Shomrim Apprehend 12-Year-Old Gun Toting Mugger

WILLIAMSBURG, NY — A kid mugger who preys on Hasidic women in Williamsburg held up a mother pushing her baby in a stroller yesterday — only to be nabbed minutes later by patrol, police said.

Kingston Avenue ATM Robbed

Thousands of dollars were stolen out of an ATM on Kingston Avenue last night. The incident took place at the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Crown Street, in front of Post Mark-it, where the ATM which has been there for nearly a year was pried open and its contents emptied.

Two Cars Burglarized Overnight, more Over Shabbos

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — CrownHeights.info received a number reports about cars having been broken into over the last few days. The most recent incidents were that of two cars parked next to each other that were broken into and ransacked.

Burglar Attempts to Rob CH Home, Leaves Broken Handed

Gun-Toting Robber Arrested

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — One of the gun-toting thugs who has been terrorizing Jewish Crown Heights residents was arrested last Wednesday. After a victim was able to positively ID the suspect in a police photo array, he was charged with robbery.

Another Aggressive Panhandler Taken off the Streets

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Yesterday a Jewish resident was accosted by yet another aggressive panhandler on Kingston Avenue, and a passing Shomrim member stepped in to put an end to it, this time.

Police Release Sketch of Suspects in Gun Point Robberies

The New York City Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating six robberies in the confines of the 71st and 77th Precincts as bias incidents.

The incidents are as follows:

1) On Saturday January 2, 2010 at approximately 1820 hours in front of 1500 President Street, in the confines of the 71 Precinct, a M/W/15 was approached by two male blacks who demanded his money. The victim ran from the location with no property removed, no injuries were reported.

2) On Saturday January 2, 2010 at approximately 1821 hours in front of 1507 President Street, in the confines of the 71 Precinct, a M/W/27 was approached by two male blacks, one armed with a firearm, who demanded his property. The suspects fled before any property was removed, no injuries were reported.

3) On Saturday January 2, 2010 at approximately 1835 hours, in the vicinity of Montgomery Street and Albany Avenue, in the confines of the 71 Precinct, a M/W/25 was followed into his building by two male blacks. As the victim was entering his apartment, one of the suspects pulled out a firearm and the suspects forced their way into his apartment. The suspects removed an undetermined amount of cash and fled the location, no injuries were reported.

Video: Motzoai Shabbos Attempted Mugging at Gunpoint

In an effort to identify, and put an end to the dangerous crime spree that has plagued our community since Saturday night SafeZone24 and CrownHeights.info present the following surveillance video footage of the first attempted robbery which took place on President and Albany.

Car Break-ins: Have all the Reports Been Filed, or Lost?

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Police Department has been under scrutiny over the past couple years, after being accused of ‘losing’ reports. Interested in keeping the crime statistics down officers were pressured by their superiors to ‘lose’ the reports.

Rabbi Dov Gruzman Shliach in Vienna, Attacked

A Muslim man attacked a Chabad rabbi Saturday night as he was conducting the annual ceremony to light the public Chanukah menorah in Stefenfaltz Square in the city of Vienna, Austria.