"We could just drive past and take that nigga out real easy.". Hempstead County sheriff's deputies and city, state and federal law officers raided five locations just after 4 p.m. Wednesday. That's law. Steed looks to Ice, who nods in approval. "Weekend coming, so we opening a little early. "But he chose sides; he wasn't there by accident. I don't think so. And I gots to get this money for the baby. And they ain't got no undercovers they can get past us. Despite the neighborhood's code of silence, detectives interview dozens of residents and gang members, pore over hundreds of hours of surveillance footage from area businesses, and prod street units to make a half-dozen or so drug arrests. Earlier this week, Suffolk Medical Examiner Michael Caplan said projections from his office indicate 235 people in Suffolk died from opioid overdoses this year through Sept. 30. You need another soldier or some other issue come up, let Steed know," Ice says. It is sparsely decorated, with a Notorious B.I.G. The Triangle war, devastating as it is to the community, isn't unique. "My money must not stink, 'cause ain't nobody turning it down.". State Police, which have jurisdiction on the reservation, represented the bulk of the investigators, but also included the Suffolk district attorney's East End Drug Task Force, the FBI and police from Suffolk County, Southhampton Town and Village, East Hampton Town, Southold Town and Riverhead. 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. Former Deputy Comm. "Please wake up, James. Standing over the mound of fresh dirt, he smokes one Newport after another, whispering prayers for James's soul. Home Improvement Contractor Arrested for Forging Letter from Town of North Hempstead Building Dept. Ain't nothing quiet these days.". They each face up to12 years in prison if convicted on the top counts. JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) More suspects have been arrested as part of Operation Iron Rooster in Onslow County. prescription drugs), and possession of drug paraphernalia. Flex handles everything from enforcement to package-price negotiations and is ranked just below him in the gang's hierarchy. Defense attorneys for the otherscharged could not be reached for comment Thursday night. Former Carle Place Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing more than $50,000 from Dept. The local Bloods set controls a smaller drug market in and around the housing projects lining the street. Opioids, particularly those containingfentanyl, have killed 600 people on Long Island since 2017. "What you have here is a situation where both crews have a great product, and neither is open to being bought out," Ice says. Privacy Policy |Terms of service |Subscription terms |Your ad choices |Cookie Settings |California Privacy Rights |About Us |Contact Newsday |Reprints & permissions |Advertise with Newsday |Help. "They started this shit, they can end it," he says of the Crips. His education was one of the reasons he made a point of ushering Lamar up through the ranks as he advanced in school. "I believe my skin color held me back when I tried to pursue a career in accounting and finance," Ice says. "And use them shits wisely. Ten feet away lay a baby-faced Crips member, "Little James" Carter, with a quarter-size hole in his forehead. 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. Pete, seeing Dice's hand sign, runs around the back of the building and returns with a baggie full of gumball-size crack rocks. 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. Doc and Lamar insist to their host that their intended target had been Dice Beckles, the Crip believed to have shot Doc in January. He looks cramped in the open casket, but peaceful. "The man is a scary mothafucka," Tony says. We are facing a national crisis in part because dealers and pushers like those indicted in this investigation are all out to make a quick buck.. "No shame in this game," Savant says. He hands over a wrinkled, yellow-tinged $20 bill to Tevin "Dice" Beckles, who's handling tout duties this morning. The fiend eyes it gratefully before sliding it into his sock and strolling off, whistling the opening notes to Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing.". Now, a few weeks after earning a diploma, he's been chosen to take part in an important assassination mission, which will have repercussions for months after the shots ring out. Each site was a focus of a yearlong investigation, the sheriff said. Ice's characterization will prove accurate two nights later, when the protracted crackle of automatic gunfire echoes through the neighborhood just after 11 p.m. One explosive burst of ammunition. Depending on whom you ask, Tyrek is either the most ruthless, sadistic gangster in the New York metropolitan area or a gentleman hustler who runs his drug business more like Bill Gates than Scarface. The police are looking to interview him, he knows, visiting his mother's house every day to ask whether he's turned up. He'd been charged with possession of cocaine, even though, he says, police found no drugs on him. In Hempstead and other economically struggling communities across the country, the Great Recession has left lasting damage, while also spawning a new generation of Bloods, Crips and other drug-dealing gangs. Devane is also accused of telling his girlfriend, Shariah Usher, who was seven months pregnant at the time, to conduct a drug deal involving 100 grams of cocaine. Rivero and several other defendants are facing conspiracy and other charges that could result in prison sentences of 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison. Others are 17 or 18 and have either dropped out of high school or will soon. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Fifty people were taken into custody Tuesday after authorities said they seized more than 150 kilograms of cocaine, over 140 kilograms of He becomes defensive when asked if he feels any guilt for James's death. Follow Nassau & Suffolk crime and courts, including incidents reported in your neighborhood, trial coverage, sentencings and more. Todays announcement signals the end of a violent drug and gun ring operating in Hempstead that endangered thousands with the illegal narcotic fentanyl, said John Devito, the special agent in charge for the New York Field Division of the ATF. ", Ice says his pursuit of an education in accounting stemmed from his long-running interest in business and a natural acumen for deal making. What happens is, things get messy. The ring packaged and sold about $10,000 worth of cocaine every week, according to officials. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. Copyright 2023 Newsday. ", Tony nods at Flex, who pulls out a garbage bag full of still-packaged burnersthe hard-to-trace phones gang members often use to talk businessand dumps them onto a table. People on the block mad at our crew for killing the wrong Crip? We confiscated several cars," Singleton said. So we try and pay attention to it.". We a family.". "And smart as hell, too." As in most neighborhoods plagued by gang violence, the residents of Hempstead typically don't talk to police about gang shootings for fear they'll be the next targets. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters, Giving \'Sight\' to the Blind Through Electricity. Despite having a degree, Ice's rap sheet is as long as those of the high school dropouts who populate most of Hempstead's drug corners. Investigators on July 19 found 38 grams of crack cocaine at the residence after executing a search warrant. We ain't just an army. You put yourself in that position, even if you a shorty, you know you ain't going to be immune. 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Syosset Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Throwing Cinderblocks onto Meadowbrook Pkwy. Each site was a focus of a yearlong investigation, "I ain't the one who put the bullet in him," Tyrek says. "That ends today. Given the opportunity, would you like to fly to the moon? Sentenced for Stealing $59K from Republican Cmte. Johnnie Booker, 45, of Bellport, was a supplier to Bess, Sini said. Five defendants allegedly sold a cocktail of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. MINEOLA, N.Y. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that 40 people have been indicted as part of Operation Honeycomb for their alleged involvement in a major narcotic trafficking ring that operates in the Hempstead area. ", "Way we see it, they ain't shit," Ice says, summing up his crew's opinion of the police. 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. Fast-food worker among 3 arrested during 5 drug raids. That's the night we ride out. Hempstead Crips control the market for marijuana and cocaine in the area surrounding Linden Avenue and Linden Placea blighted, impoverished area known as the Linden Triangle, or simply the Triangle. My child going to be mad spoiled. Additionally, an opioid was detected in 83 per cent of the fatal overdoses involving cocaine. I'll have to live here long after they're gone.". He'll be nothing but blessed.". At this time, the investigation is still ongoing. "Anybody gets shot around here, they put it on TV," Flex says. Members of the drug ring sold cocaine, marijuana and opioids, including oxycodone pills, andmore than $1 million a year inheroin laced withfentanyl -- responsible for thefatal overdoses -- on and around the reservation last year, authorities said. 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. First, each is able to buy top-quality cocaine directly from major traffickers at wholesale prices, as little as $17,000 per kilo, compared with the average going price of about $23,000. 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Authorities have not yet released the identities of the other two people who were arrested Wednesday. Scheller declined to comment on the allegations because he hasnt seen the prosecution's evidence. "What are they going to do for me? Waller County Jail Information. So for the time being, he's living at the apartment of a Bloods associate in Brooklyn, along with Lamar, who'd overseen the drive-by mission. ", He points a finger at his own chest, tapping it emphatically. "Besides, they too fresh to go in the garbage.". But I try to educate them when I can. The young women focus nearly all their attention on Ice, who is thought to be one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the community. Steed says he's obtained a semi-automatic TEC-9 for the drive-by per Ice's orders. 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. "For far too long, criminals have attempted to evade law enforcement and hide on the Shinnecock Reservation, terrorizing the law-abiding members of the Shinnecock nation, selling drugs and committing various acts of violence," Sini said. Low 66F. 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Cain, 30, faces similar weapons and firearms charges. "They think we're stupid, but we know Miranda," Steed says shortly after Ice posts his bail. Tony, meanwhile, answers to the leader of the Hempstead Crips, Tyrek Singleton. Law enforcement personnel on Long Island conducted the largest fentanyl seizure in Nassau County history, officials said, taking enough drugs off the street to potentially have killed 150,000 people. Some Bloods snap pictures of James's corpse and post them on Facebook, accompanied by threats against the Crips. The others nod. "Dice usually be smoking weed on the stoop of his cousin's house after school," he says. As far as Steed knows, the gun is unregistered and untraceable. "Problem is, we don't know when those niggas coming," Tony tells them. Authorities said when they searched thehome, found amethamphetamine conversion laboratory, which is used by drug traffickers to convert liquid methamphetamine to a crystal form before it gets distributed. But the day after James is buried, he makes his way to the graveyard to pay his respects. As a result of the investigation, the following items were recovered through search warrants and car stops: District Attorney Madeline Singas said, This massive multi-agency takedown strikes a heavy blow to the narcotics trafficking infrastructure in our region. Authorities have given no indication that any drug activity occurred at the restaurant. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. But today, thanks to the efforts of the ATF New York Field Division Long Island Field Office, working with our partners from the Hempstead Police Department, the Nassau County Police Department and the FBI Long Island Gang Task Force, this criminal organization has been silenced once and for all., Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector in Charge of the United States Postal Inspection Service said: The Postal Inspection Service places a high priority on investigations involving the use of the U.S. Mail to facilitate the transportation of drugs, firearms and other dangerous and illegal substances. A navy blue suit and oversize white dress shirt hide his chest wound. According to officials, the 400 grams seized was not heroin, but actually was nearly pure fentanyl. Ice speaks often of authors he's read, from Frederick Douglass and Richard Wright to Sun Tzu and Machiavelli. possession of controlled substance (hydrocodone, Xanax, other Doc Reed, the presumed trigger man, stays off the streets for six weeks. 21 of those people have been arrested as of Friday, JCPD reports. Roosevelt Man Receives Prison Time for Fatal Crash that Killed Girlfriend on her 25th Birthday, 14 People Indicted for Their Roles in Heroin Ring that Operated in Nassau, Queens and Brooklyn. They rolling through the hood more than usual because they expect shit to pop off at some point. And each carries a blue handkerchief, a longstanding Crips tradition among the gang's thousands of sets across the country. The Bloods leader then turns to his protg, Lamar Crawford, whose main job these days is running the Bloods' prostitution racket. Near the stoop of a Crips stash house, a blood-soaked Air Jordan sneaker lay in the road. Barzar is one of three people arrested in connection with what authorities described as a major drug bust in the county. "Why I can't wake you?" The entire drug ring including Devane, Jackson and Drew are alleged members of the Bloods gang. Senior Investigative Counsels Patrick Brand and Lee Genser, and Senior Assistant District Attorney Andrew Lee of DA Singas Major Case Bureau are prosecuting the case. 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). Diaz and Kenneth Rivero, 34, of Flanders, supplied the drugs to Eleazer and Kellis, Sini said. PRESS RELEASE: Chief investigative reporter Jonathan Dienst on crime, corruption and terrorism. - A drug bust in Volusia County resulted in the arrests of 12 people in New Smyrna Beach, deputies said. Massive speakers and a 60-inch plasma TV sit atop an entertainment center in the corner. For young men unable to find legitimate jobs because of their criminal records or lack of education and job skills, the corners also offer validation, responsibility, and respect. That's the way it is, way it always will be.". Now law officers are tabulating the amount of drugs and cash recovered. The arrests are the result of an 18-month investigation by the NCDA; Federal Bureau of Investigation Long Island Gang Task Force; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Long Island Field Division; the Nassau County Police Department; the U.S. "Yeah, business going to be good today," Tony says. Three days later, a wake is held for Little James. "What you think's going to happen if neither side wants to give in? Crib, diapers, clothes, all that stuff. According to a release from the Johnson City Police Department, the grand jury indicted 26 people on various drug charges. All of that's part of our business strategy. You just carry that shit like a soldier. Both crews want to take over each other's drug markets. Mike McNeills Diary for Tuesday, February 28, 2023: Who goes to church anymore? HEMPSTEAD, Long Island (WABC) -- Dozens of people have been indicted in the bust of a major narcotic trafficking ring that operated on Long Island, including from "You and Doc together on this. The Hempstead County Sheriff's Office has completed a drug investigation involving the distribution of methamphetamine, prescription drugs, and ecstasy in Williams was arrested for possession with intent to deliver "If I fall, my niggas going to take care of him like he's their own. The countys February rebate was $443,054, up 8.01 percent from the $410,172 it received last February. WebHempstead County sheriff's deputies and city, state and federal law officers raided five locations just after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Copyright 2018 KSLA. The Park Lake apartments, a low-income housing development on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, served as the Hempstead Bloods' headquarters and primary drug dealing location. We confiscated marijuana. Approximately 100 grams of cocaine and 100 grams of crack cocaine were allegedly recovered from the un-apprehended co-defendants residence in Rosedale. West Hempstead Man Among 4 Arrested in Drug Bust - Malverne-Lynbrook, NY - Akini Gibbs, 28, arrested for criminal possession of crack and cocaine in Hempstead.

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