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Bronx Crime Watch: Dead Grandma's Neighbor Indicted; Murder in U-Heights

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I know it’s been a while, but Crime Watch is back today with a couple of Bronx murder reports.Neighbor of Dead Grandmother Indicted for MurderLast week, Tyrone Ragland reportedly confessed to murdering 82-year-old grandmother Ethel Parish while high on crack. Today, Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announced Ragland’s indictment on three murder counts that would put him away for life. Earlier in his life, Ragland spent 15 years in prison for murder. On January 5, according to the Daily News, Ragland smoked crack before going over to Parish’s apartment on the 15th floor of the Murphy Houses on Crotona Avenue. Ragland said an argument erupted over $80 that Parish supposedly owed him for house work and that she attacked him first and then he retaliated.

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Bronx Weekend News Roundup, Monday, April 18

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Welcome back to the program, ladies and gentleman of the Bronx and beyond. Just a reminder, today is the official deadline to file your taxes. So, get it done or risk the wrath of the IRS.Weather: High of around 60 today with clouds obscuring the sun as the day goes on. A strong chance of rain tonight through Wednesday. Story of the Day: Bronx Cops on the Hot SeatYesterday, the Post unveiled its “exclusive” look into the NYPD ticket-fixing scandal that apparently is almost exclusively focused on Bronx police officers.