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BMWs, $100K In Drugs, $69K Cash Seized In Massive Maryland Bust: Police
A seven-month investigation into drug trafficking in Maryland ended with two men behind bars — and the seizure of luxury BMWs, cash, and drugs worth more than $100,000, authorities said.
Earlier this month, members of the Annapolis Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit, Special Investigations Section, and Patrol Division conducted a coordinated operation in the area of Oaklawn Avenue and Carver Street, according to police.
Investigators arrested 35-year-old Timothy Charles Johnson, the primary target of the probe, on multiple CDS-related indictments.
Brocenbeauh Smit, 56, was als…
Starbucks Baristas Strike Nationwide Over New Dress Code, Demand Workplace Improvements
Hundreds of Starbucks baristas are on strike, protesting new dress code rules they say distract from bigger issues like low pay, understaffing, and delayed union contracts.
The strike has been led by Starbucks Workers United, the union representing about 11,000 employees at more than 570 stores. The movement opposes Starbucks' new policy requiring North American employees to wear solid black shirts with khaki, black, or blue denim bottoms.
The dress code officially went into effect on Monday, May 12.
"We're not just walking out over a shirt color," the union said in a Facebook po…