#CaughtOnTape: Halloween Hooligan Robs Gas Station Outside Co-op

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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): #CaughtOnTape: Halloween Hooligan Robs Gas Station...: #CaughtOnTape: Halloween Hooligan Robs Gas Station Outside Co-op By Dan Gesslein BRONX, NEW YORK, JULY 1- Police ...

#CaughtOnTape: Halloween Hooligan Robs Gas Station Outside Co-op

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Halloween Hooligan Robs Gas Station Outside Co-op

By Dan Gesslein

BRONX, NEW YORK, JULY 1- Police are trying to catch a Halloween masked hooligan who robbed a gas station outside Co-op City on Tuesday.

At around 3 a.m. on June 30, the suspect used a handgun to stick up the Sunoco gas station at 1945 Bartow Avenue just outside Co-op City. Sporting a Halloween mask and black hoodie, the suspect entered the gas station that sports giant neon signs for “Lottery,” “Beer” and “Cigars.” He waved a handgun at the clerks and demanded cash. Cops say the gunman made off with $650 in cash.

Police released surveillance video taken from inside the gas station’s convenience store. The suspect is described as 5 foot 7 and weighing 150 pounds. He was seen wearing a Halloween mask, a gray hoodie sweatshirt, grey pants and plastic gloves.

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. 

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto

Crime Stoppers' website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting

their tips to CRIMES (274637), then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Driver sentenced for fatally striking mother of tw...

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Driver sentenced for fatally striking mother of tw...: Driver sentenced for fatally striking mother of twins BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 29- District Attorney Robert Johnson ann...

Driver sentenced for fatally striking mother of twins

Driver sentenced for fatally striking mother of twins

BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 29- District Attorney Robert Johnson announced that 29-year-old Agustus Jenkins of Montgomery, NY, has been sentenced to the maximum sentence of 1-1/3-to-4 years behind bars for the January 2014 death of the mother of twin toddlers, Nydja Herring, of the Bronx.

Jenkins was found guilty of Criminally Negligent Homicide, a Class E Felony, following an 11-day trial before Justice Peter Benitez, during which the jury returned their verdict on June 4^th after less than a day’s deliberation.

The 32-year-old victim was crossing the street at East Tremont and Van Nest Avenues, on the way to the store to buy milk for her twin toddlers, when she was struck by Jenkins’ speeding vehicle. He was behind the wheel but had a friend with him, along with two children aged four and 11.  Blood alcohol tests showed he was operating the vehicle above the legal limit. He was also driving on a suspended license. Ironically, Jenkins was coming back from the wake for a baby who had died from SIDS.

Not only were Nydja Herring’s twin 2-year-olds left without a mother, the victim’s own mother was scheduled to receive a kidney from her daughter. Herring’s mother is still on the organ transplant list.

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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Red Bulls Stop NYCFC in New York Derby at Yankee S...

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Red Bulls Stop NYCFC in New York Derby at Yankee S...: Red Bulls Stop NYCFC in New York Derby at Yankee Stadium  By Howard Goldin The long awaited first New York City meeting between the...

Red Bulls Stop NYCFC in New York Derby at Yankee Stadium

Red Bulls Stop NYCFC in New York Derby at Yankee Stadium 

By Howard Goldin

The long awaited first New York City meeting between the New York Red Bulls and NYCFC took place on late Sunday afternoon at the pitch at Yankee Stadium.

Despite the pre‐match hoopla, it was not the first of the New York Derby matches in 2015. NYC visited the Red Bulls at their arena in Harrison, New Jersey on May 10. The visitors were edged 2‐1. That loss continued a lengthy NYCFC winless streak, which did not end until June 6 with a 3‐1 win over the Philadelphia Union.

In a non‐league match on June 17, NYC traveled to Shuart Stadium on the campus of Hofstra University, where they bowed to the Cosmos after two tied overtime periods in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup.

Those previous matches did not lower the intensity of interest in Sunday’s match as Yankee Stadium was sold out with a huge crowd of 48,047. Both coaches spoke of the importance of the importance of the very large attendance. 

Jessie Marsch of the Red Bulls complimented his club’s followers, “We couldn’t have asked for more. They were fantastic.” After the contest, NYC’s Jason Kreis said of his club’s performance, “It was an opportunity lost to win over the fans.”

NYC, familiar with the nuances of their home pitch, took an early lead with a goal in the sixth minute as Thomas McNamara scored with assists by Andrew Jacobson and Mix Diskerud. That goal would be the last from the home side as the momentum of the match changed.

Another goal was not scored by either side in the first half, but both coaches noted a change. Marsch remarked, “It [match] probably settled down in the 25th minute. Then we started to push...We thought we had a size advantage and took advantage of it.” Kreis agreed, ‘I think the second half was a continuation of the end of the first half.”

The Red Bull duo that combined for the winning goal in the match on May 10 did so again on Sunday in the second minute of the second half. Bradley Wright‐ Phillips scored on an assist by Sacha Kljestan.

The visitors went ahead five minutes later as Chris Duvall scored. In the 72nd minute, the Red Bulls scored a season high third goal as Matt Miazga was set up by Kljestan. Miazga, who came up through the Red Bulls Academy, was very happy with his goal, “I wanted to contribute. Luckily, I was able to.”

Krteis was unusually critical of his club’s play, “it was the first time we didn’t get an honest effort from all our players. We scored too early.” He believed the early goal created an attitude of “complacency and comfort” in his team.

He also named as reasons for the loss, the early removal of injured defender Chris Wingert and fatigue caused by the heat and humidity.

The exciting New York rivalries have not yet ended this year. The red Bulls will be hosting the Cosmos in a U.S. Open Cup match on Wednesday. Marsch alluded to it in the post‐game press conference, “We will enjoy the win and think about how we can transition to Wednesday. We’re not taking that game lightly.” NYCFC will visit the Red Bulls in Harrison for a final regular season match in August.

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