Daily News – Teen’s Beating Probed as Hate Crime

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Cops are investigating the beating of a 16-year-old Yeshiva student in Brooklyn as a possible hate crime.

Samuel Balkany was on his way to a friend’s house in Crown Heights about 10:30p.m. Friday when five black teenagers threw him against the fence of a house, yelled anti-Semitic epithets and beat him, police and Samuel said.

“They pushed me so I was leaning on the gate, and five guys were knocking me out for five minutes,” Samuel, who is Lubavitch Hasidic, said last night. He said the teens yelled, “F—— Jew. It’s our neighborhood. We’re going to kill you, little Jew.” Bleeding from his head, Samuel went to his friend’s house and then to Kings County Hospital.

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Vandals Strike Jewish Cemetery

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At least 57 tombstones in a large Jewish cemetery outside Norridge were defaced with anti-Semitic slogans last weekend in a vandalism spree that caused at least $100,000 in damage, Cook County police said.

Two Cars Vandalized Following Road Disputes

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This morning a Crown Heights resident was shocked to find two tires on her car slashed in addition to an obscenity scratched into the paint on the driver’s side door, the car was parked on Kingston Avenue between East New York and Lefferts Avenue.

The incident if following a road incident near her home where another driver claimed that she had struck his vehicle and demanded she pay him, police were called to the scene and determined that there is no grounds to his claim, and that there was no collision. The driver began yelling at cops and then drove off.

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Shomrim Settle a Dispute Involving a Knife Wielding Person

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – At around 12:15 this afternoon a dispute broke out inside the Rimon Café on Albany Avenue between the cashier and a former employee over money the owner allegedly owed him, the dispute quickly escalated when the cashier asked him to leave and come back when the owner was in.

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Attempt to Reason with Troubled Teen end in his Arrest

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last night, Wednesday at around 7:00 PM, Shomrim received a call from two scared children, home alone, saying there was someone prank calling them and they think he was outside their house.

A few Shomrim members were dispatched to the house, made sure the children, both in their early teens, were okay and secured the house. The Shomrim members waited for the parents to come home, who told them that they knew who the caller was.

Domestic Dispute Escalates into Six Injured Police Officers

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Police responded to what was a Domestic Dispute in an apartment at 446 Kingston Avenue, but when officers arrived to what they say was an all out brawl which quickly had the family turning their rage at the officers.

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Youths Yell Racial Slurs at a Bochur

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Bochur was accosted while walking on New York Avenue between Carroll and President Streets yesterday, Tuesday, at around 4:00 PM, by a group of what appeared to be Black teens, who hurled anti-Semitic slurs and profanities at him. The group was composed of around 10 youths all of whom appeared to be on their way home from school.

When the Bochur passed the group, they began to shout “Heil Hitler” and “Run away Jew, Hitler’s coming to kill you all”, along with other profanities. The Bochur crossed the street, approached the youths and asked them if they were aware “that Hitler killed 6 million Jews.” Seeing that the youths appeared shocked, the Bochur continued, “did you know that he hated and killed Blacks just the same?”

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Shomrim Apprehends a Group of Egg Throwing Assailants

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Halloween is known among Crown Heights residents as ‘Chag Habaitzim’ [the egg holiday], where groups of youths rove around in groups and pelt eggs at residents.

A group of three Bochurim walking on Montgomery St near Kingston Ave, were confronted by a group of close to 15 youths who pelted them with eggs, and they got physical as well.

Summary of Halloween ’07 Events

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – In a night of mischief and violence, Shomrim reported a less then average egg throwing incidents, yet logged over 30 calls of residents calling for assistance and escort.

A Shomrim spokesperson credited the reduction to residents being more aware to the potential dangers, by reports of CrownHeights.info and other news outlets. He also added that Shomrim averaged a one minute and under response time to calls, which he credited to the 5 active vehicle patrols from night fall to 1:00am.

Two Bikes Stolen in Two Days on Eastern Pkwy

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Yesterday, Monday, a 12 year old boy on his way to school had his bike stolen by a Black male, today the same incident unfolded once again when a Bochur had his bike stolen.

Both incidents took place on the 77th precincts side of Eastern Parkway, one between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues at 9:00am yesterday, while the other took place between Albany and Troy in front of Lubavitcher Yeshiva – Chovevei Torah at 9:30 today.

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Bochur Assaulted on Eastern Parkway

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur sitting on a bench on Eastern Parkway was assaulted early Tuesday evening. The incident took place at around 8:30pm, between Kingston and Albany Avenues, where the Bochur was sitting with another Bochur, talking when they were approached by a group of three black youths.

One of the group, described to be around 18 years old, ask one of the Bochurim for the time, the Bochur immediately sensed something wrong and stood up, that’s when the youth punched the Bochur in the face then together with his gang began fleeing down the parkway towards Albany Avenue.