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$900K In Cocaine Seized From UPS Packages Shipped To NYC
3+ week, 3+ day ago (329+ words) NEW YORK CITY— Three people face charges after investigators seized 30 kilograms of cocaine from UPS packages shipped from California to Brooklyn and Manhattan, according to the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. The cocaine, weighing more than 66 pounds and valued…...
Meth Hidden In A “Marble Vase” Package Intercepted At Dulles, CBP Says
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (277+ words) STERLING, VA — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 4 pounds of methamphetamine from a package traveling through Washington Dulles International Airport, the agency said. The parcel, which was mailed from Utah County, Utah, and destined for Paris, was…...
Westport Finance Board To Review Multimillion-Dollar Purchase of Highway Dump Trucks
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) WESTPORT, CT — Westport's Board of Finance is scheduled to consider a $3.329 million appropriation and related borrowing authorization for the purchase of 11 new highway service dump trucks during a public meeting Wednesday evening. The meeting will be held June 17 at 7:30 p.m....
Delco-Based Shipping Company Shuts Down, Lays Off Workforce
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (201+ words) MEDIA, PA — A Delaware County-based company that shipped sensitive medical materials for health care providers has ceased operations and laid off its workforce. American Expediting, headquartered in Media, announced its immediate closure in a June 3 WARN notice that Patch obtained....
NYC Package Theft Crisis Hits $248 Million
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (298+ words) NEW YORK, NY — New York City recorded an estimated $248.2 million in package losses tied to theft, ranking second among U.S. metros and trailing only Chicago, according to a city-level analysis released ahead of Prime Day. The analysis by Ecigone found…...
Layoffs Climb In The IE's Warehousing, Logistics Sectors
4+ mon, 11+ hour ago (234+ words) RIALTO, CA — While the Inland Empire is flush with mega distribution centers and warehouses, jobs cuts in the sector are continuing in the region, and this month another mass layoff was announced at one multinational company that has a facility…...
Hundreds Of Layoffs Impact MD Defense Contractors
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (320+ words) MARYLAND — Hundreds of workers will be impacted by layoffs announced at two major defense contractors in the state. New filings with the Maryland Department of Labor revealed that contractors Leidos and Tyto Athene were implementing layoffs that will affect a…...
Shoeless Thief Steals Amazon Truck In Bay Area, Impersonates Driver: CHP
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (169+ words) ALBANY, CA — A quick response from the California Highway Patrol led to the recovery of an Amazon truck that was stolen from San Francisco on Sunday, authorities said. An Amazon driver was making their deliveries in San Francisco when someone…...
1-In-30 Million Rare Orange Lobster Rescued, Set Free In Long Island Sound
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (406+ words) LONG ISLAND, NY — To mark National Lobster Day this week, one rare, 1-in-30 million orange lobster saw sweet freedom as it was liberated from a Rochester grocery store into the Long Island Sound in Riverhead. According to John DiLeonardo, president…...
Lobster Plunge In Long Island Sound Gives New Life To Lucky Crustacean
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (237+ words) RIVERHEAD, NY — An animal advocacy group took the plunge recently to help a lobster. According to John Di Leonardo, president of Humane Long Island, on Thursday night, the group got a call from a woman, Laura, in Westchester, who had…...