No Charges in 2019 Killing by NYPD Officer
Bronx DA Darcel Clark said the shooting of Kawaski Trawick, 32, inside his non-profit housing unit in Morris Heights last year was “tragic,” but that criminal charges in the case were “not appropriate.”
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Killer Sentenced to Twenty Years in 1999 Stabbing
Curtis Batchelor, 44, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of Elsa Grullon, 56, who Batchelor stabbed more than twenty times in the face, neck and chest with a knife while he raped her in May 1999, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s Office.
Two Bronx men said they discovered nooses hanging in trees in Van Cortlandt Park Thursday night, hours before the official commemoration of Juneteenth, authorities said. […]
Less Than 1 Percent of NYC Small Business Loans for COVID Went to Bronx: Data
New York City’s COVID-19 small business loan program—meant to shore up struggling local merchants—has awarded less than one percent of its funds to Bronx businesses so far, with 99 percent going to owners in other boroughs, city officials said Wednesday.
Woman Found Dead in Trash Can Was Strangled: Authorities
Becky Crown, who lived on the Upper West Side, was found partially nude with traumatic injuries, her corpse left inside a residential garbage can behind 4464 Park Ave., according to police.
Deaths of Two Bronx Women Ruled Homicides
Dominique Ben-David, 22, and Lesa Whitlow, 57, ware found found slain in separate incidents earlier this month.
State Opens Probe into Bronx Nursing Home Amid Wave of COVID Deaths
A state official told Bronx Justice News multiple employees at Bronxwood Assisted Living in Williamsbridge have reported a lack of personal protection equipment and supplies, no face coverings for residents, and mismanagement by administrators, leading to the deaths of 12 or more residents.
Testing Suggests 21 Percent of NYC Residents Contracted Coronavirus
The testing program, part of a multi-phase effort by the state to assess how many New Yorkers have contracted the disease, randomly surveyed 3,000 residents at stores across 19 counties and 40 locations.
Woman’s Body Found Dumped in Residents’ Trash in Tremont
NYPD detectives are investigating the death of a woman found partially nude with traumatic injuries in Tremont, her corpse left inside a residential garbage can.
Nurse’s Union Sues Montefiore, Demands More N95 Masks for “War Zone”
The New York State Nurses Association filed a lawsuit against Montefiore Medical Center Monday, alleging the Bronx hospital is failing to properly protect staffers from COVID-19.