Terrance Nelson, a repeat car break-in offender, was again caught breaking into a car Wednesday night. He was caught red handed by the owner of the vehicle, and was held until the police arrived to arrest him.
A mural set up outside the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights was defaced Thursday with a blatant anti-Semitic message. The incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
A call to the Crown Heights Shomrim hotline ended with an arrest after a man stole a tablet from a truck Tuesday. The man was identified hours after the theft from surveillance video, and persistence by Crown Heights Shomrim.
One man was taken into custody by the police Monday after Shomrim caught him red handed breaking into cars on President Street. The man, who was being watched after other attempts to get into cars, was completely unaware of the volunteers watching.
A Jewish man was sent to the hospital Thursday, after an altercation spilled from a subway car onto the platform of the Franklin Ave Subway station. The man was treated by Hatzalah and taken to the hospital.
Three people are in custody after they stole a car in Crown Heights Monday afternoon, and led the police on a foot chase. The thieves were busted red handed with the help of Shomrim.
A thief made off with 1,250 shofars from a Crown Heights home Thursday, the New York post reported. The thief stole the horns after breaking into the homes garage. The police are investigating.
Fires were set outside two Chabad centers in Massachusetts on Thursday night, causing damage to shingles and siding at both. A small fire had been set outside one of the centers only five days before.
A synagogue and cemetery in a central Israeli town were the targets of arson and vandalism Friday, Israel Police said. Fires were set inside a synagogue and cemetery in Bnei Ayish, near Gedera, Friday. Both the synagogue and cemetery were also vandalized, with graffiti spray-painted.
A Crown Heights playground became a spectacle Wednesday, when an altercation between people at the playground became violent. Anti-Semitic slurs were used, and some Jewish woman were assaulted.
Shocking footage as a Jewish woman is hit by a speeding car as she crossed the street in Williamsburg. The car sped off without even slowing down, and the woman was transported to the Hospital by Hatzalah.
An obviously Orthodox Jewish man was punched in his head in a targeted attack in Williamsburg Tuesday evening. The assailant was not caught, and the victim uninjured in the incident.
Two teenagers attempted to rob an elderly lady at knife point in the President St subway station Thursday. The lady was slashed, and a witness injured as he attempted to intervene in the botched robbery. The teenagers fled, evading the police for now.
In another anti-Semitic incident in Crown Heights, a man was seen harassing children on the street. When confronted, he spat on the man confronting him, and spewed his anti-Semitic beliefs.
A routine NYPD traffic stop in Crown Heights turned into a police chase that ended in a three car accident and foot pursuit. Multiple people were ultimately caught and placed under arrest.
A hit and run scene straight from the movies unfolded in Crown Heights Friday afternoon. The man attempted to flee the scene, but was caught and held by alert members of the community. A gun was recovered from the scene, and the man arrested.
Another brazen Crown Heights porch thief was caught on camera stealing a package from a Crown Heights residence Tuesday afternoon. The thief was obviously undeterred despite pedestrians, street traffic, and obvious surveillance cameras.
