Persistence Pays Off

Friday, August 29, 2014 at 4:00AM: A young man was buying some items from the convenience store on the corner of Albany and East New York Avenues when a young black male approached him and demanded his cell phone. Read more

Refusing to Press Charges Results in Perps Walking

Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 3:35AM: An alert Crown Heights resident noticed  two suspicious males walking on Albany Avenue near Crown Street trying door handles of vehicles.

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Bicycle Thief

Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 9:58AM: Perp is seen in front of True Value hardware store located at 829 E New York Avenue in crown Heights, Brooklyn. He cases the area before making off with a bike that was left outside. This is believed to be the second time this perp stole a bicycle from the same location. The previous incident occurred approximately two weeks prior.
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Tefilin “BuyBack”

Sunday, August 17, 2014 approximately 2:00pm:  A Crown Heights resident had been unloading his vehicle on Union Street near Albany Avenue and returned to his car to notice his bag, containing a pair of tefilin*  had disappeared.  Shortly thereafter, the victim received a phone call from a man claiming to have his bag. Read more

Crown Heights ‘Knockout Game’

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at 11:45PM: Three male blacks are seen punching a Hasidic teenager in what appears to be a “knockout game” attack. The incident occurred on Albany Avenue near Union Street in Crown Heights. Read more

Persistent Thief Arrested

Friday, August 15th, 2014 12:55AM: Shmira received a hotline call from a concerned woman who witnessed a male black stealing chairs from her neighbor’s porch on crown street. Shmira dispatched units to follow the alleged thief while other units proceeded to locate the property owner. Read more

Shmira Recovers Stolen Bike

Monday, August 11, 2014 at 4:43PM A young boy entered the Family Dollar store on Lefferts Avenue and Kingston ave and left his bicycle outside. Upon exiting the store he spotted a male taking off with his bike. He immediately called Crown Heights Shmira requesting assistance. Shmira members arrived on the scene and after getting a full description of the thief and his bike, they began a search. Read more

Brazen Thieves Steal Bikes

Sunday, August 10, 2014 at approximately 5:40PM two male blacks who appear to be in their teens entered CH-Cycles bicycle shop on Empire Blvd and after a quick look around make off with two bicycles. Below is a video and screen shots of the perpetrators.
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Woman Assaulted on Eastern Pkwy

Thursday, August 07, 2014 at 5:54PM The Shmira hot line received a call about a woman that was assaulted. The woman had been walking on Eastern Parkway near Rogers Avenue when a group of six females approached her and one of them punched her in the face while screaming anti-Semitic slurs. Read more

Shmira Tracks Stolen Phone

Wednesday August 6th 2014 at 5:30pm, the Shmira hotline lit up and a distraught caller stated that he dropped his cell phone outside his car as he was loading packages and that witnesses observed a black woman on a bicycle pick it up and leave without returning it to him.

A Shmira member who specializes in tracking lost and stolen phones got right to work. Read more

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