Important Advisory to all Bikers

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 approximately 9:30pm:A young bochur riding his bicycle on Albany Avenue near Empire Blvd was stopped by a Police Officer due to the fact that he was riding on the sidewalk. The bochur, who does not speak English, did not understand why he was stopped and when the Officer asked him for identification he did not understand what the Officer wanted from him. The Officer responded by threatening to arrest him. A passerby noticed what was transpiring attempted to explain to the bochur to show some identification. The Officer was ungrateful for this and threatened the passerby that if she continued to interfere she would be arrested for Obstructing Governmental Administration. The passerby called Shmira and Shmira members responded. The members on scene explained to the bochur what was occurring and the bochur furnished his identification. The officer wrote the summons and was on his way. Read more

Thank You letter to Shmira coordinator

Subject: Shmira came to my house this morning

Hey Yossi,

I left the door to my house wide open!

My older sister who has Downs Syndrome has been visiting with me for a week. she was scheduled to leave from Newark yesterday and when we drove down from the Monsey area – we could not find the airport… it was like it was hiding so my sister could stay an extra day… so I re-scheduled her and the only flight they would give me without charging another full fare was 6:15 this morning. I was determined to get her there on time, but I still wanted a few hours sleep so we left the house at 4:15. She takes extra time at both check in and security. Two hours was definitely doable but I knew I had to stay focused to get everything to run smoothly.
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Attempted burglary in Crown Heights

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 1:00am: A bochur sitting on his friends’ porch, across the street from his house on Balfour Place, noticed two African American teens approaching his house. They opened the gate surrounding his porch and one of them crept onto the porch and while still crouching, peered into the window. He turned and stated to his accomplice “the mom’s home, we can’t go in now”. Hearing this the bochur began crossing the street toward his house. The teens noticed the bochur and began to flee. The bochur started chasing the teens and called Crown Heights Shmira however he lost sight of them near the corner of Lefferts and Kingston Avenues.
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ULY School bus driver assaulted over a mirror

Monday, August 11, 2008 2:45: A United Lubavitch Yeshiva school bus, occupied with children, was driving down the service lane on Eastern Parkway between Kingston and Albany Avenues when it passed a car that was parked at a fire hydrant. The bus driver thought he may have touched the car so he got out to take a look. The driver then went back into the bus for a moment and the owner of the car, thinking that he was leaving, began to make a scene. The bus driver stepped out of the bus and was confronted by the driver of the car. A dispute ensued, resulting in the bus driver’s foot being injured by the car owner.

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Mugging on Crown Street

Sunday, August 10, 2008 at approximately 8:00pm: A Bochur walking on Crown Street near Troy Avenue heard footsteps from behind and as he turned around he was hit. He saw 3 African American males and they all began hitting him and threw him to the ground while continuing to hit him. The muggers took his cell phone and wallet then fled on Troy Ave towards President Street. The victim made his way down Crown Street where he encountered a passerby who called Crown Heights Shmira.
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Woman mugged on Eastern Parkway

Sunday, August 3, 2008 8:30pm:A Crown Heights Shmira member, patrolling on Eastern Parkway between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues, witnessed two African American males snatch a bag from a passing woman. The two men were sitting on a bench drinking beer, when the unsuspecting woman passed by. The Shmira member immediately alerted other members of the condition and approached the two perpetrators requesting they remain seated until the Police arrive.
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Erev-Shabbos chaos in Crown Heights

Friday, August 1, 2008 approximately 12:00 noon: Crown Heights Shmira received a call that there was a yungerman (young man) being placed under arrest as the result of a dispute over a parking spot. Shmira members arrived on the scene just as the NYPD patrol car was pulling away with the yungerman, leaving his wife weeping on the side of the road.

Shmira transported the woman to the Station House and numerous senior members began making phone calls to different people to find out what this yungerman was being charged with and to inquire how they can insure that this yungerman will not be held at Central Booking over Shabbos. Many phone calls later, the yungerman arrived home right as Shabbos was coming in (the end of the 18 minutes).
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School bus involved in accident

Friday, August 1, 2008 approximately 1:15pm: Crown Heights Shmira received a call that a children’s School bus was involved in an accident with another car on the corner of Carroll Street and New York Avenue. Shmira members responded and Hatzalah was dispatched. Shmira members arrived on scene and were informed by witnesses that a silver car had tried to cut off the School bus as it made the turn from New York Avenue onto Carroll Street. There were no children on the bus and Thank G-d no one was injured.

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Mugging on President Street, Crown Heights

Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:30am: Crown Heights Shmira received a call that a Bocher (young student) was talking on his cell phone on President Street between Albany and Kingston Avenues when two African American males jumped him. One of them approached him from behind grabbing him around the neck while the other one grabbed his feet and together they knocked him onto the ground. One perp covered his mouth, asked if he had any money and uncovered his mouth for one moment to hear the answer, “no money”. They checked all of the Bochers’ pockets and when they failed to find anything fled across the Street toward Troy Avenue.
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