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By Dr. Edleen Sarette-Exama, DNP, MSN RN, Care Coordinator, VNS Health Health Plans  Bronx Voice  February 18, 2025 BRONX - While February is Heart Health Month, given the statistics, heart health should really be a priority all year long.  In New York State alone, almost 18% of adults 65 and older report they have some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and 27% of all deaths are the result of CVD. And here’s another alarming fact: While many factors can increase the chances of cardiovascular disease and stroke, people with diabetes have twice the chance of developing CVD compared to the population as a whole. As a registered nurse and care manager at the home- and community-based health care nonprofit VNS Health, I work with individuals who often suffer from multiple chronic illnesses. Diabetes in particular is  common, especially among people of color. Diabetes is a challenging disease to manage, and it can fee...

Creep Tries to Lure Teen in Box Truck in Bronx

Cops are looking for a man who tried to lure a teenage girl into his box truck in Throggs Neck.


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 10, 2023


BRONX - Cops are looking for a creep who tried to lure a teenage girl into his box truck near two daycare centers in Throggs Neck. Police released surveillance video of the suspected truck.




At around 5:45 pm on February 1, a 14-year-old girl was walking in the vicinity of Lawton Ave and Milton Place when a large white box truck pulled up. A man got out and approached the girl. According to police the man began making comments and gestures at the girl and attempted to lure her into his truck. 


The teen ran away and the truck drove off. 


After police were notified, officers pulled video from a house on the block which captured an image of the truck but not the driver who is suspected of trying to lure the girl. 





The box truck is white with unknown lettering on the driver’s side door.

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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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