Video: Tefilin Stolen Off Bnos Menachem Bus

Surveillance video obtained by CrownHeights.info shows an African-American male entering the Bnos Menachem school bus and leaving with a pair of Tefilin.

The theft occurred this past Monday shortly after 6:00pm. The perpetrator was able to enter the bus due to unusually strong winds that caused the bus doors to flap open and closed.

The owner of the stolen Tefilin is not known at this time.

24 Comments

  • question

    Why African American? What on earth does he have to do with Africa? Call a spade a spade.

  • funny

    this guy walks off the bus thinking he got a suitcase of cash

    he came home and opened it and had a heart attack

    PS who leaves teffilin on a bus overnight and on a girls bus?

  • Too Far

    Tefillin on the BNOS Menachem bus? First Chabad Lite, then COTS, now Reform Judaism in our schools!

    Oy, meh hoyoh lonu!!!

  • Reuven

    There is a market in used tefillin???

    Awesome because I have a Rashi & Tam, I’d love to sell

    • The truth can be frightening

      if you want to sell them post it I am sure there are Parents out there that would love to buy Tefillin@ a discount

  • T'was

    The Busdriver’s. Those buses are used to take guests from Razag to 770 for Chuppahs and back. There is also a wonderful after-school program that drives the girls home! So sad that a dedicated busdriver has had his Tefillin stolen!

  • ch bubby

    why are the doors left open ???,
    also I’m not sure the person isn’t white, not clear in the picture.

    • Blast from the past

      It’s not safe to leave anything in a school bu., There is no way to completely lock a school bus because the emergency exit (back door) has to be unlocked from the outside and in while there are passengers on the bus, so therefore most (if not all) busses don’t even have a lock on the back door leaving any ganif with access to the inside.

  • ha

    he should also be charged with urinating on private property which seems to be what hes doing at the beg of video.

  • Bnos Menachem/Razag

    There is sooooo much thievery there… at chasuna hall, valet parking, this bus…

  • wait a second

    if the owner of the stolen tefillen is not known how did they know this even happened? If no one came forward and said hey my teffillen were on the bus and now they are gone! how did anyone even think to check the cameras and see that this theft occured?
    I dont get it.. anyone?
    does someone just sit and watch these cameras day and night and just randomly spotted this happening??

  • to #3

    dont just say stuff w/out knowing what u r talking about!!!!!!!!!!
    look @ #6 for ur answer!!!!!!!!
    dont just say unnecessary comments!

  • Seeing that it's not cash,

    hope he doesn’t desecrate the Tefillin out of
    frustration, anger – not necessarily in that order!

  • Negligence on owner's own acrayos

    Someone who would leave tefillin outside in below freezing weather (Note date of 01/06 on camera time stamp) is doubly negligent and careless. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were posul anyway. Gonif probably did him a favor. Gam zu l’tova.

  • Doesn't look like tefillin to me.

    The bag has a handle on it and is pretty thin. It looks more like some kind of small briefcase or tote.

  • Yossel

    Who leaves a pair of Tefillin on an unlocked bus? And why aren’t the buses parked in a safe lot, not in the street taking up 4 parking spaces??

    The school buses don’t belong on the street, and they should be locked when not in use. What’s to stop an armed thug from hiding on the thing when the driver starts his next shift (G-d forbid)???

  • Yossel

    Regarding a lock on these buses, an alarm that is accessible for any child to activate when the vehicle is parked and locked, should be installed. The alarm can alert the driver or other wireless contact (such as cell phones) if activated, or it can activate an alarm and lights on the outside of the bus to alert passersby that someone is locked inside.

  • anonymous

    I am sure the guy did not leave the Teflin on the bus on purpose, he probrably forget to take them with him,