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Bais Rivka Buses Vandalized

The broken window and powder covered floor

Over Shabbos two Bais Rivka buses were vandalized. The buses were parked in the Bais Rivka Crown St. parking lot, one of them had a window broken. The fire extinguishers from both buses were opened and emptied completely inside the buses.

Just to note; the parking lot is fenced, tipped with razor wire and the gates were locked, so the only way to get into the parking courtyard is trough the school itself, so the administration believes that the vandals were young children attending a Sheva Brachot on Shabbos that was taking place in the school building, partially because the Tzedakah Pushkas weren’t touched.

CrownHeights.info received word that there is a reward being offered for any information related to this incident, you can call Shomrim at (718) 774-3333 with any information.

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13 Comments

  • i DO SEE vandilization

    Maybe I can help you out looking through the pics.
    >>The chemical (white) powder released from the fire extinguisher [which every school bus is required to carry,] covering the floor and seats in the first two pics. Being that the powder is so fine it will take a lot of effort to completely clean.
    >>The fire extinguisher must now also be replaced, with a fully charged one. (see the last pic)
    >>Notice that the window to the emergency door is replaced with a plastic sheet and the glass that once used to fill it, is lying shattered on the floor next to it!

  • tip

    i dont see vandalism, looks like a few youths up to no good. jewish or shvartze , justice will be served!!

  • mother

    The accusation that it was our own kids is a pretty heavy one. It unfortunately rings true, between the pushkas still there, and that the fire extinguishers were "played with" – bored vilde kids without proper supervision. How would you explain the window, though?

  • former student

    "How would you explain the window, though?"

    hmmm… don’t know how much explanation you need when I was in elementary we did much worse than that. Made holes in the roof, ripped out all the tiles from the classroom and lit fires.

    I think todays children behave very well, and as parents we have a lot to be proud of.

  • bouchur

    kid’s can also break windows it dosint take much streanth. u know, and ill guess it’s a kid b/c they didint take the puska??? and there were no anti simetic evidence so if it were a non jew he chould of done a lot more damege like break the windshield witch he didint, i guess it was some kid bored,[it look’s cool when the powder from the fire extinguisher is fired so yea] and the widow he most probally just got some issues and good job ch.info keeping us updated

  • a girl whos sick of pathetic bored teens

    i dont think that kids who would have acted in such a brazen and atrocious manner, would really care about muktza….but whatever-they prob. just werent intrested in the money, only the excitement of causing agmas nefesh to other people….to other jews!

  • to a girl

    not necessarily does everything a child do come along with mental deliberation into the consequences of the action. Kids do thing on the spur of moment, based on impulse, because they think it’ll be exciting, or they might get attention, acceptance, respect from their colleagues. They usually don’t take into account that there is actual damage being done which will have to be repaired and paid for afterwards. They also usually don’t take into account that what they’re doing might cause a ‘chillul HaShem’ ,and ‘agmas nefesh’ to their parents and the institution.
    When they do do such actions it can’t really be considered being brazen being that there was probably no one watching them for them to be afraid of. They also don’t think of it as such an ‘atrocious thing’.
    There are certain things which are ingrained into our youths, unfortunately others are not so ingrained. When it comes to vandalism children practice what they see at home, and around them in the community. Other things such as ‘muktza’ they are trained not to touch from a very early age, and therefore would be less likely to touch it.
    On another note, when a child vandalizes property he doesn’t look at it as theft, It’s merely a form of entertainment. Emptying a pushka requires another level of callousness, being that they can’t convince themselves that it’s just a game.

  • bouchur

    and an avrave kid is brought up with omg a puska how can u touch it on shabbos, and chould be he came from an abusive home, chould be alot of options.