Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cops Recharge Battery Theft Caper
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cops Recharge Battery Theft Caper: Look into Edenwald Man for Highway Battery Thefts Throughout Region By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, December 26- Cops in several neighb...
Cops Recharge Battery Theft Caper
Look into Edenwald Man for Highway Battery Thefts Throughout Region
By David Greene
BRONX, NEW YORK, December 26- Cops in several neighboring jurisdictions are looking at a suspect captured in Westchester regarding the theft of $60,000 worth of heavy-duty car batteries-- used to light road signs along local parkways.
Westchester County police recently announced the arrest of Angel Velez, 26, of Baychester Avenue, who was charged with multiple counts of grand larceny, possession of stolen property and criminal mischief, after Velez allegedly unhooked hundreds of batteries, leaving needed roadway warning signs-- dark.
Velez was arrested on December 4, and held to answer charges regarding thefts of more than 300 batteries in Yonkers, New Rochelle, Mt. Vernon and Greenburgh, N.Y.
The New York State Police and the NYPD are currently investigating Velez for similar thefts in Rockland and Orange Counties, as well as in the Bronx.
The thefts have taken place along the Hutchinson River Parkway, Saw Mill Parkway, Bronx River Parkway. the Cross County Parkway and the New York State Thruway over the last six-months.
Even a secured New York State Department of Transportation Yard was the site of at least one theft.
Investigators from the Westchester County Police Department's General Investigations Unit who cracked the case, believe Velez pocketed some $20,000, selling the stolen batteries at recycling centers.
The investigation began after several complaints from the Westchester Department of Public Works and the Westchester Department of Transportation, who reported the initial thefts.
Westchester Public Safety Commissioner George Longworth was quoted by Newrocheletalk.com, stating, "These battery thefts knocked many Variable Message Signs out of service, preventing messages from being displayed and posing a threat to the safety of the motoring public."
This reporter could not find anyone in the Edenwald Houses that even knew Velez.
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Manhattan comes up short
By Howard Goldin
The Manhattan College Jaspers (3-7) played its second straight game in Brooklyn and remained within the city for their third consecutive contest. They will continue to enjoy home cooking for the rest of the month as their next game is against Columbia in Manhattan before they return to the Bronx to meet Stony Brook on New Year’s Day. Their first game outside the city limits since December 7 will take place on nearby Jersey City against Saint Peter’s on January 4.
On the other hand, the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-3) traveled from their home state to face Manhattan. This was their second visit to NYC this season. In late November, South Carolina was routed by St. John’s, 89-65, in Jamaica, Queens. Its visit to Brooklyn on December 22 was far more successful.
The scoring began with a field goal and free throw by Donovan Kates of the Jaspers. Manhattan missed its next four attempts from the floor as the Gamecocks netted 11 unanswered points to take an 11-3 advantage, its largest of the first half. The Jaspers immediately followed with a 15-5 scoring run to move in front, 18-16. The score was knotted for the fifth and final time in the first half with 2:42 left on a dunk by Rhamel Brown of the Jaspers. The half ended with South Carolina leading by a score of 36-30 after they closed the half on a 9-3 scoring run.
Manhattan began the second half with great energy. Its 11-2 start gave the Jaspers a 41-38 advantage at 14:04. Ten straight points by the Gamecocks ended the final Manhattan advantage mid-way through the second half. A three by South Carolina’s leading scorer of the contest, Brenton Williams, raised the spread to double figures for the first time in the game with 4:59 on the clock.
Both coaches attributed the result to the difference in rebounding between the clubs. Steve Masiello said clearly, “I think the difference in the game tonight was the backboards.” Carolina’s first year coach, Frank Martin, stated, “There’s one thing we did well during the year and that’s rebound. ‘Rebounds win games’ I fully believe that.” Manhattan was out rebounded, 42-23, and on the offensive boards by 19-10.
Another factor not mentioned by either coach in the post-game press conferences was the poor free throw shooting by Rhamel Brown. He missed eight of ten free throws. In every other facet, brown played an excellent game. He scored 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting from the floor, grabbed 9 boards, blocked 3 shots and stole the ball 4 times.
One surprise to most Manhattan fans but not to the coach was the performance of freshman Shane Richards. The frosh, averaging less than two points per game, sunk 6 of 11 shots from beyond the three point range to net a career high 18 points. Coach Masiello commented, “That’s what I see every day [in practice]. That’s why I recruited him.”
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cops Bring Toys to Monte Kids
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cops Bring Toys to Monte Kids: BRONX, NEW YORK, December 21- More than 100 children hospitalized during the holidays had a big dose of seasonal cheer delivered by more ...
Cops Bring Toys to Monte Kids
BRONX, NEW YORK, December 21- More than 100 children hospitalized during the holidays had a big dose of seasonal cheer delivered by more than 20 New York Police Department officers who donated toys through their tenth annual toy drive for The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM).
A brother-sister team of Deputy Inspector Christopher McCormack from the 40th Precinct in Mott Haven and Patricia Doyle, a nurse in the Moses Campus Emergency Department, partnered together 10 years ago to brighten the holidays for kids at CHAM. Detective McCormack wanted to give something back for the holidays and his sister, who has worked at Montefiore for more than 20 years, connected him with CHAM. After having such a positive experience during the first toy drive, Detective McCormack committed to continuing his efforts and has recruited numerous NYPD colleagues who eagerly participate each year.
“We started this in 2002 as a way to give back to the community, and each year it gets bigger with more colleagues, old and new, who want to be part of the festivities,” he said. “It brings such joy to the kids and the officers, who get a new sense of appreciation for their own families and also get to share a little happiness with kids who won’t be able to go home for the holidays.”
Meghan Kelly, M.S., C.C.L.S., director of the Child Life Program at CHAM, works with the brother-and-sister team each year and navigates them throughout the hospital to ensure that every child receives a gift. The Child Life Program helps children successfully cope with illness, injury and treatment so they can continue to live normal lives during their healthcare experience. Child life specialists provide emotional support, addressing common fears and misunderstandings and help patients and their families become comfortable with the hospital environment.
“The toy delivery is a great opportunity for the patients and families to see the NYPD giving to our community not only through their service but also through charity,” Kelly said. “This event makes a big difference every year, and we are so thankful for their continued effort to make the holidays special for our kids.”
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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Shapiro, others question shopping-center project
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Shapiro, others question shopping-center project: By Michael Horowitz BRONX, NEW YORK, December 21- Riverbay board member Al Shapiro and a number of Co-op City shareholders, commenting du...
Shapiro, others question shopping-center project
By Michael Horowitz
BRONX, NEW YORK, December 21- Riverbay board member Al Shapiro and a number of Co-op City shareholders, commenting during last Wednesday night's Riverbay board meeting, expressed reservations about plans to modernize and expand Co-op City's three shopping centers.
Shapiro expressed concerns that the involvement of a developer in the upgrading of the three shopping centers would wind up “pricing out” current merchants who have served the community's shareholders for years.
A spokesman for Cushman & Wakefield, which has been overseeing plans for the development of the three shopping centers, gave assurances that no current merchant would involuntarily be “price out” of a business in the Dreiser Loop, Einstein Loop, and Einstein Loop shopping center.
Commenting Shapiro said that he had an open mind on plans to modernize the three shopping centers --- plans that could create a new revenue stream for the Riverbay Corporation.
In other comments at last Wednesday night's board meeting, board members and shareholders in the audience indicated that they didn't like the idea of a developer profiting from the development of commercial space that the Riverbay Corporation owns.
Cushman & Wakefield's plans for Co-op City's three shopping centers call for a developer to pay for major upgrades of commercial space in the three shopping centers and to share in the income derived from this development, on a 50-50 basis, with the Riverbay Corporation.
Among Riverbay board members, Leah Graham seemed to be most favorably inclined toward Cushman & Wakefield's plans, indicating that she saw no problem with the developer benefiting as long as Co-op City did, too.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): DNA Solves 20-Year-Old Murder Cold Case
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): DNA Solves 20-Year-Old Murder Cold Case: BRONX, NEW YORK, December19- District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced that a murder charge has been filed against a 60-year-o...
DNA Solves 20-Year-Old Murder Cold Case
BRONX, NEW YORK, December19- District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced that a murder charge has been filed against a 60-year-old defendant in connection with the brutal stabbing of a woman in Riverdale 19 years ago on October 20, 1993.
Lucius Crawford, of Beekman Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York, was indicted by the grand jury on one count of murder in the second degree. The indictment alleges that Crawford acted “with intent” in causing the death of 38-year-old Nella West by “blunt force trauma and sharp injuries to the head, face, and abdomen.” The deceased was stabbed multiple times and had sustained multiple fractures to her skull and numerous blunt force injuries and lacerations to her face.
Crawford, who was arrested last month in Mount Vernon, was arraigned before State Supreme Court Justice Richard Lee Price in Part T-16. The judge ordered that Crawford be held without bail.
The homicide remained unsolved until March of this year when the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner developed a full DNA profile of a suspect as a result of advances in DNA technology that was not available when the homicide occurred. Investigators were able to develop a profile from forensic evidence retrieved from vaginal swabs taken from the deceased.
(No sex crime could be charged in this case because the Statute of Limitations for sexual offenses has expired.) The profile was uploaded to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and was found to be a match to Crawford, who was paroled in 2008 after serving ten years on a conviction in Westchester County.
The investigation was re-opened by the NYPD 50th Precinct Detective Squad and the Bronx District Attorney’s Office as a result of a grant to test DNA forensic evidence in “cold cases”. Court records indicate that upon his apprehension the defendant admitted to causing West’s death.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Rachel Singer, Director of DNA Prosecutions.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
HOMES GUTTED ON JACKSON AVENUE
A four-alarm fire in the Woodstock section has injured three firefighters and two police officers, but residents escaped without injury. The Red Cross is currently assisting six of the 11 families that were left homeless for the holiday's after the Sunday, December 16 blaze.
Officials say the fire broke out on the top floor of 603 Jackson Avenue and quickly spread to two adjacent three-story buildings. Several ground-floor businesses were also destroyed. The fire department continues to investigate the cause of the blaze. The injured were taken to Lincoln Hospital and were all expected to recover.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Woman Found Dead in Baychester
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Woman Found Dead in Baychester: (Photo by David Greene) By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, December 17- Detectives continue to investigate the horrific and brutal murder of...
Woman Found Dead in Baychester
(Photo by David Greene)
By David Greene
BRONX, NEW YORK, December 17- Detectives continue to investigate the horrific and brutal murder of a woman, stabbed to death along Baychester Avenue.
Calls to 911 were received after the woman was found face-first on the sidewalk outside of 4436 Baychester Avenue, at 9:30 a.m., on Sunday, December 16.
The unresponsive woman was rushed to Montefiore Hospital North, but succumbed to her injuries.
Police identified the victim as Maxine Martinez, 44, who lived around the corner on Nereid Avenue.
Neighborhood resident Andrew Fenton, 25, who discovered the gruesome scene, recalled, "I came out, I just saw this lady face-down with blood everywhere. She was cut up pretty bad."
Fenton, who watched as paramedics tried frantically to revive the woman, added, "Something like this, in this neighborhood, someone just lying in the street, it makes me feel mad. It's crazy."
Because police had no witnesses to the incident, detectives at first were unsure if it was the result of an assault or a car accident on the busy street.
However, police now say that Martinez was stabbed multiple times in her back and head and the incident has been deemed a homicide.
Anyone with any information are asked to call CrimeStoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, all calls remain confidential.
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