Police & Fire News – Bronx Times

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Bronx community holds candlelight vigil after killing of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong

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Riley Billingslea’s mother, Ketrice Riley, says she is outraged that her son's suspected killer may soon be released on bail from custody.

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Family of Brooklyn teen shot dead in the Bronx this summer fear his suspected killer may soon walk free

Police say Javits Frimpong, the 15-year-old immigrant teen who was shot to death on a Bronx street also had his bag stolen by a stranger as he ran from his killers.

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Teen suspect in fatal Bronx shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong now in custody, sources say

crime scene tape after incident in Bronx

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Bronx man arrested for fatally stabbing his mother to death inside her apartment

NYC family courts have revised their drug testing policy following a lawsuit by the Bronx Defenders that argued that the policy was "unconstitutional."

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NYC family court revises drug testing policy after Bronx Defenders lawsuit

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police at the scene of a shooting in Canarsie, Brooklyn

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Despite October uptick, NYPD sets record low for shootings over first 10 months of 2026, department says

Javits Frimpong was found with a single gunshot wound to his stomach near Crotona Park on Thursday. He was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital.

Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump to represent the family of Javits Frimpong, teen shot and killed on way to school

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The widow and friends of an NYPD Sergeant shot to death on a Bronx street spoke on Wednesday about life ten years after his murder.

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Death of a hero: Friends and family remember slain NYPD sergeant 10 years after his murder in the Bronx

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Bronx murder-suicide: Man allegedly says ‘it’s over for’ girlfriend before shooting her, then himself, dead, cops say

Javits Frimpong was found with a single gunshot wound to his stomach near Crotona Park on Thursday. He was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital.

Bronx mourns Javits Frimpong, Ghanaian teen killed on way to school

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scene in Bronx of police-involved shooting

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Police shoot armed man in the Bronx after he fires at them in wild daylight gun fight

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a street-safety news conference at City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

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Mother of slain Bronx boy granted visa from President Trump, says Mamdani

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Bronx fire caused by lithium-ion battery leaves boy dead and family critical

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45th Precinct offers safe exchange zone for Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist deals

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woman in bronx left with busted lip after being robbed near bus stop

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EXCLUSIVE | Bronx woman speaks out after being brutally robbed and beaten by motorcycle-riding thieves while waiting for bus

suspect in Bronx rape case

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Bronx suspect wanted for rape, robbery of woman during rendezvous in home

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