Kinus Hashlucim Shmira Advisory

Fraud Alert

The two woman pictured above have been attempting to pass fake $100 bills when buying small ticket items in order to get the change. The Counterfeit Detector Pen does not detect their fakes. They are described as 2 female Hispanics approximately 30 years of age. height 5’5, light skin complexion, one female has dark brown hair with blond hair endings carrying a blue pocketbook, the other female has dark brown hair.
IF SEEN DO NOT APPROACH:
CALL SHMIRA 718-221-0303 AND 911

Chokehold Mugger Arrested

Thursday, November 13, 2014 Approximately 3:45PM: A young man was walking down Carroll Street between Kingston and Albany when two thugs jumped him from behind. One perpetrator placed him in the a chokehold while yelling instructions to his partner, saying “take his wallet, take his cell phone”. The victim could not breath and let them take his belongings without putting up a fight.
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Serial Thief Arrested

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at approximately 3:00PM: A man walked in to the Eshel hotel, located at 272 Kingston Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Lincoln Place, and asked if he can help with the garbage disposal as he was looking for work. Read more

Shmira Holloween Safety Tips

Friday, October 31, 2014: Halloween is tonight and although it is a generally peaceful celebration, there are occasional incidents of which the public should be aware. The Crown Heights Shmira Patrol would like to inform you of several safety tips to help protect yourselves and your property against criminal acts of mischief. Read more

Fraud Alert!

Thursday, October 16, 2014 at approximately 3:00PM: A young man posing as a religious Jew went into Young Timers located at 389 Kingston Avenue and told the clerk that he was collecting for a sick child. Read more

Ride-by Knockout

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 approximately 7:30PM: A male black was riding a bike on East New York Avenue between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues when he punched a young girl in the face knocking her over. There was no attempted robbery, only an unprovoked act of hate against a stranger. Shmira members responded and canvassed the area with the victim for a while but the perpetrator had fled the area. The victim filed a police report. ‎ Read more

Sukkos Thief Arrested

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 12:29AM: The Crown Heights Shmira hotline received a phone call from a bystander who witnessed a male black entering the backyard of a building on Union Street between Schenectady and Utica Read more

Young girls targeted in street bullying incident

Sunday, October 12, 2014 At 9:08PM: Two girls were walking on Eastern Parkway from Kingston Avenue towards Albany Avenue when a man walking in the opposite direction bumped into one of them, knocking her off her feet, in what appears to be an intentional act of mischief. The girls were frightened and immediately ran home to tell their parents. The Parents called the Crown Heights Shmira hotline and Shmira members were quickly dispatched to the location. An extensive and thorough canvass was performed, but the perpetrator had fled the area. Read more

Update: Missing Found

Missing 80 year old

Crown Heights Shmira in coordination with the NYPD is conducting a search for a missing 80 year old male, named Yagub, Zarbailov He was last in contact with his family on October 4th after Yom Kippor. He is diabetic and suffers from memory loss.

If you have any information regarding this person or if you have seen him since Yom Kippor, please call CH Shmira @ 718-221-0303

Update: Missing Found
At approximately 10:00PM after many hours of searching, Shmira members spotted the ‎missing, Yagub Zarbailov, limping up Rochester Avenue near Crown Street. When approached, he appeared disoriented but was otherwise in stable condition. Hatzola transported him to Kingsbrook Jewish Hospital.

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