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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — On Tuesday at about 6pm, while Jewish residents were celebrating Purim around Crown Heights. Police entered a President St apartment to find a black woman shot. It all started when police received a call regarding someone unconscious inside 1677 President St, Apt 16, corner Utica Ave.

Shot to Death on President St

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — On Tuesday at about 6pm, while Jewish residents were celebrating Purim around Crown Heights. Police entered a President St apartment to find a black woman shot. It all started when police received a call regarding someone unconscious inside 1677 President St, Apt 16, corner Utica Ave.

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Arik Deren (Greenwich, CT) to Elkie Havlin (Dresden, Germany) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
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Mendel Sternberg (New London, CT) to Devora Lea Amar (Seine Et Marne, France) L’Chaim: Thursday, Nov. 5th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
Baby Girl!

Uriel and Mushky (nee Dubov) Hillel from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Chaya (nee Gordon) Drizin from Los Angeles, CA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shmuel Helman (Brazil) to Stella Washingston (Alpharetta, GA)
New Engagement!

Doniel Preston (Edgware, UK) to Chayale Russel (Edgware, UK)
New Engagement!

Dovi Borochov (Crown Heights) to Mirel Vogel (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Binyomin Beilin (Boston, MA) Rivkah Bracha Ross (Waterbury, CT)
Baby Girl!

Menachem and Sari (Nee Gottlib) Forer from Crown Heights/Hillside had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Dovi Zaetz (Crown Heights) to Hanni Ladayov (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Levi Smith (N. Miami Beach, FL) to Chana Singer (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street
Baby Girl!

Shui and Sheva (nee Tennenhaus) Kastel from Hollywood, FL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Menahem Mendel Bredoire (Paris, France) to Haya Mouchka Sebag (Paris,France)
Baby Boy!

Menachem and Rivka (nee Kamnitzer) Rotenberg from East Flatbush had a baby boy! Sholom Zachor: 663 Lenox Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Kamman (Toronto, Canada) Miriam Prus (Doylestown, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Shmuel Rosenblatt (Brooklyn, NY) to Devora Twersky (Chicago, IL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
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Dovid Lifchitz (Boise, Idaho) to Mussie Moscowitz (Bucktown, IL)

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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — At around 8:30pm tonight, Tuesday; two Israeli bochurim were assaulted on Albany Ave and Crown St. Both bochurim were beaten and sustained injuries all about their bodies, BH nothing serious.

Purim Assault – Bochurim Beaten

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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — At around 8:30pm tonight, Tuesday; two Israeli bochurim were assaulted on Albany Ave and Crown St. Both bochurim were beaten and sustained injuries all about their bodies, BH nothing serious.

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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — She is a familiar face, she shoplifted from another store just a few days before and on Thursday she was at it again. An alert pharmacy employee noticed her taking a number of items and stuffing them into her backpack. She then walked over to the front counter, picked up a prescription and made for the door. As she fled the store the theft deterrent alarm went off.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Shomrim Assist in Apprehending Shoplifter, Police Let Her Go – Again

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — She is a familiar face, she shoplifted from another store just a few days before and on Thursday she was at it again. An alert pharmacy employee noticed her taking a number of items and stuffing them into her backpack. She then walked over to the front counter, picked up a prescription and made for the door. As she fled the store the theft deterrent alarm went off.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — For the fifth time in less then six months Cong. B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights has been burglarized, doors and locks have been damaged, and a total of $30 in cash has been taken.

More in the Extended Article.

Cong. B’nai Avraham Burglarized, Again

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — For the fifth time in less then six months Cong. B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights has been burglarized, doors and locks have been damaged, and a total of $30 in cash has been taken.

More in the Extended Article.

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Terrence Nelson (inset) and car that has been recently broken into.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Car owners in Crown Heights can breathe easy for another few days, weeks or months. Terrance Nelson, the single most known criminal who has been terrorizing the neighborhood for over 4 years, has been arrested late Wednesday night after being caught breaking into a car on Carroll Street.

More in the Extended Article.

Nelson Arrested Again and Again and Again

Terrence Nelson (inset) and car that has been recently broken into.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Car owners in Crown Heights can breathe easy for another few days, weeks or months. Terrance Nelson, the single most known criminal who has been terrorizing the neighborhood for over 4 years, has been arrested late Wednesday night after being caught breaking into a car on Carroll Street.

More in the Extended Article.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A school bus dropping off Beis Rivkah school girls, had a rock thrown at it as it was driving on President Street. Thank G-d no one on the bus was hurt. The incident took place at around 4:00pm between Kingston and Brooklyn.

A number of Shomrim members responded and began following the group of 4 Black teens down President. While the bus driver identified the group, Shomrim then called 911 and had police respond.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Group Throws Rock at School Bus, Shomrim Apprehend, Police Release

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A school bus dropping off Beis Rivkah school girls, had a rock thrown at it as it was driving on President Street. Thank G-d no one on the bus was hurt. The incident took place at around 4:00pm between Kingston and Brooklyn.

A number of Shomrim members responded and began following the group of 4 Black teens down President. While the bus driver identified the group, Shomrim then called 911 and had police respond.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Shomrim members checked out a call for a sighting of Terrence Nelson, the one accused of terrorizing vehicle owners in Crown Heights, and consequently encountered a much more serious call just across the street.

A Bochur approached one of the members who was staking out the alleyway while others were inside checking it and alerted him to a Black male who was climbing onto the back porch of a Montgomery Street home.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Shomrim Nab Would-Be Burglar Erev Shabbos

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Shomrim members checked out a call for a sighting of Terrence Nelson, the one accused of terrorizing vehicle owners in Crown Heights, and consequently encountered a much more serious call just across the street.

A Bochur approached one of the members who was staking out the alleyway while others were inside checking it and alerted him to a Black male who was climbing onto the back porch of a Montgomery Street home.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Teen Hurls Glass Bottle at Bus Injuring Passengers

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A routine ride on the Community Council’s Crown Heights – Boro Park bus took a turn for the worse this afternoon. A glass bottle was hurled at the bus, going right through one of the windows and striking two of the passengers, injuring them. One passenger described the scene to CrownHeights.info; “I heard a loud bang and then women started screaming. I was petrified…”

The incident took place as the bus was driving past Empire Boulevard and Balfour Place, at around 3:50pm. A group of three black youths, described as two females and one male in their early teens, threw a glass bottle at the bus striking it and causing damage and injuring passengers.

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New Rash of Car Break-ins, Nelsons M.O. at Play

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Nelsons signature returns alongside a new rash of auto break-ins. Over Shabbos a car was broken into on Montgomery Street and a portable navigation unit was stolen and on Sunday night another car was broken into on Albany Avenue and Empire Boulevard. Each of these incidents had Crown Heights’s most notorious auto larcenist, Terrence Nelson, signature all over it.

More in the Extended Article.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The theft of a Sefer Torah, valued at over $40,000, shook Crown Heights last week, many different newspapers and TV stations covered the incident along with the plea to help have it returned.

A number of people made an absurd accusation that the theft had been committed by someone who was Jewish, with the reasoning that only a Jew would know the value of a torah. But police were able to pull surveillance footage from two security cameras on the block.

Surveillance Video of the Thief who Stole the Sefer Torah

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The theft of a Sefer Torah, valued at over $40,000, shook Crown Heights last week, many different newspapers and TV stations covered the incident along with the plea to help have it returned.

A number of people made an absurd accusation that the theft had been committed by someone who was Jewish, with the reasoning that only a Jew would know the value of a torah. But police were able to pull surveillance footage from two security cameras on the block.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Sefer Torah was stolen out of a parked car last night. The incident took place in front of 1723 Union Street which is between Schenectady and Utica Avenues, after was the car was parked, which was around 11:00pm, and was discovered at around 10:45 this morning.

Shomrim received the call from the driver of the car informing them of the theft and asked for their help with what to do. After arriving on scene Shomrim called 911 and had police respond to the location to take a report and gather evidence in hopes of recovering the Torah, which has a stated value of $40,000.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Sefer Torah Stolen from Car Overnight

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Sefer Torah was stolen out of a parked car last night. The incident took place in front of 1723 Union Street which is between Schenectady and Utica Avenues, after was the car was parked, which was around 11:00pm, and was discovered at around 10:45 this morning.

Shomrim received the call from the driver of the car informing them of the theft and asked for their help with what to do. After arriving on scene Shomrim called 911 and had police respond to the location to take a report and gather evidence in hopes of recovering the Torah, which has a stated value of $40,000.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Brooklyn NEWS12 picked up on CrownHeights.info's story.

CROWN HEIGHTS - Police say anti-Semitic graffiti was found scrawled along the walls of a Crown Heights subway station.

According to police, the graffiti at the Kingston Avenue train station had an image equating the Jewish Star of David to a swastika. The graffiti also made a reference backing Hamas after Israel's recent incursion into the Gaza Strip.

NEWS12 On the Anti-Semitic Graffiti in the Subway

Brooklyn NEWS12 picked up on CrownHeights.info’s story.

CROWN HEIGHTS – Police say anti-Semitic graffiti was found scrawled along the walls of a Crown Heights subway station.

According to police, the graffiti at the Kingston Avenue train station had an image equating the Jewish Star of David to a swastika. The graffiti also made a reference backing Hamas after Israel’s recent incursion into the Gaza Strip.

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Hate Crime in the Kingston Avenue Subway Station

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — At around 10:30 this morning, Wednesday, a MTA commuter called Shomrim and alerted them to a number of hate graffiti on the subway platform. The graffiti consisted of a Jewish Star of David being equated to a swastika and the words “long live hamas” underneath it.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Intruder in Bais Rivkah, Police Take 30 Minutes to Respond

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A teacher had her cell phone stolen and her purse rummaged through by an intruder inside of Bais Rivkah high school in Crown Street. The disturbing incident took place at around 12:45pm on Tuesday where a teacher spotted a black man with a light complexion and white hair and a large build who did not work for the school roaming around the hallways on the second floor.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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