Check theft, second only to auto grand larceny in this part of the Bronx, is the most prevalent crime committed. Most often checks are “fished” out of mailboxes, “washed” and then cashed. more

An individual broke into Jerusalem Cafe & Grill located at 5983-B Broadway on the morning of June 12 around 3 by entering the rear window of the establishment, according to the owner of the … more

A man was arrested on May 21 around 8:40 p.m., after he tried to steal from a store inside a shopping center at 171 W. 230th St. more

Two members of the Riverdale Y recently who speak Russian helped three Jewish agencies tend to the needs of the Ukrainian refugees who escaped the war with Russia. more

Fellow New York Police Department officers take part in the funeral of retired Lt. Ivan Gonzalez of the 49th Precinct on May 25. Riverdale on Hudson Funeral Home handled the wake and funeral. Some of his colleagues were pallbearers and the color guard saluted him on Riverdale Avenue. more

Jonathan Mejia, who was arrested on May 3 in New Jersey for murdering his uncle, has finally been extradited to New York and formally charged by the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. more

Police in Hackensack, New Jersey, have arrested the nephew of a man they believe fatally shot his uncle earlier this month at the entrance of his Kingsbridge home. more

A homeless Bronx man has been indicted, accused of kidnapping a woman and raping her over five days in an abandoned building in Kingsbridge. more

A former New York City Housing Authority employee was sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting a building superintendent who had written him up for a job infraction, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s office. more

A man was driving alongside the Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course on April 21 at 10:30 a.m. when two men approached his vehicle, one of whom flashed a firearm. more