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Aside from developing an informanta nearly impossible task, with snitching punishable by deathan undercover operation is the only way the gangs' leaders can be taken off the streets in one fell swoop. Hempstead Village Police Officer Found Guilty of Child Endangerment and Official Misconduct, NCDA Hosts Second Annual Labor Law Conference, Suspended Attorney Sentenced to 3-1/3 to 10 Years in prison for Stealing More Than $187K from Client, Construction Company & Owner Plead Guilty to Illegally Dumping 80,000 Pounds of Construction Debris, Massapequa Man Sentenced to 3-1/2 to 10-1/2 Years for Crash that Killed Elderly Couple. Now law officers are tabulating the amount of drugs and cash recovered. Tyrek looks exhausted, having slept just an hour or two since the shooting. Anthony "Big Tony" Sherman is 22, with a baby on the way. New Zealand police made the largest drug bust in the country's history, seizing 3.5 tons of cocaine worth $316 million that were found floating in the ocean. Approximately 100 grams of cocaine and 100 grams of crack cocaine were allegedly recovered from the un-apprehended co-defendants residence in Rosedale. The number of gangs and gang members reported by local authorities to the FBI has grown, from at least 20,000 gangs with at least one million total members in 2009 to more than 33,000 gangs with about 1.4 million members in 2011the last year for which the FBI released concrete figures on gang membership. Declaring the coast clear, he nods to Pete, who hands the baggie to Charlie. Nah, that ain't logical. Dice directs Charlie toward the side of an apartment building. Investigators on July 19 found 38 grams of crack cocaine at the residence after executing a search warrant. Sini said prosecutors would seek to chargeseveral othersalready arrested in the alleged networkwith the kingpin statute. Low 66F. "Intelligence is important, education is important, putting your mind to good use is important," Ice says. Others are 17 or 18 and have either dropped out of high school or will soon. "But he chose sides; he wasn't there by accident. prescription drugs), and possession of drug paraphernalia. If you're planning on using the METRO to helo you get to and from the Houston Rodeo, here's everything you need to plan out your ride! "If you get picked up by 5-0, just shut the fuck up, sit there and wait for us to get you out," Tony says. They also have a 32-bullet cartridge, increasing the chances that at least one round will strike a target, however inept the triggerman. "Only our product is illegal, so more precautions need to be taken. "Everybody take one," Flex says. A national gang threat assessment published by the agency that year estimated gangs were responsible for about 48 percent of violent crimes in most areas, with local neighborhood-based gangs and drug crews posing "the most significant criminal threat in most communities.". Due to the toxic and volatile chemicals at the home, investigators requested assistance from the Houston Police Department High Hazard Clandestine Laboratory Team and the Texas Department of Public Safety Methamphetamine Initiative Group (MIG). He'd been charged with possession of cocaine, even though, he says, police found no drugs on him. And that's what you seeing now. Such terrain is ideal for drug dealers, since it steals the element of surprise from police as well as enemy gangs. Members of the All Saints Temple and community activists hold hands with members of the community living in the Linden Triangle of Hempstead during a midnight prayer march on June 16, 2012. The gangs have two things going for them that make both unwilling to accept defeat. To get an idea how dangerous that quantity of fentanyl can be, just two milligrams of the substance is fatal to most adults, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency. Law enforcement personnel on Long Island conducted the largest fentanyl seizure in Nassau County history, officials said Officials said they took enough drugs off "I didn't force him to work the corner. Cornelio Casteneda Diaz (Photo: Waller County Jail/Waller County Sheriff's Office). An additional investigation then led Westside Narcotics Task Force members to a home inthe 22000 block of FM 359 near Hempstead. Ice has made Lamar's professional development a personal project of sorts, gradually moving him up in the gang's hierarchy in accordance with his annual progress in school. asks Donna Crawford, Lamar's aunt, who, after losing two sons to gang violence, refuses to talk to police about any crimes perpetrated by Bloods or Crips. "Please wake up, James. "What you have here is a situation where both crews have a great product, and neither is open to being bought out," Ice says. WALLER COUNTY, Texas - What began as a traffic stop in Waller County led to a drug bust with authorities seizing large amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine. HOUSTON A total of 50 people were arrested following one of the largest drug busts in south Texas in recent years, according to Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery and Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Eventually, Ice was laid off. Part of the blame lies in their inability to infiltrate either crew with undercover officers. He was a good kid. Another man, Victor Cain, allegedly took an Uber from Brooklyn in May to Hempstead to sell a revolver. Ice tells Lamar that he wants him to "handle the management end" of the drive-by. "What you think's going to happen if neither side wants to give in? John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF New York Field Division said: For years, Long Islands worst of the worst have terrorized our communities with acts of violence and the trafficking of firearms both in furtherance of operating a narcotics enterprise on our streets regardless of the lives negatively impacted. 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"That ends today. ", Doc lobbies to be trigger man for the mission, since he's familiar with Dice's daily routine and wants to avenge his own shooting. At every house party where Bloods or Crips might be expected to congregate, police have tried to get undercovers inside. "No shame in this game," Savant says. "I ain't no saint and I ain't no genius, but I'll sometimes give books to the younger niggas who show potential, talk to them about philosophy, history, everything," Ice says. "Why should I tell the cops anything?" The joint investigation from the agencies started back in April, but Singas said that on September 15 the alleged leader of the drug ring directed a partner to get a stash of heroin located at his girlfriends Hempstead apartment. Hempstead Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for October 2015 Shooting Death of 12-Year-Old Girl, Hempstead Woman Convicted of Manslaughter & Assault. Once their meeting ends, the Bloods watch as dancers gyrate onstage, inviting customers to slide bills into their G-strings. Nassau County will continue cracking down on those dealing addiction and violence into our communities.. But the truth is, 99 percent of these niggas around here would be jobless and making no money if I didn't do what I do in this community. So we try and pay attention to it.". Some look no older than 15. 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