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Police officers stand at attention and salute as the body of Detective Didarul Islam is carried through the streets of Parkchester on July 31. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene Bronx Voice August 1, 2025 BRONX - Thousands of police officers from across the metropolitan area and beyond gathered at the Parkchester Jame Masjid on Virginia Avenue to pay their respects and say goodbye to fallen police officer Didarul Islam, 36. Islam was one of four people killed by ‘active shooter’ Shane Tamura, who walked into a midtown office building with an assault rifle on July 28. The gunman later fatally turned the gun on himself. On July 31, officers flooded the surrounding streets as several roadblocks were set up in the area with Sanitation trucks blocking several intersections. Public officials in attendance included Governor ...

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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