"A moron on a scooter arrives, shoots and disappears": The neighborhood that became a target of the underworld
A wave of criminal incidents in Rishon LeZion: conflicts between crime organizations, crypto debts, and extortion attempts. The police filed indictments against two suspects, but additional incidents continue to occur, including shooting at a building lobby. Residents fear an escalation.
An article by Alon Hachmon in Maariv describes a wave of criminal incidents in a neighborhood in Rishon LeZion, which has become a target of the underworld. At the center of the investigations are conflicts between the Mosly and Jarushi crime organizations, financial debts, and extortion attempts. The police managed to build an evidentiary foundation against two suspects, residents of Modi'in and Holon, who acted as contractors and are also linked to the arson of a vehicle in Netanya and the throwing of a stun grenade at a restaurant in Ramat Gan. Meanwhile, another shooting incident at a building lobby occurred on the night between Saturday and Sunday, and investigators are checking if it is related to the conflict between the organizations, amid assessments of a truce reached between them. In another case, a wealthy contractor of French origin became a target for extortion due to his son's crypto debts, and threats and shooting at his home were recorded. A source involved in the investigations said that most of the incidents stem from unpaid financial debts, and that the police are acting decisively to solve the cases.