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A Honda CR-V parked in the North West Bronx on Monday, March 28, 2022.

The owner told police she’d parked near the 100 block of Terrace View Avenue around dinnertime on March 8, returning the next day to find it missing. There was no broken glass left behind, yet police do have a lead. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 4/3/22

A pedestrian walks past a mailbox in North Riverdale on Monday morning, March 14, 2022.

Failed carjacking leads to injury

An aborted carjacking sent one woman to the hospital March 16. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/27/22

An MTA express bus shoots around the corner at the intersection of Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue, the Spuyten Duyvil intersection where political activist Ruth Mullen was killed last September. Lawmakers have since pushed for the city’s transportation department to install a traffic light, and make other safety improvements there.

Cops: MTA bus driver missed stop sign in fatal crash

The driver whose bus struck and killed political activist Ruth Mullen in Spuyten Duyvil last September did not come to a full stop at a stop sign prior to the accident. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/22/22

The exterior of TJ Maxx on West 231st Street on Monday morning, March 14, 2022.

A rather successful shoplifting outing

TJ Maxx is known for its incredible bargains, but even the retail giant won’t offer a five-finger discount. Yet on Feb. 25, someone tried to test their luck. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/22/22

This heist is surely no Pink Panther

It might as well have been a scene ripped straight from a Pink Panther movie. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/13/22

Police with the 50th Precinct are looking for two men they say pointed a gun at a mother and her toddler in the lobby of their apartment building, and drove off in her Range Rover.

Robbers point gun at toddler's head, steal car

Police say they're looking for two men they believe robbed a mother and her toddler by gunpoint in her building's lobby. more

STAFF REPORT | 3/10/22

Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale rallies with a large contingent of Ukrainian nationals who gathered outside the Russian Mission compound in North Riverdale on Sunday, declaring everyone was Ukrainian, and must stand by the side of their adopted brethren. The demonstrations have ramped up in recent days after Russia began the invasion of its Eastern European neighbor.

Peace demanded in face of brutal invasion

A number of Bronx synagogues had gathered outside the Russian Mission residential compound on Mosholu Avenue, chanting as loud as they could, hoping anyone on the other side of the heavily fortified fencing might hear them. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 3/7/22

The 3200 strip of Johnson Ave on Monday, February 28, 2022.

Tote bags are just not on the menu

This thief puts a whole new twist on the classic dine and dash. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/7/22

A Honda CR-V parked in North Riverdale on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.

Double, triple lock work zones

Construction sites seem to one of the more desirable targets for burglars as of late. Probably because they often contain a trove of expensive tools and equipment that can be hawked for a profit. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 2/28/22

Some who travel through the intersection of Bailey Avenue and West 238th Street say it’s one of the community’s most dangerous blocks — especially as people rush home and driver awareness about other vehicles and pedestrians becomes blurry. But there might not be much the city’s transportation department can do to fix it.

Just look four ways before crossing

At least as far as the 50th Precinct goes, there’s a little more than one car crash per day which, in January, injured 33 people. Thankfully, no one died, but will that always be the case? more

By STACY DRIKS | 2/28/22

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