17 members of Short North Posse to plead guilty
17 members of Short North Posse to plead guilty
Federal prosecutors say 17 members of the Short North Posse, a gang with two-decade-old roots in Columbus, are preparing to plead guilty to drug-dealing, illegal-weapons-possession and money-laundering charges. Prosecutors say the gang distributed … Read more on Columbus Dispatch
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Gold breaches $1350 overnight and key price drivers look supportive
Gold breaches 50 overnight and key price drivers look supportive
The reduction or elimination of the $ 85 billion a month of the 'crack cocaine' habit which has been fuelling stock market performance may well lead to serious withdrawal symptoms and the institutions are beginning to perhaps understand this. The… Continue reading
'Hometown Hottie' indicted for crack, heroin charges
'Hometown Hottie' indicted for crack, heroin charges
One indictment alleges Lesperance was in possession of crack cocaine on Nov. 11, 2013, in Portsmouth. A conviction for that charge is punishable with a 3½- to seven-year prison sentence and a fine up to $ 25,000, according to the indictment. A… Continue reading
Can a New Twist on a Native American Tradition Help Solve America's Prison …
Can a New Twist on a Native American Tradition Help Solve America's Prison …
In the 1970s, with the onset of the war on drugs, U.S. correctional policy began a three-decade pendulum swing away from rehabilitation toward retribution and keeping criminals off the streets. By 2003, according to a ….… Continue reading
Five arrested after 'significant amount' of drugs, guns seized during Hamilton …
Five arrested after 'significant amount' of drugs, guns seized during Hamilton …
Items confiscated during the warrants service were: 34 grams of heroin, 12 grams of crack cocaine, 23 packets of marijuana that were packaged to be sold, $ 2,200 in cash, a .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol, a .40-caliber semi-automatic… Continue reading
Review: Doolittle's Rob Ford exposé is a compelling, if limited, read Special
Review: Doolittle's Rob Ford exposé is a compelling, if limited, read Special
The Toronto Star City Hall reporter is one of only three known journalists who have seen the infamous phone video of Ford smoking from an apparent crack pipe and making ethnic and homophobic slurs — a video that… Continue reading