Morrisania

Police Make Arrest Following Fatal Saturday Shooting In South Bronx

Jamie Joseph, 20, was killed just after midnight Saturday at 501 East 165th Street. A 22-year-old man was also wounded in the shooting and was hospitalized in stable condition.

2013/02/11

Photo Of Crime Scene Tape (John Li/Getty Images)

Police Identify Victim Killed In Bronx Shooting

Police on Sunday identified a 20-year-old man who was shot and killed in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, as the search for the shooter continued.

2013/02/10

1 Dead, 1 Wounded In South Bronx Shooting

As snow came down over New York City early Saturday, police rushed to the Morrisania section of the Bronx to find one man dead and another wounded in a shooting.

2013/02/09

Bronx assault and robbery suspect. (credit: DCPI)

New Video Of Suspect Released In Bronx Elevator Assault And Robbery

The incident happened on December 20 around 9:30 a.m. at the 57-year-old victim’s Morrisania apartment building on Washington Avenue.

2012/12/26

Police Questioning Mom, Boyfriend In Little Girl’s Death At Bronx Apartment

The girl was taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, investigators said.

2012/10/20

Reynaldo Cuevas (credit: Family handout)

Wake Set For Bronx Bodega Worker Reynaldo Cuevas

A wake will be held Tuesday for the bodega worker who was accidentally shot by a police officer while fleeing a gunpoint robbery in the Bronx.

2012/09/10

NYPD: Bodega Worker Killed When Officer Fired By Accident

Store clerk Reynaldo Cuevas died early Friday morning after fleeing from Natalie Grocery at 169th Street and Franklin Avenue in the Morrisania section, said NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.

2012/09/07

Lloyd Morgan (credit: Handout via Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Another Suspect Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 4-Year-Old Lloyd Morgan

Ronald Jeffrey, a 19-year-old from the Bronx, faces second-degree murder, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges.

2012/07/27

Police Questioning Several Suspects In Shooting Death Of 4-Year-Old Bronx Boy

The NYPD expects charges to be filed against a 17-year-old in connection to the weekend shooting that left a 4-year-old Bronx boy dead. And it appears that’s just for starters.

2012/07/24

Police Seek Suspect In 4-Year-Old Boy’s Bronx Shooting Death

A rally, organized by Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, was held late Monday afternoon at Forest Houses basketball court where Lloyd Morgan was killed.

2012/07/23

Ranaldo Brown and Thomas Whaley. (credit: ncmec.org)

Officials Say Details Of 5-Year-Old Mount Vernon Boy’s Disappearance ‘Shaky’

Ranaldo Brown is back home after being missing for more than 24 hours. The 5-year-old’s mother told police her son had been taken by her ex-boyfriend, 49-year-old Thomas Whaley, early Sunday morning.

2012/07/02

Cops: Bronx Boy, 8, Slashes Fellow Student, 9, With Blade During Fight At P.S. 132

School officials said the two male students exchanged words before the younger one used a razor to slash the other in the neck

2012/06/12

Bronx School Cancels Graduation Ceremonies For Some Students Because Of Misbehavior

P.S. 132 in the Morrisania section of the borough is replacing graduation with a “moving-up” ceremony for fifth graders, but only for select students.

2012/06/01

School officials conduct lottery to determine who will get into College Prep charter school. (credit: Richard Buery via Twitter)

Parents Ecstatic As Some Lucky Kids Win Entrance Into New Bronx Charter School

Out of 510 applicants, only 126 children were chosen for the first kindergarten and 1st grade classes at the College Prep charter school in Morrisania, which will be operated by the Children’s Aid Society.

2012/04/09