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Teens Arrested for Robbing Devorah Benjamin

In the hot sun for hours on end, Devorah Benjamin sits outside the Empire Kosher supermarket collecting money for financially struggling young couples to help pay for their wedding expenses. A pair of teenage hooligans took advantage and robbed Mrs. Benjamin, stealing her bucket full of cash and coins.

Mrs. Benjamin works tirelessly throughout the year to help marry off these young men and women through her organization Keren Simachas Choson V’Kallah (KSCVK). When the donations are slow to come, she sits outside the supermarket with a bucket in her hands and tries to scrape together the desperately needed funds dollar after dollar.

This morning, Devorah was robbed by two young African-American teenagers, a boy and a girl, but thanks to the quick actions of bystanders and Shomrim volunteers, the money was quickly recovered.

The two juveniles, 10th graders from a nearby public school, were chatting with Mrs. Benjamin, when one of them suddenly grabbed her bucket and they both ran off toward Brooklyn Ave. The bucket contained about $50 in donations.

Two quick acting bystanders gave chase to the teens, and Shomrim were immediately called.

The teens fled up Brooklyn Ave. toward Montgomery St., where two Shomrim volunteers were waiting for them. They caught them and held them until the police arrived.

While the police were on their way, a crowd gathered and demanded to know why the Shomrim members were holding these two teens. When the volunteers explained what happened, most of them understood and some even thanked them for teaching them a lesson and keeping the community safe.

There was one woman, however, who began to create a ruckus and tried to portray those who sprung into action as racist. She repeatedly attempted to have the thieves leave the scene before police arrived – this after being explained what they had done.

Thankfully, the police wouldn’t have any of it. They cuffed the teens and took them down to the precinct, where their records were examined to see what disciplinary steps were appropriate for them. (if their records were clean, they would be released to their parents with a stern warning.)

This incident marks the second time in 24 hours that Shomrim apprehended juvenile criminals in Crown Heights.

If you would like to help and contribute to KSCVK you can do so by visiting www.KSCVK.org – and help keep Devorah out of the sun!

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42 Comments

  • What???

    Why blur the face? We’d love to know who to be vigilant near. (I promise you no shidduch prospects for them or their family members will be destroyed due to that)

  • Rishe Deitsch

    Devorah is a doll. Yasher koach to her and to her organization. So glad the thieves were caught, for Devorah’s sake, for our community’s sake, and for their own sakes.

  • Lowlives

    They should rot in hell. Chances are they won’t get out of their teen years & that’s just fine by me.

  • Res

    Number 1 in all honesty does it really make a difference if you see thier face or not ?? .. Look at the bottom line they were caught and by some miracle that maybe just maybe they will reform

  • donate

    If every one would donate just $3 ( A price of a bar of chocolate, which I am sure no one would miss
    over Yomtov)what a differant it would help a Chossson or Kallah wedding from a friend of Karen Chosson and Kalloh

  • Fair is Fair

    The faces of the 770 library vandals were blurred, so an obvious double standard just would not be fair, would it?

    • Milhouse

      Why? There is a difference between our own people and others. We owe consideration to our own.

    • NOBODY

      Actually I think we should owe consideration to everyone, not just our own. Grow up Milhouse.

    • Milhouse

      Actually you are wrong. Every person has a duty to his own people. Only a rootless monster sees everyone exactly the same.

    • Ash

      Milhouse, a thief is a thief, why should we look out for somebody who is commiting a crime against us (or anybody for that matter)? Whether they are jew or gentile they should be prosecuted equally.

    • however..

      We blur the faces of Jews because they are one of us and we care about their future. We don’t have to think about the goyims future or embarrassment, why waste our time? If they blurred the faces for legal reasons then its another story.

    • Anon

      “We don’t have to think about the goyims future or embarrassment”

      Way to be a light unto all nations. Don’t forget, Jews are the minority. What happens around you eventually affects your tight-knit community. Look at the media, look at what children are exposed to and now, communities and customs are falling apart.

  • Contact the school

    I would suggest Devorah & some “community leader” (if such a person exists) goes into the school to talk to the inmates about charity. Of course, the only charity these thugs know is welfare.

  • Go-ds right hand man

    Yeah help yourself doesn’t work so well !
    This young couple thought themselves strong enough to help their self !
    All the couples have to thank Debora Benjamin for her years of effort and persistence helping young couples accept communal assistance !
    She is a valuable part of mount Sinai !
    Next year in jerooshalayim !

  • Underage

    The only reason they were blurred is because they are underage.

    A crime committed is a crime committed, no matter by whom, and their faces should be published.

  • devorah benjamin

    Thankuu everyone
    Please when u come in to empire kisher thank all the workers especial jay jay. Who caught the girl what a kiddush Hashem with in a second happining every worker went running
    Easy fast

  • I know

    To 12:

    Yes, indeed. But, on a public forum, like this, if there’s a double standard, then we may come off as a “selfish people who care about nobody but ourselves.” Probably doesn’t make us look good.
    I mean, if a lower being acts unfair, well – not okay – but not very surprising. If, however, G-d’s Chosen People go down to such a morality, it looks much worse.

  • Mushkie

    She should say thank you to HaShem that the black teenager didn’t kill her. Life is more important then money.

  • TO 11

    THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BOCHURIM AND THESE TWO YOUNG PUNKS IS THAT THE BOCHURIM DON’T PLAN TO MAKE A CAREER OUT OF THIS (AND DIDN’T ACTUALLY STEAL ANYTHING EITHER) WHEREAS THESE PUNKS (AND I DON’T CARE WHAT COLOR THEY ARE) FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO DO THIS SORT OF THING AND WILL MOST LIKELY DO SO AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN….. BECAUSE THEY FEEL ENTITLED TO BE DOING THIS. AND AS FOR THE WOMAN WHO CRIED RACIST, JUST FOR THE RECORD I WITNESSED A BLACK BOY BLEEDING FROM A STAB WOUND CREATED BY HIS OWN BROTHER, WITH THE MOTHER TELLING HIM TO WALK TO KINGSBROOK HOSPITAL FOR STITCHES WHILE SHE SAT IN FRONT OF HE HOUSE TO TRY TO CATCH THE BROTHER. AND IT WAS ME A WHITE (SUPPOSEDLY RACIST) JEW WHO OFFERED AND DROVE HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. IT’S TIME THE RACIST CARD IS PUT TO SLEEP AND STOP EXCUSING THE PUNKS FOR THE DELINQUENT ACTIONS THEREBY ENCOURAGING THEM TO CONTINUE.

  • just donate to devorah

    unfortunately we probably wont be changing their ways but perhaps this story came at a good time for a wake up call for the rest of us erev yom kippur
    just donate to devorah so that youll be making a real difference instead of trying to analyze what kind of pple these twips are
    is there online that we could donate to if we dont live in c heights

  • Really?!?

    Haha what was in the bucket that they were so excited about 50$ cash!! Kids should know its not worth going to jail for 50$ cash!!!!!!!!! They’re dumb

  • Thanks to the Workers at Empire Kosher

    Impressed! The guys from Empire kosher ran after them and held her till shomrim came! I saw from outside my house. The girl kept trying to get away. Thanks to them is right!

  • Esq

    Such a shame. Perhaps the feeling of being cuffed at a young age will deter them from a life of crime. We are all neighbors and it is for all of our benefit to live in peace and harmony. I am most offended by the adults who attempt to portray shomrom as racist. They catch criminals of all colors I believe. Thank G-d.

  • ..........

    If any one try’s steeling from her again I will steal from them and trust me they don’t want that haping

  • Fed Up

    This is what happens, when we allow political correctness to ruin our city! To the cry baby woman, who defended the teens, they were not innocent angels minding their own business, but rather thugs, who tried to rob a good-hearted woman collecting for others. Hope the racist cry baby woman, who advocated for the thugs read this post!

  • donate

    Did you give up your $3 bar of chocolate and send the money to the organization, I am sure it will leave a sweet taste in your mouth better then the chocolate. DID YOU TAKE THE CHALLENGE???????? if not you can still donate. Thanks have a good “sweet new year”

  • Anash

    This is crazy two shamendriks come who shouldn’t be living and steal , and to 11 bachurim are mekushar these are pices of Derek no Nechama no hope

  • Smfh

    The racist comments are not needed. They should not steal and that’s that don’t make it a race issue.