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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 ...

Beaten for Cell Phone in Parkchester


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

January 4, 2022


BRONX - A flaming red-haired mugger beat a retiree for his cell phone as he pushed his way into the man’s Parkchester apartment, police said. 


At around 8 am on December 11, a 64-year-old man was entering his apartment inside his building on Hawthorne Drive and Metropolitan Avenue. As he opened the door, a man ran up behind him and pushed him inside the apartment. The attacker repeatedly punched him in the face and then removed his LG cell phone. 




Police released surveillance video of the suspect from inside the elevator as the man fled the building. The bright-red haired suspect is seen entering the elevator with a cell phone in hand. 




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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