Friday, June, 06, 2008 at approximately 2:15am a Shmira member, who is an Emergency Medical Technician was patrolling on Lincoln Place between Albany and Troy Avenue when he came upon the scene of a black woman laying face down on the sidewalk in a large pool of her own blood streaming down to the Street. The woman was in critical condition due an eventually fatal stab wound. (more…)
Friday, June 06, 2008 at approximately 2:00pm a Crown Heights resident noticed a suspicious black man entering the premises of one of the houses on President Street between Brooklyn and New York Avenue. The suspicious man entered empty handed however exited soon thereafter carrying a FedEx box that had been dropped off on the porch in front of the house. The observer called Shmira and started following the suspicious man. The resident flagged down some Officers on foot patrol who in turn stopped the suspect. However, since the sticker with the owners name on it had been removed there seemed to be no way of proving who it belonged to and without a complainant the Officers would have to let the suspect go. (more…)
Monday june 2nd, at approximately 8:30pm a Woman looking out of her window, noticed a suspicious man climbing up the scaffold towards the apartment above the cleaners located on Empire Boulevard and Albany Avenue. The Woman immediately called her husband, who is a Shmira member. The Shmira member called for backup as he watched the man climb up to the second floor. Backup arrived, however the man was quick, and he had already gained access to the apartment on the second floor through an unlocked window. One of the Shmira members flagged down a Police car, informed Officers of the situation, they in turn radioed in for backup. (more…)