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us-news1 month ago•28 min saved

Mount Vernon deputy police chief’s cushy rise questioned as son faces gang-shooting charges

Westchester County’s Mount Vernon deputy police commissioner Jennifer Lackard, hired in 2020 for a Wellness Unit amid questions about her background, is now charged with allegedly driving her son to a Bronx courthouse drive-by shooting, with her ex-con husband aboard; the case has sparked scrutiny over how she landed the $125,000 post and whether past nonprofit work with inmates or family ties contributed to her cushy ascent.

via New York Post|

#mount-vernon #police #police-officers

crime2 years ago•1 min saved

NYC Activist Arrested After Dismembered Body Parts Found in Apartment

A Harlem man, Sheldon Johnson, has been charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon after police found dismembered body parts, including a torso without a head or arms, in his apartment in the Bronx. The missing head and arms were discovered in a freezer in his Harlem apartment. The victim was identified as 44-year-old Collin Small, and the motive and relationship between Johnson and Small remain unclear.

via CBS New York|

#crime #dismembered-body-parts #harlem

crime3 years ago•2 min saved

Gun Violence Plagues Multiple Cities on National Awareness Day

A woman was injured in a shooting in Brooklyn, while an 18-year-old man was shot and killed in the Bronx on National Gun Violence Awareness Day. The NYPD has not made any arrests in either case and is asking for anyone with information to come forward. Despite the recent shootings, the latest NYPD data shows that shootings are down 25% citywide so far this year compared to last.

via CBS New York|

#brooklyn #crime #gun-violence