Santiago Salcedo, 27, accused of attempting to abduct a three-year-old girl in the Bronx on Monday afternoon, appeared in court for the first time yesterday and was held on a $15,000 bail.
"My sister has been failed by the system that's supposed to help her." So said Nancy Egegbara, wisely diagnosing the massive cracks through which Anthonia Egegbara fell before her untreated mental illness took hold of her and she shoved Lenny Javier into a No. 1 train last Monday morning.
Mom of girl, 3, who was nearly kidnapped in the Bronx said the suspect - Santiago Salcedo - is not mentally OK. He s pictured here laughing as he leaves the 45th Precinct in the Bronx.
Jeffrey Evans, 55, a repeat offender with 11 open cases, is being sought by the NYPD for the brutal beating of an Asian can collector in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, which was caught on video.
New York City is seeing a surge in violent crime committed by homeless suspects with untreated mental health issues as the number of homeless adults in shelters has doubled this past decade.