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Illegal activity

Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say
Baltimore Smoke Shop Busts Uncover 65 Pounds Of Weed, $63K Cash, Police Say A pair of Maryland smoke shop raids ended with stacks of cash, piles of marijuana, and three men in handcuffs, according to police. The Baltimore Police Department’s Southeast District Action Team (DAT) wrapped up a months-long investigation into illegal marijuana sales that started with a 311 complaint, officials announced Thursday, Nov. 6. With help from SWAT, Baltimore City Sheriff’s Deputies, and agents from the Maryland Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission, detectives carried out search and seizure warrants at two businesses: Pulaski Convenient, on North. Bouldin Street and&n…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Vernon, NY
Lifestyle
New Sean Combs Doc: Former Assistant To Speak Out On History With Past Mount Vernon Resident New Sean Combs Doc: Former Assistant To Speak Out On History With Past Mount Vernon Resident
New Sean Combs Doc: Former Assistant To Speak Out On History With Past Mount Vernon Resident For the first time on camera, New York native Sean "Diddy" Combs’ former assistant, Phil Pines, is breaking his silence on his history with the embattled hip hop mogul in an exclusive interview airing after the finale of an all-new bombshell docuseries.  The 30-minute sit-down with journalist Mara S. Campo premieres Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 11 p.m. ET on Investigation Discovery following the finale of "The Fall Of Diddy," a four-part series that delves into the criminal allegations against the music icon. Pines, who served as Diddy’s senior executive assistant from 2019 to 2…

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by Ben Crnic
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Caught With Coke, Cash During Stop In Maryland: Police Wanted Man Caught With Coke, Cash During Stop In Maryland: Police
Wanted Man Caught With Coke, Cash During Stop In Maryland: Police An 18-year-old already known to police in Anne Arundel County is facing fresh charges after being busted with drugs and weapons, police say. Annapolis resident Demari Kelvin Turner was stopped shortly after noon on Thursday near the intersection of Benfield Road and Old Benfield Road in Severna Park by members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department on an outstanding warrant.  According to police, once Turner was detained, officers found that he had a pistol on him illegally, and during a search of his gold Honda Accord, the officers found cocaine, weed packaged for distribution, …

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by Zak Failla
Lower Paxton, PA
News
'Illegal Dumping' Of 'Hundreds Of Rats' On PA Rt 230, Police Say 'Illegal Dumping' Of 'Hundreds Of Rats' On PA Rt 230, Police Say
'Illegal Dumping' Of 'Hundreds Of Rats' On PA Rt 230, Police Say "A large amount of rats" were illegally dumped along a major roadway in central Pennsylvania on Thursday, Oct. 6, police say.  The Steelton Borough police were called to a complaint of a large number of rats in the area of the 800 block of North Front/PA Route 230 in Steelton at approximately 1:13 PM, according to a release by the department the following Monday.  Officers arrived and "discovered individuals collecting the rats," police say.  So here's the thing I never thought I'd do on a Sunday afternoon. While we were out serving, we discovered that someone... Posted by The Eclipse…

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by Jillian Pikora
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Multiple Houses Damaged In Maryland When Illegal Fireworks Spark Outdoor Blaze Multiple Houses Damaged In Maryland When Illegal Fireworks Spark Outdoor Blaze
Multiple Houses Damaged In Maryland When Illegal Fireworks Spark Outdoor Blaze A late-night fireworks show in Maryland led to multiple Dorchester County homes getting damaged when one went awry and set an outdoor trash pile ablaze, according to the state fire marshal. A team of nearly two dozen firefighters from the Rescue Fire Company in Cambridge responded to a Hubbard Street home shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 2, where there was a reported trash fire that broke out. It took first responders approximately a half-hour to control the fire, which caused an estimated $10,000 to the structure. The initial investigation determined that it was accidental in nat…

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by Zak Failla
Washington Township, NJ
News
NJ Closes These Wildlife Areas To Block Partiers, ATVs, Illegal Swimmers: Report NJ Closes These Wildlife Areas To Block Partiers, ATVs, Illegal Swimmers: Report
NJ Closes These Wildlife Areas To Block Partiers, ATVs, Illegal Swimmers: Report Six New Jersey wildlife areas are being closed to the public for the summer to limit illegal behavior, NJ Advance Media reports. They have become problem areas for partying, all-terrain vehicles and illegal swimming, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The following state-owned land will be off-limits beginning Wednesday through Labor Day: Cedar Lake Wildlife Management Area in Monroe Township, Gloucester County; Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area (Two spots: Parker's Pit and Clay Holes, both in Ocean County);  Manantico Ponds Wildlife Management A…

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by Jon Craig
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Area Woman Nabbed For Writing Fake Prescriptions, Police Say Area Woman Nabbed For Writing Fake Prescriptions, Police Say
Area Woman Nabbed For Writing Fake Prescriptions, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman who worked at an area doctor's office has been arrested for allegedly illegally issuing narcotic prescriptions to multiple patients. Dutchess County resident Alison Albertson, age 53, of Hyde Park, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 4, following a yearlong investigation. The joint probe was conducted by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force and the US Drug Enforcement Administration, said Frank Tasciotti, assistant director of the task force. Alberson was employed for several years as an office assistant at the Office of Dr. Anthony Sarayno located…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
DA: 3 PA Men Arrested For Trafficking 37 Firearms Across Philly, Bucks, MontCo DA: 3 PA Men Arrested For Trafficking 37 Firearms Across Philly, Bucks, MontCo
DA: 3 PA Men Arrested For Trafficking 37 Firearms Across Philly, Bucks, MontCo Three Pennsylvania men were arrested for trafficking 37 firearms across Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery counties, authorities announced.Tyron Gresham, 24, purchased the firearms from Dec. 19, 2019, through May 13, 2021, and attempted to buy another one on May 18, 2021, according to Montgomery County District Attorney's office.  Of the 37 firearms purchased by Gresham, 17 were purchased in Bucks County, 16 in Philadelphia, and four in Montgomery County. Nasim Smalls, 24, and Aaron Walker, 20, who are brothers, are not legally allowed to purchase or possess firearms, authorities said…

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by Nicole Acosta
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Western Mass Man Apprehended With 'Ghost Gun,' Drugs, Police Say Western Mass Man Apprehended With 'Ghost Gun,' Drugs, Police Say
Western Mass Man Apprehended With 'Ghost Gun,' Drugs, Police Say Police in Western Mass arrested an area man for allegedly having a high-capacity "ghost gun" as well as drugs during a search of his home. Springfield Police detectives seized two firearms, including a high capacity “ghost gun,” after executing a search warrant on Centre Street in Springfield on Monday, June 14, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the department. The bust came when narcotics detectives were conducting an investigation into illegal firearms and drugs at a home on Centre Street with Percy Coleman as the target of the investigation, Walsh said. During the warrant execution, Colema…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
News
'Disaster Waiting To Happen': Paterson PD Raids Illegal After-Hours Club Rife With Violations 'Disaster Waiting To Happen': Paterson PD Raids Illegal After-Hours Club Rife With Violations
'Disaster Waiting To Happen': Paterson PD Raids Illegal After-Hours Club Rife With Violations Maskless patrons and employees scrambled to hide evidence when Paterson police raided an illegal after-hours club that had become a death trap, authorities said. Police found the door to La Café Hookah on Market Street locked when they showed up around 10:30 p.m. Saturday – a full half-hour after Gov. Phil Murphy’s COVID curfew required them to close, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. City officers looking through tinted windows saw people “scrambling inside removing hookahs and bottles of alcohol and taking them out a back door that led to a small area with no exit,” Speziale sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco