NY: Father, son arrested in cocaine, heroin and oxycodone bust on Long Island

Joseph Fearon (white sweats, above), 40, busted w a lotta dope.  Also, his 23 year old son (do the math) Jasheme Fearon  was nabbed (red sweats).  Fine, upstanding New Yorkers both.

Please note that the WPIX-TV article from which my post was derived did not publish the photo (above) of the accused.    WPIX instead published a pointless stock photo of an unrelated apartment with no people in it.  You might ask why.

Coram (Long Island) N.Y. — Suffolk County Police uncovered a large drug operation allegedly run by father and son.  Police found 730 grams of cocaine, 318 grams of heroin, 36 grams of oxycodone and $200,000 in cash at the Fearon’s home at 1902 Avalon Pines Drive in Coram.  Joseph Fearon, 40, lives there. He was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal use of drug paraphernalia. His son, Jasheme, 23, lives in Middle Island. He was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal impersonation, a New York parole warrant and a bench warrant… WPIX-TV

New York: New NYPD Policy to Patrol Protests with Machine Guns

Starvin Larry

(ANTIMEDIA) NEW YORK, NY- NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton announced Thursday that 350 heavily armed NYPD officers, called the “Strategic Response Group,” will soon be patrolling protests and the city at large.

He said the new strain of hyper-armed police will be

“…equipped and trained in ways that our normal patrol officers are not. They’ll be equipped with all the extra heavy protective gear, with the long rifles and machine guns — unfortunately sometimes necessary in these instances.”

Bratton announced  their purpose is specifically

“…designed for dealing with events like our recent protests, or incidents like Mumbai or what just happened in Paris.”

Lumping protesters in with terrorists, he said the permanent force will deal with “disorder control and counterterrorism protection capabilities.” It will allegedly assist on crime scenes and help with “crowd control and other large-scale events.”

It is not unusual for authorities to ramp up “security”…

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