The search is on for a man who attacked and robbed a 69-year-old African-American woman in Crown Heights on Friday night.
Two Jewish women were walking to the Monticello Wal-Mart from their nearby bungalow colony when they were robbed at gunpoint.
This morning, through the great work and cooperation of the NYPD, Shomrim and a vigilant homeowner, the man responsible for several burglaries on a single Crown Heights block has been arrested.
Police are seeking the public’s help by releasing surveillance video of a ‘push-in’ robbery which occurred in Crown Heights a month ago. An 87-year old woman opened the door of her Empire Boulevard apartment and 4 men and a woman pulled a gun and pushed their way into her apartment, tying her up and stealing cash and jewelry.
A pattern of disturbing burglaries is emerging after a Jewish home was ransacked, while the family was away for Shabbos. This was the fourth such weekend robbery in Crown Heights in under a month.
A took a jog on the Manhattan-bound subway tracks this morning, prompting police to shut down the power and look for him. The man was apprehended at the Kingston Avenue stop and arrested.
With hot summer months driving up crime, many additional officers have been added to the streets. One officer, stationed on Utica Ave, recognized a man wanted for a string of burglaries from a wanted poster. After a short pursuit the suspect was arrested.
A young Jewish woman was the victim of a violent mugging, two female muggers grabbed her by her hair and threw her to the ground then made off with her iPhone. A non-Jewish couple passing by came to her aid and called the police. A clever message about owing someone money, lured the muggers into a sting and they were arrested.
A Shomrim volunteer and a store manager witnessed a pair of shoplifters fill two backpacks with goods from a Crown Heights supermarket, then leave without paying. After following them for a while a chase ensued and both were apprehended.
It was a hot time in the city last night, as bullets flew all over town, leaving two dead – one in Crown Heights – and five seriously wounded, cops said.
A pair of brazen thieves walked into a Kingston Avenue hair salon and stole over $6,000 worth of wigs, but before leaving they asked for a business card.
After receiving complaints about a suspected marijuana growing operation on a Crown Heights building rooftop, police officers from the 71st Precinct investigated and were surprised to find 10 large plants.
A pair of perverts assaulted a Jewish woman near Beis Rivka before the eyes of multiple witnesses. Once Shomrim was called they were apprehended, only to be released since only one committed the crime and the woman was not certain who it was.
A man and woman were arrested after they were found inside a vacant home on Eastern Parkway. Shomrim apprehended the pair after received a call from a relative of the owner.
A 15-year-old teen was arrested this afternoon after stealing an umbrella from a Kingston Avenue store. The thief claimed it was a ‘joke’ and that she was ‘afraid’.
A Jewish man was punched in the face by an irate construction worker, who after asking to allow him to pull out of his driveway went berserk.
An alleged pervert who shot up four members of a Jewish patrol group when they cornered him following complaints of exposing himself claimed self-defense at his trial Tuesday.
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