SHMIRA HELPS INJURED MAN

Sunday, July 20, 2008 11:35pm: Shmira received a call form a concerned Crown Heights resident that an African American man was sprawled in the middle of the Street on Brooklyn Avenue between Crown and Montgomery Streets. Shmira members responded within seconds and learned that the man had fallen and injured his knee. The Shmira members, trained EMT’s asked the man whether he required first aid assistance to which the injured man responded that he was OK. The Shmira members then helped the injured man to the side of the road and away from oncoming traffic.
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BIKE STOLEN, AND POLICE LET BURGLARS GET AWAY!

Thursday, July 17, 2008, 2:30am: A few Crown Heights residents sitting on their porch on Brooklyn Avenue between East New York Avenue and Maple Street noticed three African American youths climbing over a fence and removing a bicycle from the yard. The witnesses, Hasidic Jew didn’t hesitate and were quick to help their African American neighbors who had been burglarized and followed the three perpetrators to Nostrand Avenue and Sterling Street where the perpetrators stopped temporarily. The witnesses flagged down a NYPD patrol car and told them what they had seen, at that point the Officers told the witnesses “OK… you can go now” Read more

“ARMED” ROBBERY IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

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. Read more

BIKE –LIFT IN CROWN HEIGHTS

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.

TWO “UNDER” FOR BICYCLE THEFT ON KINGSTON AVENUE

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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SHMIRA HELPS FIND MISSING CHILD

Friday, July 11, 2008: Its only minutes before candle lighting time and in the heart of Crown Heights, one frantic mother can’t find her 8 year old child. After one and a half hours of searching the house the woman dials 911. Several Officers respond and begin searching the house, when suddenly the mother remembers another instance where she needed assistance and Shmira had come to give a hand. She calles Shmira and multiple members respond. A senior Unit, who was not on scene helps coordinate the call and relates about a previous case where a child had gone missing and was later found under his bed. The senior unit requests a very thorough search of the house.
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SHMIRA HELPS NAB SCOOTER THIEVES

Friday, July 11, 2008: At approximately 7:30pm a Crown Heights resident parking his car in the alleyway situated between Montgomery Street, Empire Blvd., Brooklyn and New York Avenues noticed four suspicious looking African American children lurking in the alleyway. The resident decided to keep an eye on the suspicious bunch and it paid off when they walked in to one of the houses and exited with a scooter. The resident began following them and when they noticed him they began to run. The resident followed them into the Mobile gas station located on the corner of Empire Boulevard and New York Avenue where they sought safe haven.

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DOG BITES MAN IN CROWN HEIGHTS

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 8:45pm: A Crown Heights resident was walking down Crown Street between Albany and Troy Avenue when a dog jumped at him and bit him. The owner of the dog was taking it for a walk without a leash to restrain it. When the bitten man began addressing the owner of the dog the woman grabbed her dog and began to flee. Read more

Shmira Advisory Report

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 9:30am: A Crown Heights resident driving along Parkside Avenue near the Park Circle was pulled over by an NYPD patrol car. After running the drivers information through his computer the Officer saw that the driver had a suspended license. In instances such as this the Officer would usually arrest the driver; however this was a nice and considerate Officer who simply wrote some tickets for violations and car deficiencies and allowed the driver to go without being arrested. The driver was now on Parkside Avenue with no way to get home or move his car. The driver called Shmira and a member was dispatched to drive him and his car back to his home.

If you get a ticket/summons please pay or fight it right away because if you don’t your license will be suspended and you may not know about it. If you drive with a suspended license, chances are you will not be as lucky as the person mentioned in the above story and you will get arrested. If in doubt, the Crown Heights Shmira recommends calling the DMV to make sure you don’t have a suspended license.

You can call the DMV at: (212) 645-5550

UPDATED!!! Vandals in Crown Heights

During the late afternoon/early evening hours of this past Shabbos a few cars and houses in Crown Heights were spray painted. This incident occurred on Union Street between Albany and Troy Avenues were the perps spray painted the word “BLOOD” and some other dirty words. There are a few cameras on the block and the incident was caught on tape. The Police were called, made a report and launched an investigation into this vandalism. As of this posting the Police have not been able to make any arrests that we know of.

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