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www.standard.co.uk
1 month ago
London

Wandsworth drug dealers convicted after police surveillance operation

Police surveillance led to the arrest of two drug dealers with illicit substances and weapons.
The successful operation helped reduce violence in the area by removing dangerous individuals and weapons from the streets. [ more ]
www.hamhigh.co.uk
4 months ago
London

Drug dealers living lavish lifestyles' jailed after Met Police probe into photo data

Three drug dealers have been jailed for operating a drug line in Tottenham, North London.
The investigation lasted for ten months and resulted in the arrest and sentencing of Jorrell Ankrah, Kevin Moata, and Douglas Pereira. [ more ]
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KQED
10 months ago
California law

San Francisco to Deploy 130 Sheriff's Deputies in Downtown Drug Crackdown | KQED

"Part of the solution is making sure we have enough law enforcement on the ground in the Tenderloin, South of Market and in the Civic Center area to make sure drug dealers understand that their behavior will not be tolerated any longer in this city and that those who are struggling with addiction get the help they so desperately need," District Attorney Brooke Jenkins told reporters at Thursday's press conference.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Russian accused of money laundering lobbies to be included in potential US-Russia prisoner swap

Lawyers for an accused Russian money launderer in US custody are lobbying for their client to be included in any potential US-Russia prisoner swap for detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, according to new court filing.The Russian man, Alexander Vinnik, is accused of running a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly did business with drug dealers and identity thieves.
Astoria Post
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn woman arraigned on murder, arson charges in 2021 killing of Dutch Kills woman at Queensbridge Houses - Astoria Post

A Brooklyn woman was criminally charged with murder in the killing of a Dutch Kills resident at the Queensbridge Houses in 2021, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on March 28.Tandika Wright, 35, of Mother Gaston Boulevard in Ocean Hill, was arraigned March 26 before Queens Criminal Court Judge Danielle Hartman on a five-count complaint charging her with murder, manslaughter, arson and assault.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Two migrant kids fight to stay together and stay alive in this harrowing film

Lokita (Joely Mbundu) and Tori (Pablo Schils) are two migrant children making their way in Belgium in the latest from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.Janus Films For nearly three decades, the Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have been making gripping moral thrillers about characters caught up in desperate circumstances.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Authorities seize thousands of suspected fentanyl pills hidden at Los Angeles airport

This image provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows suspected fentanyl pills seized at the Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022 in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Hollywood school student detained in connection with teen girl's fentanyl overdose death

A Bernstein High School student was detained Thursday in connection with the death of another student who died at the Hollywood school after ingesting fentanyl-laced pills, according to authorities.
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Portland Mercury
10 months ago
Portland

Ted, You're a Dope

Fining homeless people $100 for violating the no day time camping rules?Really?These people have nothing and you want to fine them?Seriously, not one person on your staff had the guts to call you an idiot?This is a tough problem but first arrest the drug dealers and users.Long prison terms or rehab for first offense, prison for the repeats.
Portland Mercury
11 months ago
Portland

Election Results: Julia Brim-Edwards Wins County Commissioner Race

Julia Brim-Edwards will be the next Multnomah County commissioner, after nabbing 58% of votes in the May 16 special district election.Results are still unofficial, but election offices continue to update vote tallies and Multnomah County confirmed Brim-Edwards' win Wednesday morning.Brim-Edwards will represent Southeast and East Portland in District 3 through the end of 2024, filling the remainder of Jessica Vega Pederson's unexpired term on the county's Board of Commissioners.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
Mental health

How Humberside police's pioneering policy on mental health calls paid off

1. Humber-side Police have adopted a pioneering approach to mental health calls, using specially trained officers to help those in need and potentially prevent further incidents.
2. This approach has led to improved outcomes for those involved and a reduction in the cost of policing mental health incidents.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges to crack down on drug dealing

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged that an incoming Labour government would crack down on drug dealing by supporting neighbourhood policing.Labour has said it will deliver 13,000 additional neighbourhood police and PCSOs to Britain's streets, and toughen up and extend closure powers for drug dens.The party wants to provide police with new respect orders' to target persistent repeat antisocial behaviour offenders.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

London county lines dealers who supplied heroin in Swindon sentenced to 17 years

T hree Londoners have been sentenced to a total of seventeen years in jail for their parts in a county lines heroin dealing operation in Swindon.Kennedy Campbell, 26, of Enfield, was sentenced to seven years and two months, while Bernard Sindano, 29, of Walthamstow, and Ricardo Wright, 24, of Croydon, were sentenced to five years one month and four years nine months respectively.
The Berlin Spectator
1 year ago
Germany news

Berlin's 'Hasenheide' Park: The Converted Hare Hunting Grounds

One of Berlin's favorite parks is Hasenheide.Located in the city's Neukölln district, it is the place for absolutely everyone, including families, dog owners, homeless people, party crowds - and drug dealers.Berlin, April 27th, 2020.Update: October 28th, 2022 (The Berlin Spectator) - The 'Hare Heath', which is the direct translation for Hasenheide, offers it all.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles

Protest, thrown brick disrupt San Francisco mayor's hearing on drug crisis response

(Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle)

An outdoor public hearing on San Francisco's drug crisis came to an abrupt end Tuesday after protesters interrupted the event, with one attendee later arrested on suspicion of assault after a brick was thrown.The event, held at United Nations Plaza in the city's downtown, was part of a monthly question-and-answer session with Mayor London Breed hosted during the regularly scheduled meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Fentanyl pill seizures in L.A. region skyrocket

Seizures of fentanyl-laced pills have more than quadrupled so far this year across four Southern California counties compared to last year, an increase that authorities said Tuesday underscores their efforts to keep pace with the continuing influx of the drug into the region.At a meeting of the Los Angeles Police Commission, L.A. Police Department officials said that through September more than 904,000 pills containing the potent synthetic opioid that is more than 50 times stronger than heroin have been confiscated by regional task forces.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Leader of Bay Area housing, drug network sentenced to 6 years

An Oakland man was sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in leading a Bay Area drug dealing network in which he provided housing to street-level dealers operating in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, according to the U.S. attorney's office for the Northern District of California.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Man convicted of 12 counts of murder in 1993 Westlake apartment fire

A former gang member was found guilty of 12 counts of murder Tuesday for his role in setting a 1993 fire in a crowded apartment building in Westlake at the center of the neighborhood's unchecked drug trade.
Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
Los Angeles

Two men arrested in largest drug bust in O.C. in more than a decade, authorities say

Two Buena Park men are facing felony charges in connection with what prosecutors are calling the largest drug bust in Orange County in 16 years.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
UK politics

Soldiers to be trained to check passports amid UK fears of summer travel chaos

Hundreds of soldiers and sailors are to be trained from Monday to cover striking Border Force guards, as ministers prepare for a potential summer of chaos at ports and airports, the Guardian can reveal.In a move that unions say will diminish security at points of entry to the UK, members of the armed forces will be given five days' training before checking passports at Heathrow, Gatwick and Dover.
www.hackneygazette.co.uk
11 months ago
London

'One less drug dealer in London' as man jailed for more than five years

Frank Chapman, 24, has been jailed for drug offences (Image: Met) A drug dealer has been jailed for more than five years meaning "one less person causing misery and harm" on London streets.Frank Chapman, 24, of Mildmay Street, Islington, was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday (May 16) to five years and eight months for multiple drug offences.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

What makes fentanyl so dangerous and how can people prevent overdoses? Our expert explains

The United States is facing a crisis of overdose deaths.In 2021, more than 106,000 Americans lost their lives to drug-involved overdoses including more than 1,100 teens that year alone.Synthetic opioids, primarily involving the powerful drug fentanyl, are the main driver of overdose deaths, with nearly a 7.5-fold increase overall from 2015 to 2021, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
France news

French prosecutors investigate Lyon fire in which 10 people died

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into wilful damage leading to death after a pre-dawn blaze killed 10 people in a rundown seven-storey block of flats outside Lyon.The Lyon public prosecutor's office said six adults and four children died in the fire on Friday in Vaulx-en-Velin and 24 people had been injured, four of whom remained in a serious condition in hospital.
www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Hunt for man linked to Merton after reported rape in Barnsley

Mudasser Ahmed, 26, is wanted after a rape was reported to have happened in the South Yorkshire town in October 2019 (Image: South Yorkshire Police) Police are hunting for a man linked to Merton, who is wanted after a rape was reported in Barnsley.Mudasser Ahmed, 26, is wanted after a rape was reported to have happened in the South Yorkshire town in October 2019.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Woman, 23, dies in east London after eating 'cannabis sweet'

A woman has died in east London after consuming a suspected cannabis sweet, the Metropolitan Police said.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
World politics

Johannesburg, Where Mayors Last Just Months, or Even Only Weeks

NOW HIRING: A mayor of Johannesburg.DUTIES: Managing fickle governing partners.Dodging insults from opposition parties.And cleaning up piles of garbage.LENGTH OF TERM: Likely very short.This was once a city of dreamers, a gold town that seduced prospectors from all over hoping to strike it rich.Lately, though, Johannesburg has been something of a political punchline, a metropolis where many residents' spirits are as dark as the streetlights.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Banning laughing gas will stop hordes of youths loitering in parks' Braverman

Banning laughing gas will put an end to hordes of youths loitering in and littering parks with empty canisters, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said.The Government unveiled new measures to crack down on anti-social behaviour on Monday, including making nitrous oxide a class C drug, which could see dealers and users facing jail time and unlimited fines.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Child strip-search report findings deeply concerning, says policing minister

Following safeguarding practices around child strip-searches is vital, the policing minister said, as a report revealing failures was branded deeply concerning.Of the almost 3,000 strip-searches of children by police in recent years, more than half have taken place without an appropriate adult present, research by the Children's Commissioner's office showed.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Drug dealers in UK luring boys as young as 13 to work in gangs

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Teenage boys as young as 13 are being lured with promises of money and gifts to work for drug dealers, police have warned.Young people are offered cash, mobile phones, vapes and clothes to take advantage of so-called business opportunities promoted on social media.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

More than 200 arrests made in week-long crackdown on county lines drug gangs

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Metropolitan Police say they made more than 200 arrests and seized over one million pounds worth of drugs during a week-long crackdown on county lines gangs in London.
EverOut Portland
1 year ago
Portland

21 Cheap & Easy New Year's Eve Events in Portland - EverOut Portland

All events take place Friday, December 31.Go out and about safely on New Year's Eve with TriMet-buses, MAX (with extended late-night service), and the Portland Streetcar are giving free rides after 8 pm.One-woman psych-rock band Madame Golong will headline this New Year's Eve celebration and fundraiser for the Dana Thompson Memorial Fund of Awesome, which provides scholarships for young people of color to participate in music and empowerment programs.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Staff with links to gangs and sex offenders slipped through police vetting net'

Police officers with links to organised crime, sex offenders and drug dealers have slipped through the vetting net, the Home Office has been warned.His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) raised concerns in a letter to the Home Office, published on Thursday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Woman filmed cutting living pet hamster in half before eating it

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A woman has been jailed for a year after being filmed cutting her living hamster Mr Nibbles' in half before eating it.Emma Parker, 39, admitted a charge of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Charles praises 'courage and heroism' of RUC as commemoration service held

The Prince of Wales has praised the "acts of courage and heroism" of former Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) officers at a service to mark the 100th anniversary of the formation of the police force.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Children as young as eight 'pretending to be drug lords in school playground'

Children as young as eight are pretending to be drug lords in the school playground, a policing boss has warned as he calls for earlier intervention.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Education Secretary vows 'tougher guidelines' after Child Q's strip-searching

"Much tougher guidelines" will be introduced in response to the "hugely distressing" strip-searching of the black schoolgirl referred to as Child Q, the Education Secretary has vowed.
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Naperville man working as a Homeland Security investigation agent convicted on corruption, tax charges

A Naperville man who worked as a special agent for U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been convicted on charges related to giving an informant investigation information, stealing money from the agency and drug dealers, and filing false tax returns.Following a three-week trial in Chicago, a federal jury found Anthony Sabaini, 41, guilty Friday of one count of structuring, one count of willfully engaging in a scheme to conceal a material fact in a matter within the jurisdiction of the departmemt and five counts of willfully filing a false federal tax return, a U.S. Attorney's Office news release said.
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Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Chicago police officer tied to disgraced unit fired 18 years after scandal

A Chicago police officer was fired late Thursday for his role 18 years ago in one of the biggest scandals in department history.The Police Board decided todismiss Officer Thomas Sherry in a five to one decision for his alleged actions in the disgraced Special Operations Section, a specialized unit that was disbanded when some of its officers committed home invasions and robberies in the 2000s.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Chicago police officer tied to disgraced unit fired 18 years after scandal

A Chicago police officer was fired late Thursday for his role 18 years ago in one of the biggest scandals in department history.The Police Board decided todismiss Officer Thomas Sherry in a five to one decision for his alleged actions in the disgraced Special Operations Section, a specialized unit that was disbanded when some of its officers committed home invasions and robberies in the 2000s.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Jim Durkin: The SAFE-T Act gives drug cartels free rein in Illinois

This past summer, Gov. J.B. Pritzker claimed, "Illinois is leading the way in addressing the war on drugs as no state has before."
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

COPA recommends firing of Sergeant Jones who worked with convicted ex-cop Watts in new report

Police oversight investigators recommended last year that a Chicago police officer who worked under former Sgt. Ronald Watts - who went to prison for corruption - should be fired for falsifying reports while working for the disgraced ex-sergeant, according to a report released Thursday by a civil rights law firm.
IndieWire
11 months ago
Independent films

John Leguizamo Almost Passed on 'Carlito's Way' - Until He Heard Benicio Del Toro Was Interested

Leguizamo revealed that he almost declined the role because he was sick of being cast as drug dealers early in his career.John Leguizamo has emerged as one of Hollywood's most outspoken advocates for better Hispanic representation, speaking his mind on everything from James Franco being cast as Fidel Castro to the lack of colorblind casting in "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" in recent years.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Men jailed for running county lines cocaine network from London to Manchester

F ive men have been jailed for running a county lines drug network from London to Manchester.The gang would regularly travel up north to deal class A drugs including cocaine and heroin.Nathaniel Ofori, 23, of Tiverton Road, Tottenham, was charged with conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and conspiracy to supply heroin.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Almost 1,700 suspects, including drug dealers, arrested over six weeks by Met

Almost 1,700 suspects  including violent criminals, drug dealers and sex offenders  have been arrested in London over the past six weeks during a surge in operations, the Metropolitan Police has said.As part of Operation Yamata, an off-shoot of the force's county lines response, officers have charged a high-risk sex offender who had been on the run for more than four years, and closed 27 drugs lines over the course of one week.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Exempt housing system a complete mess' which fails vulnerable residents MPs

The exempt housing system in England is a complete mess that lets down vulnerable residents and rips off taxpayers, a damning report from MPs has concluded.Vulnerable people in need of support are being exploited, while providers make excessive profits by capitalising on loopholes, the cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Video appears to capture Johnson taking part and speaking to man in police raid

A video posted on social media appears to capture Boris Johnson taking part in a police raid and being filmed by and speaking to a man already in the property.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Home Officer adviser says Child Q case 'should horrify us all'

A Government adviser on violence against women said the strip-searching of a 15-year-old black schoolgirl should "horrify us all".
therealdeal.com
1 year ago
LA real estate

Anaheim Demolishes Crime-Ridden Motel for Housing

Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken and the Covered Wagon Motel at 823 South Beach Boulevard in Anaheim (Anaheim.net,Loopnet) The City of Anaheim has bought and bulldozed a crime-ridden motel as part of a campaign to redevelop Beach Boulevard.Last month, the city paid $6.6 million to buy the red-tagged Covered Wagon Motel at 823 South Beach Boulevard, which is now being razed for affordable apartments and townhomes, the Orange County Register reported.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

35 Years Ago, The Biggest Blockbuster Shocked Everyone

1987 was a killer year for blockbuster movies.This was the year that The Princess Bride dazzled us, that Arnold blew us away in Predator, that Timothy Dalton's James Bond scared The Living Daylights out of us, and that Robocop told us that there would be trouble.And yet, in this massive year for movies, which also included Fatal Attraction, Lethal Weapon, and freaking Dirty Dancing, one movie used a baby to put all the others in a corner.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Photography

Gods of 125th Street

A new book traces the arc of hip-hop jewelry from the 1980s to today.
Slick Rick in his trademark dookie rope chains in New York, 1988.Credit... Janette Beckman
kvue.com
1 year ago
Parenting

Snapchat rolling out option to let parents see who their teens are messaging

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Under pressure from parents and lawmakers, Snapchat says it will roll out a new tool to give parents more insight on who their teens are talking to.
www.npr.org
2 years ago
Books

'The Candy House' is a brilliant portrait of intersecting lives

I drew a character map while reading Jennifer Egan's The Candy House, just for the pleasure of charting the swooping, kaleidoscopic intersections of parents and children (and cousins and tennis partners and drug dealers) of a central set of people first introduced in her 2010 novel A Visit from the Goon Squad.
KQED
5 months ago
San Francisco

SF Wants to Charge Drug Dealers With Homicide - But Could It Lead to More Overdose Deaths? | KQED

Efforts to increase punishments for drug dealers are increasing both locally and nationally.
San Francisco is following the lead of other counties in charging some drug dealers with homicide. [ more ]
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