Attempted Robbery – At Gunpoint

At around 12:30 this afternoon the “Pace” hardware store was held up at gunpoint. The incident took place while one of the two store workers was tending to customers in the front of the store when a single Black male pulled a gun from under his coat and pointed it at the man behind the counter and simply told him “open register”.

He described the perp as around 5”10 who was wearing a red and white bandana over his face and a hood over his head and his eyes seemed glazed over. Upon seeing the gun he did not hesitate and opened the cash drawer, after which the perp began poking him with the gun. At this point he simply slammed the drawer shut and pushed the perp, and made a beeline for the door.

Car Break in Blitz in Crown Heights

Over the course of the last few days a number of cars have been broken into, some burglarized while others were vandalized as well. The few reasons cars get broken into are for the loose valuables, which is the most common occurrence, or for hardware in the car such as radios, airbags, navigation systems and computers.

Back quite a number of years ago car manufacturers made the engine computer removable, same as a radio face plate, for that computer was of great value and was being stolen often. Today a set of airbags run around $2000 plus the damage done when they get ripped out of the cars dash. The cars seem specifically targeted, those models include the popular Honda Accord and Pilot, Nissan Altima and Maxima.

More in the Extended Article.

Shomrim Apprehend Car Thief!

Amazing response and alert Shomrim members stop the new car thief dead in his tracks. A veteran member driving down Brooklyn Ave. at around 9:15pm spotted a male Black who seemed very suspicious and was hanging around a parked Minivan on the corner of Carroll St. He called for backup and some 20 members responded and spread out in order to be able to catch the perp in case he runs.

2 members made sure to keep an eye on the perp who was waiting around for the coast to clear when he made his move and punched in the window which made an audible pop but muffled. Members then proceeded in and surrounded the perp who attempted to flee the scene but the members restrained and held him until police arrived, which was moments after the call placed by Shomrim.

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NYPD Installs “Sky Watch” In Harlem Neighborhood

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The NYPD has installed a patrol tower in a Harlem neighborhood in an effort to cut crime in the high-risk neighborhood.

The two-story booth tower, called Sky Watch, gives the officer sitting inside a better vantage point from which to monitor the area. Officers in the booth have access to a spotlight, sensors, and four cameras. The tower is portable and can be moved to the areas that need it most.

Two More Minivans Broken Into and had Items Stolen

The same night we reported of the Minivan burglarized on Carroll St between Kingston and Albany CrownHeights.info received another such report from a Minivan owner. According to him, his minivan was broken into on Monday night at sometime around 4:30am and robbed.

Then this morning another car owner heard his car alarm go off and went out to his car less then a minute later to find his car also broken into and lots of stuff stolen. This car was parked in the backyard of the owner’s home on President St between Utica and Schenectady.

Another attack in Crown Heights

On Monday November 13th at approximately 7:00pm a man was brutally beaten on the corner of Carroll & Schenectady.

The victim, a Caucasian professor in his 30’s was found unconscious, sustained with serious bruises and a deep cut to his forehead which bled into being a puddle around him.

EMS and NYPD responded accordingly.

Hit & Run on Brooklyn and Sterling

At around 12:40am a car speeding down Sterling St went straight into a parked car while trying to make the right turn onto Brooklyn Ave. The car had an unknown number of male Black occupants all of whom got out of the vehicle after the accident and fled the scene.

The car they struck belongs to a Jewish resident of the community. The incident was witnessed by a bystander who while dialing 911 spotted a police car and flagged it down, and told them that the occupants of the car had fled down Brooklyn, the officers said they will follow them, after about 10 minutes when the officers didn’t come back they placed a call to 911 and officers responded.

More in the Extended Article.

Swastikas on a Lubavitcher Yeshiva School Bus

Wednesday morning one of the bus drivers for Lubavitcher Yeshiva was inspecting his bus before setting out to pick up and bring the children to school, when he noticed two swastikas on one of the windows.

They were done with a finger in the dust and dirt that’s on the window cleaning off that area and leaving the swastika marks on it. Police were not called and no report has been filed, the markings were wiped clean.

Subway Muggers Apprehended!

This past Sukkos an 18 year old Bochur was taking a 8 year old boy to Manhattan for a doctors appointment, they got on the 3 train at the Kingston Ave station and when the train stopped at the Franklin Ave. station a group of 3 Black youths got on the train, the Bochur tensed up immediately sensing the possibility of trouble but ignored the group and continued playing on his PSP. When the train reached the Eastern Pkwy.-Brooklyn Museum station one of the youths from the group ran past the Bochur and grabbed the gaming device and fled the train with the rest of his group.

The Bochur did not hesitate and got up and chased after the perps, one passenger indicated to him their direction of flight which was up the stairs and out of the station, the Bochur followed but could not find them. A Transit Police Officer of the 32nd Transit Division was posted in the station had noticed the commotion and approached the scene, the Bochur walked up to him and told him what had transpired. The officer called for backup and initiated a canvass which did not turn up the young perps.

Continued in the Extended Article!

Road Rage and Racial Slurs on Montgomery Street

Last week, Monday night at around 12:00am a Jewish resident of the community was driving on his way home, when he stopped for the traffic light at the intersection of Montgomery and Albany a black male pulled up alongside him and an angry exchange began.

At one point the Black driver got out of his vehicle and attempted to assault the Jewish driver while cursing at him “you ****ing Jew”, the man in his mid 30’s fended off his attacker and sped away. One block later at the intersection of Montgomery and Troy the Jewish driver spotted a police officer and stopped him and told him what had just happened.

Car Vandalized…

Sometime last (Wednesday) night on President St between New York Ave and Brooklyn Ave a car was vandalized. The side rear window was broken to gain entry to the car and there were numerous things stolen from the car including the airbags.

Police were called in the morning, but did not want to file a report till they were given an estimate on the damages. Shomrim were called and had to remind the cops on the scene, (who apparently were rookies), that they don’t need an estimate to file a report, and they filed the report.

Please take extra care not to leave anything in your car, and if you see anyone suspicious looking into cars don’t hesitate to call Shomrim at (718) 774-3333 24/7

Halloween Eve, Shooting and Egg Throwing

At around 10:00pm shots rang out on Montgomery St between Schenectady and Utica and one man was hit by a bullet, he immediately fled to 947 Montgomery St, a building in which he lived and called 911. Numerous Police Officers arrived on scene and began searching for the shooter, other officers began searching for spent shell casings and ended up finding one live bullet which apparently the shooter dropped while attempting to reload his gun.

The victim a Black male in his 20’s was very lucky, he sustained a graze wound to his left shoulder, EMS took care of him on scene then transported him to a local hospital.

There were numerous reports of egg throwing’s all around the neighborhood, one incident required Hatzalah be called. But B”H there were no major incident to report of.

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Kingston Shoplifter Strikes, Gets Caught

At around 4:45 PM today, Sunday, Shomrim received a call that a Black female just shoplifted from Bargain Center and she was being followed by the manager. Shomrim who had 2 members in the area already, immediately began their pursuit, caught her and held her for the police.

The police arrived on the scene within a few minutes and were very cooperative. After speaking to a couple of Shomrim members and the manager, they arrested her.

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