Fraud Alert

The two woman pictured above have been attempting to pass fake $100 bills when buying small ticket items in order to get the change. The Counterfeit Detector Pen does not detect their fakes. They are described as 2 female Hispanics approximately 30 years of age. height 5’5, light skin complexion, one female has dark brown hair with blond hair endings carrying a blue pocketbook, the other female has dark brown hair.
IF SEEN DO NOT APPROACH:
CALL SHMIRA 718-221-0303 AND 911

Chokehold Mugger Arrested

Thursday, November 13, 2014 Approximately 3:45PM: A young man was walking down Carroll Street between Kingston and Albany when two thugs jumped him from behind. One perpetrator placed him in the a chokehold while yelling instructions to his partner, saying “take his wallet, take his cell phone”. The victim could not breath and let them take his belongings without putting up a fight.
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Serial Thief Arrested

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at approximately 3:00PM: A man walked in to the Eshel hotel, located at 272 Kingston Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Lincoln Place, and asked if he can help with the garbage disposal as he was looking for work. Read more

Ride-by Knockout

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 approximately 7:30PM: A male black was riding a bike on East New York Avenue between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues when he punched a young girl in the face knocking her over. There was no attempted robbery, only an unprovoked act of hate against a stranger. Shmira members responded and canvassed the area with the victim for a while but the perpetrator had fled the area. The victim filed a police report. ‎ Read more

Sukkos Thief Arrested

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 12:29AM: The Crown Heights Shmira hotline received a phone call from a bystander who witnessed a male black entering the backyard of a building on Union Street between Schenectady and Utica Read more

Update: Missing Found

Missing 80 year old

Crown Heights Shmira in coordination with the NYPD is conducting a search for a missing 80 year old male, named Yagub, Zarbailov He was last in contact with his family on October 4th after Yom Kippor. He is diabetic and suffers from memory loss.

If you have any information regarding this person or if you have seen him since Yom Kippor, please call CH Shmira @ 718-221-0303

Update: Missing Found
At approximately 10:00PM after many hours of searching, Shmira members spotted the ‎missing, Yagub Zarbailov, limping up Rochester Avenue near Crown Street. When approached, he appeared disoriented but was otherwise in stable condition. Hatzola transported him to Kingsbrook Jewish Hospital.

Post Slichos Awakening

Sunday, September 21, 2014 at approximately 2:15AM: The Crown Heights Shmira hotline received a call from a Crown Heights resident stating that there was an unfamiliar man pounding on his front door on Crown Street between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues. Shmira members responded and found the man walking away from the location. After questioning the fifty year old suspect, Shmira members quickly deduced that the man had no criminal intentions and was only disoriented and possibly intoxicated. EMS was dispatched to treat the patient.
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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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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

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