Day-glo ding bat caught on tape

By Dan Gesslein

BRONX, NEW YORK, AUGUST 1- The crook's sneakers may have been bright but he wasn't. Cops are looking for a pair of iPhone snatchers who were caught on tape along with their tell tale glowing sneakers.

At around 4 p.m. On July 16, the 56-year-old woman was walking down East 189th Street and Arthur Avenue when two men walked up behind her. The pair ran up to the woman and snatched the iPhone from her hand. They fled on East Fordham Road but not before being caught on surveillance video.

Both suspects are described as Hispanic males. The first suspect was seen wearing bright red sneakers, white T-shirt, black shorts and was carrying a black book bag. The other suspect was seen wearing a white T-shirt, tan shorts and black sneakers.

Anyone with information should 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.

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): St. Theresa Feast

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): St. Theresa Feast: Faithful Flock  to Feast BRONX, NEW YORK, JULY 31- The faithful and fun seekers came out to celebrate the Annual St. Theresa Feast in Pe...

St. Theresa Feast

Faithful Flock 

to Feast

BRONX, NEW YORK, JULY 31- The faithful and fun seekers came out to celebrate the Annual St. Theresa Feast in Pelham Bay. In addition to the rides and games, fare goers were treated to a choral concert inside the church. On the final day of the feast, a procession with the statue of St. Theresa wound its way through the neighborhood. It concluded with a prayer at the foot of the church where rose petals rained down on the faithful.

Photos by Dan Gesslein

Speed Kills

Factor in West Farms Crash Death

By David Greene

BRONX, NEW YORK, JULY 30- After an initial investigation the NYPD says speed was a key factor in the death of a young man driving along West Farms Road in the Claremont Village section.

Rescue personnel were called to 1759 - 63 West Farms Road, where a 1997 Saturn jumped the curb and struck a light-pole at 2:35 a.m., on July 26. The victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he later died.

Police vehicles would shutdown both directions at E. 174 Street as members of the NYPD Highway Patrol performed their investigation.

An unidentified brother of the victim was watching the officers, now taking photographs of the vehicle, and the debris that now littered the roadway-- blurted out, "I'm just trying to find out what happened."

No doubt bewildered how the vehicle wrapped around the pole in a near circle from the direction he was apparently coming from.

The teen could not say where his brother was coming from or what he had been doing that night. He walked off, shuffling across E. 174 Street, his departing words, "I have to go home and be with my mother."

Police would later identify the victim as Shalik Wilson, 22, of Longfellow Avenue.

After a preliminary investigation, one police source stated that speed, "played a major factor," as it's estimated the vehicle was traveling, "over 60-miles-per-hour."

Contrary to initial reports that the vehicle was traveling southbound, the source continued, "It looks like he was going northbound... crossed over the yellow line and then hit a light-pole."

The road that runs parallel with the Sheridan Expressway is a dimly-lit, dark desolate and winding road that has claimed the life of at least one other driver, over the past five-years.

Asked if drugs or alcohol could have been a contributing factor, the source added, "We have to wait for a toxicology report, we don't have that yet."

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Dominican Parade

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Dominican Parade

Politics and pride mixed during the annual Bronx Dominican Parade. Mayoral candidates Christine Quinn, John Liu and Adolfo Carrion stumped for the mayor's race along the parade route on the Grand Concourse. Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. met Bronxites at the parade.

Photos by Gary Quintal

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Dominican Parade

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Dominican Parade: Politics and pride mixed during the annual Bronx Dominican Parade. Mayoral candidates Christine Quinn, John Liu and Adolfo Carrion stump...