Each site was a focus of a yearlong investigation, He asked me for work, so I put him to work. "Besides, they too fresh to go in the garbage.". Approximately 520 grams of cocaine, 50 oxycodone pills, two narcotics presses and bullets were recovered from Lloyds residence on Pierson Avenue in Hempstead. Sentenced for Stealing $59K from Republican Cmte. Farmers Bank & Trust celebrates work of its 400+ employees, Albemarle gets county approval for Tax Back program, Waldo woman receives probation for use of deceased man's credit card, Five Columbia County students on University of Arkansas Dean's List. That's capitalism. After graduation, he languished in a low-level job with a financial firm in New Jersey. Today's been quiet, but Tony believes that won't be the case much longer. Low 66F. Thanks to the diligent efforts of the investigators on this case there is one less crew dealing in death on the streets of Long Island.. 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The investigation into James's murder follows a familiar pattern: Cops interview everyone in the area at the time of the killing; all claim to have seen nothing. poster hanging in the living room beside a dartboard and Nerf hoop. Nah, that ain't logical. "I ain't the one who put the bullet in him," Tyrek says. Tony sees himself as a businessman, partnered with Tyrek and other leaders in the Crips organizationBig Homies, as they're known in Crips parlancein a joint effort to recruit talent, maximize profits and expand their customer base. "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. He served two years in prison for selling cocaine before coming home to Hempstead, on New York's Long Island, eight months ago. the boy mumbles into the coffin. There have been news reports of shootings and stabbings almost daily since the two sets began their war earlier this month. Through two months, the county has taken in $825,839 in rebates, compared to $739,582 at this time last year, an increase of 11.66 percent. Another man, Victor Cain, allegedly took an Uber from Brooklyn in May to Hempstead to sell a revolver. As for strategies, they seem to have settled on a war of attrition, aiming to kill or maim as many of their enemies as possible. 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At every house party where Bloods or Crips might be expected to congregate, police have tried to get undercovers inside. "But 5-0 be out there in force right now. "What are they going to do for me? The Hempstead County Sheriff's Office has completed a drug Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters, Giving \'Sight\' to the Blind Through Electricity. Devane is accused of storing some of the drugs with the help of another defendant Michael Drew who stashed the drugs at his mothers apartment on Terrace Avenue, the indictment reads. But he doesn't worry much about the prospect of his son growing up without him. "Another satisfied customer," Tony says, watching Charlie walk off with his morning fix. Former Carle Place Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing more than $50,000 from Dept. A navy blue suit and oversize white dress shirt hide his chest wound. They'd assured him it was some of the best crack they'd ever procured in the neighborhood, and one of them, Charlie Bones, is among the first to walk up to the Crips shop this morning when it opens for business. "Even if they do get their shit together long enough to make a case, ain't nobody out here going to talk to 5-0 or testify against any of us. Authorities say the Crips and Bloods can compete on price and purity on their corners throughout Long Island, making huge profits even while splitting their primary market in Hempstead. "Come Monday, most likely they'll scale shit back. As Day 2 of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo kicks off, Meteorologist John Dawson gives us a look at what's in our forecast before you head out to NRG Stadium. In an unrelated but parallel investigation with the FBI and ATF, at least eight guns also meant for the streets of Hempstead were seized, with three others indicted in that case. 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