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Bronx Firefighters Battle Four-Alarm Blaze, Discover Woman Dead Inside Apartment  -FDNY Bronx Voice   November 29, 2025 BRONX LOCAL NEWS - A chaotic scene unfolded in the Bronx on Friday afternoon after a four-alarm fire tore through a six-story apartment building—leading firefighters not only to battle heavy flames, but also to a heartbreaking discovery inside one of the units. An elderly woman’s body was found and cops are investigating. The FDNY responded just after midday to 1520 Sheridan Avenue, where flames had erupted in apartment 6H. According to officials, the first units arrived in under four minutes. Despite that quick response, the fire had already pushed its way into the cockloft—the space between the top-floor ceiling and the roof—and began spreading into nearby apartments. In total, more than 170 firefighters and EMS personnel rushed to the scene, along with officers from the NYPD’s 44th Precinct. Nine people suffered minor injuries as crews worked their way th...
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Burglar Makes Off with Cash After Robbing Bronx Mosque

Burglar Caught on Mosque’s Cameras

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the burglary of a Bronx mosque. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with the burglary of a Bronx mosque. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

March 16, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for a burglar who robbed a Bronx mosque. The suspect’s image was caught on video inside the mosque, the NYPD said. 


At around 4 am on March 9, a man walked into a mosque on Newbold Avenue near Westchester Square. 


Cops said the burglar went to a safe and removed $1,200 in cash and walked out.


The suspect’s image was captured on surveillance cameras inside the mosque. The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a dark winter coat with a dark hoodie underneath. He was also seen wearing tan pants.


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: Newbold Ave, Bronx, NY, USA

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