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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Crime in the Bronx

Blotter Notes

By David Greene

PAIR WOUNDED IN WAKEFILED... 
Police responding to calls of shots fired, discovered a man and woman both shot in the leg. 
The incident was reported at 2:40 a.m., on June 12.The victims were transported to an area hospital and were expected to recover. No description of the gunman was available.

TASER THIEF IN FOXHURST
Police were called to 1033 Faile Street at just after 2 a.m., on Tuesday, June 12, for a call of an armed robbery. 
The victim reported that he was robbed by a man with a taser. The suspect was described as a male Black with dreadlocks, who fled the scene on foot.

FATAL TRAIN STRIKE ON CONCOURSE
Police were called to the D-Train at E. 167 Street and the Grand Concourse, for reports of a person struck by a train. 
The incident was reported at 9:30 p.m. on June 11. Rescue crews frantically tried to reach the individual, who was declared dead at the scene less than 15-minutes later. No additional information was available at this time.

BROOK AVENUE SHOOTING... 
Police from the 40th Precinct were called to Brook Avenue and E. 139 Street, for reports of a man shot. 
The incident was reported at 4:20 p.m., on June 11. The unidentified victim was shot in the leg and removed to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition. Police were reportedly searching a building, located at 570 E. 139 Street, for the suspects described as two male Hispanics, one 6-feet tall and wearing a green Addidas shirt.

SCHOOL BUS DRIVER ASSAULTED
Police were called to the scene of an assault of a school bus driver. 
The incident was reported at 12:05 p.m., at the corner of E. Tremont Avenue and Anthony Avenue. The bus driver was removed to a local hospital in serious, but stable condition. Officer's from the 46th Precinct were looking for the suspect, described as a Black male.

HOME AVENUE JUMPER
Rescue crews were called to 355 Home Avenue, for reports of a person had jumped from a building. 
Upon their arrival, officers discovered the victim on the ground after jumping from an unknown height. The victims condition and circumstances are still not known at this time.

DOUBLE SHOOTING ON UNION AVE. 
Officers from the 40th Precinct were called to the scene of shots fired and discovered two gunshot victims. 
The incident unfolded at 1:30 p.m., on June 10. The two victims were rushed to a local hospital, their conditions are not yet known.

BRONX RIVER CRASH
Rescue crews removed one victim after a vehicle overturned. 
The crash was reported at 12:30 a.m., on June 10, on the southbound Bronx River Parkway at the E. 177 Street exit. One victim was extricated and rushed to a nearby hospital. The person's condition is not yet known.

MAN SHOT IN SOUNDVIEW
Police from the 43rd Precinct were called to the scene of a male shot. 
The incident took place in the stairwell of the James Monroe Houses, located at 1755 Story Avenue, at 12:15 p.m., on June 9. The 20-year old victim was expected to recover. 
Police were looking for a suspect, described as a male Black, wearing a NASCAR cap and black pants who fled the scene.

FISH AVENUE SLASHING
Police from the 47th Precinct were called to the scene of a female slashed in the face with a razor. 
Police arrived at 3467 Fish Avenue, at 12:20 p.m., on June 9, and discovered the victim. One suspect was quickly apprehended.

149 STREET BANK ROBBER
Police were looking for the individual who robbed a bank in the south Bronx. Police were called to 360 E. 149 Street after an individual passed a note to the teller and fled with an undetermined amount of U.S. currency. The suspect was described as a male Black, 5' 5'' tall, with a slim build.
OFFICER SHOT AT FIRING RANGE
EMS was requested to Rodman's Neck, for a police officer reported shot at the NYPD shooting range. 
The female corrections officer was reportedly accidentally shot in the leg and rushed to Jacobi Hospital in stable condition after the incident, which took place at just after 7 p.m., on June 7.

BAYCHESTER BANK ROBBERY
Police were called to a Baychester bank after a call of a robbery. The incident was reported at the CitiBank, located at 3955 Baychester Avenue, at Strang Avenue, at 9:30 a.m., on June 7. Police were looking for a male Black, dressed in black, who fled the scene.

E.241 STREET STABBING
Police and EMS were called to 691 E. 241 Street for a report of a person stabbed. 
Upon their arrival officers discovered the victim in critical condition. The suspect was described as a male Black, wearing a green and white hoodie and a yellow baseball cap with the words, "Old Navy," on it. No other details were immediately available.


If you have witnessed or have information on a violent crime, you may give your information anonymously by calling 1 (800) 577-TIPS or TEXT: Crimes. ENTER: TIPS577.   


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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Pain in the Gas

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Pain in the Gas: (Photos by David Greene) BRONX, NEW YORK, June 14- We heard of pumping your own gas to save money but this is ridiculous. Fire depa...

Pain in the Gas



(Photos by David Greene)



BRONX, NEW YORK, June 14- We heard of pumping your own gas to save money but this is ridiculous.

Fire department officials were called after a woman's fuel tank ruptured and began to spill some of its 30-gallons of gasoline. The incident was reported along Bedford Park Boulevard at Jerome Avenue. The gasoline was off-loaded by members of the FDNY and the vehicle was towed from the scene.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Puerto Rican Pride on Display




(Photos by Seitu Oronde)
Bronx politicians and residents once again showed their pride during the annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan.





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BRONX, NEW YORK, June 13- District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced the indictment and arrest of a New York City Police Officer for the shooting death last Winter of Ramarley Graham, an 18-year-old unarmed civilian.
The grand jury charged Police Officer Richard Haste, 31, with one count of manslaughter in the first degree, a Class B felony offense, and one count of manslaughter in the second degree, a Class C felony offense. Conviction of the most serious Class B felony charge is punishable by a maximum sentence of up to 25 years imprisonment. If Haste is found guilty of the less serious Class C felony offense, the maximum sentence allowed by law would be no more than 15 years imprisonment.
Haste, a Bronx resident assigned to the 47th Precinct, was arraigned before Acting State Supreme Court Justice Martin Marcus. The judge set bail at $50,000 cash or bond and adjourned the case to Thursday, September 13, 2012 in State Supreme Court Part 60.
Ramarley Graham was shot to death in a bathroom in his home on East 229th Street on February 2, 2012.
The indictment alleges that Haste “caused the death… while acting with intent to cause serious physical injury (to Ramarley Graham) by shooting him.” The grand jury also alleges that the defendant had acted “recklessly” in causing Graham’s death.
The charges in the indictment are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
District Attorney Johnson thanked the NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau, the 47th Precinct Detective Squad, Bronx District Attorney Detective Investigators, Assistant District Attorney Peter Kennedy and Senior Trial Assistant District Attorneys Donald Levin and Nancy Borko for their work on the exhaustive four-month-long investigation that resulted in this indictment.
The case is being prosecuted by Senior Trial Assistant District Attorney Donald Levin and Assistant District Attorney Peter Kennedy of the Investigations Division.


Tuesday, June 12, 2012

BP Blasts Paper for Comparing Bronx to Baghdad

BP Blasts Paper for Comparing Bronx to Baghdad
Calls Bx Albanians Mobsters
Letter to the Editor:
(In an open letter to the Litchfield County Times, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. blasted the paper for what he calls “libelous” attacks on the Bronx and its residents)
To The Editor:
I am writing in response to the libelous and entirely unforgivable opinion piece published in your newspaper last week, “Monet on the Hudson, a Bronx Tale From Deyan Ranko Brashich.” While this piece was written ostensibly to promote an exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden, the author instead spends his time badmouthing the Bronx in outdated ways.
The errors in Mr. Brashich’s piece are numerous, and a simple phone call to my office or any number of other Bronx institutions would have made that clear. Mr. Brashich writes that the Bronx lacks vegetation and that the Bronx River is polluted; ignoring the fact that 25 percent of our borough is parkland, and that the Bronx River is so clean today that beavers have returned to make their homes there.
The author complains that our borough is covered in graffiti, calls the Bronx a “ghetto” and compares our borough to Baghdad. These are disgusting, false descriptions, and serve no purpose other than to denigrate the amazing community myself and 1.4 million others call home.
The list goes on. In perhaps the most disgusting portion of this piece, Mr. Brashich manages to slander the hardworking Albanian community of the Bronx, referring to them as “America’s newest version of the Mafia.” To refer to the proud Albanian community in such a derogatory manner is absolutely disgusting, and it is a characterization that the entire Bronx resents.
To be fair, your newspaper is allowed to publish whatever it likes, no matter how shameful, repulsive or lacking in truth it may be. With that said, one would hope that the articles that run under your banner would meet basic standards of decency, rather than rely on the stereotypes of the 1970s to make a point about a Monet exhibit.
Had Mr. Brashich actually bothered to pay attention to the Bronx during his visit, he would have seen a beautiful place that has made great strides in the areas of housing, economic development, education and public safety, just to name a few. On behalf of the people of the Bronx I demand a retraction of this garbage, and I would hope that your newspaper would not resort to publishing such nonsense in the future.
I would also invite you and your readers to visit ilovethebronx.com, the official website of the Bronx Tourism Council, to learn more about all of the wonderful things that are happening in the Bronx.
Sincerely, Ruben Diaz Jr.