Shmira Advisory Report

Sunday, June 15, 2008 at approximately 12:00 noon Shmira was called to the alleyway behind 1451 Carroll Street between Albany and Troy Avenue. The caller had just realized that their car had been broken into. As Shmira responded 911 was simultaneously dispatched. The Shmira member arrived on scene and found that the passenger side window had been shattered. After it was apparent that nothing had been stolen from inside the car the Shmira member remained to help the complainant file a Police report.

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Shmira Advisory Report

Friday, June 6, 2008, Mrs. Shlima Esther (Sandra) Blumenfield, a 62 year old woman, residing at 672 Empire Blvd, who lived in Crown Heights for many years, confirmed with her host that she would be joining them for their Shabbos meal. That was the last time anyone heard from her and she never showed up for the Shabbos meal. After Yom Tov, four days later a neighbor, concerned that she was missing called Hatzalah. Hatzalah responded, however they were unable to gain access to the apartment. Read more

SHMIRA HELPS TREAT FATALLY WOUNDED AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN

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. Read more

SHMIRA PINS THIEF

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. Read more

SHMIRA ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT

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. Read more

SHMIRA RETRIEVES STOLEN SCOOTER

Friday at approximately 5:20pm a young boy entered the Bargain Center located on Kingston Avenue between Crown and Carroll Street leaving his scooter unattended outside the store. Moments later, upon exiting the store the scooter had disappeared.

The boy called Shmira. Shmira members arrived on scene, called 911, got a description of the scooter and immediately spread out canvassing the area in search for the scooter. When Police arrived they stated that the boy would have to come down to the precinct later on with his parents to make the report since they were unable to make the report in the absence of his parents. Meanwhile multiple Shmira volunteers were diligently searching all the streets and alleyways in the neighborhood. After an hour and a half of searching one of the volunteers found the scooter abandoned on Crown Street near the entrance to a house. The boy was called and his scooter was returned to him. Read more

SHMIRA HELPS FIND MISSING BOY

Thursday, May 29 at approximately 9:10pm the Shmira hotline rings, a worried mother is on the other line she doesn’t know where her son is. He didn’t come home after school. The dispatcher gets a description and broadcasts it over the air. While units are canvassing the area trying to locate the boy, one of the units head over to the complainants house to get a photograph and more information. Behashgocho Pratis (By Divine Providence) one of the units was standing near one of the missing boys’ teachers, who made some phone calls and successfully found the boy.

Picture of the Day

this picture was taken by shmira press division at 298 Brooklyn Ave

the sign was hung up by Geoffrey Davis brother of James Davis.

Shmira Advisory Report

Today, Thursday May 22 at approximately 4:30pm a male black entered sweet expressions a candy store on the corner of Kingston Avenue and Union Street and attempted to steal the pushkas (charity boxes) from the counter. The cashier acted quickly and called the Police. The black man realized that the Police were approaching and left the pushkas inside the store. Since he did not leave the store with the goods he technically did not steal and consequently the Police were unable to make an arrest.

This is the same man who Shmira had caught and was arrested by the NYPD this past Tuesday, May 13^th for stealing Pushkas from Empire Grill. Shmira is asking all storeowners and residents of Crown Height to be on the alert for this man (see photo below). This man is a repeat offender and we don’t know what else he is capable of.

REMEMBER:

If you are in a store and suspect someone of shoplifting keep in mind that he must leave the store with the merchandise before he can be arrested and charged for theft.

CROWN HEIGHTS MULTI-CULTURAL CO-OPERATION SAVES GIRL

Early Friday morning, May 2^nd, a girl was walking from the subway station and forced at knifepoint to enter an apartment building where she was taken to the top of the stairwell. She screamed for help as the perpetrator began to unfasten and strip her of her jeans.

The building, in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, is home to a mixture of predominately Black residents, and a few Chassidic Jews. The screams were heard by a Chassidic man living on the top floor. Well aware that he would be intervening in a scenario outside of his own culture and therefore could be risking his own life, he took his phone in hand and ventured out to trace the screams. Announcing first “Are you in need of assistance?” Leonid Yavich frightened off the assailant and called 911. “At first I chased the criminal,” said Yavich. “I realized I could not catch him, so I went back and waited with the girl. She was hysterical. The police came quickly. A detective called me the next day to confirm the details. He was very emotional when he told me that I literally saved the girl.” Both the assailant and the victim were Black.

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