In Lewiston, Maine, a man who called himself Abraham helped his neighbors with the trash and rode dirt bikes with his friend. His old life in New York City got him killed. Source: New York Times
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Drug Boss Alpo Martinez Killed in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2021
Mr. Martinez, 55, who was immortalized in the film “Paid in Full,” played a prominent role in New York’s violent cocaine wars of decades past. Source: New York Times
The Cocaine Was Laced With Fentanyl. Now 6 Are Dead From Overdoses.
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2021
The deaths over three days in Suffolk County reflect a dangerous shift in the street-drug marketplace, according to police and prosecutors. Source: New York Times
Husband of Mayor Lovely Warren Is Arrested in Rochester, N.Y.
By Gotham Rex on May 20, 2021
Timothy Granison’s arrest was the latest crisis for the re-election campaign of Mayor Lovely Warren of Rochester, N.Y., who suggested the investigation was part of a conspiracy against her. Source: New York Times
New York Grandparents Are Kidnapped and Taken to Canada
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2020
Their captors demanded the return of cocaine worth $3.5 million. They were freed after the authorities used cellphone data to track them to a house in Quebec. Source: New York Times