Shomrim, the Hasidic community's version of the NYPD, is (shockingly enough) being met with some unhappy reviews by residents of Williamsburg. While some say that the volunteer unit helps keep crime down, others contend that they blur the line of true authority and unfairly target minorities (just like the real NYPD). more ›

In the most pun-packed story we've read in the NY Post for quite some time, the tabloid giddily reports that "a bagel-brained bandit stuffed a dozen packs of smoked salmon in his pants at a Brooklyn deli—but got schmeared by a couple of workers before he could get out the door, police said yesterday. And now he's the catch of the day at Rikers." Bookmark this link for the corny grandpa in your life! Spoiler alert: By the time the Borough Park Shomrim patrol handed over suspect Sergey Muzlayov to the police, blood was gushing from his head. And so the message is clear: You mess with their lox, you're gonna get creamed. more ›

24-year-old Valsyl Lazoryshyn might want to rethink that career in crime, if current charges against him are any indication. On December 29 the he allegedly went to check out a 2005 Nissan Maxima he'd seen advertised on Craigslist and instead of buying it he just drove off with it after asking for a test drive. Not the swiftest car swipe we've heard of, but it could be worse. So it's Lazoryshyn's next step that has us worried about his career choice. more ›

Four members of the Shomrim volunteer patrol in Borough Park are recovering from gunshot wounds suffered when they confronted a suspect they were following on Thursday night. The suspect, David Flores, who attempted to run away from them, fired at them. The Borough Park patrol's coordinator told the Daily News that Flores "deserves to stay in jail for the rest of his life." more ›

Last night, four members of the Shomrim, the Orthodox Jewish volunteer patrol, were shot in Borough Park when they confronted a man who allegedly fondled himself and leered at young children in the neighborhood. When they approached David Flores, 33, near 49th Street and 10th Avenue, he opened fire on them. Motty Perl, who was shot in the hand and shoulder, told the Post, "I tackled him and as we were falling to the ground, he started shooting all over the place. I thought it was a BB gun. I didn't think the gun was real." more ›

Two cycling activists suspected of repainting the Bedford Avenue bike lane turned themselves in at the 90th Precinct in Williamsburg yesterday. According to the Post, 26-year-old Quinn Hechtropf and 24-year-old Katherine Piccochi were among the bikers who used paint rollers, spray paint and stencils to recreate the South Williamsburg cycling path, which was removed by the city last week with little explanation. more ›

An unusual incident occurred in Williamsburg yesterday when a man was surrounded and detained by a group of two dozen Hasidics after causing a disruption in a local store and knocking the hat off a 13-year-old boy. In an article in today's NY Post (titled "Vigilante Oyz in the 'Hood"), the paper reports that the man allegedly came into Division Mini Mart on Clymer Street, threw two watermelons to the ground and began cursing at the storekeeper yelling, "I hate Jews! You should all die!" As he left the store, he swatted off the black fedora of a nearby Orthodox boy. Outside he was then brought down to the ground and surrounded by members of Shomrim, a volunteer community patrol. However, once cops did arrive, no one in the group would come forward to press charges against the man and he was let go. The man told cops that he was sorry and didn't mean it. more ›