Shmira Nabs Nelson again

At approximately 1:00 am early Tuesday morning, Terrence Nelson, the most notorious car bandit in the Crown Heights area, was caught leaving a minivan parked on Eastern Parkway near Brooklyn Ave. he had just ransacked and attempted to flee along with the electronics he had just stolen.
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Nypd & Shmira Buy & Bust

Early friday morning approximately 1:15 A.M., a young man was walking on East New York ave  between brooklyn and kingston avenues, when he  was attacked by four male black thugs, he was beaten and robbed of his backpack and Iphone, a passer by called Shmira, the shmira dispatcher advised the caller to also call 911, Shmira and NYPD responded in large numbers and began canvassing, but the perpetrators were not found and a police report was made.
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Anti-semitic graffiti on CH door

Sunday,  March 6, 2011 approximately 12:30pm: A Crown Heights resident noticed graffiti on the outside of his apartment door. The markings were clearly anti-semitic in nature, including a swastika and pro nazi remarks. The  apartment is  in 1441 St Johns place between Utica and Rochester Avenues, a CHJCC building. Police and Shmira  were called and a report was filed. Read more

Armed carjacking in the heart of Crown Heights

Sunday, February 13, 2011, approximately 9:15am: A Crown Heights resident returning from visiting his mother was accosted by a male black who demanded his car. This all unfolded when the victim was parking his car in front of the vacant lot on Crown St. between Albany and Troy Avenues. As the victim attempted to leave the car a male black displayed a silver handgun and demanded the victim’s wallet and car keys. The victim attempted to flee when the perpetrator forced his way into the car and began to beat the victim over the head with the gun. Read more

‎​2 arrested for attacking teenager

Sunday – February 6, 2011 at approximately 9:30pm: A teenage boy was walking on Albany Avenue near Eastern Parkway when two female blacks threw a glass bottle at him. The bottle landed a mere few inches from him. Two passersby, shocked at what they just witnessed, approached the pair and asked them what they were doing. One of the Perpetrators pulled out what appeared to be a knife and threatened the witnesses telling them to stay out of it. The witnesses called the Shmira hot-line as well as 911 and proceeded to follow the perpetrators toward Troy Avenue.
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Sly pick-pocketing teens caught in the act

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 3:57pm. A woman and her baby were walking down Eastern Parkway, between Brooklyn and New York Avenues, when she was approached by five female blacks. They seemed to be acting friendly when they asked her what the baby’s name is. When the woman started responding, they cut her off by immediately asking another question. This made the woman apprehensive and as this was taking place she saw one of the females pick pocketing some money out of her back pocket. The woman immediately turned and grabbed her money away from the perpetrator. The group tried to make light of the matter by laughing it off and they walked away.
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Shmira helps nab local drug addicts for grand larceny

Monday, April 26, 2010 at around 9:15pm the Shmira hotline received phone calls from 2 different callers. Both gave the same description of a male white trying car doors in what seemed like an attempt to gain entry. The suspect started from Union Street and Kingston Avenue, made his way to Brooklyn, and from there walked up to Eastern Parkway and began to head east, all the while checking car doors. It did not take long until the suspect chanced upon an easy target, in front of 763 Eastern Parkway. Unbeknownst to him, a passerby, keeping an eye on his suspicious behavior, witnessed him entering a green minivan and leaving shortly thereafter with a shopping bag filled with miscellaneous items that he took from the car. The witness called Shmira while discreetly following the perpetrator. Shmira members responded and continued following the perpetrator until he was observed entering an abandoned house on Union Street between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues. At this point, Police arrived  and entered the house. After searching the premises, the Police could not find the perpetrator; instead, another man (who had been previously arrested for attempted murder of his wife) was arrested for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance.
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Shmira makes an Arrest

Tuesday April 20th 2010 at approximately 1:40 pm Shmira received a call that a Bochur was punched in the face by a fleeing shoplifter on Union street between Kingston and Brooklyn Shmira members responded to the scene within 2 minutes and were pointed in the direction to which the perpetrator fled, but he managed to disappear on President St. between Brooklyn and New York.
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Safety Alert

Throughout this past week there have been both attempted and successful robberies/burglaries. The first 2 incidents happened on Saturday night. A young man was walking home when he was approached by two male blacks. One pointed a gun at him and demanded money. The young man notified them that he does not carry money on Shabbos and therefore he has nothing on him so they patted him down to verify his claim. Shortly thereafter two male blacks approached a couple as they were entering their apartment and showed them a firearm demanding that they hand over their money. The woman was pushing a stroller with her baby inside and at one point the gun was aimed toward the baby. The man handed over close to $300.00 in cash and the pair went on their way.
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Shmira apprehends burglar

Saturday, January 2, 2009 at around 9:30pm, a Shmira unit was sitting in his neighbors house, on Crown street between Troy and Albany Avenues, when family members keeping an eye on a live video feed from security cameras in the back of their house saw a black male attempting to gain entry to the house via the basement door as well as the garage. They immediately notified the Shmira unit and continued observing as the black male moved on to the house next door, the Shmira units home.
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