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BREAKING: Arrest Made In Hours After Close Coordination Between Shomrim and The NYPD

by CrownHeights.info

This may be a record, but just hours after shabbos the perpetrator who grabbed a Jewish child on Kingston Ave has been arrested thanks to close coordination between Crown Heights Shomrim and the NYPD.

“Thanks to great collaboration between the Shomrim Camera team and the @NYPD71pct leadership team and detective squad, an arrest was made in regards to the concerning incident this Shabbos afternoon. #CHSafe,” Shomrim wrote on Social Media.

The arrest came after video of the incodent released by Shomrim went viral throughout the Jewish community.

As previously published by CrownHeights.info, the incident took place around 3:30pm on Kingston Ave near Lefferts Ave as a father was walking with two children towards Lefferts. The man, who had just crossed the street, suddenly grabbed one of the children and tried to yank the child out of the fathers hand. The father fought back immediately and the man put down the child.

Shomrim was called following Shabbos and the police were notified of the incident. Within hours the perpetrator had been tracked down and arrested.

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9 Comments

    • Bochur

      The landlord also hosted hundreds of Tishrei guests. Did you? And paid for the renovated pool at Oholei Torah. Did you? And gives our matzos and food packages to the poor of CH. Did you? I’ll tell you what you did. You kvetch a lot.

  • Sara

    I am in awe of how they are able to catch a perpetrator that is masked and can’t identify him.
    Kol Hakavod.
    Would like to k kw how they were able to catch him.

    • Anonymous

      Simple he lives in their building and has a connection to them. They same way you could identify your neighbor

  • Anonymous

    He is a resident of the building across the street from the incident. Neighbors were easily able to identify him