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Pro-Palestinian activist arrested at cop’s memorial?

United in Grief - City mourns slain immigrant cop A police officer approaches heckler and pro-Palestinian activist Aldo Rafael Perez at a memorial service for slain NYPD Detective Didarul Islam outside of the 47th Precinct on Laconia Avenue on August 1. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice  August 11, 2025 BRONX - A somber crowd estimated at 15,000 gathered in Parkchester to say goodbye to Detective First Grade Didarul Islam , 36, who was shot and killed after a deranged man entered a Midtown office building on July 28. Days after the first Muslim NYPD officer to be killed was laid to rest, a pro-Palestinian protester claimed he was arrested at Islam’s memorial—but the NYPD had no record of the arrest. On July 31, members of multiple law enforcement agencies joined members of the NYPD, the Bangladeshi and Parkchester communities as they surrounded Islam’s family who silently walked behind the fla...

Robbers Mug FedEx Worker

Thieves Steal Package

The NYPD is searching for two men who robbed a FedEx worker of his package. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for two men who robbed a FedEx worker of his package. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

October 3, 2024


BRONX - A pair of robbers mugged a FedEx worker delivering packages in Riverdale, cops said.


At around 5 pm on September 30, a 54-year-old FedEx worker was delivering a package to a location on Pallisade Avenue.


Cops said two men ran up to the delivery man and fought to remove the package out of his hands. The thieves then hopped into a nearby sedan and drove off.


The victim sustained minor injuries.


The NYPD released surveillance video of the alleged package thieves. The first suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and slim build. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and white sneakers.


The second suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a gray and black mask, a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, and black 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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