CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A UPS driver was robbed at gunpoint earlier today by a fearless and calculating bandit, who ditched his firearm and later went back to recover it. The robbery took place in broad daylight right near Kingston Avenue, and police ignored crucial information provided by Shomrim.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A suitcase – which has been sitting on Eastern Parkway near Brooklyn Avenue for a few days – was called in to 911 as a suspicious package just an hour ago. Police are taking no chances and shut down the entire area, causing traffic mayhem on Erev Shabbos just as school was being dismissed.
Four people are facing hate crime charges after allegedly targeting a yeshiva buchir for a violent robbery in Monsey NY, because he was Jewish. Police said the victim was hit in the head in Monsey on Monday night during an attempted robbery.
Crown Heights [CHI] — A mugging on the subway sparked a massive police response, including k9 and heavily armored emergency service units, who spread out near subway entrances down Eastern Parkway with a strong presence in front of 770.
Crown Heights [CHI] — A number of Jewish women who live in the area of Empire Blvd. and Brooklyn Ave. have been complaining for a few months about an African-American neighbor who stalks them and even touches them inappropriately. Shomrim responded to such calls on numerous occasions, and at one point had the police file a crime report to make sure that the situation was not being ignored.
Men who arrived at the Oihel Nosson Shul this morning for Shacharis were stunned to find that the large charity box at the entrance was vandalized and all the money was stolen.
Crown Heights [CHI] — Last week, a number of cars were ‘hit’ in the Crown Heights neighborhood, with thieves making off with all four of their tires. One of the incidents was witnessed by a resident, who immidiately contacted the police, but the thieves were too quick and the cops too slow: by the time they arrived the thieves, and all four of the car’s tires, were gone.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] –- Four Beis Rivka high school students were accosted on their way home from school Tuesday evening right outside their school building on Crown Street.
An incident happened on Monday night in the heart of Flatbush, that left two women and their infant children badly shaken, but thankfully not hurt.
Crown Heights [CHI] — A Jewish girl was mugged by an unidentified assailant in the heart of crown heights.
This man was caught on camera stealing a ‘Pushka’ from the checkout counter of Sterling Electronics on Kingston Ave. If you see him, please notify Shomrim immediately at (718) 774-3333.
Crown Heights [CHI] — At around 9:30 tonight, an African-American male in his mid 20s was seen by a number of witnesses smashing the window of a Jewish owned mini-van on Albany Ave., in front of the ULY simcha hall. Shomrim were immediately called.
At around 7:00 PM tonight Shomrim dispatchers received a frantic call from a Bochur who was being harassed and intimidated by a stranger who would not let him continue on his way and was threatening to assault him.
An e-crime wave is sweeping the city with iPads, smartphones and other pricey devices now more popular with Big Apple thieves than even cold hard cash, cops say.
Hate-filled vandals torched at least three cars and scrawled racist and anti-Semitic messages on a Brooklyn block early Friday morning, police said.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A group of three thugs attempted to rob a checks cashing on Bedford Avenue, prompting a wild police chase which culminated on Montgomery Street with the robbers exchanging gunfire with police officers.
Two young black men are reportedly walking around the neighborhood trying to pass off $100 counterfeit bills. The counterfeits are relatively good fakes, and difficult to distinguish from regular legal tender. Sources confirm that they have been trying for many days to pass off one of their bills in all the shops on Kingston, but so far have only managed to cheat the Kol Tuv grocery store.
In the extended article are security camera stills of one of the men at the Kol Tuv grocery store. If you see him, please contact Shomrim immediately at (718) 774-3333.
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