Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): First Fatal Accident of the New Year
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): First Fatal Accident of the New Year: Truck Flips Over and more on the Week in Crime (Photo by David Greene) The Week in Crime By David Greene SKI-MASKED BANDITS STRIKE ON P...
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): First Fatal Accident of the New Year
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): First Fatal Accident of the New Year: Truck Flips Over and more on the Week in Crime (Photo by David Greene) The Week in Crime By David Greene SKI-MASKED BANDITS STRIKE ON P...
First Fatal Accident of the New Year
Truck Flips Over and more on the Week in Crime
(Photo by David Greene)
The Week in Crime
By David Greene
SKI-MASKED BANDITS STRIKE ON PELHAM PARKWAY...
BRONX, NEW YORK, January 9- Police officers from the 49th Precinct were called to Pelham Parkway South and Holland Avenue for a report of a robbery. Police were looking for several individuals wearing ski masks. No arrests or injuries were reported.
SCHOOL ROBBERY IN MOTT HAVEN
Officers from the 40th Precinct were called to P.S. 223, located at 360 E. 145 Street, after the school reported a theft of five Apple laptop computers. No arrests were reported and police continue to investigate.
MAN CRUSHED BY CONTAINER TRUCK
A man was briefly pinned under a container truck after a motor vehicle accident in Mott Haven.
Police and fire crews were dispatched to 538 E. 138 Street, at 9:40 a.m., on January 7. The unidentified victim was removed after several agonizing minutes and transported to a local hospital. The condition of the victim or the accident's cause remains unknown at this time.
MAN SAVED FROM MORRIS PARK BLAZE
Firefighters were dispatched to a home where a victim was reported trapped.
Rescue crews responded within minutes to the home at 2179 Bogart Avenue, at just after 7:30 a.m., on January 7. Firefighters reportedly pulled-out a bedridden man from the two-and-a-half story home. The fire was brought under control a short time later. No injuries were reported.
FIRST FATAL CRASH OF 2012
Police say a 62-year-old man was the first crash fatality of 2013.
Police say the unidentified victim was driving a 2001 Mercedes Benz when he lost control and flipped over at the intersection of E. 153 Street and Elton Avenue, at 7:45 a.m., on January 4. The man was rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where he died.
Sources say the victim died of a heart attack, but an autopsy would have to be performed to determine if the heart attack was the cause or result of the crash.
MAN WOUNDED IN BOSTON ROAD SHOOTING
Police were called to 3040 Boston Road for calls of a person shot.
Officers from the 47th Precinct reportedly discovered the wounded victim, at 6:30 p.m., on January 3. The victim was shot as he sat in his car and was expected to survive.
Initial reports stated that one suspect was in custody and a second individual was sought.
SOUNDVIEW RECORD'S CITY'S FIRST HOMICIDE
Bronx homicide detectives were busy working the year's first homicide case, when a mother was shot dead inside her apartment inside the Monroe Houses, at 1790 Story Avenue.
The shooting was reported at 1:10 p.m., on January 3. Police say the victim Elzina Brown, a 59-year-old school crossing guard was shot once in the chest and died at the scene.
The younger woman was reported to have been shot in the face, but expected to recover. Police continue to search for the boyfriend, identified as Raymond Mayrant, 25, who is said to have an extensive criminal background.
WEBB AVENUE ARMED ROBBERY
Officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to 2500 Webb Avenue, after an armed robbery was reported.
The victim reported the suspect produced a silver firearm at just before 2:45 p.m., and took the victim's cellphone. Police were looking for the armed bandit, described as a male Black, 6-feet tall and dressed in all black.
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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Monday, January 7, 2013
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): ‘Ghetto Mentality’ or Puppetry Running Co-op City ...
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): ‘Ghetto Mentality’ or Puppetry Running Co-op City ...: By Michael Horowitz BRONX, NEW YORK, January 7- Civic activist Sally Kya-Hill said that members of Co-op City's board of directors have bec...
‘Ghetto Mentality’ or Puppetry Running Co-op City Board
By Michael Horowitz
BRONX, NEW YORK, January 7- Civic activist Sally Kya-Hill said that members of Co-op City's board of directors have become hopeless puppets of Herbert Freedman and Marion Scott Real Estate, Inc.
Kya-Hill noted, in a recent letter to the editor, “State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson recently said to me that she has never seen a board of directors so totally dominated by a management company.”
The civic activist said that she has concluded that the “puppet” board members are following Freedman's marching orders either because they are getting perks or locked into a “ghetto mentality.”
Kya-Hill noted that the “ghetto mentality” was evidenced when board member Al Shapiro got “so totally bent out of shape” over plans for a footbridge connecting Section 5 to the rest of Co-op City even though he doesn't live in Section 5.
The activist stressed that the “ghetto mentality” of board members is in evidence when board members campaign on platforms of reform, but become “gutless and spineless” after they are elected to the board.
“You go with the flow, and that has been into a sea of debt,” Kya-Hill stressed, in her open letter to board members. “You don't seem to care how many others your actions are causing to drown.”
The civic activist added that she is concerned about plans for the revamping of Co-op City's three shopping centers because other major Riverbay initiatives, like the window-replacement and floor-replacement programs and exterior-façade work, have been fraught with cost overruns and rank incompetence.
Kya-Hill stressed that in Co-op City, the “ghetto mentality has taken the form of paying “experts” outrageous sums of money or consenting to their getting the lion's share of what input they have in projects --- as the shopping mall's revamping.”
The civic activist added that members of the Riverbay board are in lockstep with Freedman's persistent, wasteful spending.
Kya-Hill noted that board members, like Freedman, are “blindsighted” by taking credit for the mounting debts that they approve for those who live in the local community.
The civic activist challenged members of the board to insist that Public Safety officers take action against those who have been illegally moving into the community in the middle of the night.
Kya-Hill added that she is appalled that those running Co-op City's Apartment Sales and Commercial Leasing departments aren't professionally licensed.
“They are unlicensed, so Freedman can control them, too. Too many apartment are sitting vacant for overly long periods of time,” Kya-Hill noted.
The civic activist added that the board's primary responsibility is to enforce economies and enact efficiencies that will assure Co-op City's fiscal solvency.
The HUD mortgage won't assure Co-op City's solvency,” Kya-Hill stressed.
The civic activist challenged members of the Riverbay board to put Co-op City's house in order and “put the brakes on Herbert Freedman.”
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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cops Catch ‘Mugger’ Following Dimwit Pic taken fro...
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cops Catch ‘Mugger’ Following Dimwit Pic taken fro...: UPDATE Photogenic Felons More Criminal Masterminds Join Cops’ List of Getting Caught on Camera By Dan Gesslein BRONX, NEW YORK, January...
Cops Catch ‘Mugger’ Following Dimwit Pic taken from Stolen iPod
UPDATE
Photogenic Felons
More Criminal Masterminds Join Cops’ List of Getting Caught on Camera
By Dan Gesslein
BRONX, NEW YORK, January 7- How did cops catch this criminal mastermind? Maybe it was the photo she took of herself from a stolen iPod.
We all know that if criminals weren’t stupid they wouldn’t get caught, but one suspect made it too easy for cops. Police released photos taken, allegedly by a thief, from the victim’s stolen iPod. The drama began at around 7 p.m. on December 21. A 17-year-old woman was waiting for a bus at Tremont and Crotona Avenues. A person walked up behind and punched her in the head. The attacker took the victim’s handbag and fled.
Although the victim was able to give a description, cops received an early Christmas present. Turns out the suspect took pictures of herself using the victim’s stolen iPod.
Police arrested 17-year-old Felecia Cooks over the weekend for the East Tremont mugging. Cops were able to enact an arrest just days after they released photos of Cooks allegedly taken from the iPod stolen in the mugging.
Another photogenic perp was caught on camera for a Parkchester stickup. Cops released photos of the suspect for a robbery that occurred in the vicinity of Purdy Street and Maple Drive. At around 9 p.m. on December 20, police say two men approached a 17-year-old, displayed a gun and demanded money. The pair snatched the victim’s cellphone and jewelry before fleeing on foot. However, surveillance video from inside a Parkchester building captured one of the suspects.
Cops described the suspects as both black men in their 20s about 180 pounds. One was last seen wearing blue jeans, brown coat and a blue Nautica baseball cap. The second suspect was seen wearing black jeans, blue leather jacket and black hoodie under his jacket.
In another case, police just released surveillance video of a suspect wanted for a Morris Park stickup. At around 6:30 p.m. on December 29, without wearing a mask the suspect walked into a grocery store on Morris Park Avenue and pulled out a silver handgun. Waving the weapon, the crook demanded cash. When the clerk would not move fast enough, the robber went behind the counter and took the cash out of the register. He fled on foot.
The suspect is described as a black male 40 to 50 years old, 5 foot 8 to 6 foot 2, and weighing between 170 and 200 pounds.
Another criminal mastermind had his victim come to him. Cops say the suspect posted an ad on Craigslist selling a laptop. On December 26, an interested buyer went to 1275 Lafayette Avenue to meet the seller. Instead of a laptop the victim got a face full of mace. The crook made off with $350 in cash but not before a photo was taken of him.
In yet another robbery, cops released photos of a suspect in a Bedford Park robbery who did not bother to try and hide his identity while pretending to be a cop. The suspect headed a crew of four other men who all wore ski masks. However, the leader did not and his image was caught on surveillance video.
At around 5 a.m. on December 9, the suspect entered the building on Orloff Avenue and let his four accomplices in. He then proceeded to knock on an apartment door claiming to be a police officer. When the tenant opened the door, the crew rushed inside. The thieves tied up the occupants and made off with property. The phony cop is described as a Hispanic male, 30 to 40 years old and 200 pounds. He was seen wearing blue jeans and a white jacket. The four other suspects who wore ski masks are believed to be Hispanic.
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.
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