An investigation is underway after a man was found fatally stabbed early this morning in Crown Heights.
At about 1:15 in the afternoon, Shomrim received a call from a shopper at Hamefitz Judaica saying her pocketbook had suddenly disappeared.
Police are investigating the possible abduction of an African-American teenage girl in Crown Heights.
Last night police were alerted that a man was publicly wielding a gun on Union St. near Schenectady Ave.
With the aid of a car jack, burglars attempted to break in to a Carroll Street home sometime Friday night, while the family was fast asleep. Apparently they were scared off before they could get into the home.
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.
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