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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...

Scammers Skim Shopper Data

Tampered with Cash Register Credit Card Scanner 

The NYPD is searching for a man and a woman in conection with the installation of a credit card skimming device at a Bronx supermarket. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for a man and a woman in conection with the installation of a credit card skimming device at a Bronx supermarket. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

June 15, 2024


BRONX - A couple is being sought by cops for allegedly installing a credit card skimmer at a Bronx supermarket.



The NYPD released surveillance video of the man and woman being sought in connection with the installation of a skimming device. The device would record an unknowing customer’s credit card information for identity theft.



At around 7 pm on June 7, a man and a woman entered the Fine Fair Supermarket at 167th Street. Law enforcement said the couple installed a skimming device on a credit card reader at the checkout stand.



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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