Rather stand idly by and remain victims, a group of Jewish men sprung into action Wednesday and apprehended a man whom they had witnessed breaking into a minivan. Other passersby ran to the police station for help.
A man in his late 20’s was found dead, of apparent gunshot wounds, between two parked cars on Empire Boulevard.
A reader sent us in photos of a man getting arrested outside 770 late this afternoon as a crowd looked on. It was not immediately clear why he was arrested. During this weekend police are on heightened alert with the Kinus Hashluchos underway in Crown Heights.
A violent parolee who killed a beloved Brooklyn liquor-store clerk was sentenced to 35 years in prison today.
Over the last few days tens of vehicles have been broken into and robbed, items like GPSs and loose change were taken. Crown Heights Shomrim received a report from one burglary victim stating that he confronted the thief and he identified him as Terrence Nelson – one of the areas most notorious recidivists.
In the bad old days, New York City once averaged six murders every 24 hours. But those bloody times are long gone. The latest evidence? Police say that as of Saturday morning, the city had gone 10 days without a reported homicide.
A driver of a eighteen wheeled tractor trailer smashed into a cop car and injured a police officer outside the 71st precinct, then fled the scene. A chase across two precinct led to the apprehension of the driver who was drunk.
CROWN HEIGHTS – The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating after racist graffiti was discovered on an entire block in Crown Heights. Authorities say someone spray-painted anti-black and anti-Semitic messages on buildings along Lincoln Place, between Utica and Rochester […]
CROWN HEIGHTS — Three men were arrested after they accosted a Jewish man, damaging his vehicle and intimidating him, while he was parking his car on Montgomery Street.
It was a nightmare hour of bloodshed for the NYPD. In barely more than 60 minutes last night, three city cops were shot in two separate incidents.
CROWN HEIGHTS — Shomrim scooters, a symbol of vigilance seen all around our neighborhood, was recently the target of two vandals. Captured on surveillance video two young teenagers are seen slashing two tires of a parked scooter.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — 2012 was a year which included big changes in the 71st Precinct, with a new commanding officer brought in and shakeups in the department. Among the changes a severely distorted picture of crime numbers has emerged with a spike in felony crimes and a massive drop in misdemeanors.
A man who took a bullet to the stomach was clinging to life in a Brooklyn hospital Tuesday, cops said. He was the seventh person shot since the city rang in the new year.
It wasn’t a gift of a pair of boots, but it was a warm place to stay for the night. After apprehending a man for breaking into a garage, Shomrim discovered that he was homeless and only sought to find a place to stay for the night. Together with police assistance shelter was arranged and most likely saving the man’s life.
During the holiday season there is always a notable uptick in auto related thefts and burglary, with the pressure to procure holiday gifts – or those who simply leave them in cars. Crown Heights Shomrim has issued a community warning alerting vehicle owners not to leave any items in plain sight. At all.
CROWN HEIGHTS — He just can’t get a break! The owner of a late model Infinity M37 whose tires were stolen back in October just a few hundred feet away, was the victim of the same theft once again – only this time his window was smashed and the car was burglarized too.
CROWN HEIGHTS — A short but wild chase ended with the arrest of four individuals for trespassing and resisting arrest after they were found in an apartment of a building whose inhabitants are mostly Jewish.
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