{"id":1849,"date":"2024-02-20T23:39:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T23:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2024-02-20T23:39:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T23:39:58","slug":"if-you-start-seeing-these-vending-machines-in-your-neighborhood-its-time-to-pack-up-and-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=1849","title":{"rendered":"If You Start Seeing These Vending Machines In Your Neighborhood, It\u2019s Time To Pack Up And Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Long Island, New York, not too far east from Brooklyn and Queens, criminals are installing horrible vending machines that promise the destroy the local communities. These vending machines, which sell crack pipes, are placed illegally in public. Police have confirmed that the machines were originally designed to sell tampons but were refurbished to distribute crack pipes to the public, everyone from drug addicts to curious children.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, police have removed three crack pipe vending machines from Long Island and saved the people from easy access to the dangerous drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1472\" src=\"https:\/\/newsdelivered.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crack-pipe-vending-machine-1-606x500-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsdelivered.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crack-pipe-vending-machine-1-606x500-1.jpg 606w, https:\/\/newsdelivered.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crack-pipe-vending-machine-1-606x500-1-300x248.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Suffolk County has had a long history of drug abuse. Their police department is hard at work battle drug-related problems, but they don\u2019t seem to ever make as much of an impact as they\u2019d like. It is frustrating. As they fix one problem, criminals think of something new, like these refurbished tampon dispensers outfitted to sell crack pipes.<\/p>\n<p>The vending machines, which sell \u201cSketch Pens,\u201d are an outrage to the public. The criminals are charging two dollars per ceramic tube.<\/p>\n<p>At first we were like, \u2018Could this be a joke?\u2019 But then we saw how intricate it was and realized it wasn\u2019t a joke,\u201d Michael Loguercio, a councilman for Brookhaven Town District 4, said in an interview to The New York Post.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1473\" src=\"https:\/\/newsdelivered.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crack-pipe-vending-machine-2-290x500-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsdelivered.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crack-pipe-vending-machine-2-290x500-1.jpg 290w, https:\/\/newsdelivered.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crack-pipe-vending-machine-2-290x500-1-174x300.jpg 174w\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Residents, who yearn to have the police eradicate the horrible drug problem in their community, could not believe that criminals are getting so innovative they are installed drug paraphernalia vending machines in their public restrooms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Long Island, New York, not too far east from Brooklyn and Queens, criminals are installing horrible vending machines that promise the destroy the local communities. 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