Surveillance video of an attempted robbery on Brooklyn Ave, that ended with the robbers in custody, has surfaced. With the help of community members and the NYPD, three people were arrested in connection with the incident.
A father was punched in the head Friday night as he was heading home from Shul in Williamsburg. Willimsburg Shomrim has released a video of the incident, and has requested the public’s help in identifying the assailant.
A Jewish man was assaulted by two males in an unprovoked incident early Saturday morning, which sent him to the hospital. The victim was sent to the hospital with injuries to his ears, and the assailants got away.
A deranged woman was sent to the hospital Wednesday, after an alert homeowner found her attempting to burn the mezuzah on his front door. As no damage was done in this incident, the woman was not placed under arrest.
One person was shot in the Franklin Ave subway station Tuesday afternoon. The motive of the shooting is unknown, and the NYPD are investigating the incident.
An employee working at Family Dollar was stabbed while attempting to stop a shoplifter in his store. The employee was stabilized at the Kāmin Health-Crown Heights Urgent Care, before being transferred to the hospital in an ambulance.
In another unprovoked incident, a child was punched from behind in Williamsburg Sunday evening. The boy was thrown to the ground and the perpetrator fled.
An attempted mugging on Brooklyn Ave was foiled after the victims screamed for help. With the help of community members and the NYPD, the perpetrators were placed under arrest.
A man attempted to steal a tzedaka box from a store on Kingston Ave Sunday afternoon. The owner chased after him and caught him, taking back the tzedaka box.
Regency Dry Cleaners on Kingston Ave was broken into Tuesday night, in what appears to be a very confusing robbery. The thief spent a lot of energy breaking into the cleaners, only to take a few charity boxes.
A car was left without tires and on cinder blocks overnight in Crown Heights. The thieves took all four tires off the vehicle, leaving the vehicle teetering on two cinder blocks, its front end on the floor.
A Bochur was assaulted by three black teenagers Monday night, right outside the Oholai Torah Mesivta. The Bochur received minor injuries and was treated by Hatzolah. One of the assailants was taken into police custody.
The Chabad of Peabody arrived for Tefillin Club Sunday morning to find that their location had been vandalized overnight. One of the front windows of the synagogue had been shattered by what appears to be a BB gun.
Three buses, two owned by Crown Heights Mosdos and another owned by a local business were vandalized over shabbos. Leaving all three inoperable and unable to drive.
A minivan was damaged after an out of control box truck rammed it onto a sidewalk in the middle of Thursdays snow storm. No one was hurt in the incident, and the truck driver fled the scene.
In a brutal police incident, A Jewish man driving a taxi hit multiple cars Tuesday night following a medical episode that left him confused. The man was violently removed from the vehicle, and transported to the hospital for treatment.
Two Israeli Bochurim were mugged late last night at knife point outside the Bank of America on Eastern Parkway and Kingston Ave. NYPD has people in custody in regards to the incident.
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