Thursday, July 18, 2013
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Parkchester robbers strike again
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Parkchester robbers strike again: By Dan Gesslein BRONX, NEW YORK, JULY 18- Two members of a robbery crew that struck Parkchester are being sought for two stickups on the w...
Mount Eden News: Stickup artists strike here
Mount Eden News: Stickup artists strike here: By Dan Gesslein BRONX, NEW YORK, JULY 18- Two members of a robbery crew that struck Parkchester are being sought for two stickups on the w...
Stickup artists strike here
By Dan Gesslein
BRONX, NEW YORK, JULY 18- Two members of a robbery crew that struck Parkchester are being sought for two stickups on the west side of the borough.
Cops say a man and a woman from the crew stuck up two woman in two different neighborhoods during a one-hour period. At around 6:50 a.m. on June 27,the couple robbed a 49-year-old woman at gunpoint near Jerome Park. An hour later the pair robbed a 22-year-old woman at gunpoint in Mount Eden.
Cops released a photo of a grey sedan they believed was used in the robberies.
Investigators said the couple was part of a five member robbery crew that robbed a woman at gunpoint in Parkchester. At around 9:24 a.m. on June 21, cops say the crew robbed a woman at gunpoint on a Parkchester street. The 40-year-old was walking down the street when a man approached her and pointed a gun at her head. As the gunman removed the victim's purse from her shoulder, a man and a woman acted as lookouts. They made off with the victim's purse but not before their images were captured in surveillance video.
Cops got a break when the fifth member of the crew used the victim's credit card. Her image was captured on a store's surveillance video. Police released images from the videos in the hopes of capturing the crew.
The gunman is described as a black male, six feet tall. He has a slim build and was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, dark pants, sunglasses a red hat and was carrying a firearm. The crew member suspected of using the stolen credit card is a black woman in her mid 40s. She was last seen wearing a white short sleeve shirt, white hat,and sunglasses.
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 by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
BRONX, NEW YORK, JULY 18- Two members of a robbery crew that struck Parkchester are being sought for two stickups on the west side of the borough.
Cops say a man and a woman from the crew stuck up two woman in two different neighborhoods during a one-hour period. At around 6:50 a.m. on June 27,the couple robbed a 49-year-old woman at gunpoint near Jerome Park. An hour later the pair robbed a 22-year-old woman at gunpoint in Mount Eden.
Cops released a photo of a grey sedan they believed was used in the robberies.
Investigators said the couple was part of a five member robbery crew that robbed a woman at gunpoint in Parkchester. At around 9:24 a.m. on June 21, cops say the crew robbed a woman at gunpoint on a Parkchester street. The 40-year-old was walking down the street when a man approached her and pointed a gun at her head. As the gunman removed the victim's purse from her shoulder, a man and a woman acted as lookouts. They made off with the victim's purse but not before their images were captured in surveillance video.
Cops got a break when the fifth member of the crew used the victim's credit card. Her image was captured on a store's surveillance video. Police released images from the videos in the hopes of capturing the crew.
The gunman is described as a black male, six feet tall. He has a slim build and was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, dark pants, sunglasses a red hat and was carrying a firearm. The crew member suspected of using the stolen credit card is a black woman in her mid 40s. She was last seen wearing a white short sleeve shirt, white hat,and sunglasses.
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 by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Mount Eden News: Knife-Wielding Robber Caught on Tape
Mount Eden News: Knife-Wielding Robber Caught on Tape: By Dan Gesslein BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 14- Police are looking for help in catching a knife-wielding robber who stuck up a M...
Knife-Wielding Robber Caught on Tape
By Dan Gesslein
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 14- Police are looking for help in catching a knife-wielding robber who stuck up a Mount Eden cell phone store. The store’s video surveillance captured the attack.
At around 11:25 a.m. on May 25, the suspect walked into the cell phone store at 22 Mount Eden Avenue and pulled out a knife. The robber grabbed an employee and demanded cash. On the tape the attacker is seen roughing up the employee and pushing him to the back of the store. Cops say the robber struck the employee several times and fled with an unknown amount of cash.
The suspect is described as a either a white or Hispanic male. He is 5 foot 8 with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a windbreaker jacket with “Yankees” written across the front. He was wearing a blue NY Yankee baseball hat and blue jogging pants.
Anyone with information should 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.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Teen Charged with Attempted Murder
Truman HS Student Dragged Child by Legs up Flight of Stairs, Threw him Off the Roof
BRONX, NEW YORK, February 7- District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced that a 17-year-old teenager has been indicted on charges of attempted murder and other offenses for allegedly throwing a 9-year-old boy from the roof of an apartment building.
The grand jury charged Casmine Aska, of Nelson Avenue, the Bronx, with one count of Attempted murder in the second degree, one count of assault in the first degree and one count of assault the second degree in connection with the alleged attack against Freddy Martin. Aska is facing up to 25 years imprisonment if convicted of the top charge attempted murder in the second degree.
The charges in the indictment are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Aska is being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment in State Supreme Court, Part 92 on March 6, 2013 before Supreme Court Justice Troy Webber.
The incident occurred on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 1545 Nelson Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx. According to court papers, Aska grabbed the young child by the legs and dragged him up a flight of stairs to the roof, picked him up and threw him from the roof. The victim remains on life support in a medically induced coma at New York-Presbyterian Hospital where he is being treated for numerous broken bones and severe internal bleeding.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Paul Rosenfeld of the Trial Division.
BRONX, NEW YORK, February 7- District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced that a 17-year-old teenager has been indicted on charges of attempted murder and other offenses for allegedly throwing a 9-year-old boy from the roof of an apartment building.
The grand jury charged Casmine Aska, of Nelson Avenue, the Bronx, with one count of Attempted murder in the second degree, one count of assault in the first degree and one count of assault the second degree in connection with the alleged attack against Freddy Martin. Aska is facing up to 25 years imprisonment if convicted of the top charge attempted murder in the second degree.
The charges in the indictment are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Aska is being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment in State Supreme Court, Part 92 on March 6, 2013 before Supreme Court Justice Troy Webber.
The incident occurred on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 1545 Nelson Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx. According to court papers, Aska grabbed the young child by the legs and dragged him up a flight of stairs to the roof, picked him up and threw him from the roof. The victim remains on life support in a medically induced coma at New York-Presbyterian Hospital where he is being treated for numerous broken bones and severe internal bleeding.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Paul Rosenfeld of the Trial Division.
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