 2 counts)

Robbery in the second degree (C Felony, 2 counts)

Robbery in the third degree (D Felony)

Burglary in the second degree (C Felony)

Burglary in the third degree (D Felony)

Petit larceny (A Misdemeanor)

Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree (A Misdemeanor)

Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree (A Misdemeanor).

It is alleged that Kemp robbed a bodega at 363 East 180^th Street in the Fordham section of the Bronx just before 10:30 p.m. on January 5^th,  jumping over the counter to grab cash. Polanco is not yet charged with that crime.

Fleeing four blocks away onto Tiebout Avenue and changing their clothing inside a building along the way, Polanco entered a Chinese restaurant. Kemp remained outside, where police responding to the robbery call approached him. Polanc is accused of turning and firing, all the while approaching the officers outside the eatery.  His bullets hit and wounded Officers Dossi and Pellarano, but missed three other uniformed officers.  

One of Polanco's bullets also hit his accomplice.  Kemp and Polanco fled onto Marion Avenue but then split up, the shooter continuing down the street where he spotted two individuals seated inside a 2015 Camaro.  

Polanco is charged with ordering the pair to exit the car. He then pulled the trigger on his firearm – the gun clicked, but failed to fire. Taking off in the Camaro, Polanco crashed a few blocks away.

Polanco is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment on Tuesday, March 3rd, in Part 60 before Justice Steven Barrett; Kemp will be arraigned on Tuesday, March 10 ^th, also in Part 60.

The charges contained in the indictment are allegations; the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Huge Gas Leak Causes Havoc in Riverdale

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Huge Gas Leak Causes Havoc in Riverdale: Huge Gas Leak Causes Havoc in Riverdale #GasLeak By Robert Press BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 12- The scene was chaos at the corner of the ...

Huge Gas Leak Causes Havoc in Riverdale

Huge Gas Leak Causes Havoc in Riverdale

#GasLeak

By Robert Press

BRONX, NEW YORK, JANUARY 12- The scene was chaos at the corner of the Henry Hudson Parkway North service road and West 239th Street during construction a huge gas leak was discovered at 2 p.m. today. 

Con Edison workers were all around the site of a gas leak that occurred as the Con Edison contractor was connecting two different gas lines during the 'Oil to Gas' conversion by Con Edison contractors. The fire department stood ready with a hose that was attached to a nearby hydrant just in case. 

All roads to and around the West 238th Street overpass of the Henry Hudson Parkway were closed as a precaution. That meant that Riverdale Avenue north was closed to traffic at West 238th Street, as was the northbound HHP service road. Also closed was the West 239th Street overpass to southbound parkway service road traffic. All northbound MTA buses were detoured onto Independence Avenue at West 232nd Street. 

This lasted into the rush hour as it took hours to fix the leak by using smaller bypass piping. One unidentified worker for the contractor who wished to remain anonymous  told me that it was a Con Edison employee and not a contracted worker who was responsible for the major gas leak.