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Huge Lines Throughout the Bronx of People Looking for Food Hundreds of Bronxites turn out for a turkey giveaway at St. James Park and hosted by Councilwoman Pierina Sanchez. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  December 2, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - Only weeks after the federal government shutdown temporarily halted millions of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients from getting their November’s benefits for food—Bronx nonprofits, churches, food banks and individuals stepped up to the plate, literally and delivered thousands of free turkey meals to the less fortunate for Thanksgiving. Bishop Boyd Singletary, the senior pastor and founder of the Alpha & Omega Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ who runs a food pantry with his mother pastor and co-founder of the church, Dr. Cheryl Singletary and a handful of volunteers held a turkey giveaway during their regular pantry event at The People’s Park on East 141 Street on November 19. On Satu...
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Woman Groped Outside Funeral Home

Caught on Camera - Scooter Riding Sex Fiend Sought by Cops

Police are searching for this man in connection with a sex assault in front of a Bronx funeral home. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

July 13, 2023


BRONX - A woman walking in front of a funeral home was groped by a man riding a scooter in the Bronx, cops said. 





Police released surveillance video of man wanted for a sexual assault on a Bronx woman.


At around 4 am on July 6, a 49-year-old woman was walking down Castle Hill Avenue near St. Raymond’s Church and high school. When she reached the outside of Castle Hill Funeral Home, she was approached by a man riding a scooter down Castle Hill Avenue.





The man got off the scooter and walked up to the woman. Cops said without warning the suspect grabbed the woman’s breasts.


The suspect then got back on the scooter and took off northbound on Castle Hill Avenue.





The victim suffered minor injuries in the attack.


Police released surveillance video of the suspect taken from inside a local commercial establishment.






Cops said the suspect is a man in his early 20s with a light complexion and dark hair. He has a medium build and he is between 210 and 220 pounds. The suspect was last seen wearing a gold chain, brown t-shirt, black pants, and white and black flip flop sandals.


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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