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5 Teens Missing from Castle Hill Group Home

The NYPD says five female teens have gone missing from a foster home on Howe Avenue in the Castle Hill section between May 14 and June 7. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice July 1, 2025 BRONX - The NYPD is asking for the public's help in locating five female teenagers who have gone missing from a group home in Castle Hill—the teens disappeared on different days within a 24-day span. All of the teens were from a group home on Howe Avenue that is run by the non-profit Catholic Guardian Services (CGS) which is affiliated with and shares office space in the same building as the Archdiocese of New York. According to the NYPD, Jy-Lee Connor, 14, went missing after she left the group home at 7 p.m. on May 14 and has not returned. She is described as female with brown eyes, 5 foot 6’ tall and weighs 120 pounds. Jayleen Suarez, 15, was reported missing after she left the home at 7:30 a.m. on ...

Arrest in Fatal Shooting of 62-Year-Old Bronx Man

Russell Scott Wells - Photo by Gun Violence Memorial


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

January 17, 2023


BRONX - Cops say they have arrested the man who shot a 62-year-old in the head on a residential Bronx street. 


Police arrested Baroney Lewis, 45, and charged him with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.  


At around 5 am on October 22, police were notified of shots fired by the ShotSpotter system. Responding officers arrived at 762 East 219th Street where they found 62-year-old Russell Scott Wells with a gunshot wound to the head. 


EMS raced Wells to Jacobi Medical Center where he was subsequently pronounced dead. 


Investigators did not reveal the motive for the shooting or the connection between the suspect and the victim. 

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