Boro Park Shomrim - Purim Safety Tips

Purim is here again! It’s a wonderful holiday – but one where tragedy can strike before you know it. The Brooklyn South Safety Patrol/Boro Park Shomrim wants to advise community residents to use caution and play it safe to keep the joyous laughter from suddenly turning to tears.

STRANGERS: Strangers may show up at your door – and may be wearing masks or other costumes. If you let someone you don’t know into your house, be alert and keep your eyes open. Make sure you keep your doors closed and locked, so that the only people coming into your home are those whom you specifically let in – not people who just “wander in”. If you are giving money to tzedakah collectors, keep your money or your checkbook on your person – not laying around where anybody who walks in can pocket it when you’re not looking and walk out with it. You may have a camera or camcorder out to take pictures of friends who come in, but do not leave it carelessly laying around so that someone can walk off with it. Other valuables, such as watches, jewelry, etc., should of course be guarded with the same care. If you wish to give a collector or someone else you don’t know a drink, have the wine or liquor already out and on the table. Don’t leave a stranger alone while you go rummaging in the next room for it. Walk a stranger into your house and walk him or her out again – and do not allow anyone you don’t know to wander around your house (say to the bathroom) unwatched or unescorted. (more…)

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Hurrican preparations:

To all bp residents we ask to please prepare for the hurricane should it get to its worse you shall be ready

Stay alert to weather reports and outside conditions also please pay attention to local   authorities.

Keep your cell phones fully charged

Keep all your emergency contacts and phone numbers with you

Check flashlights and put in reachable place if lights go out suddenly

Keep a battery operated radio with you

Fill up your cars with gas before the storm

Keep all you important document in a waterproof bag and keep with you

Keep all your medications next to you

Please secure all outside articles or put them in garage like garbage cans, outside furniture, gas grills, etc…..

If you have elders that aren’t capable of being by themselves please have them placed somewhere for the duration of the storm

Stay away from windows as they may shatter without warning

Stay away from downed wires as they still carry live currents especially thru water

In all cases if not necessary please stay indoors at all time during storm

Emergency Numbers:

Hatzalah 718-387-1750

Shomrim 718-871-6666

Chaveirim 718-431-8181

66 pct       718-851-5611

70 pct       718-851-5511

Con Ed 24hr 800-752-6633

National Grid 718-643-4050

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Dime Savings Bank on 13th Avenue near 50th Street in Boro Park was hit for the second consecutive day by the same robber. In yesterday’s heist, the robber got away with $2,000. He returned today, claimed he was armed, and made off with an additional $8,000.

The suspect, still wearing his ski mask and gloves, was apprehended after he was spotted running down the block by a man making a meat delivery to a neighboring store. According to a press release by Councilman David Greenfield, the delivery man yelled out “chaptzem”, before contacting the Boro Park Shomrim and the NYPD.

The perpetrator was chased down and caught by members of Shomrim at 14th Avenue and 52th Street, only one block from the scene of the robbery. Shomrim held the suspect and NYPD arrested him. The robber is currently in custody. Criminal charges against him are pending.

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A Brooklyn man was apprehended in a string of robberies in Borough Park and Flatbush, has been arrested by police and taken to central booking.

A large menorah, an esrog box and a megilla case were among several items that were recovered by police this morning at Eastern Silver in Borough Park.

A statement released by Councilman David Greenfield praised both members of Shomrim and the 66th police precinct for the capture of Dennis Ildatov, of 770 Ocean Parkway.

“Thank G-d this alleged criminal is off our streets. We are fortunate to have an incredible Shomrim Volunteer Safety Patrol who in conjunction with the outstanding men and women of the NYPD’s 66th Precinct made this significant break and arrest in these troubling cases. It’s reprehensible that anyone would target the Jewish community this way and I am deeply grateful to both Shomrim and the 66th Precinct for quickly putting an end to this one-man crime spree.”

Councilman Brad Lander also lauded those involved in bringing the rash of burglaries to a close.

“The thanks of a grateful community go to the Borough Park Shomrim and the NYPD 66th Precinct for the great investigative work that led to the arrest of silver-thief Denis Ildatov. Because of their smart and collaborative work, this criminal will no longer be stealing the religious articles and priceless, sentimental family heirlooms of families in our community.”

In at least several of the robberies, Ildatov entered the victims’ homes through an unlocked door according to Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Ildatov can be seen in the surveillance video from the Zion home, which was robbed last week, pushing in the door and walking into the house.

“The message here is clear,” Hikind told VIN News. “Even if you live in a safe neighborhood, you must keep your doors locked. There are people who are up to no good, looking for an easy way into your home. Leaving your door unlocked is like putting up a big sign that says ‘Come on in, the door is open.’”

Hikind added that with many people now returning from vacation to their homes in Brooklyn, police have received several additional reports of burglaries, which are currently under investigation.

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Chief Chan Patrol Borough Brooklyn South

Insp. Sprague 66 Pct.

Coordinator Simcha Bernath

LT. Selleck being honored by Shomrim

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At about 11;30pm a call came into the shomrim emergency hotline the caller states i see someone that just smashed a window of a car at 14th av. 38th St. is sitting in the car trying to break out the cd player and the GPS

the shomrim members quikly surounded the block and when the police arrived the perpatrator has dropped the stolen merchandise while he walked down the street  the police arrested him for breaking into a car all the stolen merchandise were recovered .

Surprised Home Owner Finds Burglar In His House

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A 14 year old boy placed a call to the 24 hour Shomrim hotline and said his bike was stolen last week and he sees it now chained to a street pole in front of him, luckily; he had the Registered his bike with Shomrim and it had a Registration number engraved on it. The dispatcher sent down a member who arrived, matched the registration number on the bike with the one in the Shomrim database and confirmed it was his, and returned the bike to the boy.

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When using public transportation you must be very vigilant and aware of your surroundings; keep your pocket book in the front of you at all times, minimize carrying around cash with you, most stores today accept credit cards, also try to minimize expossure of jewelry especially neckless and rings,

any valuble electronics like Ipods  cell phones, laptops and tablets may also not be a great idea just to flash it around in busy areas; all these are hot items and can be resold easily in no time and no questions asked, giving it much less easier chance to get it back should something like that be stolen, especially now before the holidays when people are desperate top get their hands on anything forgifts etc.

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A Shomrim member while pumping gas into his car spotted someone attempting to sell a GPS to the driver of a car behind his in the gas station.

The member walked over to see if it may be a good deal, he took a closer look & realized an address that seemed familiar  on the device, knowing there were cars broken into In the past couple of hours.

The Shomrim member made a phone call & sure enough found out that the person living at that address had his car broken into in the past 2 hours.

The member followed  him out of the gas station, requested backup, police then arrived & arrested the thief.

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