Cocaine Overdoses Kill Three in Bronx: Police
Police are investigating the fatal drug overdoses of three people in the Bronx and two others in Yonkers, all of which may be linked to the same batch of tainted cocaine, officials said.
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29-Year-Old Wakefield Man Killed in Bronx
Kevin Barton was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest outside a building on 162nd Street and Melrose Avenue in Morrisania, according to the NYPD.
Bronx Homeowner Kills Would-Be Intruder With Metal Pipe; Charged With Murder
Troy George, 54, is charged with murder in the death of the 29-year-old beating victim, who suffered massive head trauma, authorities said.
NYPD Inspector Killed in Bronx Motorcycle Crash
Michael McGrath, commanding officer of the NYPD Cadet Corps, was killed Monday morning when his motorcycle collided with a truck in Pelham Bay, authorities said.
Arrest Made in Death of Hog-Tied Bronx Man
Charles Votaw, 37, is charged with assault, concealment of a human corpse, and tampering with evidence in the death of the man, who was found inside a locked apartment at 2323 Creston Avenue, his body slashed and his ankles bound to his wrists with duct tape, officials said.
Dead Man Found Tied Up, Slashed Inside Bronx Apartment
Authorities responding to reports of a foul odor Friday found a dead man tied up in a Bronx apartment, his body slashed and his ankles bound to his wrists with duct tape, officials said
22-Year-Old Man Fatally Stabbed in Mott Haven
Police responding to a report of a shooting in front of the Millbrook Houses found Tyshawn Green bleeding from a stab wound to his back in the 20o block of Saint Anns Avenue, according to the NYPD.
Robber Targets Mom, Daughter Carrying Groceries
A calculating robber ripped off a mother and her 7-year-old daughter as they carried groceries into their Bronx apartment building last month, police said.
Bronx Man Charged With Murder in Harlem Slaying
The NYPD on Thursday arrested Gregory Williams, 35, at his Bronx home for the Aug. 4 murder of Dwayne Buchanan, also of the Bronx, police said.
In Disturbing Trend, Another Criminal Uses Hypodermic Needle to Rob Bronx Store
A shoplifter wielding a hypodermic needle ripped off a Rite Aid store in the Bronx—after threatening a a clerk with his makeshift weapon, authorities said.