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Bronx Local News: 4 Firefigters Injured in Bronx Blaze, Site of Previous FIre

4 firefighters Injured in Blaze on same Block as 2018 Fire By David Greene  Bronx Voice  November 17, 2025  BRONX LOCAL NEWS - Four firefighters suffered minor injuries, and multiple families have been displaced after a fire broke out inside of an auto mechanic shop that quickly spread to a pair of two-family homes. Fire officials told the Bronx Voice that the fire broke out inside of the one-story garage that housed General Mechanic / Gabaon Body Shop at 1740 East Tremont Avenue, at 11:23 a.m. on November 8. One fire official said that upon arrival, firefighters observed “heavy fire throughout” the building. Fire from the rear of the building extended to the two homes at 1530 and 1532 Rosedale Avenue. The official said that four firefighters were transported to area hospitals with minor injuries. Before the fire was extinguished the roof of the auto-body shop had collapsed. The fire official stated that the department used 200 fire and EMS members from...
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Woman Bit, Pushed into Wall by Scooter Riding Chain Snatchers

Police are searching for these two men in conneciton with a series of purse snatchings in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

August 7, 2023


BRONX - A Bronx woman is recovering after being thrown into a wall and bit by a pair of scooter riding purse snatchers, cops said. 


Police released surveillance video which shows the two suspects riding on a red moped. Cops said the same crew and vehicle were used in at least two robberies. 


The first one occurred at around 5:15 pm on July 17. A 41-year-old woman was walking in front of a building at 1875 University Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx. Two men on the moped rode up on her on the sidewalk. Cops said one of the men grabbed the victim and pushed her into a wall. He then bit the woman and snatched the necklace off her neck. He also forcibly removed a bracelet. 


The robbers then drove off northbound on University Avenue.


The victim was treated at the scene by EMS. Cops said the same crew struck again two days later in the Belmont section of the Bronx near the Arthur Avenue Market. 


At around 3:15 pm on July 19, a 23-year-old woman was walking in front of 2317 Hughes Avenue. Again the thieves rode up behind her on the moped. One of the men yanked the jewelry right off her neck and drove on. 


The victim was treated for minor injuries to the face. 


The suspects are described as males with dark complexions. The driver was last seen wearing a black shirt, gray pants and white sneakers. The passenger/accomplice was last seen wearing a red t-shirt and red baseball cap. He was also seen wearing shorts and white sneakers. 


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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