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Jaxbuck said:
Police not finding one doesn't mean there haven't been any.
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That is... the Implication

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Which one of you was behind this one? @OregonBuckeye @OREGONSOCKPUPPET

An Oregon woman was duped into thinking she was training to be a DEA agent for almost a year
https://www.insider.com/oregon-woman-tricked-dea-agent-training-into-cosplay-2022-2
  • An Oregon man tricked a woman into thinking she was training to be a DEA agent for a year, officials say.
  • Authorities accused him of keeping fake badges, tactical vests, and a rifle that was actually a BB gun.
  • When caught, the man told agents he and his "trainee" were "into cosplay."
A woman in Oregon who believed that she was training to be a Drug Enforcement Administration agent realized she had been tricked for a year by a man pretending to be her supervisor, according to a criminal complaint seen by Insider.

Robert Edward Golden, 41, is accused by Portland officials of impersonating a DEA special agent, using false credentials to gain information from residents and installing red-and-blue emergency lighting in his car to navigate traffic.

He also kept a tactical vest affixed with "DEA Police" patches, two body-armor-plate carriers, handcuffs, badges, and an AR-15 style rifle which turned out to be a BB gun, an affidavit from a DEA special agent, Morgan T. Barr, said.

Authorities discovered and detained the pair on February 1, after a police sergeant noticed one of the vests in the open trunk of Golden's car and approached them.

The officer asked Golden if he was a sworn federal agent, and Golden said that he and his "trainee" were both "Feds" working in Portland. Golden then told the woman to show the officer her fake badge, according to the complaint.

The pair were transferred that night to DEA investigators, and Golden then admitted the credentials were fake, according to the affidavit. This time, he claimed he and the woman were "into cosplay" and had the equipment and badges because it provided them with "protection," officials said.

Golden also said he had previously helped break up a fight by shouting, "Police!" and holding up his badge like an officer, per the document.

According to the affidavit, the unidentified "trainee," who wasn't charged, told authorities that Golden had given her a DEA badge and photo ID and said she'd been in training for a year while attending school for criminal justice.

She said Golden had taken her on night surveillance "ride-alongs." She said he also took her practice shooting and often mentioned four other supposed DEA agents by name — "agent Anderson, agent Luis, agent Garcia, and Ms. Bennett." The DEA agent who filed the complaint said there weren't any agents on the force by those names and that the agency doesn't provide "ride-alongs."

The complaint did not mention Golden's possible motivation for tricking the woman into believing she was a DEA agent.
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5 STAR U-G-A said:
Connecticut Man Arrested After Racist Tirade Over Smoothie
Police say James Iannazzo swore at empoyees of a smoothie shop, throwing a drink at one and questioned her immigration status in a rage over a drink containing peanuts
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loc...racist-tirade-over-smoothie-cops-say/3509837/


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Judge Bans Ex-Merrill Broker from Smoothie Shop After Arrest over Tirade
https://www.advisorhub.com/judge-ba...moothie-shop-after-arrest-over-tirade-report/
Fired Merrill Lynch broker James Iannazzo, who was arrested two weeks ago over a biased tirade at a Connecticut smoothie shop, was banned from the store by a judge on Monday at his first court appearance since the incident, according to local news reports.

Iannazzo, 48, was charged with a felony of intimidation based on bigotry or bias as well as breach of peace and criminal trespass after an expletive-laden outburst referring to an employee as an “immigrant loser” and hitting another with a smoothie. He also attempted to break into a locked employee-only area behind the counter at the Robeks location, police said.

The judge scheduled a second court appearance for March 9, according to the CTPost.

“You are ordered to stay away from Robeks and have no further contact with the victim,” Connecticut Superior Court Judge Ndidi Moses said, according to the publication.

The incident quickly gained notoriety after being shared on TikTok, where it racked up millions of views. Another lawyer for Iannazzo, Frank J. Riccio II, previously said that the broker had returned to the smoothie shop after his son had suffered a severe allergic reaction to a smoothie that contained peanuts and was acting out of distress.

“When faced with a dire situation for his son, Mr. Iannazzo’s parental instinct kicked in and he acted out of anger and fear,” Frank Riccio said in a statement. “He is not a racist individual and deeply regrets his statements and actions during a moment of extreme emotional stress.”

Workers at the store said Iannazzo had not informed them of the allergy but had requested a smoothie without peanut butter. Iannazzo claimed through a spokesperson that he had informed workers of the allergy.

Iannazzo had called 911 requesting emergency medical support at his home due to an allergic reaction at 1:39 in the afternoon on January 22, according to a statement from the Fairfield police department. He returned to the Robeks store a “short time later,” police said.

“I was out of my mind with fear for him when I returned to Robek’s[sic], and I wish I had not done so,” Iannazzo said in the statement. “I also wish they had been more careful preparing my son’s beverage.”

After the incident was shared on TikTok, his former Merrill Lynch business listing on Google received dozens of negative comments and reviews.

Merrill Lynch quickly fired Iannazzo, a spokesperson for its Bank of America parent confirmed previously. He had spent all of his 25-year career at the company, according to regulatory filings.

“Our company does not tolerate behavior of this kind,” the spokesman said in a statement. “We immediately investigated and have taken action. This individual is no longer employed at our firm.”

Iannazzo’s BrokerCheck record as of Monday still reflected his registration with Merrill Lynch as firms have 30 days following a termination to file a U5 notice with regulators.

Iannazzo was a perennial figure on industry top broker rankings, including five years in a row as one of Barron’s Top 1,200 advisors by state. He managed $469 million in assets, according to Forbes, which ranked him #24 in Connecticut in 2021.
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3074326 said:
I remember when us peons got in trouble with BP staff for posting Craig James killed 5 hookers while at SMU waaaaaaaaaayy too much.

Good times. I was a fucking mess back then. Still am, but I was then too.
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Obviously you should have been posting that Mark May blew 5 guys at Pitt.
 
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New York ‘poop train’ may be back in Alabama; state orders temporary halt
https://www.al.com/news/2022/02/new...k-in-alabama-state-orders-temporary-halt.html
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The infamous “poop trains,” that carried sewage sludge from New York City to an Alabama landfill may be running again.

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management issued a notice of violations to the Big Sky Landfill after inspectors discovered that the landfill had been bringing in train cars of waste by a new railyard built on the landfill property.

The shipping containers photographed by ADEM during a site visit were empty, but bore the logo of a company that specializes in shipping sewer sludge and other wastes, the same company used to carry hundreds of containers of sludge to Big Sky in 2017 and 2018.

The new railyard was not part of the landfill’s operating permit, and on Feb. 2 ADEM ordered Big Sky to “cease and desist the operation of the railyard for the rail transportation of waste material until such time as the permit is appropriately modified.”

Allowing the import of waste by rail is considered a “minor modification” per ADEM code.

Big Sky Environmental LLC, which operates the landfill, did not immediately respond to messages from AL.com seeking comment.

The landfill, located about 20 miles northwest of Birmingham, gained national attention in 2018, when it began accepting shipping containers full of sewage sludge from wastewater treatment facilities in New York City.

Sewage sludge, or biosolids, are the solid remains from wastewater treatment plants. As water is treated and discharged into a river or other body of water, some solid material is left behind. This material is generally either sent to a landfill or sometimes mixed with water for use as fertilizer.

The Big Sky landfill did not have a rail yard on its premises in 2018, so dozens if not hundreds of container loads full of biosolids sat on railroad tracks in the greater Birmingham area for weeks at a time while waiting for trucks to unload the sewage containers and haul them to the landfill.

This generated numerous complaints of overpowering odors in Jefferson and Walker Counties, including inside Birmingham city limits.

The sludge train stopped in 2018 after the New York City Department of Environmental Protection announced it would stop sending sludge to the landfill after the complaints.

Big Sky Environmental also pledged to stop accepting sewage sludgefrom New York during its 2018 permit renewal process.

But now, ADEM records show that the landfill has a new railyard on its property and at least some shipping containers have been unloaded there in 2022.

The ADEM inspector noted during a site visit on Feb. 1 that “a railyard has been constructed within the facility boundary for the rail transportation of waste material,” and that the use of such a facility was not included in the landfill permit or operating plan.

The inspector also noted the presence of empty shipping containers. According to the inspection report, Big Sky’s operations manager John Click told ADEM that “a load of eight railcars had been received via rail two weeks prior,” and the material had been put into the landfill for disposal.



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Empty shipping containers at the Big Sky Landfill in Adamsville, Ala. documented in a site visit by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management on Feb. 1, 2022.Alabama Department of Environmental Management
EPIC is part of a company called Synagro that specializes in shipping wastes such as sewage sludge, coal ash, contaminated soils, and other industrial wastes via a “nationwide rail network.” The poop train cars from 2018 also had the EPIC logo.

Additional ADEM records show that the landfill received approval to receive special waste from one wastewater treatment plant in Long Island, New York and one in Newark, New Jersey.
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LAPD: Man pretended to be woman on dating app to lure men before drugging, assaulting them
https://www.foxla.com/news/lapd-man...p-to-lure-men-before-drugging-assaulting-them
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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for additional victims of a man they said posed as a female on online dating apps in order to lure men to a residence before drugging and sexually assaulting them.

Aadrian Evelyn, 32, of Los Angeles, was arrested in connection with three separate sexual assaults of three different males that occurred in recent months, the LAPD said Wednesday. Evelyn remains in police custody with $300,000 bail.

According to the victims, they responded to an online dating app, believing that they were communicating with a woman. The woman then sent pictures and sexually suggestive texts that made the victims believe that they were going to go to the woman’s residence to engage in a sexual encounter. Instead, when the victims arrived, they were met by Evelyn, who claimed to be a friend of the female. Detectives determined that Evelyn pretended to be a single female through photos and texts, in order to lure the victims to the apartment. Once they arrived, Evelyn is believed to have drugged the victims and sodomized them while they were unconscious.

Victim statements and DNA evidence were used to link Evelyn to the assaults.

Detectives believe that there may be more victims who have yet to come forward and are hoping that the arrest of Evelyn will encourage them to report their experience.
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