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Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure   Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year. This article originally appeared in The City.  By Reuven Blau Bronx Voice November 22, 2025 NYC LOCAL NEWS - Edwin Ramos was hours away from freedom.  Ramos, 38, was set to plead guilty to an attempted burglary charge at a hearing in Brooklyn court Friday morning. The judge was then expected to release him from Rikers Island into some type of program, according to a source familiar with his case.  He died a few hours before that, after experiencing what appeared to be a seizure inside a shower, the city Department of Correction said in a press release.  “Just days ago, Mr. Ramos spoke with family and showed no signs of distress,” Legal Aid Society, which was handling his defense, said in a statement. “This morning, he was ...
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Wigging Out for Hair Thief



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

December 20, 2022


BRONX - A hairy situation unfolded on Fordham Road when a thief helped himself to thousands of dollars worth of wigs and hair products. The NYPD released surveillance video of the theft. 


At around 1 pm on December 5, Feel Beauty hair supply on Fordham Road had received a delivery with boxes left at the front door unattended. 


A man then walked into the store, picked up two boxes and walked out. 





Cops say the thief made off with $4,000 worth of wigs and hair products. 


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 are strictly confidential.

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Location: 302 E Fordham Rd, The Bronx, NY 10458, USA

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