Post by scorpion42 on Jun 10, 2009 13:19:43 GMT -7
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High on the hog: Slaughtered pig traded for crack, Syracuse police say
by Robert A. Baker / The Post-Standard
Friday June 05, 2009, 3:44 PM
Syracuse, NY -- A Fulton resident was arrested Thursday for drug possession after police witnessed a drug transaction that was paid for, in part, with a half of a slaughtered pig, Syracuse police said.
Police were conducting surveillance about 7:40 p.m. in the 200 block of Merriman Avenue when they saw the two men conduct a drug transaction including the half of pig, Lt. Joe Cecile said.
The half of pig and $10 were used to buy a $50 bag of crack cocaine, police said.
The accused buyer, Angelo Colon, 45, of 303 Honeyhill Road, Fulton, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Colon told police this was not the first time he drove into Syracuse with a slaughtered pig to trade for drugs, Cecile said.
The accused seller, Omar Veliz, 42, of 232 Merriman Ave., was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony. Veliz also was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Veliz told police the pig was for a celebration for a relative being released from jail, Cecile said.
As police arrested the pair, a crowd gathered around them. When the officers turned from the suspects, the pig was gone, Cecile said.
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Posted by imamilf on 06/05/09 at 1:48PM
I can't put my laughter or gasps for air in between into words. I think I actually even snorted!
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Posted by slim1h2o on 06/05/09 at 1:49PM
A dork with pork lookin' for coke!
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Posted by dalewill on 06/05/09 at 1:51PM
WOW. This story has everything.
Syracuse... check
Oswego county... check
drugs... check
slaughtered pig... ahh, check
new exchange rate for drugs & farm animals... check
Add "Happens in Marcellus all the time" and we have the perfect story.
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Posted by ezdawg on 06/05/09 at 1:52PM
what pig? I done didn't see any pig.
BBQ pork in the hood tonight.
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Posted by TURTLESTREET on 06/05/09 at 1:52PM
These guys should fight the case.Without the pig as evidence,the case is weak.
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Posted by manman47 on 06/05/09 at 1:53PM
Beautiful!....
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Posted by calmpewter on 06/05/09 at 1:54PM
Will the diamond earring be attending the police barbecue this weekend?
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Posted by folsomblues on 06/05/09 at 1:55PM
Amazingly funny & sad at the same time!
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Posted by fella126 on 06/05/09 at 2:02PM
Somebody ought to send this to Letterman!!
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Posted by imprd2bwhite on 06/05/09 at 2:05PM
Crack heads always make for the best news
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Posted by thekenyan on 06/05/09 at 2:06PM
Would it be fair to assume that Omar and his gang are not muslim? And the pig was stolen from underneath the police officers'noses! And it was a party to celebrate the release of someone from jail?
Can it get any better than this, you people! Police Academy 9 - the Syracuse Hood!
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Posted by SDuguid on 06/05/09 at 2:17PM
Seriously, who are these people?!?!?!
How can we be the richest, most technologically advanced nation in human history, and we have multitudes of pig-trading crack heads with jailed relatives just hanging out all day long, waiting for the police to make for something new to talk about?
Does anyone ever feel like there's an alternate universe going on out there?
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Posted by WARHERO on 06/05/09 at 2:19PM
FULTON, YOU NEVER LET US DOWN!!
WHAT HAPPENED TO "FULTON A CITY WITH A FUTURE"...
...a future in the pen, pun intended!
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Posted by Wolv09 on 06/05/09 at 2:19PM
It's like that scene in Menace II Society
"Come on, man. You kmow I'm a little short. Hook me up, man.
Man, I got these cheeseburgers. They some double cheeseburgers."
The rest of scene is too graphic for syr.com
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Posted by Sicacuse43 on 06/05/09 at 2:19PM
Where are all the posts? Oh, it's a Fulton resident.
Fulton, Liverpool, Oswego, etc., come into syracuse to buy their drugs and go home and get high. What's done in the dark will come to light, even if you do live other than syracuse.
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Posted by foulbalz on 06/05/09 at 2:23PM
which half?
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Posted by cul8ralag8r on 06/05/09 at 2:26PM
Quick someone tell the newbies over on Marcellus St. Merriman Ave. is 5 blocks away. Maybe they can stroll over there some night and chat with the neighbors.
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Posted by flaseminole on 06/05/09 at 2:29PM
This wouldn't happen to be the same pig that slept with 2 young men would it?
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Posted by Wolv09 on 06/05/09 at 2:30PM
nothing says welcome to the neighborhood than a little BBQ pulled pork sandwich.
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Posted by hazy on 06/05/09 at 2:33PM
How fast can you get away with a half of a slaughtered pig? How long did the cops leave the pig unattended? And we wonder why this city is going to hell, people aren't even afraid to steal farm animals in front of our police!
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Posted by Wolv09 on 06/05/09 at 2:34PM
Now if only someone would trade some grape kool-aid then they would have a real party
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Posted by whatupwitdat on 06/05/09 at 2:36PM
How does a half of a pig up and disappear ?
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Posted by Larrylarry on 06/05/09 at 2:38PM
I have heard a similar story hundreds of times. Usually it is a pig trading her kitty for crack! Or something like that.
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Posted by 30x on 06/05/09 at 2:38PM
I just saw a herd of cattle being led through downtown heading south. Could be major drug deal going down.
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Posted by NOMOREPUKES on 06/05/09 at 2:40PM
One must admit this story really takes the coke.
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Posted by bees2377 on 06/05/09 at 2:41PM
can i get some crack-slaw with my pork sammich?
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Posted by 30x on 06/05/09 at 2:45PM
Now farm animals have another reason to be afraid in Fulton.
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Posted by ynotme13 on 06/05/09 at 2:49PM
So what farm animal is going to be used when Omar gets out of jail??? Actually 50.00 bucks worth of crack for 1/2 a pig is a good deal..
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Posted by Wolv09 on 06/05/09 at 2:50PM
What are they using in place of the pig to celebrate his relatives release from jail? I hope someone who works at KFC needs some crack....
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Posted by mexicobound on 06/05/09 at 2:51PM
This is Jerry Springer material!!!!
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Posted by slim1h2o on 06/05/09 at 2:57PM
Pork! It's the new white drug,...er I mean meat!
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Posted by slim1h2o on 06/05/09 at 2:59PM
Fulton, where the men are men, and the pigs are sceered!
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Posted by freak247 on 06/05/09 at 3:00PM
OMG I hope the Crack Dealer doesn't get SWINE Flu!! LOL I was having a crappy day till I read this! Also *Note to self* Merriman is under surveillance ...gotta find a new dealer LOL
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Posted by slim1h2o on 06/05/09 at 3:04PM
Nothing goes through the Colon faster than pork.
Just ask Angelo.....
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Posted by 30x on 06/05/09 at 3:08PM
It doesn't look like Mr. Veliz will be bringing home the bacon for awhile.
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Posted by 30x on 06/05/09 at 3:11PM
Say............I wonder what two chickens and a frozen carp would get me.
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Posted by adcm200083 on 06/05/09 at 3:31PM
at least he wasn't trading his baby but maybe he already has.....
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Posted by flaseminole on 06/05/09 at 3:37PM
What's the big deal? So they traded items that both can be smoked.
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Posted by redknot on 06/05/09 at 3:38PM
Sure this happened...Maybe when pigs fly!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by jcamskelly on 06/05/09 at 3:50PM
No evidence, no convictions! The 'saleman's' friends ain't dat dumb!
Posted by syrexcuse1 on 06/05/09 at 4:12PM
Hey I wonder how much crack Rocky the snakehead could get? Celebrity fish have to be worth more than half a pig. Oh, and sicacuse, asking where all the posts are doesn't make too much sense considering you were the 19th post.
Posted by imprd2bblk2 on 06/05/09 at 4:12PM
Angelo will have more than a problem with his colon if he keeps messing with those pigs!
Posted by ChairmanAl on 06/05/09 at 4:16PM
Wow, must be inflation. Back in the old days, I used to get a dime bag for two smoked ham hocks.
Posted by hapradio on 06/05/09 at 4:34PM
$50.00 crackball for a 1/2 a pig,dumb ass from fulton.He should have gotten at least three to four grams of crack,dumb assss!! LOL
Posted by RatherRipped on 06/05/09 at 4:45PM
Okaaay, I won't be eating at the Dinosaur tonight.
Posted by VinnyBubotts on 06/05/09 at 4:45PM
I can see the LOST posters on the telephone poles now....
LOOKING FOR LOST HALF HOG...ANSWERS TO CRACK
Posted by slim1h2o on 06/05/09 at 5:05PM
Al;
Yup, inflation is a killer. Just like speed kills, it killed this lil' piggy and never had a snoutful. Nor did it even make it to market!
Posted by sickofhumans on 06/05/09 at 5:23PM
Larrylarry
That's is too funny and yes its also very true!
Posted by largojack on 06/05/09 at 5:32PM
As always 2 guys involved with a pig. Which one was she parcial to.
Posted by amosandandy on 06/05/09 at 5:44PM
Only in Syracuse. It really is something right out of a movie--one of those "Friday after Next Friday" theatrical masterpieces. But why only half a hog? Bring the whole animal for trade and really get zonked.
Posted by ynotme13 on 06/05/09 at 5:57PM
The barter system at work..
Posted by janeaverage on 06/05/09 at 6:09PM
I value that poor pig's life over the useless drug dealers. I bet the average pig is more intelligent than the average drug dealer.
Posted by robgetsreal on 06/05/09 at 8:02PM
Was it half a pig or a half dead pig??
Doing some quick math tells me half a pig has street value of $40.
I'm being ripped off by Wegmans. Farmer Colon we need to talk.
Posted by clomper on 06/05/09 at 8:31PM
Lost: expensive bling at the Justice Center
Lost: $60,000 from money turned over to SPD by two men on North State St.
Lost: 1/2 of a pig used in drug deal.
Very interesting...
Posted by yomab99 on 06/05/09 at 8:41PM
This happens in the Village of Marcellus on a daily basis. Person wants to buy coke, dealer shows up with exactly 1/2 a pig and the next thing you know BAM!!, coke dealer arrested. Pig squeels with delight .
Posted by crazedmaniac on 06/05/09 at 9:05PM
How does that old saying go???
You can take the pig out of Fulton....
But you can't take Fulton out of the pig....
Posted by thebigbang on 06/05/09 at 10:00PM
how much can i get for my kids guinea pig...
Posted by dartime on 06/05/09 at 10:22PM
Did the pig have lipstick on?
Posted by Irishgirl21 on 06/05/09 at 10:32PM
....And this little piggy went to?
Posted by rimideka on 06/05/09 at 10:36PM
How are we supposed to be on the lookout for the pig when we don't know the race,size or sex?
Posted by cuse105 on 06/05/09 at 10:46PM
The cops turned around and the 1/2 of a pig disappeared.
I am confident the cops got a kick out of this, and didn't want to spoil the BBQ. Nor did they want to put this dead pig in the patrol car. I think the cops got a little sentimental, and let these people have their stupid pig. I am sure a lot of west-siders are going to bed tonight with full bellies. The cops did good by the people. This is a good gesture.
Posted by dirtisfree on 06/05/09 at 10:46PM
rimideka,
I agree. PS - How come no mug shot of the pig?
Posted by Irishgirl21 on 06/05/09 at 11:05PM
cuse105- sure seems to know ALOT about cops and procedures.He/she is probably telling all his/her Brothers/sisters about MY posts.I better back off and NOT ever post to any subject ever again.10-4 over and out.
Posted by cuse105 on 06/05/09 at 11:24PM
Irishgirl21...I am a he, and just what the hell are you talking about? Paranoid much?
Get off of the crack, before it kills you.
Posted by Irishgirl21 on 06/05/09 at 11:41PM
cuse105-
I do NOT live in the city.But you know that, quit playing mind games, and using reverse psychology, it is NOT going to work.
Posted by cuse105 on 06/05/09 at 11:51PM
Irishgirl21, you must have just got home from Coleman's and are suffering from delusions of grandeur.
Just what the hell are you talking about?
Please, put the crack pipe away, and try to get over your paranoia.
I am a he, and I am guessing you are a her, but what are you saying? Try to get some sleep, and we can chat tomorrow, okay? Peace, sister.
Posted by barefootinFL on 06/06/09 at 1:18AM
Ahhh, yomab99...you never let us down! I waited for your BAM and you came thru with flying colors! This is one story I'm going to send to my daughter now living in LA. She won't believe what's going on "back home!"
Posted by jaygooch on 06/06/09 at 1:43AM
Daily occurrence near Marcellus St.
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Posted by teakchic on 06/06/09 at 1:49AM
Ok, now I have heard everything. Half a pig and 10 bucks for $50 bucks worth of crack. That's alot of pork chops.
Posted by ynotme13 on 06/06/09 at 6:41AM
It's time to call Scooby and Shaggy to solve these mysteries..
Posted by rovinworker1 on 06/06/09 at 7:21AM
Boy you just can't make this stuff up! well at least no one got shot in the deal, and besides times are even tough for the crack dealers, they have to take pork in place of money these days and have to start bartering for their living.
Posted by utuado71 on 06/06/09 at 8:50AM
this is so typical. Maybe now he will be where he belongs. F-ing scumbag. KARMA KARMA KARMA, what comes around go around. KEEP HIM OFF THE STREETS> Correct address rathburn road.
Posted by utuado71 on 06/06/09 at 8:55AM
what,up in fulton the cops just take thier plate and drive away, but don't forget their rice on the side or you will get arrested. FINALLY.
Posted by suprisecuse on 06/06/09 at 9:55AM
That's it! No physical evidence, imagine putting that away for evidence until it was time to go in front of the judge! Syracuse is becoming more of Syracuse.
Posted by suprisecuse on 06/06/09 at 10:09AM
Meant Syracuse is becoming more of a circus
Posted by 2sad2say on 06/06/09 at 11:44AM
Imagine the released relative's disappointment...
no pokey pig.
Posted by yomab99 on 06/06/09 at 2:15PM
barefootinFL ,
I always try to do my best.
This just in:
The pig was found riding to the hospital in the Hambulance.
Posted by cloudstoday on 06/06/09 at 4:40PM
Alright Angelo, I like your idea for "A Taste of Syrscuse." I get your thinking, "Syracuse has a taste for pigs. I'll go downtown to the bazaar and do some trading."
Posted by betabomb on 06/06/09 at 7:46PM
Angelo and Omar must be government workers. Claasic case of a stimulous package with pork barrel spending.
Posted by angryvoice on 06/06/09 at 9:21PM
Let me get this straight;
The pigs lost a pig?
(had to be said)
Posted by ynotme13 on 06/06/09 at 10:09PM
rovinworker1 - What do you mean no one got shot? What about the pig?? I bet he would have something to say about that. If they could find him.. Maybe they should put out a HAMBER ALERT! LOL. I CRACK myself up LOL.
Posted by wolves7968 on 06/07/09 at 5:28AM
Well Syracuse should be proud.My brother lives by Malon N.Y. He said this story was in the Malone paper.So ,now even people in red neck country are laughing at us.
Posted by Msbeebz on 06/07/09 at 8:48AM
The new neighbors from Fayetville-while they are out meeting their new neighbors on the front proch of Marcellus St...wonder if they will like to stop by one of our pig roast celebrations, thats how us PRs celebrate!
Posted by klarccent on 06/07/09 at 9:26AM
The saddest part of this story hasn't been reported yet. The poor little piggie was just getting his life turned around. Vigil will be held tonight at the Haufman Hot Dog House, BYOB>> (Bring your own bacon)
Posted by barefootinFL on 06/07/09 at 10:25PM
I sent this story to Letterman!
Posted by rumple56 on 06/09/09 at 7:03AM
Just like the old time country doctor. He never went hungry. He always had, milk, eggs, chickens, beef and pork for services rendered. So isn't the drug dealer providing a service? Who said history doesn't repeat itself?
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High on the hog: Slaughtered pig traded for crack, Syracuse police say
by Robert A. Baker / The Post-Standard
Friday June 05, 2009, 3:44 PM
Syracuse, NY -- A Fulton resident was arrested Thursday for drug possession after police witnessed a drug transaction that was paid for, in part, with a half of a slaughtered pig, Syracuse police said.
Police were conducting surveillance about 7:40 p.m. in the 200 block of Merriman Avenue when they saw the two men conduct a drug transaction including the half of pig, Lt. Joe Cecile said.
The half of pig and $10 were used to buy a $50 bag of crack cocaine, police said.
The accused buyer, Angelo Colon, 45, of 303 Honeyhill Road, Fulton, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Colon told police this was not the first time he drove into Syracuse with a slaughtered pig to trade for drugs, Cecile said.
The accused seller, Omar Veliz, 42, of 232 Merriman Ave., was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony. Veliz also was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Veliz told police the pig was for a celebration for a relative being released from jail, Cecile said.
As police arrested the pair, a crowd gathered around them. When the officers turned from the suspects, the pig was gone, Cecile said.
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Posted by imamilf on 06/05/09 at 1:48PM
I can't put my laughter or gasps for air in between into words. I think I actually even snorted!
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Posted by slim1h2o on 06/05/09 at 1:49PM
A dork with pork lookin' for coke!
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Posted by dalewill on 06/05/09 at 1:51PM
WOW. This story has everything.
Syracuse... check
Oswego county... check
drugs... check
slaughtered pig... ahh, check
new exchange rate for drugs & farm animals... check
Add "Happens in Marcellus all the time" and we have the perfect story.
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Posted by ezdawg on 06/05/09 at 1:52PM
what pig? I done didn't see any pig.
BBQ pork in the hood tonight.
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Posted by TURTLESTREET on 06/05/09 at 1:52PM
These guys should fight the case.Without the pig as evidence,the case is weak.
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Posted by manman47 on 06/05/09 at 1:53PM
Beautiful!....
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Posted by calmpewter on 06/05/09 at 1:54PM
Will the diamond earring be attending the police barbecue this weekend?
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Posted by folsomblues on 06/05/09 at 1:55PM
Amazingly funny & sad at the same time!
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Posted by fella126 on 06/05/09 at 2:02PM
Somebody ought to send this to Letterman!!
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Posted by imprd2bwhite on 06/05/09 at 2:05PM
Crack heads always make for the best news
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Posted by thekenyan on 06/05/09 at 2:06PM
Would it be fair to assume that Omar and his gang are not muslim? And the pig was stolen from underneath the police officers'noses! And it was a party to celebrate the release of someone from jail?
Can it get any better than this, you people! Police Academy 9 - the Syracuse Hood!
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Posted by SDuguid on 06/05/09 at 2:17PM
Seriously, who are these people?!?!?!
How can we be the richest, most technologically advanced nation in human history, and we have multitudes of pig-trading crack heads with jailed relatives just hanging out all day long, waiting for the police to make for something new to talk about?
Does anyone ever feel like there's an alternate universe going on out there?
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Posted by WARHERO on 06/05/09 at 2:19PM
FULTON, YOU NEVER LET US DOWN!!
WHAT HAPPENED TO "FULTON A CITY WITH A FUTURE"...
...a future in the pen, pun intended!
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Posted by Wolv09 on 06/05/09 at 2:19PM
It's like that scene in Menace II Society
"Come on, man. You kmow I'm a little short. Hook me up, man.
Man, I got these cheeseburgers. They some double cheeseburgers."
The rest of scene is too graphic for syr.com
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Posted by Sicacuse43 on 06/05/09 at 2:19PM
Where are all the posts? Oh, it's a Fulton resident.
Fulton, Liverpool, Oswego, etc., come into syracuse to buy their drugs and go home and get high. What's done in the dark will come to light, even if you do live other than syracuse.
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Posted by foulbalz on 06/05/09 at 2:23PM
which half?
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Posted by cul8ralag8r on 06/05/09 at 2:26PM
Quick someone tell the newbies over on Marcellus St. Merriman Ave. is 5 blocks away. Maybe they can stroll over there some night and chat with the neighbors.
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Posted by flaseminole on 06/05/09 at 2:29PM
This wouldn't happen to be the same pig that slept with 2 young men would it?
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Posted by Wolv09 on 06/05/09 at 2:30PM
nothing says welcome to the neighborhood than a little BBQ pulled pork sandwich.
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Posted by hazy on 06/05/09 at 2:33PM
How fast can you get away with a half of a slaughtered pig? How long did the cops leave the pig unattended? And we wonder why this city is going to hell, people aren't even afraid to steal farm animals in front of our police!
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Posted by Wolv09 on 06/05/09 at 2:34PM
Now if only someone would trade some grape kool-aid then they would have a real party
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Posted by whatupwitdat on 06/05/09 at 2:36PM
How does a half of a pig up and disappear ?
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Posted by Larrylarry on 06/05/09 at 2:38PM
I have heard a similar story hundreds of times. Usually it is a pig trading her kitty for crack! Or something like that.
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Posted by 30x on 06/05/09 at 2:38PM
I just saw a herd of cattle being led through downtown heading south. Could be major drug deal going down.
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Posted by NOMOREPUKES on 06/05/09 at 2:40PM
One must admit this story really takes the coke.
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Posted by bees2377 on 06/05/09 at 2:41PM
can i get some crack-slaw with my pork sammich?
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Posted by 30x on 06/05/09 at 2:45PM
Now farm animals have another reason to be afraid in Fulton.
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Posted by ynotme13 on 06/05/09 at 2:49PM
So what farm animal is going to be used when Omar gets out of jail??? Actually 50.00 bucks worth of crack for 1/2 a pig is a good deal..
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Posted by Wolv09 on 06/05/09 at 2:50PM
What are they using in place of the pig to celebrate his relatives release from jail? I hope someone who works at KFC needs some crack....
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Posted by mexicobound on 06/05/09 at 2:51PM
This is Jerry Springer material!!!!
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Posted by slim1h2o on 06/05/09 at 2:57PM
Pork! It's the new white drug,...er I mean meat!
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Posted by slim1h2o on 06/05/09 at 2:59PM
Fulton, where the men are men, and the pigs are sceered!
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Posted by freak247 on 06/05/09 at 3:00PM
OMG I hope the Crack Dealer doesn't get SWINE Flu!! LOL I was having a crappy day till I read this! Also *Note to self* Merriman is under surveillance ...gotta find a new dealer LOL
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Posted by slim1h2o on 06/05/09 at 3:04PM
Nothing goes through the Colon faster than pork.
Just ask Angelo.....
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Posted by 30x on 06/05/09 at 3:08PM
It doesn't look like Mr. Veliz will be bringing home the bacon for awhile.
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Posted by 30x on 06/05/09 at 3:11PM
Say............I wonder what two chickens and a frozen carp would get me.
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Posted by adcm200083 on 06/05/09 at 3:31PM
at least he wasn't trading his baby but maybe he already has.....
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Posted by flaseminole on 06/05/09 at 3:37PM
What's the big deal? So they traded items that both can be smoked.
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Posted by redknot on 06/05/09 at 3:38PM
Sure this happened...Maybe when pigs fly!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by jcamskelly on 06/05/09 at 3:50PM
No evidence, no convictions! The 'saleman's' friends ain't dat dumb!
Posted by syrexcuse1 on 06/05/09 at 4:12PM
Hey I wonder how much crack Rocky the snakehead could get? Celebrity fish have to be worth more than half a pig. Oh, and sicacuse, asking where all the posts are doesn't make too much sense considering you were the 19th post.
Posted by imprd2bblk2 on 06/05/09 at 4:12PM
Angelo will have more than a problem with his colon if he keeps messing with those pigs!
Posted by ChairmanAl on 06/05/09 at 4:16PM
Wow, must be inflation. Back in the old days, I used to get a dime bag for two smoked ham hocks.
Posted by hapradio on 06/05/09 at 4:34PM
$50.00 crackball for a 1/2 a pig,dumb ass from fulton.He should have gotten at least three to four grams of crack,dumb assss!! LOL
Posted by RatherRipped on 06/05/09 at 4:45PM
Okaaay, I won't be eating at the Dinosaur tonight.
Posted by VinnyBubotts on 06/05/09 at 4:45PM
I can see the LOST posters on the telephone poles now....
LOOKING FOR LOST HALF HOG...ANSWERS TO CRACK
Posted by slim1h2o on 06/05/09 at 5:05PM
Al;
Yup, inflation is a killer. Just like speed kills, it killed this lil' piggy and never had a snoutful. Nor did it even make it to market!
Posted by sickofhumans on 06/05/09 at 5:23PM
Larrylarry
That's is too funny and yes its also very true!
Posted by largojack on 06/05/09 at 5:32PM
As always 2 guys involved with a pig. Which one was she parcial to.
Posted by amosandandy on 06/05/09 at 5:44PM
Only in Syracuse. It really is something right out of a movie--one of those "Friday after Next Friday" theatrical masterpieces. But why only half a hog? Bring the whole animal for trade and really get zonked.
Posted by ynotme13 on 06/05/09 at 5:57PM
The barter system at work..
Posted by janeaverage on 06/05/09 at 6:09PM
I value that poor pig's life over the useless drug dealers. I bet the average pig is more intelligent than the average drug dealer.
Posted by robgetsreal on 06/05/09 at 8:02PM
Was it half a pig or a half dead pig??
Doing some quick math tells me half a pig has street value of $40.
I'm being ripped off by Wegmans. Farmer Colon we need to talk.
Posted by clomper on 06/05/09 at 8:31PM
Lost: expensive bling at the Justice Center
Lost: $60,000 from money turned over to SPD by two men on North State St.
Lost: 1/2 of a pig used in drug deal.
Very interesting...
Posted by yomab99 on 06/05/09 at 8:41PM
This happens in the Village of Marcellus on a daily basis. Person wants to buy coke, dealer shows up with exactly 1/2 a pig and the next thing you know BAM!!, coke dealer arrested. Pig squeels with delight .
Posted by crazedmaniac on 06/05/09 at 9:05PM
How does that old saying go???
You can take the pig out of Fulton....
But you can't take Fulton out of the pig....
Posted by thebigbang on 06/05/09 at 10:00PM
how much can i get for my kids guinea pig...
Posted by dartime on 06/05/09 at 10:22PM
Did the pig have lipstick on?
Posted by Irishgirl21 on 06/05/09 at 10:32PM
....And this little piggy went to?
Posted by rimideka on 06/05/09 at 10:36PM
How are we supposed to be on the lookout for the pig when we don't know the race,size or sex?
Posted by cuse105 on 06/05/09 at 10:46PM
The cops turned around and the 1/2 of a pig disappeared.
I am confident the cops got a kick out of this, and didn't want to spoil the BBQ. Nor did they want to put this dead pig in the patrol car. I think the cops got a little sentimental, and let these people have their stupid pig. I am sure a lot of west-siders are going to bed tonight with full bellies. The cops did good by the people. This is a good gesture.
Posted by dirtisfree on 06/05/09 at 10:46PM
rimideka,
I agree. PS - How come no mug shot of the pig?
Posted by Irishgirl21 on 06/05/09 at 11:05PM
cuse105- sure seems to know ALOT about cops and procedures.He/she is probably telling all his/her Brothers/sisters about MY posts.I better back off and NOT ever post to any subject ever again.10-4 over and out.
Posted by cuse105 on 06/05/09 at 11:24PM
Irishgirl21...I am a he, and just what the hell are you talking about? Paranoid much?
Get off of the crack, before it kills you.
Posted by Irishgirl21 on 06/05/09 at 11:41PM
cuse105-
I do NOT live in the city.But you know that, quit playing mind games, and using reverse psychology, it is NOT going to work.
Posted by cuse105 on 06/05/09 at 11:51PM
Irishgirl21, you must have just got home from Coleman's and are suffering from delusions of grandeur.
Just what the hell are you talking about?
Please, put the crack pipe away, and try to get over your paranoia.
I am a he, and I am guessing you are a her, but what are you saying? Try to get some sleep, and we can chat tomorrow, okay? Peace, sister.
Posted by barefootinFL on 06/06/09 at 1:18AM
Ahhh, yomab99...you never let us down! I waited for your BAM and you came thru with flying colors! This is one story I'm going to send to my daughter now living in LA. She won't believe what's going on "back home!"
Posted by jaygooch on 06/06/09 at 1:43AM
Daily occurrence near Marcellus St.
(bam)
Posted by teakchic on 06/06/09 at 1:49AM
Ok, now I have heard everything. Half a pig and 10 bucks for $50 bucks worth of crack. That's alot of pork chops.
Posted by ynotme13 on 06/06/09 at 6:41AM
It's time to call Scooby and Shaggy to solve these mysteries..
Posted by rovinworker1 on 06/06/09 at 7:21AM
Boy you just can't make this stuff up! well at least no one got shot in the deal, and besides times are even tough for the crack dealers, they have to take pork in place of money these days and have to start bartering for their living.
Posted by utuado71 on 06/06/09 at 8:50AM
this is so typical. Maybe now he will be where he belongs. F-ing scumbag. KARMA KARMA KARMA, what comes around go around. KEEP HIM OFF THE STREETS> Correct address rathburn road.
Posted by utuado71 on 06/06/09 at 8:55AM
what,up in fulton the cops just take thier plate and drive away, but don't forget their rice on the side or you will get arrested. FINALLY.
Posted by suprisecuse on 06/06/09 at 9:55AM
That's it! No physical evidence, imagine putting that away for evidence until it was time to go in front of the judge! Syracuse is becoming more of Syracuse.
Posted by suprisecuse on 06/06/09 at 10:09AM
Meant Syracuse is becoming more of a circus
Posted by 2sad2say on 06/06/09 at 11:44AM
Imagine the released relative's disappointment...
no pokey pig.
Posted by yomab99 on 06/06/09 at 2:15PM
barefootinFL ,
I always try to do my best.
This just in:
The pig was found riding to the hospital in the Hambulance.
Posted by cloudstoday on 06/06/09 at 4:40PM
Alright Angelo, I like your idea for "A Taste of Syrscuse." I get your thinking, "Syracuse has a taste for pigs. I'll go downtown to the bazaar and do some trading."
Posted by betabomb on 06/06/09 at 7:46PM
Angelo and Omar must be government workers. Claasic case of a stimulous package with pork barrel spending.
Posted by angryvoice on 06/06/09 at 9:21PM
Let me get this straight;
The pigs lost a pig?
(had to be said)
Posted by ynotme13 on 06/06/09 at 10:09PM
rovinworker1 - What do you mean no one got shot? What about the pig?? I bet he would have something to say about that. If they could find him.. Maybe they should put out a HAMBER ALERT! LOL. I CRACK myself up LOL.
Posted by wolves7968 on 06/07/09 at 5:28AM
Well Syracuse should be proud.My brother lives by Malon N.Y. He said this story was in the Malone paper.So ,now even people in red neck country are laughing at us.
Posted by Msbeebz on 06/07/09 at 8:48AM
The new neighbors from Fayetville-while they are out meeting their new neighbors on the front proch of Marcellus St...wonder if they will like to stop by one of our pig roast celebrations, thats how us PRs celebrate!
Posted by klarccent on 06/07/09 at 9:26AM
The saddest part of this story hasn't been reported yet. The poor little piggie was just getting his life turned around. Vigil will be held tonight at the Haufman Hot Dog House, BYOB>> (Bring your own bacon)
Posted by barefootinFL on 06/07/09 at 10:25PM
I sent this story to Letterman!
Posted by rumple56 on 06/09/09 at 7:03AM
Just like the old time country doctor. He never went hungry. He always had, milk, eggs, chickens, beef and pork for services rendered. So isn't the drug dealer providing a service? Who said history doesn't repeat itself?