Crown Heights Shomrim held a safety training class for its volunteers presented by Jewish professional fighter Yuri Foreman. The class focused on deescalation, awareness and prevention.
A number of Jewish WhatsApp news accounts have been closed down and banned by the app’s administration in what looks like a targeted attack. The shutdown, which affected CrownHeights.info as well, was done without warning.
A fire broke out in a two floor private home on Schenectady Ave Sunday night, triggering a large response from the FDNY. No one was injured in the fire.
The gun toting assailant who pistol whipped a biker, attacked two vehicles and broke the windows of Bais Rivkah Lefferts was apprehended Friday just hours after the police released a photo of the alleged assailant.
Police have published the photo of a man wanted in connection with a pistol whipping and multiple vandalism’s in Crown Heights last weekend. The man allegedly was the one who broke the windows of Bais Rivkah Lefferts with a gun.
A fire broke out in a Lefferts Ave two floor brownstone home around 8:00am Friday morning. No one was home when the fire started, and no one was injured in the blaze.
Just before Chai Elul, the Mivtzoim Depot of Lubavitch Youth org. held a campaign where women and girls conquered the stations of the 3 train line. Girls chose their stop, picked up stencils, chalk, spray chalk and lots of neshek, and went on their way to brighten up their stop – and the entire world! Crown Heights this week will lead the world in sharing mitzvos with fellow women through ‘chalkingshabbat’ on both the 3 and 4 train lines.
In what is becoming a nightly occurrence, three men helped themselves into two vehicles in Crown Heights overnight Sunday night. The three were caught on surveillance cameras from three different angles.
A Crown Heights resident became the victim of a car break in Motzai Shabbos by two thieves that had targeted his car just two months ago. The thieves were caught on camera both times, but have yet to face justice.
A Crown Heights resident was the victim of a car break in Thursday night, leaving his car rummaged through and valuables stolen. The owner of the vehicle told CrownHeights.info that the thief had been trying door handles down the entire block, and came across his car that he had forgotten to lock.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo tasked the State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to help the NYPD investigate the Friday night vandalism of the Bais Rivkah School in Crown Heights.
Rabbi Mendy Hershkop, who went to twitter asking the NYC DOT to suspend road work in Crown Heights over Tishrei, returned to tweet a thank you for the city’s positive response.
Police are looking for a gang of men who assaulted and robbed an 18 year old victim in Crown Heights. The group surrounded the victim, taking turns punching him before taking his bike and cash.
A gun wielding man went on a Crime spree Friday night, assaulting one person and destroying property. The man prompted a large police search, but was able to elude the law.
Two windows of the Bais Rivkah Lefferts building were vandalized Friday night by a man wielding a gun. The man can be seen on surveillance footage as he uses the butt of his weapons to shatter the windows, then walks off.
A midnight robbery in Crown Heights Thursday night ended with the robber arrest and property recovered, thanks to the NYPD and Crown Heights Shomrim. The victim was thankfully not hurt in the incident.
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Binyomin Schlanger lives in Jerusalem with his wife. Throughout his lifetime he has dedicated himself to many different projects and institutions involved in Hafotzas Hama’ayonos. He currently spends the majority of his day learning and translating sichos of the Rebbe dedicated to Shleimus Ha’aretz and to the Sichos of Nun Aleph, Nun Beis of our final mission in Golus to be Mekabel Pnei Moshiach Tzidkenu.
