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Wiped Out! Six Shops Destroyed in West Burnside Blaze

AGAIN - Driver Parks in Front of Hydrant, Slows Down Firefighters Firefighters battle a 5-alarm fire that broke out in a row of stores along Jerome Avenue and West Burnside Avenue on March 13. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  March 15, 2025 BRONX - At least six shops along a row of stores at West Burnside Avenue and Jerome Avenue in Morris Heights were destroyed as other shops on the block suffered smoke and or water damage. Fire officials say no injuries were reported and fire officials continue to investigate the cause of the blaze. During a press conference at the fire scene, Kaz Daughtry, the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, told reporters that firefighters were delayed, as for the third time in recent weeks, by a car that was parked at the closest fire hydrant to the fire. Daug...

Mystery- Man Dies in Police Custody at Hospital

Man Headbutts EMT, Dies in Police Custody in Bronx Hospital 

The NYPD is investigating the death of a man in police custody. The man had been arrested for headbutting an EMT who was trying to treat him, cops said. -File Photo


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

December 2, 2023


BRONX - The NYPD is investigating the mysterious death of a man who died in police custody inside a Bronx hospital.


The suspect had been arrested for head butting an EMT who tried to treat him. 


Police were originally called to a residence at 595 Prospect Avenue to assist EMS who was trying to treat a man. The Daily News is reporting the man had suffered injuries from a car crash.


Police arrived at the scene but EMS had already left to take the man to the hospital. However, the officers were called to meet the EMTs at Lincoln Hospital. The patient is said to have head butted one of the EMTs before they transported him.


The man was taken into custody at the hospital while he was receiving medical attention.


The man was pronounced dead a short time later.


The NYPD’s Force Investigation Division is investigating the incident and are awaiting a cause of death.


The victim’s name is being withheld pending family notification.

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