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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...
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Taco Bell Thief had Key

Ran off with Cash Register Drawers from Taco Joint



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

February 23, 2023


BRONX - Cops are trying to find a man who used a key to break into a Bronx Taco Bell and make off with the contents and the drawers of the cash registers. 




At around 6 am on January 11, a man used a key to enter a locked Taco Bell restaurant in the Hub on East 149th Street. The man removed the drawers from the cash registers and placed them into a garbage bag. 




Cops say the thief made off with $2,000 in cash.  


Police released surveillance video of the suspect. The suspect was last seen wearing a black winter coat with hood, a ski mask and a multi-colored long scarf.



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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