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Shoplifters Steal Thousands of Merch from Bay Plaza Mall

Shoplifters Stuffed Merch in Pockets The NYPD is searching for a crew of five men who shoplifted thousands of dollars in items from the Bay Plaza Mall. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Bronx Voice March 28, 2024 BRONX - Cops are looking for five men who gave themselves the five-fingered discount to thousands of dollars worth of merch from a store inside the Bay Plaza Mall, the NYPD announced.  Cops released surveillance video of the five suspects wanted for the shoplifting spree back in January.  At around 7:40 pm on January 29, the five men walked into a store inside the Bay Plaza Mall at 200 Baychester Avenue. Cops said the men walked around the store taking items off the shelves and stuffing them in their pockets. They then all left the store without incident.  Cops said the items stolen are valued at around $3,800.  All of the suspects are described as males with dark complexions and medium builds. None of them tried to cover their appearances with masks.  Anyone with in

Cops Release Photo of Suspect in Fatal Shooting in Front of Junior Memorial

Shopping Cart Hero Gunned Down in Front of Junior Mural 

Police are searching for this man in the fatal shooting of Achilles Raskin in front of the Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-FelizMemorial in the Bronx.  -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

March 10, 2023


BRONX - Police released a photo of a suspect they believe gunned down a man in front of the memorial for Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz in the Bronx.  




The NYPD released surveillance video from inside a Bronx bodega of the man suspected of gunning down a local man on the very corner where Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz was brutally stabbed to death by members of a street gang in a case of mistaken identity. 





The video shows a man dressed head to toe in black and then with a blue jacket draped over him and a fanny pack. Cops are searching for him in connection with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Achilles Baskin. 




Investigators said the gunman had gotten into a dispute with Baskin at around 1:24 om on February 26 in front of 526 East 183 Street. The gunman unloaded multiple rounds striking Baskin repeatedly. He was rushed to nearby St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  





Baskin had been praised as a teen for trying to stop a vicious shopping cart attack at a Harlem mall in 2011. He tried to stop his friends from throwing a shopping cart off the roof of the mall which ended up striking a real estate broker walkingwith her son. The woman suffered brain trauma and had to relearn to walk. 


According to published reports, Baskin immediately told mall security who did it which led to the arrest and conviction of the teens. At the time Mayor Michael Bloomberg hailed him as a hero. 


However, in the decade since the shopping cart attack, Baskin has racked up 11 arrests for assault and drug dealing. He was arrested two months prior to his death for attempted murder. He scheduled to appear in court in April.


This shooting was particularly shocking to residents because it took place in front of the memorial for Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz - the 15-year-old who was viciously killed by members of the Trinitarios gang.




In 2019 the corner of Bathgate and E 183rd Street was renamed Lesandro Junior Way. Local leaders, including Congressman Ritchie Torres, spoke at the unveiling. The sign stands on the corner and the mural of Junior still adorns the side of the bodega where he was killed. 


Cops say the fatal shooting took place in front of the memorial. 


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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