The suspect wanted for viciously beating and robbing a 91-year-old on E. 14th and Avenue J on Tuesday has been apprehended and charged for his heinous crime.

The assault occurred at around 6:30 am Tuesday morning, when the suspect approached his victim and robbed him, assaulting him with a metal pole during the incident. The victim was brought to the shul at Avenue M and E. 18th, where he was treated by Hatzolah.

Officers from the NYPD 70th Precinct took the suspect into custody on Wednesday morning after Flatbush Shomrim assisted in finding and then tracking the suspect.

Shomrim volunteers spent hours sifting through surveillance footage from nearby homes and buildings, eventually leading its volunteers to the perp’s residence. Once identified, Shomrim reached out to the NYPD, who arrested and charged the man.

Flatbush Shomrim are in middle of the first ever fundraiser. With crime skyrocketing, and the revolving door of criminals released minutes after their arrest, Flatbush Shomrim are busier than ever. They responded to more than 12,000 hotline calls last year, and on pace to do much more this year. Shomrim has patrols in their fleet of marked vehicles 24 hours a day, and now has two vehicles with armed, off-duty NYPD Officers on patrol every Shabbos. Please generate to their cause by clicking here!

Thanks to the hard work by our volunteers collecting hours and hours of video footage leading us to the place of residence of the perpetrator, we were able to get his identity and he was #Apprehended moments ago by the great @NYPD70Pct detectives. #YouCanRunButYouCantHide https://t.co/adkIAXG809

— Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol (@FlatbushShomrim) March 9, 2022

Shomrim doing what Shomrim does. https://t.co/vXyMuqIqAX

— Chaskel Bennett (@ChaskelBennett) March 9, 2022

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