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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...

Carjacker Caught on Video ‘Red Handed’

Long Johns for Carjacker? 

Police are searching for a man dressed in a red long johns looking track suit for a carjacking. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 26, 2023


BRONX - Police are searching for a hooligan, wearing what resembles red hooded long johns, for a Bronx carjacking.



Police said the red hooded suspect was one of four men who robbed a vehicle at gunpoint in Mott Safe house a week ago.


At around 2:30 am on October 17, a 42-year-old female and a 25-year-old male were sitting inside a vehicle left before 431 Timpson Spot.


Cops said four men, including the red-hooded hoodlum, approached the vehicle. One of the men pushed a handgun inside the vehicle and requested the inhabitants get out and to give up the vehicle keys.


The shooter moved into the vehicle and drove off eastward on Bruckner Boulevard.The three other carjackers climbed into a close by dark SUV and followed the taken vehicle.


The victims were not harmed.



Police delivered observation video of the most prominent of the suspects. He was most recently seen wearing a dark red hooded pullover and matching jeans that made the outfit seem to be long johns. He additionally wore dark boots and shades.


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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