The ONLY official feed of the Flatbush Shomrim (FSSP) for alerts and Shomrim notifications. 24-hour emergency number: 718-338-9797. Non-emergency: 718-338-9453
DISTURBING! This for hire
@nyctaxi
driver viciously robbed an elderly woman earlier on East 35th Street and Flatlands Avenue and while fleeing, hit and injured a pedestrian filming it. If you recognize him, please call 911 and
#Shomrim
718-338-9797.
@NYPD63Pct
#LetsCatchHim
This pair viciously assaulted and robbed a local resident on his way to Shul this morning. His Tefillin were ultimately recovered by our volunteers.
#Shomrim
is offering a $1k reward for info leading to arrests - call
@NYPD63Pct
911 and our hotline 718-338-9797 with any info.
🚨 MISSING CHILD 🚨 We need your help finding 6 year old Yosef Shapiro - additional info is in the attached poster. If you see him or have any info on his whereabouts, call 911 and
#Shomrim
718-338-9797.
We need additional volunteers if you have the time please come out to canarsie Park mobilization location Seaview Avenue and Paerdegat Avenue. Here is a link to get there. Please join the search! manpower is needed please retweet and forward to your social media and Friends
🚨 MISSING CHILD 🚨 We need your help finding 6 year old Yosef Shapiro - additional info is in the attached poster. If you see him or have any info on his whereabouts, call 911 and
#Shomrim
718-338-9797.
Thanks to the tireless effort by our TARU team - spending hours collecting footage of the hate attacks this past Shabbos, the perpetrator has been taken into custody. Special thanks
@NYPDHateCrimes
- who were in constant contact w/our executive coordinator, for the swift arrest.
Was an honor to join and address this morning’s joint news conference following the arrest of 2 subjects this past Saturday, in regards to a threat to local synagogues. We thank
@NYCMayor
and
@NYPDnews
for their continued
#Partnership
, ensuring the safety of our community.
Thanks to the swift response by our volunteers out on night patrol to calls at 5am for a pair seen in driveways, these 2 perps who’ve been terrorizing our community the past few weeks - burglarizing dozens of homes while residents were asleep, have been arrested by
@NYPD66Pct
.
Happy 5️⃣0️⃣th
#Birthday
🎂 to our dear founder councilman
@ChaimDeutsch
, who has dedicated his life to serving the community and helping the most vulnerable- you haven’t changed a bit in 25 years! 😁
Wishing you many more happy, healthy years to come- filled with much success!
Welcome Deputy Inspector David Wall- the former
@NYPD66Pct
CO, as our new Commanding Officer of
@NYPD70Pct
. We wish you much success here in the
#70Pct
and we’re looking forward to continuing our wonderful
#Partnership
with the amazing 70-team, under your leadership.
This
#PorchPirate
has been terrorizing the greater
#Flatbush
community for months - stealing packages on a near daily basis. Today, thanks to our alert volunteers who caught him
#InTheAct
, he was apprehended by
@NYPD70Pct
- thanking the officers for the outstanding
#TeamWork
!
#Shomrim
responds to 1000’s of calls a year & we thought we’ve seen it all, until... Today, we received a call from a frantic homeowner for a snake at her front door. Our
#Dedicated
volunteers jump into action, removed it & handed it over to
@NYPD66Pct
.
#HereForYou
#NoMatterWhat
Since the beginning of the unrest
@NYPDnews
provided consistent intel sharing. We appreciate the dz + meetings with top brass, specifically with
@NYPD70Pct
CO Bruce Ceparano. He ensured a high presence of rmps & personally visited shuls himself to ensure the community’s safety.
Stopped by the
@NYPD32Pct
to deliver donuts on the last day of Hanukkah expressing gratitude on behalf of the Jewish community at Large for the Swift & professional actions of their officers in apprehending the monster in the
#MonseyAttack
#bluelivesmatter
#weSupportTheNYPD
Today alone, we received 40+ oxygen concentrators and every single one has been given out. Another shipment arriving tomorrow. If you know someone in need of one, call our hotline 718-338-9797.
Help us continue
#SavingLives
by donating, enabling us to purchase more.
#HelpUsHelp
URGET REQUEST: We’re trying to obtain 1,000 oxygen concentrators. 2 ways you can help us
#SaveLives
:
1- If you have an oxygen concentrator that you can give away, call our hotline 718-338-9797
2- Help us buy concentrators by clicking the link & donating.
Thanks to the great
#TeamWork
between our volunteers and
@NYPD61Pct
, this infamous
#scammer
that has been going around scamming people for months on end- taking 1,000’s of hard earned dollars from innocent people, has been arrested last night.
#FightingCrime
#ItsWhatWeDo
Shoutout to
@misaskim
and
@AchiezerFR_5T
for bringing out their command centers along with dozens of volunteers to the search.
A special thanks to our very own DI Richie Taylor and Lt Ira Jablonsky as well as the 100’s of
@NYPDnews
officers that assisted throughout.
Following incidents where multiple construction sites throughout the neighborhood were vandalized with hate messages over the weekend, acting on tips we received, our
#SharpEyed
volunteers
#Spotted
the suspect moments ago and she was promptly arrested by
@NYPD70Pct
.
#SayNoToHate
This group of 4 came to our neighborhood in a stolen car, to do some
#BlackFriday
“shopping” in the cars of local residents. Thanks to an alert resident and swift responding
#Shomrim
volunteers, they were stopped in their tracks and ultimately arrested by
@NYPD66Pct
.
#TeamWork
Shomrim met with the Muslim Pakistani American community leadership, following a recent hate crime.
Thank you
@RajaAzadGul
@Imamahmedali
&
@DoviZeitlin
for arranging this important conversation between neighboring communities. We stand united against all forms of hate!
#Peace
FSSP volunteers responded to East 34th Street, where more than 50 homes are without power. Thank you Councilmembers
@FarahNLouis
&
@ChaimDeutsch
for your quick arrival to ensure that your constituents are taken care of as they wait for
@ConEdison
.
#DreamTeam
With 200+ concentrators delivered since we launched the project, we are truly glad to inform that we have already picked up approx 50 concentrators from patients that no longer need them- patients who thanks to the efforts of the
#Shomrim
volunteers, never had to be hospitalized.
It was an honor to team up with
@Masbia
@BPShomrim
@WspuShomrim
@ShomrimCH
@RockawayNassau
to Distribute essentials and hygiene stuff and then a nice warm meal to those affected by the devastating fire Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families
The true award goes to the great officers- the
#HeroesInBlue
of
@NYPD61Pct
, that give their all to keep the residents of the
#61Pct
safe. Our
#Shomrim
volunteers are truly privileged to work alongside such outstanding officers and are grateful for the amazing
#Partnership
.
#Wanted
! The animal in the attached video is wanted for a vicious assault and robbery of a 91-year-old, that took place yesterday in the vicinity of E14 & Ave J. If you have info, recognize or see him, call 911 and our 24-hour hotline immediately 718-338-9797.
#YourCityYourCall
We were humbled to receive this letter of appreciation from a
#Grateful
daughter, after our volunteers came together to help find her mother that went missing. What comes as a surprise to some, is 2nd nature to our dedicated
#Shomrim
volunteers that are
#HereToHelp
&
#GladToHelp
No matter the call, wer’e there to help. We received a call from a local resident who wasn’t well and needed a warm meal.
#Shomrim
to the rescue! A fresh warm meal was prepared and delivered to her doorstep by our
#DedicatedAndCaring
volunteers.
#HereToHelp
#FriendsYouCanCountOn
Our volunteers were
#OutAndAbout
on Avenue J, Avenue M, Kings Highway, Avenue U and Coney Island Avenue, giving out thousands of masks to the local residents on the commercial strips. Special thanks to
@NYCMayor
and
@Pinnyringel
for supplying us w/the masks.
#FlatteningTheCurve
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
#Wanted
! The animal in the attached video is wanted for a vicious assault and robbery of a 91-year-old, that took place yesterday in the vicinity of E14 & Ave J. If you have info, recognize or see him, call 911 and our 24-hour hotline immediately 718-338-9797.
#YourCityYourCall
WORKING TOGETHER: More than 50 Flatbush Shomrim volunteers mobilized Wednesday night to assist the
@NYPD61Pct
to search for an escaped prisoner. Thanks to
@BPShomrim
for assisting as well.
It was an honor to be present at the promotion ceremony of inspector Richie Taylor. He has been a friend and mentor of the Flatbush shomrim for many years. We wish him much success on this well deserved promotion
Yet again, our volunteers were glad to assist
@NYPDnews
officers that called our hotline for help after they got locked out of their RMP on Flatbush Avenue, getting them back into their vehicle and on their way within minutes.
#HereToHelp
#GladToHelp
On Friday night, Shomrim was informed of a credible threat to NYC synagogues. 2 suspects were arrested. We Thank
@NYPDCommAffairs
Inspector Richie Taylor,
@NYPD70PCT
DI Bruce Ceparano & Sgt Tingos
@NYPD61PCT
Capt Mohamed Eltony & Lt Senat working in
#partnership
with FSSP
Thanks
@NYPD101Pct
community partner
@ShmuelRussell
for your generosity, supplying us with hundreds of masks and bottles of hand sanitizer to protect our
#Dedicated
volunteers while they go out to help the community during the current pandemic.
The sad news: Time to bid farewell to our CO Deputy Inspector James King as he moves on from
@NYPD61Pct
. The
#GoodNews
: He's staying nearby (yes, we serve parts of
@NYPD66Pct
). We thank you for the wonderful
#Partnership
here in the
#61Pct
and wish you much success in the
#66Pct
.
This subject took his Avenue M street cleaning job to the next level when he started cleaning out local stores as well. Thanks to the
#GreatWork
by our volunteers, he was arrested this morning by
@NYPD70Pct
after he was
#CaughtOnCamera
yesterday.
#YouCanRunButYouCantHide
Our condolences to Flatbush Hatzolah upon the sudden loss of one of their senior Paramedics, Mr. Gary Lava Z"L, a Hatzolah member for over 30 years. Shomrim assisted
@NYPD70Pct
with closing the street to give the proper final respects this man deserved.
#JustNow
: A frantic homeowner called for someone attempting to break into her home. Her screams scared him off but our swift responding volunteers
#ColdBusted
him attempting to break into another home nearby, leading to his arrest by
@NYPD70Pct
. Thanking
@BPShomrim
for the back.
Thanks to the diligent work by our volunteers tracking a vehicle stolen overnight from East 29 Street, the perp was arrested by
@NYPD34Pct
, and the vehicle was recovered. In addition, another 2 stolen vehicles were recovered along w/electronic devices that were used to steal them
Earlier today, we met with the newly graduated
@nypdrecruit
officers who were assigned to
@NYPD70Pct
, where we explained to them the work that we do. In addition, we gave them some knowledge and insight on the unique issues and concerns of the community.
#CommunityPolicing
On Friday at approx 2pm, we received a call for pair that attempted to rob a 12 year old on Avenue S and East 16th Street.
#GreatWork
by our alert volunteers spotting the described suspects who fled and they were ultimately arrested by
@NYPD61Pct
.
#EyesAndEars
#KeepingYouSafe
We were honored to participate in the street co-naming in memory of PO Leon Fox, who was killed in the line of duty in 1941. Thanks
@ChaimDeutsch
and
@NYPDNews
for ensuring that the world will
#NeverForget
his legacy.
@NYPDBklynSouth
Officer Mammon recited Kaddish in his memory.
We received a call for an elderly resident that was being scammed, w/scammers expected to pick up additional cash later in the day. Our volunteers staked out the location for nearly 5 hours until they arrived and thanks to outstanding
#TeamWork
w/
@NYPD66Pct
, all 4 were arrested.
FACE OF EVIL: After hours of following their steps via camera footage, our volunteers obtained video of the faces of the pair - wanted for this morning’s vicious assault/robbery on New York Ave. If you recognize them, contact
@NYPD63Pct
&
#Shomrim
718-338-9797.
@NYPDHateCrimes
This pair viciously assaulted and robbed a local resident on his way to Shul this morning. His Tefillin were ultimately recovered by our volunteers.
#Shomrim
is offering a $1k reward for info leading to arrests - call
@NYPD63Pct
911 and our hotline 718-338-9797 with any info.
Going out with the family this
#CholHamoed
? Make sure you have an updated photo of all young children at hand before heading out. If your child gets separated, don’t panic- call the local
#Shomrim
hotline. Stay safe and enjoy!
#CholHamoed2019
#UnitedShomrim
At approx 8:30pm, our volunteers responded quickly to multiple calls for an attempted robbery on Avenue L, with a subject claiming to have a firearm.
#GreatWork
by our volunteers in
#Partnership
with
@NYPD63Pct
and 2 perps were ultimately arrested.
#HereForYou
#KeepingYouSafe
Arrested!!! Thx to the hard work of our volunteers who collected apx 10 hours of video & acting on numerous tips, we were able to identify who they are and notify the
@NYPD70Pct
. We tank
@NYPDHateCrimes
for taking this matter seriously, which resulted in a swift arrest.
Our volunteers responded to a 7:30am hotline call for a suspect in the midst of breaking into a vehicle on East 28th Street and Quentin Road. Thanks to the outstanding
#TeamWork
with
@NYPD61Pct
, he was subsequently placed under arrest.
#WorkingTogether
#FightingCrime
Our volunteers responded to a call for a male going into private properties. While they were
#KeepingAnEye
on him, we received an additional call reporting a stolen bike - which he was in possession of. Thanking
@NYPD61Pct
for the great
#TeamWork
, resulting in his arrest.
#JustNow
: We received a hotline call for an attempted robbery of a phone on Avenue M and East 18th Street. Thanks to the quick response by our volunteers, the perpetrator didn’t make it too far and he was ultimately arrested by
@NYPD70Pct
.
#AnsweringYourCall
#SaferStreets
It’s a bitter sweet moment as Deputy Inspector Tito Romero leaves the
@NYPD63Pct
. We thank you for your
#Partnership
while you led the
#63Pct
and wish you much success in your new command as you move on to lead the
@NYPD71Pct
.
#GoodLuck