The Shomrim member told him he was interested and was led to where the guy stays and shown the Tefillin which still had the owners name on the velvet bag. Police were called and responded immediately and very soon after a Sergeant came to the scene to handle the situation. Police remained on scene for nearly an hour while Shomrim members located the owner of the Tefillin who was then brought on scene and filed an official complaint.
Stolen Tefillin Recovered by Shomrim
Over the month of Tishrai Shomrim have received over 30 disturbing complaints of stolen Tefillin. Wednesday night a Shomrim member was approached by a not Frum Israeli guy and offered him a pair of Rabeinu Tam’s Tefillin for $380.
The Shomrim member told him he was interested and was led to where the guy stays and shown the Tefillin which still had the owners name on the velvet bag. Police were called and responded immediately and very soon after a Sergeant came to the scene to handle the situation. Police remained on scene for nearly an hour while Shomrim members located the owner of the Tefillin who was then brought on scene and filed an official complaint.
The thief was then taken down to the precinct where he was locked up pending transport to central booking then to court.
The thief is known to the community having worked at a car service on Kingston Ave, his roommate said he was a good guy and asked as to why he was arrested only to be informed of the theft of a set of Tefillin, he said that it’s a shame that he had hit some rough times but to take a Bochur’s Tefillin, that is no way to behave.
Police questioned the thief in regards to the other thefts which he vehemently denied anything related to, a quick search of his room didn’t turn up any other pairs of Tefillin.
lojk
Shomrim and Police you rock!! Thanks you!!
Mottel
Was a rov asked before calling the police?
yit
if this was shomrim why did he say yes?
did shomrim find any other pears of Tefillin?
Anonymous
yit:
Had you read the article you wouldn’t have asked those questions.
EDIT: Read: …a Shomrim member was approached by a not Frum Israeli guy and offered him a pair of Rabeinu Tam’s Tefillin for $380.
…a quick search of his room didn’t turn up any other pairs of Tefillin.
Mottel:
Stealing Tefillin? A Rov? Did he ask a Rov before stealing the Tefillin? What is the question exactly?
Webby,
Everyone-s so holy in the -hood
To Mottel:
when the RABBONIM tell the CHJCC to go to court, that’s OK??? And they go b/c of Kovod, not because they have had to shell out $1500 each that they can’t afford for new Tefillin.
Don’t be an idiot. Get real.
You do the crime, you do the time.
Great job as always, Shomrim!
not right
i still think that mottel is right because the article said that the guy had hard times and obviously hes 100 percent wrong maybe rabbonim couldve helped him out more than just making him spend time and then when he comes out he’ll just be even more angry
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what can a guy do with teffilen. esecialy if it had his name in the bag?!?
Support Shomrim
ROV… Who needs a rov.. This guy is a theif!!
Shomrim GREAT job!!!
peach
chumish parshas kedoishim rashi on geneivah
efshar he was not an israeli
efshar he doesnt know thats it was stealing
efshar you not out aloud to moiser a jew for nore dob them in
the "amtalah"=emet loie
a tirutz iz a sheretz addage from reb mendel
bekitzur dont beleive such a story
cg3d
If the thief is an israeli cititzen the worst that will happen to him is that he will be sent back to Israel. We don’t need such people here.
And to Mottel: If it were your tefillin that were stolen you’d be singing a different tune.
Noch a Mottel
From one Mottel to another, pay more attention when you learn Sotah and you’ll learn what a Chosid Shoiteh is . . .
crown heights yid
Shomrim did a great job and the 77th precinct who dealt with the arrest.
echod
Must have been a very bright guy if he left it in the same bag with the owners name on it..{-X,
lizman
great job to shomrim
and to mottel and the rest
i as a parent worry when my sons leave their teffiln or go to shul to daven while they are there someone can just walk off with them.
please: people that come into shul and stael tefilfin should be hung(not literally) out for all to see lemaan yishmiu veyilamndu
let people know here you dont get away with this
London
Att: echod
well if he was a non frum guy how should he know any diffrent?!?!?
Zvi
The Bostoner Rebbe was once asked about the subject of calling the police. His response: If it is a civil disagreement between two Jews, you must go to a Rav and a Jewish Beit Din. If it is a criminal offence, you go to the police.
trouble
Am I to assume that it was the 77 PCT that made the arrest.
GREAT JOD SHOMRIM.
ISchier
If the thief is an israeli cititzen the worst that will happen to him is that he will be sent back to Israel. We don’t need such people here.
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Quite a few of these car service guys from Israel are illegal aliens anyway. Israel doesn’t need him either, but that is beside the point. Maybe he’ll do tshuva there.
Californian.........
Tfillin is such a beatiful mtzvah and it is such a shame to tarnish it with stealing….. he did somehting wrong and he’ll get his punishment for it but who are we to sit around and talk about something that hapepned like that… the only lesson ive learned is dont leave your tfillin laying around becuz someone might swipe it!!!!!!? (btw im a girl so i cant really take this lesson to heart!!!)
that-s just the way it is these days,sad
i just find it sad. i think that shomrim could have delt with it. i really don’t think that the police had to be involved.
SHOMRIM ROCK
firstly as the member who actually dealt with this incident i can confirm the 3 rabonim were approached and asked what should be done and the rabonim replied he should be arrested due to him being an israeli and him stealing them and then trying to sell it.
second he is actually an american citizen.
Crown Heights is great place to be &live
The 77th precinct and Crown Heights Shomrim did a great job with the arrest they toke the time a made the recovery to its rightful owner and made a collar.