CROWN HEIGHTS SHMIRA

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 5:45pm: A Crown Heights resident walking on Kingston Avenue (corner of President Street) was held up by an African American male around 35 years of age pretending to have a gun and demanded his belongings and money. The perpetrator placed his hand in a black plastic bag attempting to make it appear as if a gun was inside it. The victim responded by grabbing the bag and immediately realized that the gun was a hoax. The perpetrator realized that his bluff had been called and punched the victim in the face causing his cell phone to fall. The perpetrator then grabbed the phone and a camera from the victim and began to flee. (more…)

Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 5:00pm: A Crown Heights resident sitting in his car on Kingston Avenue between President and Union Streets notices an African American male around 35-40 years of age climbing over the gate surrounding a lot on the corner and throwing a bicycle over the gate and riding away with it.

The resident called Shmira and multiple members responded, got a description of the bike and began canvassing the area. The Shmira members canvassed for several hours but were unable to locate the suspect or the bike. The bike is a silver Pacific mountain bike. Crown Heights Shmira is asking for the help of the public in locating the stolen property. If you see this bike please contact Shmira and 911 immediately.

Please do not leave you belongings unattended for even one second and once again Shmira would like to remind all bicycle owners to register their bikes at their local precinct.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 12:55pm: A Crown Heights resident riding his bicycle on Kingston Avenue stopped at Post Mark-it (corner of Crown Street). He went inside and left the bike leaning against the wall. A few seconds later he left the store and his bike was gone. The resident promptly notified Shmira and a description of the bike was transmitted over the Shmira radio requesting that members keep an eye out. Additionally, the resident called a few of his friends who would be able to recognize the bicycle and requested that they keep their eyes peeled as well.
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