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A car stop led to an arrest on Friday, July 1, at the corner of Sedgwick and Reservoir avenues around 3:40 p.m. According to police, an officer with the 50th precinct pulled over a 2001 Toyota … more

By Sachi McClendon | 7/15/22

New York City Police Department officers from the 50th precinct responded to a shooting outside 3800 Independence Avenue early Saturday morning where they found a NYPD auxiliary officer with a gunshot wound to the left leg. Police are searching for three suspects.

Auxiliary officer shot in leg for motorbike

A 23-year-old New York Police Department auxiliary officer was shot Saturday morning in the leg outside a 72-unit apartment building on Independence Avenue, according to police and news reports. more

By Sachi McClendon and Gary Larkin | 7/8/22

A collection of bicycles on the curb where cars park along Manhattan College Parkway on Wednesday, May 18.

Man who fixed bicycles on the street shut down

The man known for fixing and donating his adult and children bicycles to people near Manhattan College agreed to stop his on-street operation after he struck an agreement with police. more

BY STACY DRIKS | 7/1/22

Police from the 50th Precinct during a routine car stop recently confiscated checks from thieves who stole them from residents' mailboxes, washed them with the intent of illegally cashing them.

Routine stop helps cop nab check thieves

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

BY SACHI McClendon | 6/24/22

Officer Cesar Sala, Kelly Kaboom, and owner Laura Levine-Pinedo celebrate pride month at the Riverdale Pride Day event at the Bronx Burger House in the Bronx, New York, June 12.

A rainy day of Pride

After the Riverdale Pride Day festival was rained out Sunday at the Riverdale Neighborhood House, 50th Precinct officer Cesar Sala, at left, along with Kelly Kaboom, and Laura Levine-Pinedo decided to celebrate at Levine-Pinedo’s Bronx Burger House. Kaboom then joined Jerry Goodman, above, and Marcy Owens. The event was postponed until July 17. more

6/19/22

More 'beat' officers, fewer 'troop' patrols

“Man fatally shot at Kingsbridge home.” “DA indicts homeless man for rape, kidnap.” “Attempted robbery turns violent.” “Driver is carjacked at Vannie golf course.” “Man shot on Broadway.” more

6/10/22

Customers wait outside the CFSC Checks Cashed shop at 189 W. 231st St. in Kingsbridge late last week. The shop was robbed just before sunrise on June 1 where some $46,000 in jewelry was stolen, according to the 50th Precinct. Perpetrators reportedly broke the left front window and removed the jewelry.

Another robbery, and another arrest

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

By Sachi McClendon | 6/10/22

A collection of bicycles that is fixed and donated to those in need on the curb where cars park along Manhattan College Parkway on May 18.

Parking space nuisance doing ‘good for community’

Manhattan College Parkway resident Kevin Mullins offers bike repairs pro bono. While he has regular customers, his “business” can also be worrisome to some because it’s literally in a parking space in front of his girlfriend’s home. more

By STACY DRIKS | 6/3/22

Some neighbors have complained cars parked on city streets have bent license plates they say could help avoid cameras that could use the information on the plate for speed ticketing or for highway and bridge tolls. This particular van is parked near the front entrance of the 50th Precinct. A Deputy Commissioner Public Information spokesperson said it was an unmarked police vehicle.

MTA is coming after those defacing plates, evading tolls

Using everything from paint to cardboard and opaque coverings — and sometimes even tree leaves — a small handful of drivers have defaced their license plates, in what some critics say is an effort to avoid paying bridge and tunnel tolls, while also avoiding being captured by speed and red-light cameras. more

By STACY DRIKS | 5/6/22

The scene on Irwin Avenue on Monday night where a man was shot to death in Kingsbridge, according to police.

Man fatally shot at Kingsbridge home

A Kingsbridge man was shot and killed Monday night after police said he answered his own ringing doorbell. more

By SACHI McCLENDON & GARY LARKIN | 5/2/22

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