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CBS News
9 hours ago
- CBS News
Calaveras County deputies bust alleged illegal cannabis grow, seize $500K in plants
Authorities in the Sierra Foothills said they took down an allegedly illegal cannabis growing operation last week, seizing plants worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office announced the results of a bust at a property near the town of Valley Springs. On the morning of July 18, the office's Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant in the 2000 block of Quail Oaks Road. Deputies said they found a converted structure and multiple cannabis growing rooms with 612 plants. The estimated street value of the plants, which were eradicated, is about $500,000. The sheriff's office also located what they described as "serious" electrical and plumbing code violations. In response, the county's Code Compliance Department conducted a more thorough investigation at the site. Deputies said no suspects were at the site as they executed the warrant. The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office at 209-754-6870.
Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Daily Mail
AOC's pimp and prostitute-filled district is FINALLY cleaned up thanks to Trump administration
Eight suspected members of violent migrant gang that plagued Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 's New York City district have been taken down in a major bust. They stand accused of carrying out brutal assaults and stabbings in a takeover of Roosevelt Avenue in Queens. The two-mile strip, which is part of the state's 14th congressional district, is frequently dotted with scantily clad women on the litter strewn sidewalks. The area is often filled with street vendors flogging all types of goods. Prosecutors say that seven of the eight are in the US illegally and that all are associates of the 18th Street Gang, a transnational group formed by Mexican immigrants in Los Angeles. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said that those involved had 'unleashed terror' on communities. Gang members are responsible for assaults, extortion, fraud and drug trafficking, according to prosecutors. They were named as Felix Bonilla Ramos, 36, Uriel Lopez, 30, Refugio Martinez, 32, Margarito Ortega, 38, Orlando Ramirez, 24, German Rodriguez, 34, David Vasquez Corona, 29, and Marco Vidal Mendez, 36. They face charges of racketeering conspiracy, including narcotics and firearms trafficking, production and sale of fraudulent identification documents, and extortion. The indictment against the group came after local leaders called for the FBI to step in and clean up the area of sex workers and drug dealers. Several community leaders wrote to FBI Director Kash Patel urging him to put agents on the ground to tackle the issues in April. They said that the infamous Tren de Aragua was wiped out of the area leading to the 18th Street Gang taking over the turf. Authorities say the 18th Street Gang are divided into 'cliques', with the eight arrested part of the '54 Tiny Locos' clique. Officials say the group took over Roosevelt Avenue and pointed to three assaults in the area that they claim to have linked to some members of the group. In December 2021 gang members attacked a man outside of a bar, smashing a glass bottle of tequila across his face leaving him lacerated skin and nerve damage. Then in January 2022 five gang members attacked two victims outside a bar. One of the victims was stabbed while gang members held them in place. The other victim was attacked with wooden planks, again leaving the individual with lacerations that required stitches. Last year, another individual, who they believed to be a gang rival, was beat with a bike lock and a metal chair. They required medical care and stitches to their face. They are facing charges of racketeering conspiracy, including narcotics and firearms trafficking, production and sale of fraudulent identification documents, a fake US passport allegedly made by the group is seen here The US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York said the case is part of Operation Take Back America, a DOJ initiative aimed at eradicating transnational criminal organizations, combating violent crime, and restoring the rule of law. In a statement Katz said: 'Every resident deserves to feel safe walking down the street, without having to worry about gang violence. 'My office will continue to combat violent criminal enterprises and assist partner investigations to dismantle gangs as they try to establish themselves in our neighborhoods.' An indictment, unsealed last month, came after local leaders blew the whistle on the extent of the damage being done to the area. United States Attorney Joseph Nocella added: 'The 18th Street Gang exploited a Queens neighborhood as a hub for violence and illicit activity. 'Today's arrests show the community that my office and our law enforcement partners are working tirelessly to put these violent criminals behind bars.' Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, announced that crime in the area had dropped by 28 percent since launching a crackdown in the area. Adams had launched a multi-agency enforcement dubbed 'Operation Restore Roosevelt' to tackle sex work and crime in the area. He said: 'This administration wasn't going to tolerate an atmosphere of anything goes. We listened to the community and took action — launching 'Operation Restore Roosevelt' as one of our signature 'Community Link' initiatives. 'Eight months later the results are clear: crime is down more than 28 percent, with double-digit drops in burglaries, assaults, robberies, and more. 'That's not an accident. It's the result of our clear and continuing focus on public safety and quality of life.
CBC
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Marble bust of rock legend Jim Morrison found, 37 years after it disappeared
The bust was uncovered in Paris during an unrelated investigation Image | CORRECTION Jim Morrison Bust Caption: The grave of American rock singer and poet Jim Morrison stands in France's most famous graveyard, Le Pere LaChaise cemetery, in a photo taken Dec. 8, 1982. The bust disappeared in 1988, and was recovered earlier this year. (Herve Merliac/The Associated Press) Media Audio | As It Happens : Marble bust of rock legend Jim Morrison found, 37 years after it disappeared Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. A marble bust of rock legend Jim Morrison vanished without a trace in 1988, leaving behind only rumours, speculation and a mystery that baffled fans for decades. Now, 37 years later, it's finally been found — unexpectedly uncovered in Paris during an entirely unrelated investigation. On May 16, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office announced the recovery of the long-missing sculpture. The police's Financial and Anti-Corruption Brigade discovered the bust while executing a search order from an examining magistrate at the Paris Court. For Jeff Jampol, manager of Morrison's estate, the discovery was as unexpected as it was surreal. "I thought, 'Wow, it's a really interesting twist,'" Jampol told CBC's As It Happens host Nil Köksal. "It was really interesting how they came across it while they were undergoing a different operation." Croatian sculptor Mladen Mikulin installed the bust, carved from Macedonian white marble, to place on Morrison's tombstone in 1981, on the tenth anniversary of the Doors frontman's death. But over time, it was vandalized — its nose and lips chipped, covered in graffiti. And in 1988, it disappeared completely. Now recovered, the sculpture is reportedly in the same condition it was when it disappeared — still marred by decades-old graffiti, the nose still broken. There was no immediate word on whether the bust would be returned to the grave or what other investigation might take place, according to The Associated Press. Jim Morrison of The Doors: Rock and Roll Poet for a Generation Larger than life Morrison and the Doors left an indelible mark on the music scene of the 1960s. Co-creating the groundbreaking psychedelic rock band with keyboardist Ray Manzarek in Los Angeles, Morrison helped launch a sound that was dark, experimental and provocative. "The Doors were a very edgy, dark, psychedelic band, and they sang about and spoke of things that most bands do not," said Jampol. "It taps into a certain zeitgeist and a certain part of the conscious and unconscious. [They] stood apart from every other band I knew." The band exploded from obscurity to stardom with their 1967 breakout hit Light My Fire. At the heart of that mystique was Morrison — nicknamed The Lizard King — whose magnetic voice and outlandish performances, became a symbol of rebellion and counterculture. Before his days on stage, Morrison studied film at UCLA was a devoted reader of William Blake, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg — poets whose influence bled into his lyrics. More than a bust In 1971, at the height of his fame, Morrison moved to Paris with his longtime partner, Pamela Courson. He hoped to devote himself to writing poetry. But just months later, he was found dead in their apartment bathtub at the age of 27. Though no autopsy was performed, his death was ruled a heart attack. Morrison was buried in Paris's famed Père-Lachaise Cemetery, resting among cultural giants like Oscar Wilde, Édith Piaf, and Frédéric Chopin. "Jim had commented he would love to be buried there. He's with his fellow artists," said Jampol. Morrison's grave quickly became one of the most visited in Paris. Tourists and fans alike continue to flock there each year on the anniversary of his death. "In a country where you have the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe and the Notre-Dame Cathedral and Euro Disney and the Louvre Museum and the Champs d'Elysées, Jim's gravesite at Père-Lachaise is one of the top five most visited sites in France," Jampol said. For fans, the bust is a tangible connection to Morrison's legacy. But for Jampol, his essence lies elsewhere. "There's so much mythology and lore ... tied up in Jim Morrison and the band," he said. "Some [fans] are attached to physical objects.… They attach some kind of outsized lore to them." "But for us [and] for the Morrison family, we're interested in the art, the music, the poetry and the filmmaking of Jim. That's what's important to us [than] which guitar Robby Krieger played, or which shirt Jim Morrison wore. 'The art and the message is what's key to us."
CTV News
23-05-2025
- CTV News
Sudbury police seize $63K in drugs, arrest two wanted men and teen from southern Ont.
Four people have been charged after Sudbury police seized $86K in drugs, a gun, and $5K in cash during an Elm Street bust sparked by a bylaw tip.
The Independent
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Jim Morrison bust found in ‘chance discovery' after disappearing from Paris cemetery 37 years ago
The missing bust of American singer Jim Morrison, which mysteriously disappeared from his Paris grave in May 1988, has been found by French authorities - and it was completely by accident. It was only by chance the financial and anti-corruption squad of the Paris police came upon the stone carving of the legendary Doors singer 37 years after its disappearance while investigators were looking into a fraud. "This was a chance discovery during a search carried out in a fraud case,' the Paris prosecutor's office said. The city's judicial police shared on social media their delight that 'this iconic symbol for the singer's fans was recovered'. The bust was created one decade after Morrison, the poetic songwriter of the band at the forefront of 1960s counterculture, was found dead in a Paris bathtub in 1971 by his girlfriend, Pamela Courson. The timing of his death has seen Morrison inaugurated into the infamous 27 Club, an informal list of rockstars and musicians who died at that age, including Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse. Morrison's official cause of death was listed as heart failure, but in the absence of an official autopsy, further theories have swirled around his passing. French journalist Sam Bernett claims the icon overdosed in the toilets of a Parisian nightclub, the 'Rock'n'Roll Circus'. On the tenth anniversary of Morrison's death, Croatian sculptor Mladen Mikulin placed the marble bust of his own construction at the grave. It became a site of pilgrimage for fans of the Doors. Despite the cult-like adulation for one of the world's most famous musicians, Morrison's bust was not well looked after, and was repeatedly damaged by vandals before it was stolen from the cemetery in 1988. For 37 years it was lost, with the circumstances of its disappearance still shrouded in mystery. Whether its discovery in the fraud case will spark further investigation is yet to be confirmed by French authorities. Several theories were attributed to its disappearance according to Benoît Gallot, curator of the Père-Lachaise cemetery where Morrison is buried. Some believe a moped had entered the cemetery during the night before it disappeared, he told Le Figaro following the discovery. Others suggested the government itself might have taken the sculpture to store it away from visitors for its own protection. Also unclear is whether the bust will be returned to its original place. "The police have not contacted us, I don't know if the bust will be returned to us,' Mr Gallot said.
