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A man looks at Facebook marketplace listings in Riverdale on Monday, Oct.3.

A woman, who lives on the 5800 block of Arlington Avenue, was scammed out of $200 while trying to sell furniture on Facebook Marketplace. more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/14/22

Fishermen at Barretto Point Park have a direct view of Rikers Island across the East River. Bail reform advocates say that the new laws are intended to reduce the number of people who are kept there simply because they are unable to afford bail.

Study: Bail reform is working just as it was intended

A new state agency report shows fewer suspects are being assigned bail thanks to a series of bail reform laws that have been a lightning rod for political controversy. more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/14/22

The exterior of Playoffs Sports Lounge at 5668 Broadway on Oct. 10.

Couple robbed outside sports bar

There was a robbery outside of Playoffs Sports Lounge at 5668 Broadway on Sept. 24 between 3:30 and 4 a.m. more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/14/22

Former SAR admin is sentenced to 15 years

A former SAR Academy associate principal will spend the next 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty last April to tricking students into sending him sexually explicit photos. more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/14/22

SAR Academy gathered its entire student body in 2019 in the aftermath of former associate principal Jonathan Skolnick being arrested and charged with soliciting boys from that school and others. Skolnick pled guilty to the charges in April, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week.

Former SAR admin sentenced to 15 years

A former SAR Academy associate principal will spend the next 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty last April to tricking students into sending him sexually explicit photos. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 10/11/22

Suspects in carjacking by SAR arrested

A pair of Bronx teens were arrested by agents with the FBI for their suspected role in a recent carjacking near SAR Academy in Riverdale. Diante Fernandes, 19, and Mark Francis,18, were charged in … more

By Sachi McClendon | 10/4/22

Multiple police vehicles from the 50th Precinct responded to a carjacking at West 254th Street and Sycamore Avenue near SAR Academy Tuesday morning. Police are looking for two people who fled in a stolen 2021 Toyota RAV4 with a victim in the back seat. The victim was located Tuesday afternoon in New Hyde Park on Long Island, police said.

Police seek suspects in N. Riverdale carjacking

Police are searching for two armed suspects in a carjacking Tuesday morning near SAR Academy in Riverdale. Police responded to a call at 11:47 a.m. after two perpetrators sped away from West 254th … more

By Abigail Nehring and Gary Larkin | 9/30/22

The Metro-North Hudson Line train from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central experienced delays of up to an hour at the Ludlow train station on the morning of Sept. 14. According to Metro-North, a fire occurred south of the Riverdale station after a maintenance truck’s crane made contact with overhead wires. Some passengers on the 8:55 a.m. train saw black smoke billowing from the track. Delays of 15 to 20 minutes continued for some time. One employee sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The incident is under investigation, MTA officials said.

Joy ride in a Dodge

A 2003 Dodge Caravan was stolen from the corner of the Major Deegan Expressway and West 234th Street on Sept. 10. The victim reported to police that around 7 p.m., he returned to his parked vehicle at that location, but could not locate his car. more

BY Sachi McClendon | 9/30/22

Police seek suspects in carjacking

Police are searching for two armed suspects in a carjacking Tuesday morning near SAR Academy in Riverdale. more

By Abigail Nehring and Gary Larkin | 9/27/22

Courtesy of Fred Smith At least two cars within the 50th Precinct had their tires and rims stolen and their cars placed on blocks over the weekend. A 2021 Honda SUV on West 236th Street and Netherland Avenue was left on cinder blocks after the thieves took all four tires and rims. Meanwhile, on Saturday morning, another new car lost three of its four tires and rims on the southwest corner of Liebig Avenue and West 259th Street.

Grand theft auto first thing in the morning

While listening to a game on the radio at 5:30 a.m. on the corner of West 235th Street and Independence Avenue, a man was pulled out of his car and thrown to the ground by two perps. more

By Sachi McClendon | 9/23/22

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