The Pelham Manor chief of police says that the police officer who fatally shot a man after following him from the Westchester suburb into the Bronx followed police procedure. According to the Journal News, Pelham Manor Police Officer Kenneth Stretz spotted the ATV on Boston Post Road at 5:51 p.m. on Sunday—"It is not legal to drive an ATV on a public street"—and pursued Harlem resident Wardell Johnson into the Bronx. And, after the ATV ran out of gas and he tried to flee by running into a backyard, two witnesses told the NYPD that they saw Johnson trying to choke Stretz and take the cop's gun. more ›

Last night, a man who had been driving an ATV in the Bronx was fatally shot by a police officer. According to WABC 7, the shooting occurred "near Edson Avenue and Boston Road in Baychester. An officer from Westchester County chased the man from Pelham Manor into the Bronx, after spotting him on the 4-wheeler." Witnesses say the victim, Wardell Johnson, 43, had been in a "violent struggle" with the cop. more ›

The City Parks Department recently trained some employees on proper ATV handling on Randall's Island, but were they putting birds in danger in the process? A Times reporter recently sat in on some ATV training, where one Parks worker mentioned they saw a killdeer plover nest in the vicinity. He said, "Two of her eggs are broken. I hope we didn’t do it." Killdeer plovers are ground-nesting birds and rely on distraction techniques to protect their eggs—techniques which most likely wouldn't work against an ATV. So, should the Parks Department be more careful, or does the plover need to learn to hide a little better? more ›

Back in 2007, cops raided the Bronx home of Alcy Rosario, 27, as he and two accomplices loaded 50 kilos of cocaine—with a street value of $20 million—into duffel bags. Police collared his two partners, but Rosario escaped by running away and jumping into the Bronx River. City Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan tells the Post "they never found the body, but they were always checking to see if he might be around," and cops were regularly seen staking out his building. Well, it turns out Rosario actually survived his suicidal plunge in the river, and even went on to lead a life of carefree recreation. On Saturday night, he finally surfaced, after police were alerted to a group of men riding all-terrain vehicles through Van Cortlandt Park. It's unclear why Rosario didn't harness his mutant Bronx River powers to fight off the cops—he's refusing to speak to investigators. He faces charges that could land him eight to 20 years behind bars; his accomplices pleaded guilty after the 2007 arrest and are currently serving seven-year sentences in state prison. more ›