SHMIRA NABS PUSHKA THIEVES

At around 9:15pm Monday night, two male blacks entered a restaurant on the corner of Empire Blvd. and Kingston Ave. and stole several pushkas. A crown heights Shmira member that was in the restaurant realized what was happening and immediately called for backup. Multiple Shmira units responded and started following the perpetrators until the Police would arrive. The Shmira units followed the perpetrators to Kingston and Lefferts Ave. were the perpetrators realized that they were being followed and split up. The Shmira units responded quickly by forming two teams to follow the perpetrators separately. One of the perpetrators ran to East New York and Albany Ave. where Police and shmira apprehended him and placed him under arrest and found that he was in possession of a weapon. The other one was followed until Crown St. and Troy Ave. where he was apprehended and arrested by Police and shmira.

photos by Zelig Shaul.

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