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Bodega Owner Facing Charges After Shooting Gunman with ‘Found’ Weapon Founder and spokesman for the United Bodegas of America Fernando Mateo (Center) is calling on the Bronx District Attorney to drop all charges against bodega owner Jhony Gomez during a rally on Elton Avenue. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  December 17, 2024  Follow @Bronxvoice1 BRONX - A Bronx bodega owner is facing illegal weapons charges after he claimed to have found a stashed handgun in his public bathroom and used it against two alleged stickup men before he could turn it in to police. According to the United Bodegas of America (UBA), Jhony Gomez, the owner of Mi Gerizin Market at 777 Elton Avenue was behind the counter on Thanksgiving morning, November 28, when two masked men entered the store demanding cash. UBA claims Gomez was defending customers inside his store and himself when he f...
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Moped Mugging Near Yankee Stadium 

A Bronx man was robbed at gunpoint by men on mopeds near Yankee Stadium.

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice 

September 16, 2022


BRONX - A group of moped riding muggers robbed a Bronx man near Yankee Stadium in broad daylight.


At around 10 am on September 11, a 29-year-old man was walking down the block from Yankee Stadium on Jerome, when he was approached by two mopeds. One moped blocked his path as the driver pointed a gun on home. The passenger dismounted and took the victim’s property.


The men on there second moped acted as a lookout.


The robber took the victim’s iPhone, bracelet and ring.


The thieves drove off in the direction of Macombs Dam Bridge.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to 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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