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GSU Gets Bulletproof Vest
posted (September 11, 2012)
Tonight, The Gang Suppression Unit is investigating the source of 2 bullet proof vests which were found just lying around on Saturday. According to the GSU, a team of officers were conducting operations in the Raccoon Street Extension area, and they conducted a search on an abandoned lot at around 8:40 a.m.

They found 2 bullet proof vests behind a wooden house that was in the yard. The vests were disguised by 2 blue Smart 3G shirts to look like ordinary clothing items.

Because no one was in the area, they were deposited as found property, but the GSU reports that the vests bear a strong resemblance the ones used by police officers. As a result, they are looking into the origins of the vests closely.

And, at around 3:40 p.m. that same date, GSU searched 24 year-old Dwayne Humes while they were on Banak Street. They found 71 grams of cannabis in his left front pants pocket, and an additional 1.6 grams in the other pocket. As a result, he was charged with 1 count of drug trafficking, and 1 count of possession of controlled drugs.

At around 10:04 a.m. on Sunday, a GSU team conducted a search in an alley-way beside the residence of a known affiliate of the Ghost Town Crips in the Mayflower area.

The search resulted in the discovery of a black plastic bag which contained 887 grams of cannabis. Because no one was in the area, it was deposited as found property.

And finally, according to the GSU, they arrested a key affiliate of the PIV gang on Sunday afternoon for possession of controlled drugs. At around 4:30 p.m., a team from the GSU searched the residence of Kurl Smith, which is located at the #6393 Tibruce Street. Smith was present along with 21 year-old Crosley Bowen, 24 year-old Kareem Smith, 23 year-old Julius Foreman, 18 year-old Owen Flowers, 18 year-old Ryan Cole and a 15 year-old minor.

The officers discovered 26 grams of cannabis under a bath tub inside the bathroom, and as a result, they were all charged with possession of controlled drugs.

They were taken to Magistrate's Court today, where they were arraigned in connection with this charge. According to the GSU, Kurl Smith is a known associate of the PIV gang.

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