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2025-01-12 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Bronx man accused of randomly stabbing a 14-year-old boy to death is also suspected of slashing a 38-year-old man on January 5

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Posted by Fred 2025-01-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 Where's Waldo from?

Posted by RJ45ACP 2025-01-12 04:46|| 2025-01-12 04:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Who is WALDO?

Posted by NN2N1 2025-01-12 05:28|| 2025-01-12 05:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Superficial reporting usually indicates an inconvenient bio.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-12 08:09|| 2025-01-12 08:09|| Front Page Top

#4 A.M. NY reports:

A Bronx man arrested Saturday for allegedly stabbing a 14-year-old boy to death on Friday had an extensive history of mental health issues — something which led law enforcement to again demand change in the Big Apple.

Law enforcement sources said Mejia had been wanted for a Jan. 5 incident in Mott Haven, during which he reportedly attacked a 38-year-old man walking down the stairs leading to the 3rd Avenue-East 138th Street subway station. The victim suffered a gash to the left arm. EMS took the victim to a local hospital, where he received several stitches to close the wound.

Transit cops were able to recognize Mejia from surveillance footage and linked him to both attacks. Officers then tracked him down as he tried to enter his home in Mott Haven where police took him into custody and recovered a bloody knife.

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch revealed Saturday that Mejia has an extensive rap sheet and a history of mental illness issues.

“Mr. Mejia is a career criminal with four prior unsealed arrests. The most recent one occurred on Nov. 27, 2024, when Mr. Mejia was arrested for stabbing another victim’s ring camera with a kitchen knife, and importantly, was released on his own recognizance the very next day,” Tisch said. “In 2019, Mr. Mejia was arrested for burglary and arson after lighting another victim’s residence on fire. And in 2017, he was found to be in possession of a 9 mm gun loaded with nine rounds, including one in the chamber.”

Tisch said she hopes this tragic incident will lead to more available resources to keep the mentally ill off the streets.

“A brutal, unprovoked killing of a 14-year-old child by a career criminal, a recidivist over and over again, with a history of mental health interactions with the NYPD,” the commissioner said. “How many times does the mayor have to keep talking about this before something changes? I’m hopeful something will change. Let this be the call to action.”

The incident occurred more than a week after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her intention to seek state legislative approval to empower New York City and other localities to involuntarily hospitalize the severely mentally ill.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-01-12 09:47|| 2025-01-12 09:47|| Front Page Top

#5 We are to assume he is a US citizen based on the coverage. Maybe that’s not a pertinent topic that Americans would be interested in.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-12 10:30|| 2025-01-12 10:30|| Front Page Top

#6 When a dog mauls and kills someone, are we really concerned about the mental state of the dog? We make sure the dog never does it again to protect others.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-01-12 10:45|| 2025-01-12 10:45|| Front Page Top

#7 How long does a rap sheet have to be before 'prosecutors' stop turning them loose?

Posted by Bobby 2025-01-12 11:33|| 2025-01-12 11:33|| Front Page Top

#8 A head case with a long record of crime. One has to wonder why he was out wandering the streets.

Posted by JohnQC 2025-01-12 15:24|| 2025-01-12 15:24|| Front Page Top

#9 A head case with a long record of crime. One has to wonder why he was out wandering the streets.

Alvin Bragg?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2025-01-12 15:42|| 2025-01-12 15:42|| Front Page Top

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