Sunday of Crime: Rock Strikes Man, Woman’s Phone Stolen
A senseless act of aggression followed by a mugging marred an otherwise beautiful Sunday. A man was struck in the head by a rock, while a woman had her iPhone snatched.
The incidents happened within hours of each other. The first incident occurred at around 6:30pm, where a Jewish man in his 30’s was walking with his wife and child in front of the ‘Marketplace’ on East New York and Kingston, when a young Black kid threw a rock at him and struck him in the head.
The attacker was part of a larger group of youths, which surveillance video revels assisted in him fleeing the scene. One kid is seen giving the attacker his bike so that he can flee the scene, while the others remained behind and ‘helped’ the victim out.
He was treated at the scene by EMS for bruising to his head. Police are investigating this incident as a hate crime.
The second incident occurred at around 8:30pm, a Jewish woman walking on Empire Boulevard near Troy Avenue had her iPhone snatched by a pair of muggers. Surveillance video shows the woman chase after them while calling out for help.
Surveillance video shows one man, dressed in a hat and jacket, attempt to peruse the muggers while another man simply watches – ignoring the woman’s plight.
While the first incident was not reported to Shomrim, the second one was albeit hours later. Shomrim nevertheless obtained the surveillance footage in both incident and shared it with the police, in hopes of catching the perpetrators of these crime.
Surveillance Video from the Cell Phone Mugging:
Surveillance Video from the rock throwing incident:
yossel
i called police detective line more then once left a message i have video of crime they would not even return my call
Know Pct. 71
B”H
Dear Yossel:
Go in person to the precinct and keep asking for higher and higher higher-ups, until someone takes this seriously. If no one will do it, contact Marty Markowitz’s office ASAP.
Why won’t they return your calls? To keep the crime statistics low in Bloomberg’s system — the shame of it all!
But you have to be a squeeky wheel, and be willing to ask for the person’s supervisor, on up the chain.
Unfortunately, I know how hard the 71st works to supposedly have low crime stats.
summer
Well summer is definately here and it looks like it is shaping up to be an every day event these assaults. And, the perpertrators are getting younger, and younger and younger. I hope the NYPD is taking these things seriously and not chalking it up to youthful indiscretions. These youngsters are our future violent thugs – no two ways about it. Lock them up now and save the lives of future victims.
When
People act like animals you treat them like animals!
declasse' intelelctual
Why the surprise: This is the norm in Bloomberg’s New York where he is so good at saying how great he is and how great is the city. Where are the cops–they are out giving tickets–legal or illegal– so that Bloomberg can have his campaigns against Jews for having Bris Milah and against store owners in Williamsburg that requested in signs in the window that customers be attired properly.
Call detective
Detective Thomas from 71 precinct is on the case, call him direct on 7182213441
Yisroel
While another man watches simply ignoring the woman’s plight.
No need to judge, I wouldn’t either do anything and I don’t think that’s simply ignoring another’s plight. Praise to those who act, but no need to judge and put down those who don’t. At the very least no need to describe it as “simply ignore” as if there’s nothing more to it.
serel chana maness
awhile we live in a very difficult times,what really happens is everything comes from hashem,whether we realized it or not,are the ladies tznius? are you making an effect to raise your level of torah learning? we all wish for imm complete geula,amen
to serel chana maness
Comments like yours are irritating. When you don’t know why things happen, you make up reasons for why they happen. You are in golus. I believe Hashem is sending a message repeatedly which people don’t seem to grasp.
cm
i also couldnt help but notice the terrible standard of tznius in CH. it is not acceptable for women to walk around like that! And no. this is not necessarily ”a reason” why these things happen, just a suggestion.
Fed Up
Time for victims to arm themselves! If you shoot the criminals, then many of them will be afraid to rob or assault others, since they usually target people, who cannot or will not defend themselves. Deep down inside criminals are sissies and cry babies, who usually run away at the first the first resistance against them.
Mike Rabinowitz
Arming yourself in NYC will get you a felony conviction and possibly prison time. Only cops and criminals can have guns in New York.
declasse' intelelctual
Right on #. Go to fronsight.com and then learn how to use the “equalizer”
declasse' intelelctual
#8 8 & 19: Great Real. it is not the problem, it is just an issue. The real source of the problem is the culture that begins on top; i.e., Washington. Today another scandal in the State Department. Once you set this culture, it is hard to eradicate. You have the belief that everything will be handed to you, especially from Washington and when that does not happen and when things go bad–non-good things occur at an even greater rate. And, when you have the leader of this country attacking religion and morality, what do you expect?
So what's the count now?
How many unpunished crimes does that make per day against Jews in Crown Heights?