BURGLAR APPREHENDED FOR MULTIPLE HEISTS

Sunday, December 13 2009, 9:00PM: A crown heights resident spotted a suspicious male black on Eastern Parkway near Kingston Avenue pushing a baby stroller full of Judaica items, including Chanuka Menorahs and a bag from Hamaifitz. The resident called the Shmira hot-line. The first Shmira members on scene spotted the suspect approaching Albany Avenue. The members approached the suspect and attempted to start a dialogue however the suspect immediately dropped the stroller and began to flee down Albany Avenue toward St. Johns. In the interim the suspect removed his jacket and hat, attempting to make it difficult for him to be identified. Shmira members gave chase and flagged down an NYPD patrol car. Read more

Another positive result produced thru the working relationship between the 71st Precinct and Shmira

This past Thursday a Crown Heights resident returned home located on President near troy Ave. and realized that his basement apartment had been burglarized, his laptop computer and other personal belonging were stolen. The victim called 911 and made a police report. The victim and the police determined that the burglar must have been very small in size because the only possible point of entry was a very small window.
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Young Jewish girl attacked

Friday, September 11, 2009 12:50pm: On Friday afternoon, a Crown Heights resident happened to be looking out of a window and witnessed two African Americans attacking a young Jewish girl. They knocked her to the ground, grabbed one of her shopping bags and ran away. All this occurred outside the girls’ house on the corner of Crown Street and Albany Avenue. The girl had been running an errand for her mother when this occurred. The witness immediately called Shmira and Shmira members responded right away.
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Shmira Helps Nab a Burglar

Last week, a concerned neighbor called  Shmira when he saw a black
female attempting to gain entry into his  neighbor’s house. Upon arriving,
Shmira members observed the women trying to  open the basement door with
burglar tools.  When approached, the woman  claimed that “she just left a
shelter and that the house was really hers.”   The house was a newly renovated
house on eastern parkway-whose owner was known  to Shmira. Read more

Shmira Helps Nab Thug Involved In Hate Crime At Chovevei Torah

This past Sunday as Bochurim were sitting and Learning in Choivevei Torah On Eastern Parkway near Albany Avenue, a large brick came crashing in to the first-floor classroom, striking a Bochur in the head. The Bochur sustained deep cuts and lacerations to his head, requiring multiple stitches to control the bleeding.

A group of three Black teens came onto Yeshiva property, brick in hand and threw the brick through a low window at a Bochur, who was sitting a mere 3 feet from the window. Read more

Shmira Makes a huge catch

At about 10:25pm Wednesday night Shmira received a call on the emergency hotline from a sharp eyed Crown Heights resident, who witnessed a black male smashing the window of car parked on Carroll street between Kingston and Brooklyn avenues and stealing a GPS navigation unit that was left mounted on the dashboard, the witness advised Shmira that he was following the perpetrator , Shmira members quickly responded and joined in the chase, and nabbed the most notorious Car Burglar in the Crown Heights area Terrance Nelson, on Union street Near Albany avenue.

Shmira immediately called NYPD and held the thief till the police arrived, when the responding Police officers searched the perpetrator they found on his person the stolen GPS unit along with burglary tools.
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lost and found

Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:00am: Shmira received a call from a resident of an apartment building located at 672 Empire Blvd. The caller stated that there was a black male teenager sitting on the stairs on the 4^th floor and that he didn’t live in the building and didn’t look to good either.

A few Shmira members responded and found the teenager to be foaming a little from the mouth, sitting next to a helmet and bag with some of his belongings. After starting a dialog with the young man the Shmira members found him to be mentally challenged. Read more

Shmira assists with evacuation during fire

Tuesday, December 18, 2008 at approximately 7:00pm: A fire broke out at 763 Eastern Parkway (between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues), an apartment building that is occupied by numerous residents. The fire broke out in an apartment on the fifth floor.

Shmira, FDNY and Hatzalah were immediately called. A Shmira member who was first on scene ran up to the fifth and sixth floors and assisted residents in evacuating their apartments. FDNY responded and had the fire, which was confined only to one apartment, under control within minutes. A Shmira member, who is also an EMT treated one of the fire fighters who was slightly injured while extinguishing the blaze.
Thank G-d there was no serious injuries.
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Shmira Controls Dispute Following a Collision on President Street

At around 8:30 PM Tuesday night, a Jewish driver in a white 15 passenger van collided with a white sedan on Troy Avenue while crossing the President Street and Troy Avenue intersection. The collision sent the van slamming into a parked car at the corner.

A dispute broke out between the two drivers as to who was at fault for the accident. A passer by quickly called Shmira. Multiple Shmira units who arrived and succeeded in calming the two drivers. A police report was filed, Hatzalah was not called since there were no serious injuries B”H.

A message from Crown Heights Shmira to Crown Heights Residents: Following an accident, always remain calm, and do not initiate a discussion with the other partys involved regarding who is at fault. Even if you are confidant the other driver is wrong, remain calm, call 911 and Shmira.

In the event of an Emergency always call 911 and the Crown Heights Shmira at (718) 221-0303 (24/7)

Two Bochurim Severely Beaten With a Pistol On Friday Night

NOVEMBER 28, 2008 6:00 PM: As if this past Friday we did not have enough problems, as if the Murder of the Shluchim, Rabbi Gavriel and Mrs. Rivka Holtzberg HYD, along with four other Jews who were brutally murdered by terrorists in their Chabad House in Mumbai, India was not enough, Lubavitchers were attacked again, this time in Crown Heights.

It all began at around 6:00 PM Friday night, as two Bocherim walking home from Shul were surrounded by a group of 7 African American youth’s who demanded that they hand over their money. The Bochurim, only sixteen years of age, responded that they don’t carry money on shabbos.
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