Shmira retrieves stolen bike

Saturday, September 20, 2008 10:00pm: A bochur went inside a house on Crown St. (between Brooklyn and New York) leaving his bicycle outside for under a minute but when he returned, the bike was gone. He immediately called Shmira and flagged down a passing Police car and both Shmira members and Police responded and canvassed the area searching for the bike without luck.

The next day, the bochur noticed an African American male, around 20 years of age, walking the bike on Montgomery Street near Albany Avenue. The bochur followed from a distance while he dialed the Shmira hotline. Shmira members responded and approached the suspect on Montgomery Street near Troy Avenue. Upon seeing the Shmira members the suspect dropped the bike and fled. Shmira members followed the suspect to 825 Crown Street, between Utica and Rochester Avenues, where he fled into an apartment in the building. Police arrived and advised the complainant that in the event that he sees the perpetrator on the street, he should call Shmira and 911 and the perpetrator will be placed under arrest.

Shmira respond to assault

Thursday, September 11, 2008 6:45pm A crown Heights resident noticed an African American male dragging an African American female down Crown Street near Albany Avenue. The resident immediately called a friend who is a Shmira volunteer and told him what was going on. The Shmira member, who was not in the area at the time, immediately relayed the information over the radio. Shmira members responded and witnessed the man smashing the woman’s head into the cement before dragging her into 555 Crown Street. Read more

MEZUZA THIEF STRIKES AGAIN

Sunday, September 7, 2008 5:50pm: Crown Heights Shmira received a call on the hot-line from a Crown Heights resident requesting help to file a Police report regarding a stolen mezuza. The resident, who lives at 1442 Union Street had last seen her mezuza on Friday. She recalled reading on Shmais.com that Shmira had responded to a call where mezuzas were stolen in another building on Union Street within the past week. The resident whose mezuzas went missing over Shabbos called Shmais.com to inform him of the fact. Shmais.com advised the resident to call Shmira. Read more

Biased vandalism in Crown Heights

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 approximately 5:30pm: A Crown Heights resident came home and found that his mezuza (religious scroll that is traditionally placed on the doorposts of every Jewish home) was missing. Upon further examination he realized that his neighbors’ mezuza was missing as well. The resident, who does not speak English very well and was unfamiliar with the procedure, called Shmira and asked that they send a volunteer to help him file a Police report. A Shmira member responded and advised the resident to call 911 and remained on scene to help translate when needed.
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Thank You letter to Shmira coordinator

Subject: Shmira came to my house this morning

Hey Yossi,

I left the door to my house wide open!

My older sister who has Downs Syndrome has been visiting with me for a week. she was scheduled to leave from Newark yesterday and when we drove down from the Monsey area – we could not find the airport… it was like it was hiding so my sister could stay an extra day… so I re-scheduled her and the only flight they would give me without charging another full fare was 6:15 this morning. I was determined to get her there on time, but I still wanted a few hours sleep so we left the house at 4:15. She takes extra time at both check in and security. Two hours was definitely doable but I knew I had to stay focused to get everything to run smoothly.
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Attempted burglary in Crown Heights

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 1:00am: A bochur sitting on his friends’ porch, across the street from his house on Balfour Place, noticed two African American teens approaching his house. They opened the gate surrounding his porch and one of them crept onto the porch and while still crouching, peered into the window. He turned and stated to his accomplice “the mom’s home, we can’t go in now”. Hearing this the bochur began crossing the street toward his house. The teens noticed the bochur and began to flee. The bochur started chasing the teens and called Crown Heights Shmira however he lost sight of them near the corner of Lefferts and Kingston Avenues.
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ULY School bus driver assaulted over a mirror

Monday, August 11, 2008 2:45: A United Lubavitch Yeshiva school bus, occupied with children, was driving down the service lane on Eastern Parkway between Kingston and Albany Avenues when it passed a car that was parked at a fire hydrant. The bus driver thought he may have touched the car so he got out to take a look. The driver then went back into the bus for a moment and the owner of the car, thinking that he was leaving, began to make a scene. The bus driver stepped out of the bus and was confronted by the driver of the car. A dispute ensued, resulting in the bus driver’s foot being injured by the car owner.

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Mugging on Crown Street

Sunday, August 10, 2008 at approximately 8:00pm: A Bochur walking on Crown Street near Troy Avenue heard footsteps from behind and as he turned around he was hit. He saw 3 African American males and they all began hitting him and threw him to the ground while continuing to hit him. The muggers took his cell phone and wallet then fled on Troy Ave towards President Street. The victim made his way down Crown Street where he encountered a passerby who called Crown Heights Shmira.
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Woman mugged on Eastern Parkway

Sunday, August 3, 2008 8:30pm:A Crown Heights Shmira member, patrolling on Eastern Parkway between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues, witnessed two African American males snatch a bag from a passing woman. The two men were sitting on a bench drinking beer, when the unsuspecting woman passed by. The Shmira member immediately alerted other members of the condition and approached the two perpetrators requesting they remain seated until the Police arrive.
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Erev-Shabbos chaos in Crown Heights

Friday, August 1, 2008 approximately 12:00 noon: Crown Heights Shmira received a call that there was a yungerman (young man) being placed under arrest as the result of a dispute over a parking spot. Shmira members arrived on the scene just as the NYPD patrol car was pulling away with the yungerman, leaving his wife weeping on the side of the road.

Shmira transported the woman to the Station House and numerous senior members began making phone calls to different people to find out what this yungerman was being charged with and to inquire how they can insure that this yungerman will not be held at Central Booking over Shabbos. Many phone calls later, the yungerman arrived home right as Shabbos was coming in (the end of the 18 minutes).
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