Even if you live in Flatbush, you probably do not know this, but in just a few hours, Flatbush Shomrim volunteers helped the NYPD apprehend numerous criminals from the streets – and over the past few days – even more.
In the first incident, Shomrim received a call at around 8:00PM Thursday night reporting a man that was walking house-to-house trying front door handles. Volunteers watched the man from a distance for over an hour, starting at Avenue P and East 18 Street. The man eventually gained access into an office near Kings Highway and East 2nd Street. He was taken into custody by officers from the NYPD’s 61 Precinct.
Sources tell YWN that the suspect has been arrested 15 previous times, 13 of them for felony offenses.
Additionally, YWN has learned that Detectives are attempting to ascertain if he is responsible for a home invasion last month in the area of Avenue S and East 2nd Street.
In the second incident, at around 11:00PM on Thursday night, Shomrim received a call reporting a person walking on Avenue N and East 27 Street and trying car handles. After observing him for a short time, he was taken into custody by the NYPD’s 70 Precinct.
At around 2:30AM on Friday morning, Shomrim members patrolling the area witnessed two suspicious males walking on East 26 Street between Avenue L-M. They were seen walking up driveways and trying car handles. They eventually gained access to multiple vehicles, and were taken into custody by the NYPD’s 70 Precinct on East 26 Street between K-L.
On Friday morning at around 11:30AM, Shomrim received a call from a local resident stating that his car was broken into on East 28 Street between Avenue J-K and a credit card was stolen. The card was used under 10 minutes later at the Target on Nostrand Avenue near Avenue H. The victim tells YWN that he was unloading his car, and was away from his car for under two minutes when the crime occured. Unfortunately, the suspect was way too fast for Shomrim or Police to apprehend him.
Earlier this week Flatbush Shomrim had a man arrested for breaking into vehicles on East 28 Street near Avenue P, and in another incident two suspects were arrested on Avenue M and East 15 Street. Additionally, Flatbush Shomrim volunteers earlier this week successfully found a missing elderly woman who suffers from dementia.
Shomrim has dozens of volunteers patrolling the streets of Flatbush while the community is asleep, and are responsible for many arrests that many never get to hear about.
Shomrim reminds the community to always call 911 immediately if you see something suspicious, and then call the 24 hour Shomrim hotline at 718-338-9797.
At 8:30pm, we received a call for a subject acting suspiciously on East 18th St. Our #SharpEyed volunteers kept an eye on him and eventually #ColdBusted this wanted career criminal breaking into a house. @NYPD61Pct made the arrest. #HereForYou #FightingCrime #KeepingEveryoneSafe pic.twitter.com/XE3K3HxPMd
— Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol (@FlatbushShomrim) June 21, 2019
On Tuesday at approx 1am, our #NightWatch units out there #KeepingAnEye, observed a pair breaking into multiple vehicles on East 16th Street. #WorkingTogether with responding @NYPD70Pct officers, led to them both being arrested. #TeamWork #AlwaysOutThere #ItsWhatWeDo pic.twitter.com/PbcBCBdjKa
— Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol (@FlatbushShomrim) June 20, 2019
UPDATE: Within an hour of receiving a call for this 82 year old that suffers from Dementia that went missing for over 12 hours, our alert #Shomrim volunteers located her and she was reunited w/her #Grateful family. Thanks @BPShomrim for the assistance. #UnitedShomrim #HereForYou https://t.co/m87jbPd7bu pic.twitter.com/yImAkswAeD
— Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol (@FlatbushShomrim) June 19, 2019
Sunday. At 2am, our alert members out on #NightPatrol, #ColdBusted this suspect breaking into a vehicle on East 28th Street. Our volunteers kept an eye on him until @NYPD70Pct moved in and made the arrest. #EyesAndEars #Partnership #FightingCrime #KeepingYouSafe pic.twitter.com/DOsQjzuk2t
— Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol (@FlatbushShomrim) June 17, 2019
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You see here it’s “suspects”, and in the new article it’s “criminals”!! Which one is it, make up your mind YWN!!
You got your head in your filthy bum crack, on a daily basis.