Bronx community rallies to denounce increased violence
A violent mugging pattern is being tracked citywide.
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A violent mugging pattern is being tracked citywide.
Investigators are trying to figure out if two attacks on off-duty officers are connected. The violent robberies happened just days apart. CBS2's Alecia Reid has more on a rally held Thursday for one of those officers.
The suspects allegedly took the victim's backpack, $300 in cash and his cell phone.
CBS2's Alecia Reid hosted the Bronx's first Jamaican flag raising ceremony outside the borough president's office.
Police said they found a dozen catalytic converters in the suspects' car.
Police are investigating a violent robbery by a group of suspects in the Bronx.
A community in the Bronx came together Thursday to denounce increased violence in the area. This comes days after an off-duty NYPD officer was robbed and assaulted. CBS2's Alecia Reid reports.
There was a celebration in the Bronx on Thursday for Jamaican heritage and culture.
One person was killed in a hit-and-run in the Bronx on Thursday morning. The crash happened in the Concourse section, and police suspect the car involved was stolen. As CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports, the suspects took off and left behind a wild scene.
Police said the officer was jogging in the Bronx when he was jumped and robbed.
Police say the suspects may have been driving a stolen car with a dozen catalytic converters in the back, CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.
The Bronx rapper was shot earlier this summer outside a shopping area in Edgewater.
The 48-year-old was taken to Jacobi Hospital with a fractured skull and brain bleed, but is said to be improving.
Police are searching for suspects in connection with more than a dozen attacks, including one on an off-duty police officer. CBS2's Nick Caloway has new video of the suspects just released by police.
"I can't go back there," the victim said.
A woman was waiting for a ride to go vote in Tuesday's Primary when she was hit by a stray bullet in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Police are now looking for two suspects. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge spoke to the woman and bystanders who rushed to help her.
The NYPD is searching for four suspects believed to be involved in a string of 19 crimes in August. The latest is an attack on an off-duty police officer in the Bronx. CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis spoke to his family.
The city planning commission voted unanimously to approve the Bruckner Sites rezoning.
Police say the suspects may be responsible for more than a dozen other robberies in the area. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has more on the officer's condition.
The 48-year-old suffered a fractured skull and a brain bleed in the violent robbery. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has more.
An off-duty police officer is hospitalized in critical condition after being attacked in the Bronx.
Borough President Vanessa Gibson calls it embarrassing that her office wasn't aware of the issues until now.
A group of tenants in the Bronx say they've been victimized over and over again by out-of-control teenagers. CBS2's Kevin Rincon spoke to some of those residents.
After receiving grant funding for being in a child care desert, a rent hike is forcing a school to move.
Securing care for kids comes at a cost for parents living in child care deserts. CBS2's Jessi Mitchell reports the grant money could be too little too late.
