Biggest Heroin Bust Ever and It’s Only 7 Kilos?

I no expert and don’t know how they roll in Buffalo, but with the rising popularity of heroin all across New York—Long Island stand up—a recent seizure of seven kilograms doesn’t seem like such a large amount for the state’s second most populous city. But according to authorities and the news, it’s the biggest bust ever. Weak. Seriously, could any one place in NY be any more depressing?

New York Is a Decaying Death Spiral of Doom, Says Paladino

Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino has released a new teevee ad in which he doesn’t shove or threaten anyone and, all things considered, actually appears “composed,” as the New York Times puts it. Read more »

Parting Shot: Mass Slaughter

Nepal Animal Sacrifice

A buffalo is about to get beheaded as part of a mass sacrifice of more than 200,000 animals at Gadhimai temple in Nepal. |AP|

Photo by Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

Buffalo Police Put A Cap On New Era Theft

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After 11 months of investigation, upstate police have made an arrest for the $66,000 worth of New Era hats stolen from the hat company’s Buffalo factory last August. Four men, between the ages of 22 and 26, have each been charged with six counts of burglary and grand larceny for stealing 1,800 baseball caps that they fenced to area shops for pennies on the dollar. More than 1,400 of the hats, including bedazzled baseball caps, were recovered as evidence, after which they’ll likely be resold at their original exorbitant prices. |WIVB|