Hatzalah and NYPD Rocked With Assault Calls In Crown Heights Purim Night As Teens Roam The Neighborhood
by CrownHeights.info
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.
The string of incidents began as one large group got into a fight in the area of Montgomery Street and Kingston Ave, prompting a call to the police and the subsequent arrest of two teens. Rather than leave the neighborhood or stop fighting, the group migrated just a few blocks and again began fighting, leading to at least one major incident near the Dreidel where multiple teens were pepper sprayed. Hatzalah was called and treated the teens.
Tolerance in Crown Heights for such groups, which are expected during Simchas Beis Hashoeva, has waned significantly over the years, with the police making arrests in such cases regularly during Tishrei.
Last night’s string of fights and assaults highlights the growing issue of such groups causing havoc and taking up the community’s limited resources.
Anonymous
Could it be that excessive drinking was involved ?
What will the community do about this problem so that it does not happen again?
Fireworks and terror
At around 11pm by sweet expressions, kahans they were setting off dangerous fireworks that hit people in the face and started a small fire. They were already drunk and high before descending on crown heights. Our community and NYPD should take a stand for next year this was mamash terror
Almost hit
My son was with some friends buying stuff for an farbrengen and one kid narrowly missed being hit.
Call Their Parents
Round them all up and hold them at the local Precinct until their parents come to get them.
Deterrence
There needs to be a co-ordinated multifaceted response to this. Deterrence being the objective and swift consequences for those who violate the peace. Why were the perps allowed to move from place to place and escalate? The moment the peace is violated, it’s time out, no matter who or where they come from. There definitely needs to be a plan and training on how to deal with this properly