NJ Cannabis Insider Oct. 12 conference afterparty at one of N.J.’s top restaurants of 2023
At least a dozen legal weed dispensaries are confirmed to participate at NJ Cannabis Insider’s day-long conference on Oct. 12 in Newark, featuring a Who’s Who cast of cannabis industry speakers. The official afterparty will take place that evening at Little Tijuana just minutes away from the conference in downtown Newark.
Man was arrested, held for six days over faulty facial recognition tech: lawsuit
Randal Quran Reid, a black man visiting his mother for Thanksgiving, was wrongfully arrested and held for six days after facial recognition technology incorrectly identified him as a fraudster and thief in Louisiana, a lawsuit states.
Video: Watch police bust blue county official accused of producing child porn
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works was arrested Tuesday on felony charges of producing, possessing and disseminating child pornography.
Detectives with the San Bernardino Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Specialized Crime Unit served a search warrant at Steven Frasher’s residence in Redlands, California. The 62-year-old was investigated after authorities received a tip that he downloaded illicit child pornography images and saved them in an online storage account, according to police.
The department shared a video on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, of the raid and arrest, during which officers entered the home with their guns drawn. Officers and detectives are seen preparing for the raid, searching the home, seizing and investigating electronics and putting a handcuffed Frasher into a police vehicle.
“Through further investigation, the suspect was found to have numerous images of Child Sexual Abuse Material on his electronic devices,” the caption for the video reads. “The suspect was arrested for several felony charges, and the digital evidence was recovered.”
A press release states that electronic devices will undergo a forensic examination as part of the ongoing investigation into Frasher, a former school employee.
“The San Bernardino Police Department’s ICAC team is dedicated to investigating and protecting the children in our communities,” Detective Clint Walton told Fox News.
Fresher has worked for LA County in his role since 2015, according to his LinkedIn. Frasher was still listed on the county’s website as an employee as of Wednesday morning. Kerjon Lee, chief of strategic communications at the Department of Public Works confirmed to KTLA that Frasher serves as a public information officer for the department.
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Frasher’s LinkedIn also lists him as previously serving as a public information officer for the Glendale Unified School District between 2011 and 2012 and the civilian spokesperson for the Riverside Police Department between 2005 and 2008. It adds that he was the assistant to the mayor of Riverside from 2003 to 2005.
Frasher has been the chairman of the Redlands’ Planning Commission since 2013, according to the city’s website. He also ran unsuccessfully for city council in Redlands in 2020, reported The Sun.
According to the sheriff’s department, Frasher was released on bail late Tuesday night.
Neither the Department of Public Works nor Frasher immediately returned requests for comment.
Jets starter lands in concussion protocol
Jets starting cornerback D.J. Reed has entered the NFL’s concussion protocol and won’t practice Wednesday, according to coach Robert Saleh.
https://www.nj.com/jets/2023/10/jets-starter-lands-in-concussion-protocol.html
We found shockingly cheap Travis Scott’s ‘Utopia Tour’ tickets
These prices are downright Utopian.
https://nypost.com/2023/10/04/get-cheap-tickets-for-travis-scotts-2023-utopia-tour/
N.J. big man wants to lead Seton Hall to NCAA Tournament in homecoming
When he decided to enter the transfer portal in March, Elijah Hutchins-Everett garnered interest from a variety of high-major programs, including Vanderbilt, Virginia and Loyola Chicago.
Netherlands: Prince Bernhard’s Nazi membership card found
A historian says he found the original membership card showing the Dutch late Prince Bernhard was a member of Hitler’s Nazi party. This was broadly known and little doubted, but Bernhard went to his grave denying it.
Russia restricts abortion drug sales until 2030
The Russian government is tightening restrictions on access to abortion-inducing drugs.
Russia’s Ministry of Health announced Tuesday new limits on abortion drug distribution and sales at pharmacies.
Misoprostol and mifepristone are specifically being targeted with the restrictions. The two drugs are now limited by subject-quantitative registration, according to translations from the Moscow Times.
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The restrictions will go into effect on Sep. 1, 2024 and last for exactly six years.
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko first suggested adding the two abortion drugs to the registry in July, saying they pose both medical and ethical risks for Russian women.
Russia is currently experiencing a cultural shift in its attitudes toward abortion. Previously rather liberal on the issue, the country’s leadership and conservative communities have seized the current climate to propagate anti-abortion regulations.
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The Russian Orthodox Church — which enjoys a historically significant relationship with the nation’s politics — is also vehemently opposed to abortion on the basis of Christian morals.
Under the new restrictions, individuals seeking the drug will need to obtain a prescription from a doctor before purchasing.
Additionally, medical providers will require a special license to provide the abortion-inducing medication to patients.
Providers will also have to track and report their distribution of the drugs.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-restricts-abortion-drug-sales-2030
France says ‘no evidence’ of bedbug invasion, calls for calm
The French government on Wednesday sought to calm growing public fears over a supposed bedbug invasion, saying there was no evidence of any resurgence of the biting irritants on public transport.
Family of victim, 14, in school bus crash to sue Long Island school district
Kimberley and Corey Ellis filed a notice of claim against the Farmingdale school district, alleging negligence in the bus crash that killed two teachers and left five students in critical condition.
https://nypost.com/2023/10/04/family-of-victim-in-school-bus-crash-to-sue-long-island-district/