Screenshot via video courtesy of the NYPD
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
The NYPD is looking for
a duo who injured a man in a
Bronx shooting on Thursday
evening.
According to police, at 6:44
p.m. on June 17 an unknown
man shot a 24-year-old man in
the back and both legs in front
of 1551 Sheridan Ave. The suspect
then got on a scooter operated
by another unknown
man and fled the scene on
Sheridan Avenue.
The victim was taken to
a local hospital by private
means and is in stable condition.
The NYPD released video
of the suspects taken from
nearby surveillance footage:
The first suspect is described
as wearing sunglasses and
all-black clothing. The second
suspect, described as having
light skin, wore a white baseball
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cap, a red long-sleeved
shirt and dark-colored shorts.
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 Crime
Stoppers website or on Twitter
@NYPDTips. All calls are
strictly confidential.
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BY BRONX TIMES
A Bronx woman was indicted
Tuesday for stealing
nearly $20,000 from eight
people in a scheme promising
affordable apartments in
city–owned buildings.
According to the investigation,
between June 2019
and September 2020, Jennifer
Ricardo, 39, of Decatur
Avenue, allegedly pretended
to be either a real estate broker,
an HPD employee or an
HDC employee and met with
her victims at various apartment
buildings in the Bronx,
accepting rent payments and
security deposits for apartments
in the buildings. The
would–be renters never received
keys or got the apartments
and could not get in
contact with Ricardo after
they paid her. She allegedly
scammed eight people out of
a total of $19,459.
“The defendant preyed
on people who entrusted
her with their hard–earned
money as rent and security
deposits for apartments,”
said District Attorney Darcel
Clark. “She allegedly
posed as a real estate broker
or an employee of the city’s
Housing Preservation and
Development (HPD) or the
city’s Housing Development
Corporation (HDC) and took
amounts from $1,620to $3,240
for deposits, which are enormous
sums for people with
low incomes. Her alleged behavior
is unconscionable.”
She was arraigned on a
39–count indictment and
charged with third–degree
grand larceny, fourth–degree
grand larceny, petit larceny,
third–degree criminal
possession of stolen property,
fourth–degree criminal
possession of stolen property,
fifth–degree criminal possession
of stolen property, first–
degree scheme to defraud,
second–degree scheme to defraud,
second–degree criminal
impersonation, second
degree criminal possession
of a forged instrument and
third–degree criminal possession
of a forged instrument.
She is due back in
court Oct. 8.
2 men sought for
shooting, injuring
man in broad daylight
Bronx woman
indicted in
rent scam
that netted
nearly $20K