Morrisania News: 8 Injured in Store Collapse

Morrisania News: 8 Injured in Store Collapse:   By David Greene   BRONX, NEW YORK, APRIL 8- Eight customers of a 99 cent store were injured when a series of over-stocked ...

8 Injured in Store Collapse

 

By David Greene

 

BRONX, NEW YORK, APRIL 8- Eight customers of a 99 cent store were injured when a series of over-stocked shelving units collapsed on customers, including several children. Rescue crews were called to the Dollar Discount Outlet at 950 Morris Avenue at just before 4 p.m. on Monday, April 7. Seven of the eight injured were reported in serious condition and transported to Lincoln Hospital. All of the victims were expected to survive. The building suffered no structural damage, but the owner of the store was issued several building code violations from the Department of Buildings.

 

(A sea of firemen outside the Discount Outlet after shelves collapsed onto shoppers.--Photo by Andre Rivera)

Morrisania News: Rapist

Morrisania News: Rapist: Phony Super Rapes Tenant  By Dan Gesslein BRONX, NEW YORK, APRIL 3-  Police are asking for the public’s help in trying to catc...

Rapist

Phony Super Rapes Tenant 

By Dan Gesslein

BRONX, NEW YORK, APRIL 3-  Police are asking for the public’s help in trying to catch a rapist who posed as a building’s super to gain access to his victim.

At around 1:15 a.m. on March 24, a 25-year-old woman heard a knock on her door at her Bedford Park building. Speaking in Spanish, the suspect claimed to be the building’s superintendent and there was a gas leak in the apartment. As the woman opened the door, the suspect pushed his way inside with a handgun. He pistol whipped the woman and raped her. 

The suspect is described as a dark-skinned Hispanic male who is 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds.

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. 

All calls are confidential.

Morrisania News: Home Invaders Sought

Morrisania News: Home Invaders Sought: Home Invaders Sought Suspects Sought in Cedar Avenue Home Invasion By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK,  APRIL 2- Investigators...

Home Invaders Sought

Home Invaders Sought

Suspects Sought in Cedar Avenue Home Invasion

By David Greene

BRONX, NEW YORK,  APRIL 2- Investigators are looking at surveillance video in hopes of identifying four hooded individuals wanted in connection with a University Heights home invasion.

Police say the four suspects entered the home at 2:30 p.m. on March 22, near the corner of Cedar Avenue and West Fordham Road.

The armed intruders held two victims at gunpoint and tied up a third victim before ransacking the home for valuables. Police say the thieves made off with $20,000 cash and other valuables before fleeing in the families BMW SUV.

Police have released photos of the four suspects and ask that if anyone knows the identity of the perpetrators to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls are confidential.

Morrisania News: YANKEES

Morrisania News: YANKEES: Return to Glory? New Faces and Returning Faves Look to Bring Home Another Championship By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, MARCH 31-...