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5 Teens Missing from Castle Hill Group Home

The NYPD says five female teens have gone missing from a foster home on Howe Avenue in the Castle Hill section between May 14 and June 7. -Photo by David Greene By David Greene  Bronx Voice July 1, 2025 BRONX - The NYPD is asking for the public's help in locating five female teenagers who have gone missing from a group home in Castle Hill—the teens disappeared on different days within a 24-day span. All of the teens were from a group home on Howe Avenue that is run by the non-profit Catholic Guardian Services (CGS) which is affiliated with and shares office space in the same building as the Archdiocese of New York. According to the NYPD, Jy-Lee Connor, 14, went missing after she left the group home at 7 p.m. on May 14 and has not returned. She is described as female with brown eyes, 5 foot 6’ tall and weighs 120 pounds. Jayleen Suarez, 15, was reported missing after she left the home at 7:30 a.m. on ...

Teen Robbed of $3,000 Chains at Knifepoint

Chain Snatcher Threatens Teen

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a chain snatching at knife point in Norwood. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a chain snatching at knife point in Norwood. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

October 28, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for a brazen robber who held up a teenage girl inside an apartment building in broad daylight. The thief ran off with $3,000 in gold jewelry. 



At around 3 pm on October 25, a 15-year-old girl was entering an apartment building in the vicinity of East 204th Street and Hull Avenue in Norwood. Cops said a man ran up to her and displayed a knife. The robber then yanked gold chains off the girls neck before running off. 


The suspect was last seen running west on East 204th Street. 



The victim suffered a laceration to the hand and bruising to her neck during the robbery. However, the teen refused medical treatment at the scene. 


The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. He is described as a male who is 5 foot 2 and has a medium complexion. He was last seen wearing a black North face jacket, gray jeans, and black and white Jordan 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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