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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Erev Shabbos a Shomrim member was alerted to a Black man who exposed himself to a Jewish woman on East New York Avenue near the Shuk, the member called for backup and police assistance in locating the pervert.

Perv Exposes Himself to Jewish Woman

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Erev Shabbos a Shomrim member was alerted to a Black man who exposed himself to a Jewish woman on East New York Avenue near the Shuk, the member called for backup and police assistance in locating the pervert.

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Mendel Levitansky (Simcha Monica, CA) to Shaina Geisinsky (Great Neck, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, Sept. 6th, 8:00pm at The JCM
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Zalmy Silberberg (Mexico City, Mexico/Postville, IA) to Dvory Shachar (Miami, Florida) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
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Nachman Hakohen Temkin (Argentina) to Tali Lancewicki (Miami, Florida)
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Yosef Madar (Crown Heights) to Sarah Edelkopf (Milan, Italy) L’Chaim: Thursday, Sept. 3rd, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Engagement!

Menachem Mendel Banin (Venice, Italy) to Menucha Rochel Albukerk (Crown Heights)
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Levi Friedman (Crown Heights) to Devorah Eckhaus (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The JCM Second Floor
Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Miriam (née Haberman) Cohen from Remsen Village had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shabtai Dyce (Sydney, Australia) to Chana Matusof (Rome, Italy) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Sept. 1st, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 St. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Shalom Dovber Baruch (Crown Heights) to Esther Hadassa Melamed (Chemed, EY)
New Engagement!

Levi Sandberg (Los Angeles, CA) to Chaya Lewis (Bowdon, England) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at The Shull 481 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Shmuly Borenstein (Crown Heights) to Rachely Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 7:00pm at Eshel
New Engagement!

Yossi Rubinstein (Crown Heights) Devorah Leah Gorman (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Shaiky and Chana (nee Alroy) Slopochnik from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 425 Kingston Ave.
Baby Girl!

Yankel and Chaya Mushka (nee Katzman) Raskin from Ellenville, NY had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Sara Perlstein from Norwood Park, IL had a baby girl!
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Mendy Dubov (Orlando, FL) to Rochel Croitoru (Coral Springs, FL) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 27th, 8:30pm  at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Shmuli Cunin (Los Angeles, CA) to Musi Krichevsky (Russia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
NY Times
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A teenage girl was arrested on Wednesday in the fatal stabbing of her 16-year old cousin in her family’s apartment in Crown Heights the day before, the authorities said.

The girl, Tiana Browne, 15, of East 21st Street in Brooklyn, is being charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the killing of Shannon Braithwaite, the police said.

Shannon’s mother, Marva Braithwaite, discovered her daughter’s body about 4:30 p.m. near the entrance of their apartment on Empire Boulevard near Troy Avenue. When she tried to open the door, the path was blocked by her daughter’s body.

Cousin Is Charged in Brooklyn Death

NY Times

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A teenage girl was arrested on Wednesday in the fatal stabbing of her 16-year old cousin in her family’s apartment in Crown Heights the day before, the authorities said.

The girl, Tiana Browne, 15, of East 21st Street in Brooklyn, is being charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the killing of Shannon Braithwaite, the police said.

Shannon’s mother, Marva Braithwaite, discovered her daughter’s body about 4:30 p.m. near the entrance of their apartment on Empire Boulevard near Troy Avenue. When she tried to open the door, the path was blocked by her daughter’s body.

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Shomrim Apprehend Youth for Racial Graffiti

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Shomrim received a call earlier today, Sunday, alerting them to 2 Black youths spraying graffiti in an alleyway, a responding member spotted the two while still ‘tagging’ two garages, and called for backup and gave chase.

While fleeing one of the teens attempted to discard a can of spray paint, and was apprehended by a number of Shomrim members and a resident on Union Street between Albany and Troy Avenues. Shomrim member’s recovered the spray paint can, and found a second one in his possession.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Congregation Khal Anash Shul Ransacked

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] –- Congregation Khal Anash Shul on Carroll and Schenectady was ransacked earlier today, Wednesday. The incident was discovered at around 5:30pm with Talis Bags lay strewn on the floor alongside a few Seforim and the Poroches pulled from the Aron Kodesh.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Miami Herald
BOCA RATON, FL — A self-styled investment guru accused of recruiting clients from a synagogue where he worshiped was charged with using ''abusive sales practices'' to cheat them of hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The 17-page enforcement action accuses Gary J. Gross, 56, of churning clients' accounts with unauthorized and unsuitable trades, reaping $700,000 in the scheme, including buying risky penny stocks and other investments, the SEC said.

To cover up what he was doing, Gross doctored account records to make clients think they had more than they actually did, the agency said.

SEC: ‘Guru’ Bilked Faithful, Chabad Goers

Miami Herald

BOCA RATON, FL — A self-styled investment guru accused of recruiting clients from a synagogue where he worshiped was charged with using ”abusive sales practices” to cheat them of hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The 17-page enforcement action accuses Gary J. Gross, 56, of churning clients’ accounts with unauthorized and unsuitable trades, reaping $700,000 in the scheme, including buying risky penny stocks and other investments, the SEC said.

To cover up what he was doing, Gross doctored account records to make clients think they had more than they actually did, the agency said.

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NY Post

ORTHODOX CREW: A crowd in Williamsburg forms a ring around aman who they said threw watermelons, yelled “I hate Jews!” andknocked a Hasidic boy's hat off.

Don't mess with Exodus.

A group of Hasidic Jews meted out swift street justice in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to a man they say threatened to shoot a neighborhood storekeeper.

VIGILANTE OYZ IN THE ‘HOOD’

NY Post

ORTHODOX CREW: A crowd in Williamsburg forms a ring around aman who they said threw watermelons, yelled “I hate Jews!” andknocked a Hasidic boy’s hat off.

Don’t mess with Exodus.

A group of Hasidic Jews meted out swift street justice in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to a man they say threatened to shoot a neighborhood storekeeper.

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Suspected in a Gun-Run, Arrested for Dis-Con

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Late afternoon Wednesday, girls walking home from school and mothers watching their children play in the park witnessed how the intersection, of Lefferts and Albany Ave flooded with scores of police cars and vans, and subsequently the arrest of a Black teen. Then as quick as they swamped the intersection, they were gone, leaving everyone wondering what happened.

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Unidentified Man Beaten to Death on Kingston

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A man was beaten to death on Kingston Avenue earlier tonight, Tuesday. The incident took place in front of, then inside 451 Kingston Ave. at around 9:00pm.

Witnesses told CrownHeights.info that they saw one Black man knock down another Black man then drag him into the building located on the corner of Kingston and Lefferts where he proceeded to beat the man until he died.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish woman who was visiting a friend was accosted and harassed by a drunk black male. The incident took place at around 8:45pm Thursday night on Empire Boulevard where a woman was sitting at the front door of a friend’s house when the perpetrator walked up the steps and sat down beside her and began harassing her.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Shomrim Apprehend one for Harassment and Trespassing

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish woman who was visiting a friend was accosted and harassed by a drunk black male. The incident took place at around 8:45pm Thursday night on Empire Boulevard where a woman was sitting at the front door of a friend’s house when the perpetrator walked up the steps and sat down beside her and began harassing her.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — 5 Mezuzahs were torn from apartment doors inside of 1690 Union Street, a relatively small building with 31 residential units, most of whom aren’t Jewish, located between Schenectady and Utica Avenues.

The vandalism was discovered at around 6:30pm on Wednesday. Police along with Shomrim were called and immediately responded to the scene. Police quickly deemed the incident a bias crime and brought down a Crime Scene Unit to dust for fingerprints. Additionally detectives from the Bias Crime Squad responded and began investigating the incident.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Five Mezuzahs Torn from Apt. Doorposts

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — 5 Mezuzahs were torn from apartment doors inside of 1690 Union Street, a relatively small building with 31 residential units, most of whom aren’t Jewish, located between Schenectady and Utica Avenues.

The vandalism was discovered at around 6:30pm on Wednesday. Police along with Shomrim were called and immediately responded to the scene. Police quickly deemed the incident a bias crime and brought down a Crime Scene Unit to dust for fingerprints. Additionally detectives from the Bias Crime Squad responded and began investigating the incident.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Minister Beaten with Hand-Gun during Robbery

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A black minister on his way home on Balfour Place was attacked when a perpetrator confronted him at the corner of Lefferts Avenue and demanded his money while pointing a handgun at him.

The incident took place at around 12:15am, and the lone perp was described as a Black male. After demanding his money the minister refused, the perp began beating him with the pistol in the middle of which the gun discharged, but thankfully the bullet did not hit anyone.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Nelson out for two Days, Re-Arrested

Nelson being arrested last year – Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Crown Heights’s most known and notorious car thief Terrance (Derrik) Nelson was arrested yesterday after he broke into a car and pulled out a knife on the owner.

More in the Extended Article.

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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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