Former Deputy Comm. "I ain't the one who put the bullet in him," Tyrek says. The sweep, they hope, will lead someone to identify James's killer in exchange for a deal with prosecutors promising leniency. Freeport Man Sentenced 6-18 Years in Prison for Crash that Killed Passenger on Southern State Pkwy. Little nigga been running with Tyrek's crew long as I can remember. 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. Flex handles everything from enforcement to package-price negotiations and is ranked just below him in the gang's hierarchy. He had plenty of time to absorb the classics while serving five years in prison for selling crack. And they ain't got no undercovers they can get past us. These individuals allegedly acted as major suppliers to numerous smaller dealers in Nassau County and variously worked together to obtain and distribute narcotics. "Weekend coming, so we opening a little early. Savant Sharpe, an 18-year-old aspiring rapper working as the crew's lookout today, watches the street for any approaching cops or members from the gang's rival, the Bloods. Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman stood beside several other metro Atlanta sheriffs and officials from the GBI, FBI and Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Task Force to announce the bust. Here, slinging crack baggies and hiding stashes, young men with no obvious place in America's legitimate economy find that they belong, that they're significant, that they matter. A whole lot of mess.". Chief investigative reporter Jonathan Dienst on crime, corruption and terrorism. 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. I commend our Troopers and applaud all of our partners for their dedication to fighting this type of violent, organized crime. 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. 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. Devane had another supplier in addition to Jackson, according to the indictment, identified as Jamel Lewis. While the number of opioid overdoses is now on the decline, Nassau officials have said 147 people died as the result of them in 2018. 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Gang members from the Bloods, walk across a graffit covered foot bridge on 45th Ave and 94th street in Corona, Queens, New York. But I try to educate them when I can. A broad-shouldered 19-year-old who recently graduated from Hempstead High, Lamar is considered one of the set's smartest, most capable members. ", The leader of the local Bloods set, Michael "Ice" Williams, 24, has summoned Steed Wallace, Doc Reed, Lamar Crawford, and several other members to Seduccion, a Hempstead strip club used by the gang as an occasional meeting spot. The sheer quantity of deadly drugs seized by law enforcement amount to a weapon of mass destruction against our residents, said County Executive Laura Curran. Hempstead Crips control the market for marijuana and cocaine in the area surrounding Linden Avenue and Linden Placea blighted, impoverished area known as MINEOLA, N.Y. Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that 40 people have been indicted as part of Operation Honeycomb for their He asked me for work, so I put him to work. 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. I am going to vigorously defend Mr. Eleazer and see that he is exonerated.". Authorities on Thursday announced the arrests of two dozen people who allegedly sold fentanyl-laced heroin -- the deadly opioid linked to at least five fatal HEMPSTEAD, Long Island (WABC) -- Nassau County officials on Wednesday announced the largest bust of fentanyl in the county's history, saying 150,000 potentially They're also able to keep out other competitors through use of brute force. It's one of hundreds of similar conflicts being fought by Bloods and Crips sets throughout the country. Others are 17 or 18 and have either dropped out of high school or will soon. "What are they going to do for me? He moved on to a similar job at a more prestigious company in Manhattan, but his bosses rarely let him do any real accounting work, instead turning him into a glorified gopher. The annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo is no fun and games if you don't have a ticket. Among the guns seized were three .40-mm pistols, two .38-mm revolvers and a 30-round extended magazine. Diaz and Kenneth Rivero, 34, of Flanders, supplied the drugs to Eleazer and Kellis, Sini said. DA Singas said that the NCDA with the ATF started investigating an increase of violence and drug-dealing in the Hempstead area in October 2019. As the gang war spreads, police are seemingly powerless to stop it. Tony believes a retaliatory shooting will be carried out by the Bloods at some point in the coming days, so he's summoned several Big Homies to the clubhouse in order to talk strategy and weigh their options. We ain't just an army. As a result, the Bloods want to conquer it as badly as the Crips want to hold it. "Another satisfied customer," Tony says, watching Charlie walk off with his morning fix. possession of controlled substance (hydrocodone, Xanax, other ", The night before, he'd passed out free samples to a couple of local junkies who serve as the crew's product testers. Country music star and Conroe-native, Parker McCollum caught up with our Sally Mac after he was named the headliner for 2023's Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Dice was the one who supposed to get hit. Tony, meanwhile, answers to the leader of the Hempstead Crips, Tyrek Singleton. "Come get that Notorious!" It's all systematic and planned, all the positions and responsibilities and assignments. The crime of operating as a major trafficker requires the aggregate value of narcotics possessed or sold by the trafficker to exceed $75,000 during a period of six months or less. Doc and Lamar insist to their host that their intended target had been Dice Beckles, the Crip believed to have shot Doc in January. Postal Inspection Service; the New York State Police; and Drug Enforcement Administration. He supervises The Shopas the Crips's main drug market is knownmaking sure its dealing crews throughout the area have enough coke and weed to meet the day's demands. The GBI said they seized more than 38 kilograms of methamphetamine 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. 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. I respect that, too. 21 of those people have been arrested as of Friday, JCPD reports. Seeking insulation from his crew's criminal activities, Tyrek typically stays off the streets. "They started this shit, they can end it," he says of the Crips. Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. "Come Monday, most likely they'll scale shit back. Syosset Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Throwing Cinderblocks onto Meadowbrook Pkwy. His other sneaker rests beside him in a rapidly expanding pool of blood. Approximately 100 grams of cocaine and 100 grams of crack cocaine were allegedly recovered from the un-apprehended co-defendants residence in Rosedale. Dice directs Charlie toward the side of an apartment building. - A drug bust in Volusia County resulted in the arrests of 12 people in New Smyrna Beach, deputies said. ", He points a finger at his own chest, tapping it emphatically. 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"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. cries another gangster at an approaching car. 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"Today, we confiscated methamphetamine. Each site was a focus of a yearlong investigation, the sheriff said. The Triangle, as its name suggests, contains three angles, meaning whichever gang controls it has unobstructed views of every vehicle and person approaching or leaving a corner. The COVID-19 pandemic emerged in March 2020 and as a result, the cost of cocaine began to vary widely, with demand vastly exceeding supply. Forty suspects have been rounded up after authorities busted a massive drug-trafficking ring that partly operated out of unlicensed day-care centers in Hempstead "If you get picked up by 5-0, just shut the fuck up, sit there and wait for us to get you out," Tony says. 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. ", The Council of Trustees for the Shinnecock Community released a statement saying that while the group "did not have prior knowledge of the operation, the Shinnecock Community at large has suffered greatly due to the opioid and fentanyl epidemic and Tribal members have consistently requested the assistance of outside law enforcement agencies to help combat the issue.". Another man, Victor Cain, allegedly took an Uber from Brooklyn in May to Hempstead to sell a revolver. "And smart as hell, too." A total of 19 suspects were indicted. An additional investigation then led Westside Some look no older than 15. "What you think's going to happen if neither side wants to give in? Opioids, particularly those containingfentanyl, have killed 600 people on Long Island since 2017. Sini said nineof the 24 arrested live on the reservation and are members of the tribe. Witness protection? "Please, God, let him be with you.". The ongoing investigationbegan in December 2018 following the fatal overdoses and a spate of violence on the reservation, including shootings, and culminated Thursday with the arrests, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said at a news conference at his office in Hauppauge. 35 indicted in two separate Central Texas drug trafficking 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. Authorities have given no indication that any drug activity occurred at the restaurant. But he doesn't worry much about the prospect of his son growing up without him. "We could just drive past and take that nigga out real easy.". "We going to make bank off this batch," says his deputy, Flex Butler. The ring packaged and sold about $10,000 worth of cocaine every week, according to officials. His first night back, he got his girlfriend pregnant. According to officials, the 400 grams seized was not heroin, but actually was nearly pure fentanyl. 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. The Triangle war, devastating as it is to the community, isn't unique. Edward Barzar, 40, of Hope, Ark., was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon while working at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Hope, Hempstead County Sheriff James Singleton said. On two occasions in April and June, Joseph Robertson is accused of traveling from Brooklyn to Hempstead to sell pistols, which were wrapped in T-shirts. 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.. "Nobody likes to see that type of collateral damage," Doc says of James's death. In addition to the massive amount of the deadly drug, 500 grams of cocaine worth $50,000 and eight guns were taken during the investigation into drug and gun rings centered around an apartment building on Terrace Avenue in Hempstead. These gang members are, after all, the essential human capital keeping the drug markets humming. Part of the blame lies in their inability to infiltrate either crew with undercover officers. My child going to be mad spoiled. 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. Steed asks Doc. Steed looks to Ice, who nods in approval. "This here beef we having [with the Crips] is like some corporate fight you'd read about in The Wall Street Journal, only this about our kind of business: rock cocaine. The enforcement actions announced here today should give members of the community some comfort in knowing these violent offenders wont be putting their lives in danger any longer. "Nine times out of 10, we know the person. Tony is the crew's top street-level dealer and day-to-day manager. Arkansas. 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. He quickly fell back in with his old gang, working his way up and eventually taking charge of the Hempstead set. After several drug and gun purchases, the NCDA applied for electronic eavesdropping warrants in February 2020 for the purpose of identifying large-scale narcotic suppliers in the Hempstead area. When that doesn't work, he lowers his head and cries. (methamphetamine), possession of controlled substance (ecstasy), The investigation is called Operation Honeycomb because a large volume of drugs was allegedly packaged and stored at a defendants home, which was frequently referred to as the honeycomb by co-defendants in wiretapped calls. Cain, 30, faces similar weapons and firearms charges. But they a small-ass force, yo. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government. This article is adapted from The Triangle: A Year on the Ground with New York's Bloods and Crips, by Kevin Deutsch, to be published December 2 by Lyons Press. Deutsch is a criminal justice reporter at Newsday in New York.To protect the identities of gang members and other interviewees, most of their names have been changed. ", "Just keep doing what you doing and don't worry about the police," Tony says. William F. 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Investigators on July 19 found 38 grams of crack cocaine at the residence after executing a search warrant. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters, Giving \'Sight\' to the Blind Through Electricity. "That ends today. Homes in front of which the gangs dealt drugs in Hempstead during the gang war. A navy blue suit and oversize white dress shirt hide his chest wound. 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. Others stop to cop, looking to get lit before homeroom. poster hanging in the living room beside a dartboard and Nerf hoop. "I was not allowed to work at the level I was capable of. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. He'd been charged with possession of cocaine, even though, he says, police found no drugs on him. Fifteen to 20 shots in all. And roll out in numbers, aight?". Ice has made Lamar's professional development a personal project of sorts, gradually moving him up in the gang's hierarchy in accordance with his annual progress in school. Follow the news on the latest developments in the Thomas Valva case. The Hempstead County Sheriff's Office has completed a drug investigation involving the distribution of methamphetamine, prescription drugs, and ecstasy in Investigators said they opened the case in January after receiving credible information. In total, the street value of the narcotics seized is estimated to be approximately $2,772,000. 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. One defendant allegedly cut heroin with fentanyl and morphine. 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. Former Carle Place Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing more than $50,000 from Dept. Barzar is one of three people arrested in connection with what authorities described as a major drug bust in the county. The Bloods leader then turns to his protg, Lamar Crawford, whose main job these days is running the Bloods' prostitution racket. 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. Winds light and variable. "Aight," says Dice, who's wearing a bulletproof vest beneath his blue Yankees jersey. They rolling through the hood more than usual because they expect shit to pop off at some point. People on the block mad at our crew for killing the wrong Crip? 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