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Five teens from group home found as one goes AWOL again

Police are once again looking for Jailynn Gray, 16, who left her group home for the second time in the early morning hours of August 8.—Photo courtesy of the NYPD. By David Greene  Bronx Voice  August 12, 2025  BRONX - According to the NYPD, five female teenagers who disappeared from a group home between May 14 and June 7 th —have all been found safe and unharmed and no criminality was suspected—but police now say that one of the teens is missing again. According to police officials, Jailynn Gray, 16, disappeared from the Howe Avenue group home in Castle Hill at 2:58 a.m. on August 8. Officials describe Gray as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds. Gray was last seen wearing white clothing. As previously reported Jy-Lee Connor, 14; Jayleen Suarez, 15; Dezi Whittingham, 15, and Yelena Baergea, 17, and Gray all disappeared from the group home in Castle Hil...

Fireball Snarls Traffic Outside Co-op City

Video - Car Catches Fire on New England Thruway 

Firefighters work to extinguish a car fire along the Northbound New England Thruway outside of Co-op City on Monday, March 16. -Photo courtesy of Citizen's App

Firefighters work to extinguish a car fire along the Northbound New England Thruway outside of Co-op City on Monday, March 16. -Photo courtesy of Citizen's App


By David Greene

Bronx Voice

March 19, 2024


BRONX - A vehicle fire temporarily shut down the New England Thruway outside of Co-op City over the weekend, cops said. Dramatic footage of the fire was captured on Citizen app.


According to police officials the incident was reported at 11:32 pm on Sunday, March 16, along the Northbound New England Thruway, between Bartow Avenue and Baychester Avenue. 


One police official told the Bronx Voice, "FDNY responded and extinguished the fire." He added, "No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.


A spokesperson at the FDNY stated that firefighters received the call at 11:37 p.m. and the incident was closed at 1:42 a.m on March 16.

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