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Police officers stand at attention and salute as the body of Detective Didarul Islam is carried through the streets of Parkchester on July 31. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene Bronx Voice August 1, 2025 BRONX - Thousands of police officers from across the metropolitan area and beyond gathered at the Parkchester Jame Masjid on Virginia Avenue to pay their respects and say goodbye to fallen police officer Didarul Islam, 36. Islam was one of four people killed by ‘active shooter’ Shane Tamura, who walked into a midtown office building with an assault rifle on July 28. The gunman later fatally turned the gun on himself. On July 31, officers flooded the surrounding streets as several roadblocks were set up in the area with Sanitation trucks blocking several intersections. Public officials in attendance included Governor ...

8 Men Raid Bronx Grandma’s Apartment Near Yankee Stadium



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 24, 2022


BRONX - A Bronx grandma was shocked when her apartment door was busted open and eight men poured through looking to rob her.



At around 3 pm on September 16, a 74-year-old woman was sitting in her apartment in a building in the vicinity of Trinity Avenue and 161st Street down the road from Yankee Stadium.



Suddenly her apartment door was kicked in and eight men entered her apartment. No items were taken and no injuries were reported.


Police would not comment whether the robbers had broken into the wrong apartment.



Police released surveillance video of the eight men entering the building.


Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls remain confidential.

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