Shomrim
For Orthodox Brooklyn’s private police, a code of silence hides domestic abuse
The Shomrim, a private police force that patrols Orthodox neighborhoods like Borough Park, does not always report domestic abuse to the NYPD.
Brooklyn Orthodox patrol founder arrested on sexual misconduct charges
Jacob Daskal, 62, was arrested and charged Thursday with inciting a minor to engage in illicit sexual activity.
Shut Down The Shomrim, New York Post Says
The New York Post is calling for shutting down the Shomrim after its president and founder was charged with rape.
Orthodox Security Patrol Chief Charged With Raping 16-Year-Old Girl
Police in Brooklyn arrested the founder and president of the Boro Park Shomrim for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl.
Muslim Teen Catches Assailant of NYC Jewish Woman
A Muslim teen from New York City helped police catch a homeless man who hit an Orthodox Jewish woman on the subway.
Brooklyn Shomrim Member Pleads Guilty in Sprawling Corruption Case
A Brooklyn volunteer neighborhood safety patrol member pleaded guilty on Wednesday to bribing police officers to expedite gun license applications, becoming the latest person to admit wrongdoing in a wide-ranging corruption probe in New York City.
Trial Begins for Hasid Accused in Brutal Brooklyn Beating of Gay Black Man
Two-and-a-half years after a late-night gang beating that left him partially blinded, Brooklyn man Taj Patterson is preparing to face one of his alleged assailants in court.
Jews Who Hurt Gay Black Man Only Want To Do Community Service With Other Jews
Two Hasidic men are challenging the clause in their plea deal that says their community service must take place in a ‘culturally diverse neighborhood.’
Gay Black Man Sues Brooklyn Shomrim and NYPD Over 2013 Beating
A gay African-American man who was beaten, allegedly by a group of Hasidic Jews, in Brooklyn in 2013 is suing New York City and its police department, saying their improper favoring of the Williamsburg neighborhood’s Orthodox security patrol deprived him of equal justice under the law.
It’s Time Orthodox Jews Speak Out Against Shomrim Patrol
A young gay black man who got beat up in Williamsburg is probably wondering why the Hasidic Shomrim will apparently not be serving time in jail — but Orthodox Jews know why, Michael Lesher argues.