Man Uses Hypodermic Needle to Rob Bronx Cell Phone Shop

April 15, 2019 Sasha Gonzales 0

The unidentified robber strolled into the store at Westchester and Longwood Avenues about 3:20 p.m. Sunday, pretending to be a perusing customer. After a few moments he flashed the needle, moved behind the store counter, and threatened the female clerk, according to the NYPD.

NYPD Data: Reports of Rape Up 27 Percent in The Bronx

April 3, 2019 Kevin Deutsch 0

There were 107 documented reports of rape in the Bronx as of March 31 – the last date for which official statistics are available – representing a 27.4 percent increase from the 84 rapes reported during the same period last year, according to NYPD Compstat data. The total represents nearly a quarter of all rapes reported citywide.