CRIME & SAFETY
NYC mom charged with murder in shocking beating death of 6-year-old who begged for her life: cops
A Bronx mom was charged with murder in the brutal beating death of her 6-year-old daughter – who neighbors say had begged for her life before her shocking end, cops said. Lynija Eason-Kumar, 23, was arrested Thursday in connection to the early-morning May 26, 2023 slaying of little Jalayah Eason inside the family’s squalid apartment at NYCHA’s Forest Houses, according to authorities. The mother had initially told cops she found the girl cold and not breathing inside a closet in their 12th-floor unit on East 165th Street, sources said at the time. Eason-Kumar claimed she tried to administer CPR, but Jalayah would not...
Blaze Breaks Out At Kennedy's Fried Chicken In White Plains
The blaze happened on Wednesday morning, April 24 at Kennedy's Fried Chicken in White Plains at 4 East Post Rd. (Route 22), according to the White Plains Fire Department. The fire did not end up being too severe, firefighters said. The cause of the blaze was not released. The department...
Authorities: Man and woman arrested in Westchester for attempted homicide and assault
Police say they were arresting another suspect for drug possession when they discovered Dion Johnson and Yolanda Lower engaging in drug trafficking activities and concealing two ghost guns.
Mother and daughter from Mount Vernon seek no prison time in pandemic relief fraud
A former Mount Vernon CSEA president and her daughter are hoping to avoid incarceration in a pandemic relief scheme that bilked the U.S. Small Business Administration out of nearly $1.7 million and are asking a federal judge to sentence them only to two years of home confinement. Lawyers for Andrea...
Olinville: Man 26 Hospitalized after Shooting on White Plains Road
A 26-year-old man has been hospitalized following a daylight shooting on Thursday in the Olinville section of The Bronx by Global Evangelical Church. A police spokesperson said the incident occurred at East 217th street and White Plains Road at about 3.51 p.m., adding, “The victim was shot a couple of times, once in the left leg, once in the left thigh, and once on the right foot.”
Man killed while confronting robber in the Bronx, police say
FORDHAM, the Bronx (PIX11) — A man was shot and killed while confronting a robber in the Bronx Tuesday night, police said. The shooting happened at the intersection of East Fordham Road and Morris Avenue in Fordham just before 9:50 p.m., according to police. It unfolded as two brothers confronted a man who robbed one […]
Driver Identified After Fatal Crash in Bedford
BEDFORD, N.Y. - The New York State Police have finally made a positive identification of the driver killed in a crash on I-684 earlier this month. The process was complicated by the operator using what authorities described as a “false alias.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER On Sunday, April 14, at approximately 3:15 p.m., troopers from the Somers barracks were called to the northbound side of I-648 in Bedford, where a 2006 Honda CRV had veered into the median at a high rate of speed before striking a tree and killing the sole occupant of the vehicle. The initial investigation identified the driver as Jose Perez Rosa, but the driver’s license was later found to be fraudulent. Further investigation revealed that the deceased was Mario B. Goris, 53, of Bronx, NY. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Cats used as live bait to train ferocious pitbulls in illegal NYC dogfighting ring, group claims
Sick goons in the Bronx are grabbing stray cats and using them as live bait to train ferocious pit bulls for an illegal underground dogfighting ring, a Big Apple animal rescue group tells The Post. Disturbing video footage shows the helpless felines being mauled by blood-thirsty hounds — part of a stomach-turning training regimen for the vicious dog fights, according to Little Wanderers NYC. “It has gone on for years and years in the Gun Hill and Parkland [housing] projects, and that’s the reality,” said group co-founder Courtney Chandel. “My question is, where’s the NYPD? Where’s the [New York City Housing Authority]?...
N.Y. man beaten, stabbed at hotel on Atlantic City Boardwalk
One person has been arrested and others are being sought after a New York City man was beaten and stabbed at the Showboat in Atlantic City on Wednesday night, authorities said. The attack took place around 9 p.m. in a public area of the Boardwalk hotel when several people got...
Edenwald: Police Appeal for Help Locating 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 13-year-old girl reported missing from the Edenwald section of The Bronx. Police said that Anaisa Coby of 3620 Marolla Place was last seen leaving her home on Saturday, April 20, at around 2.15 p.m. She is described as female, is around 5 feet, 8 inches tall, has black curly hair, and was last seen wearing a green coat, a white t-shirt, dark colored jeans and white sneakers.
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