In Boro Park, Brooklyn, there are two police forces.
One drives cars with flashing lights, is dispatched over walkie-talkies, and has a blue-and-black shield for a logo.
The other is the New York City Police Department.

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Orthodox Shomrim Patrol Faces New Questions After Brooklyn Bribery ScandalFORWARD

Yitzhak Shuchat, 27, is living outside Tel Aviv with his wife and children, his family confirmed.
A Brooklyn man wanted in the beating of a cop’s son is hiding in plain sight in Israel – enraging the victim’s dad.

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living outside Tel Aviv with his wife and childrenNew York Daily News

Exclusive: Interview With The P.I. Who Exposed Rabbi Samuel Kellner’s Alleged Extortion. Baruch Lebovits Looks Over Shoulder Contrary to earlier reports, Rabbi Baruch Lebovits is not yet free on bail.

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Failed Messiah

A landmark conviction of a prominent member of Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox community for sexual abuse faces possible reversal following the indictment of man charged with having bribed a witness to testify against the abuser.

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The Jewish Daily ForwardFORWARD

Baruch Lebovits was a convicted sex offender until another man was accused of tampering with witnesses against him. To some ultra-Orthodox leaders, this justifies a reluctance to go to authorities with charges of abuse.

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AbusesTablet Magazine

Yocheved Schachter, a 47-year-old nurse who lives in Borough Park, Brooklyn, acknowledges that she has a double standard of sorts: one for people who share her background, and one for people who do not.

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Killing Rattles a Jewish Community’s Long-Held Trust of Its OwnTHE NRE YORK TIMES

ההסוואה הטובה ביותר של החוקר הפרטי בברוקלין החרדית היא הלבוש הרגיל שלו, של חסיד ירא שמים. המשרד שלו, המתמחה בחברה החרדית, מנהל חקירות חובקות עולם ועם לקוחותיו נמנים בנקים בינלאומיים וחברות ישראליות. אבל עיקר עיסוקו הוא בדיקת שידוכים

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בלש בשטריימלהארץ

Elimelech Horowitz’s extortion of a wealthy Hasidic family was exposed by defense lawyer George Farkas. Horowitz vowed to repay $35,000 to the Herzog clan, and they opted not to press charges.

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Extort plot in Orthodox Jewish community KOd – it wasn’t kosherNY Daily News

בודקים בציציות: חוקרי השידוכים
תופעה חדשה בעולם השידוכים בארה”ב: שכירת חוקר פרטי לבירור על בן הזוג ברשותו של החוקר ג’ו לוין סיפורים מסמרי שיער ומידע רב על הנעשה בכל המגזרים בקהילה הסגורה הוא מצידו רואה בעבודתו שליחות

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Check fringes: investigators MatchmakingNEWS1

In exchange for political support, Brooklyn politicians give Hasidim latitude to police themselves. They have their own emergency medical corps, a security patrol, and a rabbinic court system, which often handles criminal allegations.
In exchange for political support, Brooklyn politicians give Hasidim latitude to police themselves. They have their own emergency medical corps, a security patrol, and a rabbinic court system, which often handles criminal allegations.

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The Outcast – Hasidic man exposed child abuse in Brooklyn communityTHE NEW YOEKER