Crown Heights Shomrim

12/02/2025

Late this morning, Shomrim received a call about a suspicious male stealing packages. Thanks to a quick response and thorough canvass, our volunteers located the suspect and caught him in the act of taking additional packages—while relaying real-time updates to . Officers responded immediately and made the arrest.

Multiple stolen packages were recovered. And thanks to our Operations Team, the suspect was also charged in connection with several other open theft reports, including an expensive bicycle from a few months ago.

11/24/2025

Around 9:00 PM Sunday (11/23/25), at Empire & Kingston, a man shouting “Allahu Akbar” began acting aggressively and followed a woman in a threatening manner. Shomrim units moved in immediately, stopping the situation before it escalated.

Thanks to the rapid response of our volunteers directed by our operations team - and the swift arrival of and EMS - no crime was committed and the individual was safely removed.

11/24/2025

Around 9:00 PM last night, at Empire & Kingston, a man shouting “Allahu Akbar” began acting aggressively and followed a woman in a threatening manner. Shomrim units moved in immediately, stopping the situation before it escalated.

Thanks to the rapid response of our volunteers directed by our operations team - and the swift arrival of and EMS - no crime was committed and the individual was safely removed.

11/23/2025

Last night, Shomrim volunteers were privileged to provide security for four recently returned hostages and their families during their visit to the Rebbe’s Ohel, where they gathered to daven and thank Hashem for the miracles they experienced.

11/19/2025

Shomrim leaders from across NYC met with Captain Bercaj, the new commanding officer of the Hate Crimes Task Force, to build on past successes and strengthen our shared commitment to keeping our communities safe.

11/18/2025

Thanks to the outstanding collaboration between the Kinnus organizers, Secured, Shomrim, and the , this year’s Kinnus week was exceptionally safe.

Shomrim volunteers provided around-the-clock security for the Junior Kinnus, with emergency response vehicles on continuous patrol throughout the weekend. Our surveillance towers were fully deployed, helping ensure a smooth and incident-free Kinnus week, baruch Hashem.

11/16/2025

On behalf of Crown Heights residents and the thousands of Shluchim in town for the International Shluchim Convention, we proudly thank Power Rentals for stepping up in a big way. Their reliable power solutions keep our state-of-the-art security surveillance tower running strong — helping protect our community around the clock.

11/12/2025

11/09/2025

Shomrim volunteers worked alongside the Secured team and , providing security for thousands of Chabad on Campus students during the Havdalah ceremony at the Razag Ballroom and later at the annual Pegisha concert at the Bedford Armory.

11/06/2025

Yesterday, Shomrim volunteers, together with the , ensured the safety and security of hundreds of Beis Rivkah School students during a fire drill.

11/02/2025

At approximately 1:30 a.m., following a frantic call from a resident about a subject attempting to gain entry to a building, responding Shomrim volunteers quickly determined that the individual was a package thief trying to regain access to retrieve a forgotten cell phone. The thief was subsequently arrested by officers.