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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 ...

Cop Car Crash Hits 8 Pedestrians

NYPD Patrol Car Mounts Sidewalk, Hits Civilians in Wild Crash

Police investigating a multi-person accident in which a police car mounted the curb and struck 8 pedestrians. -Citizens App


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 6, 2022


BRONX - A child and grandmother were among the eight people struck when a marked police car lost control and hopped the curb while responding to a 911 call.  



Cops say the case is under investigation but believe the squad car was cut off or was struck by another vehicle, which led to crash. 


Two officers were also injured in the crash. 


At around 3:15 pm, a marked police SUV was responding a 911 call of a grand larceny in progress. At some point the driver lost control and the SUV mounted the curb at Hoe and Westchester Avenues. The truck 

struck eight pedestrians before hitting a pole. Reports say a child and her grandmother were struck. 


Their condition and the condition of the other six pedestrians is unknown at this time. 


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