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Jun 24 2023
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NYC Council approves bill to crack down on landlords renting to illegal pot shops
Rogue landlords who knowingly lease space to illegal pot shops in New York City will be slapped with fines of up to $2,000 under new legislation approved by the City Council. “This is a game changer because right now enforcement efforts are aimed at the sellers and not at who is leasing to them,” said the bill’s sponsor Lynn Schulman (D-Queens), shortly before the Council voted unanimously
New York Post (News)
Jun 24 2023
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Raid of smoke shop nets nearly 10 pounds of weed on S.I.: NYC Sheriff
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege they found marijuana stashed in a backroom of a smoke shop on Forest Avenue in West Brighton. Makrem Cherif, 51, of Hanover Avenue in Concord, was working alone at a store at 1192 Forest Ave. on May 31 around 2 p.m. when an official from the New York City Sheriff’s Office recovered illegal items inside the shop, according to allegations in the criminal
Silive.com
May 25 2023
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Officers raid antique shop in Wailuku, charge man with wildlife trafficking
State and federal officers raided an antique shop in Wailuku on Tuesday, confiscating dozens of items and arresting a 42-year-old Kula man for alleged wildlife violations. Shane Rosberg was charged with 26 counts of prohibited wildlife trafficking and 26 counts of possession of endangered and protected wildlife, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. His bail for each
The Maui News
Jun 08 2023
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Car crashes into Smithfield sandwich shop, killing 1 and injuring driver and four others
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — A car veered into a sandwich shop at a mall near Providence, killing one person and injuring five others, authorities said. The crash happened Wednesday afternoon at a Subway restaurant at the Apple Valley Mall in Greenville, according to police in nearby Smithfield. A witness said the car was moving at a high rate of speed when it barreled through the front of the
The Westerly Sun
Apr 13 2023
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Portland Coffee Shop Closes Amid Crime Surge
A Portland, Ore., coffee shop this week became the latest business to flee the area due to violence in the Democratic-run city. Coava Coffee, which opened in 2017, announced its permanent shutdown on Monday, citing increased city crime, KGW reported. Employees say they "feel unsafe," as crime targeting Portland businesses increases. "People feel unsafe, and it’s pretty traumatizing," one Coava
Washington Free Beacon
Jun 20 2023
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Four people killed, two critical in fire in Manhattan e-bike shop building
Four people were killed and two left clinging to life when a fire tore through their apartments above an e-bike repair shop in Manhattan’s Chinatown early Wednesday, police said. The fire erupted about midnight in the six-story apartment building with HQ E-Bike Repair on the ground floor on Madison St. near Catherine St. Two women and two men were killed and two women were hospitalized in
New York Daily News
Jun 20 2023
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4 dead after fire in e-bike shop spreads to apartments in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — A fire that started in a New York City e-bike shop early Tuesday spread to upper-floor apartments, killing four people and injuring several others, authorities said. City fire officials said the blaze was reported shortly after midnight on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in a six-story building that houses HQ E-Bike Repair. A pile of burned bikes and other debris was seen on
SFGATE
Apr 12 2023
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Portland Coffee Shop Cites Crime as Reason for Closure
A coffee chain local to Portland, Oregon, announced it is closing its downtown location due to the “extreme violence and criminal activity” its employees have endured, the New York Post reported on Wednesday. Coava Coffee Roasters announced “with a heavy heart” on Instagram this week that the downtown location’s last full day of operation is April 13. The chain said it is closing the location
Breitbart News
Jun 26 2023
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Kansas City man charged in shooting at auto shop that killed 3, injured 6 early Sunday
A 26-year-old Kansas City man was charged Monday in the weekend shooting that left three people dead and six others injured in Kansas City, according to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office. Keivon M. Greene was charged with first-degree-assault and armed criminal action. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker in a news release Monday said more charges are expected this week as the
The Kansas City Star
Apr 28 2023
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Sanders praises shop workers, Ben & Jerry's on union effort
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Workers seeking to unionize at a Ben & Jerry's retail shop in the city where the ice cream brand was founded announced Friday that the company has signed the fair election principals. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent who has been a vocal supporter of Starbucks labor organizers, congratulated the Ben & Jerry's workers at a press conference in his
San Antonio Local News