Another Arrest Made In Crown Heights Hate Crime

by CrownHeights.info

CrownHeights.info has learned of another arrest made in a hate crime perpetrated in Crown Heights, this time regarding a January assault and robbery on Montgomery Street.

As previously reported on CrownHeights.info, the victim had been on Montgomery Street between Schenectady Ave and Utica Ave when he was approached by a man who punched him in the face and called him an “f***n Jew” before having his bag snatched. Afraid to be alone in the area after being robbed, he called Crown Heights Shomrim.

Armed with a basic description, the volunteers were quickly able to find surveillance footage of the attacker, allowing them to identify him walking in the area twenty minutes later. With his identity confirmed, the victim called 911 as the Shomrim volunteers kept an eye and waited for the police.

Moving in and out of buildings, the volunteers continued to watch the attacker as they waited for the police. Before the police arrived though, the attacker entered a crime ridden building and never came out.

When the police arrived, the attacker could not be located inside the building and the officers took the victim to the 71st Precinct to file a report.

Over a month later an arrest was made by the Hate Crimes Task Force of the NYPD and the perpetrator is facing time behind bars.