Torah vanishes from Bais Menachem

ST LOUIS, MO — University City police are investigating the disappearance of one of the Torahs belonging to Congregation Bais Menachem — Chabad on Delmar. Rabbi Yosef Landa and the congregation discovered the Torah was missing during Shabbat services on May 24.

“When we opened the ark for the Torah service I realized one of the Torahs was missing,” Landa said. “A big gasp went up throughout the congregation.”

Black Teen Shot on Brooklyn Ave, in Serious Condition

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A 19 year old Black teen is in serious condition after being shot four times following an argument on Empire and Brooklyn. The incident took place at around 10:00pm in front of 441 Brooklyn Avenue, a large apartment building, which is home to many Jews, where an argument was going on between a large group of Black teens when witnesses say 5 shots rang out.

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BREAKING NEWS: Arrest Made in the Beating of Alon Sherman

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — CrownHeights.info has just learned that detectives have made an arrest in connection with the robbery and assault of Alon Sherman which took place last week.

A 14 year old Black teen was brought in just moments ago into the 71st Precinct who is being charges with the robbery, a second accomplice; a 16 year old Black teen was just brought into the station house but has yet to be charged.

“Detectives feel that this was a crime of opportunity,” said a source, he added “that this was based on the injury pattern, which the victim appeared to have sustained when shoved off his bike and slammed his head into a car and the pavement.”

Detectives were able to make the arrest after the teen tried to sell the loot, and through use of the cell phone. The teens do not live in the confines of the 71st Precinct.

Police Investigate Second Attack On Crown Heights Jews

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Just days after an Hasidic teen was attacked in Crown Heights, police investigated Sunday another alleged attack on a group of Jews in the neighborhood.

The incident took place Saturday afternoon near a temple on Eastern Parkway.

Bus Loaded with Children Pelted with Stones

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Monday, A Lubavitcher Yeshiva school bus full of young children was pelted with stones earlier this afternoon as it was making its rounds dropping children off. The incident took place on President Street between Utica and Schenectady as the bus began pulling away, when the driver noticed a large group of youths and all of a sudden a few rocks hit the bus.

The driver, Reb Dovid Astulin said “all of a sudden I hear ‘BOOM BOOM’, and I right away stopped the bus” he then tried to chase after the group while calling police and Shomrim but they scattered and was impossible for him to follow them.

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Jewish code snarls probe into Crown Hts attack

BROOKLYN, NY — Long before the first rapper stopped snitching or any Mafiosi swore an oath of omertà, there was the Jewish law of mesira.

The tenet that forbids Jews from informing on fellow Jews is one of the hurdles facing Brooklyn prosecutors probing the April 14 attack on a black man by two Jewish men, sources told the Daily News.

Authorities – invoking a complaint long cited in cases involving rappers – said the initial probe was hindered by the local Hasidim’s refusal to cooperate.

Over Yom Tov, Two Incidents in Rochester Park

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Two incidents took place in the Lincoln Terrace Park, also known as the Rochester Park, upset the overall calm of the first days of Pesach in Crown Heights.

Sunday afternoon, the first day of Pesach, two boys walked into the park with a basketball, and as they were making their way across the park to the basketball courts they were approached by a group of 4 black young teens, who demanded they empty their pockets and hand over the ball.

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Kenosha Temple Loses Torah to Thievery

KENOSHA, WI — The pain of the face Rabbi Tzali Wilshanski is clear.

Someone broke into the Bani Zedek Chabad Synagogue and stole two sacred torah scrolls and a laptop computer.

Victim calls for justice in Crown Heights attack

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A black man is calling for justice after he says he was attacked in Crown Heights.

Andrew Charles claims he was walking down Carroll Street with his friend, Kevin Evans, on Monday evening when he was attacked. Charles says a group of Jewish men drove up in a black SUV and got out of the car. After an exchange of words, Charles says he was beaten with a wooden object and maced.

‘I Tried To Save Him!’ Teen Thug Says

Ed. Note: Just note how the 14 year old here is being charged with manslaughter, which means he caused the death of his victim. This should serve as a wakeup call that teens that perpetrate crime should be held just as serious as any crime, and not looked at in a lax manner. Like the incident where police arrested Shomrim members in just this type of an incident.

The teen accused of attacking a Columbia grad student claims he tried to stop him from running into traffic, where he was killed, a detective testified Thursday.

After ambushing and pummeling Minghui Yu, the 14-year-old thug “attempted to grab Mr. Yu to keep him from going into traffic,” NYPD Detective John Garvey said, recounting the teen’s statements. “Mr. Yu pushed him off and ran.”

Shoplifter Apprehended by Alert Residents!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] –- At around 3:50pm an alert resident spotted a Black Male stealing from a store. The resident observed how the shoplifter took a small childrens coat from the clothing store on Kingston between Montgomery and Empire.

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Swastika found in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Thursday afternoon a woman found a Swastika drawn on the passenger side door of her car, parked on the corner of Lefferts Ave and Troy and Ave, not knowing what to do she called Shomrim.