Bronx County Clerk’s Office Raided Amid Corruption Probe; Clerk Luis Diaz Suspended
Luis Diaz, who has served as Bronx County Clerk since 2009, is being investigated by the office of New York Attorney General Leticia James, authorities said.
NYPD Officers Will be Punished for Failure to Wear COVID Masks: Memo
Police in the Bronx are routinely seen in public not wearing masks, despite the borough experiencing higher COVID-19 positivity rates than the rest of the city during much of this year.
New Smartphone App Alerts Users to Possible COVID Exposure
A new smartphone app can alert Bronx residents when they come in contact with someone infected with COVID-19, state officials said Thursday.
NYPD Crackdown in Bronx was Human Rights Violation, Says International Watchdog
“The New York City police blocked people from leaving before the curfew and then used the curfew as an excuse to beat, abuse, and arrest people who were protesting peacefully,” said Ida Sawyer, co-author of the Human Rights Watch report. “It was a planned operation with no justification that could cost New York taxpayers millions of dollars.”
Bronx Cop Arrested on Assault Charge
Ariel Victor Castillo, 41, is accused of punching his own brother at a party.
Bronx Grindr Date Ends in Homicide
A Grindr date turned deadly Sunday when a killer fatally slashed his sex partner with a machete in the Bronx, authorities said.
Two Women Struck by Stray Bullets in Mott Haven
The victims, ages 33 and 40, suffered non-life threatening wounds in Saturday’s shooting outside the Mill Brook Houses.
Teen Girl Among Three Bronx Residents Killed in Crash
Two men, ages 22 and 24, also perished in the accident, which motorists reported shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday in the parkway’s eastbound lanes, in Mount Vernon.
Indictment in Murder of Bronx Basketball Star
A Bronx man has been indicted in the homicide of Brandon Hendricks, a 17-year-old high school basketball player killed by a stray bullet in June.
Eight-Year-Old Girl Shot at Patterson Houses
The child suffered a gunshot wound to her stomach shortly after 9 a.m. inside her family’s apartment in Mott Haven. Her mother rushed her to Lincoln Hospital, where she is recovering and expected to survive, authorities said.