Hamad, who, according to FBI paperwork, called himself a “Hamas operative,” was previously indicted along with Lubit for defacing Chabad of Squirrel Hill’s synagogue and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s office building in July.
A gang fight migrated into Crown Heights Monday evening with six shots being fired into the widow of a Crown Street apartment. No injuries have been reported in the shooting.
A Crown Heights criminal is facing the law Tuesday after he was caught red-handed stealing packages thanks to Shomrim.
A 36-year-old woman was arrested after being accused of threatening to send explosives to the Palm Springs Chabad. The woman was arrested Wednesday at her home in Desert Hot Springs.
Bunch-O-Bagels attracted an unwanted customer Wednesday evening, with the NYPD making a Hate Crime arrest after a man threatened a man with a knife saying “Heil Hitler, f*** you I’ll kill all you Jews”.
A mail thief made famous after driving a distinctive white Alfa Romero sedan with temporary plates and stealing from mailboxes has got his just reward, a slew of felonies, after being arrested by the postal police last month.
A group of aggressive scammers is targeting Crown Heights, attempting to pressure unsuspecting individuals into purchasing fake jewelry through intimidation tactics.
A young menace has begun terrorizing the area, with his latest crime involving stealing a ball before threatening to stab people and ultimately assaulting a Jewish boy.
Authorities in France have arrested a 16-year-old teenager in connection with the antisemitic attack on the Rabbi of Orléans, local media reported, as the country continues to face a rise in antisemitic incidents since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in 2023.
An absurd incident unfolded in Crown Heights Wednesday evening when a young bochur biking on Empire Blvd was struck by a car, and the driver attempted to claim that their car had been hit, and they were the victim.
Crown Heights Shomrim has announced that an arrest has been made by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force after a Jewish man was targeted in an egg-throwing incident on March 3rd.
Large groups of rowdy teenagers from other Jewish communities descended on Crown Heights Thursday night, the evening of Purim, and spent their time fighting and assaulting people, leading to arrests and numerous calls to Hatzalah for injuries.
Thick smoke choked the area of Brooklyn Ave and Empire Blvd Monday after a group of children lit a pile of boxes on fire before wandering off.
A hate-filled vandal who ripped two Mezuzos off of doorposts of a Crown Heights building has been arrested, according to Crown Heights Shomrim, less than a week after the act.
In the early hours of Tuesday, March 4th, The Hustle Wig, a thriving business specializing in hat wigs, fell victim to a break-in that resulted in the theft of over $30,000 worth of inventory and supplies.
Another act of hate hit Crown Heights this week when a contract worker decided to vandalize a Jewish building and tear off Mezuzos from the building’s doorposts.
“A disgusting verbal and physical assault” was the way Rabbi Yaacov Behrman described the incident that took place on a New York City Subway this week. After reporting the incident to the police, an arrest was made today.
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