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Quiet Acknowledgment is Powerful: Rethinking Suicide Prevention for Older Adults By Dr. Tyshawn J. Thompson, Clinical Psychologist, Montefiore-Einstein Psychiatry Associates  Bronx Voice  August 21, 2025 NEW YORK - Despite continued awareness and prevention efforts, suicide remains a leading cause of death in the U.S. Many conversations about suicide risk focus on youth and middle-aged populations, while older adults tend to go unnoticed - but they are an important group to consider.  Sadly, death by suicide is highest for men older than 75 years . Older adults can face many factors that increase their risk for suicidal thoughts and actions including: feelings of loneliness, social isolation, grief, family discord, new cognitive and physical deficits, financial strain, and institutionalization.  Recently, I had a conversation with a close family member who shared feelings of anxiety and a fear of losin...
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Detergent Thief Stabs Clerk with Screwdriver

Supermarket Employee Slashed with Screwdriver 

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a store clerk with a screwdriver. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the slashing of a store clerk with a screwdriver. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

February 21, 2024


BRONX - A supermarket employee was slashed in the hand with a screwdriver when he tried to stop a man from shoplifting detergent, cops said.


At around 4:40 pm on February 1, a man was seen removing detergent from inside a market at 1339 Jerome Avenue. Cops said a 57-year-old clerk tied to stop the man when the suspected shoplifter pulled out a screwdriver. 


Cops said the two men struggled and the clerk’s hand was slashed.


The attacker fled the store and ran away on Jerome Avenue. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. He is described as a male with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a green jacket, light blue jeans 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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Location: 1339 Jerome Ave, Bronx, NY 10452, USA

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