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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [NYDN] — Cops released video on Monday capturing a cruel punk's attack on an 85-year-old Brooklyn woman — and she's not his only victim.

The surveillance video shows the robber following Lilian France into the elevator of a Crown Heights building, stalking her into a hallway and then choking her from behind.

France waved her arms, desperately trying to throw off her attacker.

Thug Caught on Camera Beating 85-year-old Brklyn Woman

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [NYDN] — Cops released video on Monday capturing a cruel punk’s attack on an 85-year-old Brooklyn woman — and she’s not his only victim.

The surveillance video shows the robber following Lilian France into the elevator of a Crown Heights building, stalking her into a hallway and then choking her from behind.

France waved her arms, desperately trying to throw off her attacker.

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New EDP ‘Blackmails’ A Kingston Avenue Store

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A bizarre call came into the Shomrim hotline this morning, Monday. A person walked into Judaica World and refused to leave the store unless he was ‘paid’ to do so. A number of Shomrim members responded and after searching for him briefly, they found him in front of the store.

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Alleged Accident Escalates to Road Rage Fueled Fight

The bus driver being treated by Hatzalah.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A school bus driver dropping off children from day camp was involved in an altercation stemming from an escalated road rage incident. The incident took place on Eastern Parkway in the service lane between Kingston and Albany at around 4:00pm where a car that was parked blocking a fire hydrant and obstructing traffic claimed the bus hit his car.

The bus driver stepped off the bus to inspect the ‘damage’ then got back on the bus to turn on his stop signals. The driver of the illegally parked car took that as an attempt of the bus driver to ‘flee’ the scene and a heated argument and scuffling ensued, leaving the driver of the bus with bloody toes.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Police making an arrest. Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was beaten and mugged at gun point last night, and thanks to the quick thinking of a neighbor, a bystander and police’s immediate response, the incident ended with the arrest of the two perpetrators along with the recovery of the handgun.

The incident took place in front of 621 Crown Street, a large apartment building in between Troy and Albany Avenues, where a Bochur was walking home and two Black males accosted him, one pointing a gun and demanding his valuables and the other who began assaulting him.

Continued in the Extended Article!

Mugging and Beating at Gunpoint, 2 Arrested & Gun Recovered

Police making an arrest. Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was beaten and mugged at gun point last night, and thanks to the quick thinking of a neighbor, a bystander and police’s immediate response, the incident ended with the arrest of the two perpetrators along with the recovery of the handgun.

The incident took place in front of 621 Crown Street, a large apartment building in between Troy and Albany Avenues, where a Bochur was walking home and two Black males accosted him, one pointing a gun and demanding his valuables and the other who began assaulting him.

Continued in the Extended Article!

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Shomrim Apprehend Sicko for Indecent Exposure

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Jewish woman on her way to work this morning was accosted by an individual who exposed himself to her on a Crown Heights street. The incident took place at around 10:20am on Brooklyn Avenue between Union and President Streets.

The perp, a Hispanic male in his 20’s was standing a few feet inside the alleyway and as the woman walked by he called out to her and exposed himself. The woman was so stunned that she couldn’t get a proper description of the perp but was able to give a general description.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Six Cars Vandalized Friday Night

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] -– Shabbos morning the residents of Brooklyn Avenue between East New York and Maple awoke to find their cars vandalized the paint and glass scratched with some kind of tool.

Six cars in total were vandalized, all of them belonging to Jewish residents, and all of them were high end cars including BMW’s and Cadillac’s.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Man Robbed and Assaulted, Perp Arrested

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] —- Wednesday, at around 5:45pm, a yungerman pushing a stroller was ‘held-up’ in an alleyway. The incident took place in the alleyway between Carroll and Crown, Kingston and Albany, where a Black male approached the yundgerman, stated he had a gun, and demanded money.

The Black male had his hand in a plastic bag and said he had a gun, the yungerman who was stunned did not immediately respond, prompting the mugger to attack him and punch him in face, dropping the bag that was over his hand, revealing that he in fact did not have a gun, the mugger then grabbed the yungerman’s bag, which contained his cellphone, and digital camera then fled down the alleyway.

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Yid Assaulted following an Argument over Parking Spot

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] -– A Jewish business owner was assaulted today outside his store, after arguing with a construction worker over a parking spot. The incident took place on Albany Avenue across from Café Rimon, where a demolition crew was working.

More in the Extended Article.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A man was arrested today thanks to an alert business owner, the incident began taking place in an ice cream factory on East New York Ave near Utica, where a Hiemishe Yid from Williamsburg spotted a Black man inside the factory that didn’t belong there.

After approaching the man he left the premises, he then followed him as he walked up Utica Ave and called Shomrim and the Police.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Shomrim Apprehend One for Shoplifting and Trespassing

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A man was arrested today thanks to an alert business owner, the incident began taking place in an ice cream factory on East New York Ave near Utica, where a Hiemishe Yid from Williamsburg spotted a Black man inside the factory that didn’t belong there.

After approaching the man he left the premises, he then followed him as he walked up Utica Ave and called Shomrim and the Police.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A bizarre scene unfolded earlier this Tuesday morning, at around 11:00am a city bus pulled to a stop on Crown and Kingston alongside a few Community Policing Officers and the driver asked them for help with removing a passenger, a Black female who was spitting, being loud and did not pay the bus fair.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Woman Thrown Off City Bus Spits at Bystanders, Cops

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A bizarre scene unfolded earlier this Tuesday morning, at around 11:00am a city bus pulled to a stop on Crown and Kingston alongside a few Community Policing Officers and the driver asked them for help with removing a passenger, a Black female who was spitting, being loud and did not pay the bus fair.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Influx of Cops Helps Cut Crime, but Residents still feeling Wary

Veronika Belenkaya – NY Daily News

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Brooklyn’s most dangerous neighborhoods are getting safer, thanks to an influx of cops.

Murders, thefts and assaults are down in traditionally violent precincts like East New York’s 75th, Police Department statistics show.

“Nine more people are alive [now] than this time last year in the 75th Precinct,” said Assistant Chief Gerald Nelson, the NYPD’s Brooklyn North borough commander. The 75th led the city in homicides last year, with 31.

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He’s Killed on Brooklyn Basketball Court

Jonathan Lemire – NY Daily News

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A 22-year-old man died after he was shot on a Brooklyn basketball court, staggered to the park’s rest room and collapsed, police said Saturday.

Ellison Butler was standing with friends in Lincoln Terrace Park (AKA Rochester Park) in Crown Heights when shots rang out just before 8:30 p.m. Friday, witnesses told police.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A month and a half ago a Lubavitcher Yeshiva school bus loaded with 13 young children on their way home was pelted with stones from a group of black youths. Last night detectives from the Hate Crimes Taskforce made 4 arrests in connection with the incident.

The suspects, all 14 years old, were on their way home from school when they threw the rocks, which they had prepared in advance, at the bus which was clearly carrying Jewish children. The 14 year olds were all charged with Criminal Mischief, an arrestable offence, in addition they were charged with committing a hate crime for a attacking a Jewish school bus.

4 Arrested After Throwing Rocks at School Bus

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A month and a half ago a Lubavitcher Yeshiva school bus loaded with 13 young children on their way home was pelted with stones from a group of black youths. Last night detectives from the Hate Crimes Taskforce made 4 arrests in connection with the incident.

The suspects, all 14 years old, were on their way home from school when they threw the rocks, which they had prepared in advance, at the bus which was clearly carrying Jewish children. The 14 year olds were all charged with Criminal Mischief, an arrestable offence, in addition they were charged with committing a hate crime for a attacking a Jewish school bus.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Sunday at around 7:30pm two Bochurim on their way to yeshiva were maced by a group of 3 young Black teens. The incident took place as the Bochurim were approaching the corner of Montgomery St and Troy Ave where the group was playing with a can of mace and sprayed at the two Bochurim, hitting one in the mouth and the other in the eye.

As the Bochurim continued walking, they saw a police officer posted at the corner and alerted him to as what had taken place, the police officer responded by running over to the group and apprehended the three youngsters, and had a police car respond to the scene to take the suspects back to the station house.

Police Catch 3 Assailants for Macing Bochurim

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Sunday at around 7:30pm two Bochurim on their way to yeshiva were maced by a group of 3 young Black teens. The incident took place as the Bochurim were approaching the corner of Montgomery St and Troy Ave where the group was playing with a can of mace and sprayed at the two Bochurim, hitting one in the mouth and the other in the eye.

As the Bochurim continued walking, they saw a police officer posted at the corner and alerted him to as what had taken place, the police officer responded by running over to the group and apprehended the three youngsters, and had a police car respond to the scene to take the suspects back to the station house.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Earlier this afternoon Shomrim responded to a call from a store manager saying that he was in pursuit of a shoplifter, a number of members responded and caught up with the shoplifter, an older Black woman, on the corner of Carroll and Brooklyn who willingly stopped and began apologizing for the theft.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Shomrim Apprehend Shoplifter

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Earlier this afternoon Shomrim responded to a call from a store manager saying that he was in pursuit of a shoplifter, a number of members responded and caught up with the shoplifter, an older Black woman, on the corner of Carroll and Brooklyn who willingly stopped and began apologizing for the theft.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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All the Mezuzahs Stolen off Apartment Doors

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last night, Wednesday, Mezuzahs were stolen off front doors of Jewish residents in a mostly non-Jewish building. The building, 576 Eastern Parkway is a massive building which spans all the way across to Union Street and has 48 residential units out of which just 3 are occupied by Jews.

More in the Extended Article.

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