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Bronx Trio Tried To Fill Fake Prescription

Three men were arrested for trying to purchase drugs with a fraudulent prescription at a Stamford Walgreens.

Bronx Man Charged With Possession

A Bronx man was arrested with 100 pounds of marijuana in his car Thursday following a traffic stop by state police on I-787 in Menands, NY....
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Mott Haven, Melrose Violent Crime At Five-Year High

Weekend mornings in Melrose are usually about sounds that help people relax. There is the bell from the Church of Immaculate Conception, and soft music from shops that have just opened up for business....
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Bronx Rider Sought After Cabbie Attack

State police early this morning were searching for a man suspected of choking a cab driver on Interstate 95, smashing his computer and GPS system and running off....
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Bronx Trio Charged In Shoplifting Spree

Three Bronx women were arrested after they allegedly shoplifted about $1,500 in items from four Greenwich Avenue clothing stores Tuesday morning....
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MTA Worker Stabs Yonkers Boss In Bronx

A Metropolitan Transportation Authority foreman is accused of stabbing his Yonkers boss in the abdomen after he was challenged for arriving late to work, authorities said....
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The Cost Of Murder In Mott Haven

At 3:00 a.m. on October 15, 2011, Maria Rojas woke to the sound of her phone ringing. Police from the South Bronx’s 40th Precinct said that her eldest son had been stabbed. By the time she reached Lincoln Hospital, doctors had tried, and failed, to revive 24-year-old Joel....
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Bronx Subway iPhone Thief Caught

A Bronx man was arrested Sunday after police say he stole an iPhone from the backpack of a plainclothes decoy officer on the subway....
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Bronx Man Slashes Girlfriend's Face

A Bronx man was arrested this weekend after police say he slashed his girlfriend's face....
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Deadly Shooting At A Bronx Club

A deadly shooting at a Bronx club left a woman dead and a man wounded....
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Bronx Woman Charged In $155 Theft

A Bronx woman is accused of petty larceny in connection with a $155 theft at a Palisades Center Mall store, according to Clarkstown police....
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Bronx Man Charged With Car Break-Ins

A Bronx man has been charged in connection with several car burglaries in Fort Lee over the last year, with the latest incident occurring Thursday night, police said Friday....
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Bronx Woman Passed A Phony Prescription

A New Jersey man and a Bronx woman face charges in Beacon, NJ for allegedly trying to pass a forged and stolen prescription for painkillers at a Main Street pharmacy Thursday, authorities said....
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12-Year-Old Bronx Girl Missing

The NYPD is asking the public for help in finding a missing person. Twelve-year-old Kaylynn Martinez was last seen on Monday, December 5, 2011 at 7:00 a.m....
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Bronx School Aide Busted Selling Adderall

A public school aide was busted in Harlem on Wednesday after selling prescription pills to an undercover cop....
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Bronx Man Nailed For Possession & Distribution Of Child Pornography

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Janice K Fedarcyk, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the arrest of Michael Cruz on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography....
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Bronx Man Had Loaded Gun, Cocaine

A 26-year-old Bronx man is facing felony charges after police found him in possession of a loaded gun and about 1 kilogram of cocaine....
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Innocent Bystander Shot In Bronx

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man accused of shooting an innocent bystander during a fight with another man last week....
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Police Search For A Missing Bronx Teen

Police are searching for a teenage girl who was last seen in the Claremont section of the Bronx on Saturday afternoon....
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Police Search For A Missing Bronx Teen

The NYPD is looking for the public’s assistance in finding a missing Bronx teen....
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Bronx Man Sentenced On Firearm Charges

A New York man has been sentenced in Vermont to more than eight years in prison for a firearms charge connected to a drug-related armed robbery in Rutland.

Espada Guilty Of Four Theft Counts

A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted former State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. on Monday of stealing from the publicly funded health care clinic he operated in the Bronx, but the judge declared a mistrial on the remaining counts against the former lawmaker and all counts against Espada's son.

Two Bronx Men Shot, One Dies

Two men were shot early Sunday morning, one fatally, in the University Heights section of Bronx, according to police report.

Cops Seek 3 Women In Bronx Subway Robbery

Police are searching for three women whom they say committed a robbery at a Bronx subway station.
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Hunting Man For Attempted Kidnapping

Police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a 6-year-old boy in front of a school in the Schuylerville section of Bronx.

Bronx Man Sentenced To 18 Months

One of three men from Bronx, NY, who admitted their roles in defrauding the U.S. Department of the Treasury of more than $300,000 in income tax return checks was sentenced today to 18 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.

Bronx Man Charged Stealing From Bank

A Bronx man was indicted by a Freehold, NJ grand jury last week on charges he used fake identification documents to steal $500 from a Bradley Beach, NJ bank.

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Sentenced To 75 Years-To-Life

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the sentencing of Michael Pena, 28, to the maximum penalty of 75 years-to-life in state prison following his convictions at trial of three counts of Predatory Sexual Assault, class A felonies, and three related charges, for attacking a young schoolteacher at gunpoint in Inwood last summer.
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Man Robbed & Slashed On Train Platform

Police are looking for a suspect who slashed a subway rider across the face and neck during a robbery.

Off-Duty Officer Shoots Man Who Fired At Police In Bronx

New York City police say an off-duty officer shot a 19-year-old who fired a gun into a park and then fired at officers when they chased him.

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Diane A. Thompson, MD, MS

is a resident physician, a former advanced practice nurse, an aesthetic specialist, a wellness coach, certified in sports nutrition, and an empowerment speaker.