Bronx Families, Rights Groups Preparing for ICE Immigration Raids
Bronx immigrant families and advocates were gearing up for a series of reported ICE raids expected to begin in cities across America Sunday morning.
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Bronx Man Sentenced to Life in 2012 Killing
Raheem Simon, 29, fatally shot Jared Jones, 23, in front of 928 Intervale Avenue, as he stood outside a party, prosecutors said.
Rape, Beating of Bronx Woman Racially Motivated: Records
Temar Bishop, 23, who police charged with assault with a weapon as a hate crime—along with rape, predatory sex assault, attempted murder, and other crimes—is accused of punching, kicking, and raping the 20-year-old victim on the roof of his apartment building on Alexander Avenue in Mott Haven on June 1, records show.
Exclusive: Bronx Prosecutors Won Lowest Percentage of Violent Felony Cases in 2018
By Kevin Deutsch [email protected] The Bronx District Attorney’s Office last year had the lowest percentage of violent felony convictions among city prosecutors, securing sentences for […]
Bronx Mom, Daughter Slain by Man in Murder-Suicide Try: Police
Linda Manigault, 34, and daughter Heaven Ross were found suffocated inside their Belmont apartment Saturday around 1:30 p.m., according to the NYPD.
Five Trinitarios Members Convicted of Murder in “Junior” Trial
Guzman, an aspiring police detective who participated in the NYPD Explorers program, was dragged out of a local bodega by his killers, who set upon him with knives and a machete in June 2018.
Exclusive Photos: Bronx-Born Navy Veteran Held in Squalid Kuwaiti Prison; Supporters Call on U.S to Intervene
The room Acosta is being held it at the Kuwaiti men’s prison appears to be filled with filth, rotting food, and soiled blankets and clothes, its walls lined with dirty newspapers. A moldy sink, in-floor toilet, and tiles appear in several photos, capturing what appears to be a washing and bathroom.
Exclusive: Bronx Father, Navy Veteran Imprisoned in Kuwait; Sentenced to 25 Years on Marijuana Charges
Nicodemus Acosta, 30, a Computer System Support Specialist with Alaska-based Vista Defense Technologies, had been working in Kuwait for almost four years when the national police arrested him in August on charges of drug use and distribution, after allegedly seizing about 1.75 pounds of marijuana authorities said belonged to him.
Bronx Man Convicted After Photographing, Sex Trafficking Kids From Local Apartment: Feds
Claudius English sex trafficked multiple minor victims out of his Bronx apartment, using the Internet to find, recruit, and lure children there, prosecutors said. Inside, he photographed them in sexually suggestive poses before sending off the photographs to his “clients.”
Exclusive: As NYC Launches Bail Facilitator Program, Critics Say It Falls Short of Law’s Requirements
By Kevin Deutsch [email protected] A new program meant to help defendants return home quickly after an arrest is drawing criticism from public defense groups in […]