Police in New York said hot pizzas weren’t the only thing Ramon Rodriguez was slinging. The Papa John’s delivery driver is accused of dishing up cocaine with his pies, too. Rodriguez was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly sold $27,500 of coke hidden in a bag containing a pizza and order of Chicken Poppers to an undercover cop. It was apparently the 19th time since the fall of 2011 that Rodriguez had sold to undercover officers, who presumably gained some weight during the carb-heavy operation. Authorities say Rodriguez, who worked at a store in Brooklyn, often wore his natty Papa J’s uniform during his drug transactions. Police estimate he sold them about $40,000 worth of cocaine. [Source]

The new reality series Pastors of L.A. on the Oxygen network will give viewers a candid and revealing look at six boldly different and world renowned mega-pastors in Southern California, who are willing to share diverse aspects of their lives, from their work in the community and with their parishioners to the very large and sometimes provocative lives they lead away from the pulpit.

Meet the cast of the new reality series “The Pastors of LA”.

Bishop Noel Jones

A Jamaican born into poverty, Bishop Noel Jones has made his way to the other extreme, now living on a hilltop with a view of the Pacific Ocean, Malibu at his feet, and across the street from the former home of the late L.A. Lakers owner, Jerry Buss. The pastor of a church full of celebrities, and the brother of Grace Jones, Bishop Jones is headed towards retirement and looking for a successor who he can entrust his life’s work. But finding the right man is harder than it sounds. Another interesting story line will feature Bishop Jones courtship with actress LisaRaye.

Bishop Clarence McClendon

Bishop Clarence McClendon appears throughout the world on his weekly international broadcast, which is available in 250 million homes worldwide. This charismatic and ubiquitous bishop has been noted for his contemporary and relevant approach to the Gospel. He believes the Gospel is not only for the down and out but for the up and out. His ministry spans from skid row to the estates of Bel Air. When challenged about what many have called his prosperity Gospel, Bishop replies, “there is no other kind of Gospel.”

Deitrick Haddon

The son of a bishop and an evangelist, Deitrick was preaching at the age of eleven and conducting the church choir at thirteen. At twenty-three he married the woman he was expected to marry – the lead soprano of the church choir. However, everything didn’t continue as perfectly as the church had hoped. Deitrick and his wife got a divorce and the members of the church shunned him. Aside from the call on his life, the one thing that helped him from hitting rock bottom was his music. A dynamic personality, singer, songwriter, and preacher, Deitrick finds himself at an impasse in life. Which road will he choose?

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Lady Karen Clark Sheard Presents: Ladies 1st “A Celebration of Women” Inaugural Annual International Summit will be held September 18-21, 2013, in Virginia Beach, VA. The summit will bring together women of God who are pastors, co-pastors, ministers, wives, widows and adjutants from all denominations for three days of sharing, healing and breakthrough in a relaxing environment outside of the traditional church landscape.

The summit will be divided into three phases: The Woman Within, The Woman for Her Family and The Woman of the Ministry. The first day will focus on personal needs. It will begin with a day of beauty, pampering, shopping and sightseeing; followed by an afternoon tea time (meet and greet); and capped off with a white carpet dinner and fashion show. The second day is designed to target family needs and issues. The final day of the summit focuses on issues and concerns around ministry. Days two and three will feature a series of workshops and other activities.

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Our very own morning show host and four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, Yolanda Adams, has created an affordable and high-quality bath and body line for women.

It’s called “Simply Yolanda” and is a combination of different oils that nourish, hydrate, regenerate, moisturize and restructure the skin of women on the go.

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But things went downhill when Forbes revealed that she was pregnant while visiting him at his apartment. The two got into an argument and Ferdinand attacked Forbes. He eventually smothered her to death.

After the murder, Ferdinand took Forbes’ naked body to Gerritsen Beach. He then burned her remains and fled to his family’s home in Maine. Her body was discovered on Jan. 6 and police recently made an arrest.

Forbes’ mother never knew that her child was dating a 20 year-old man and doesn’t recall seeing him before his arrest.

This incident serves as a reminder on how important it is to monitor your child’s activities online and how they use their cell phones.

Ferdinand is charged with second degree murder.

Source: Rolling Out

James Parham, 75, has been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a nuisance after he was allegedly discovered running a prostitution ring from the Vincente K. Tibbs Senior Citizen Building in New Jersey and using some elderly residents as sex workers, reports New Jersey’s The Record.

His accomplice, Cheryl Chaney, 66, stands accused of allowing residents and visitors to use crack in their apartments, according to police. In addition to the drug paraphernalia and nuisance charges, Chaney was also charged with being in possession of crack cocaine.

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Englewood Police Chief Arthur O’Keefe told NBC 4 New York on Tuesday that Parham ran the prostitution ring through his apartments, and employed a mix of young women and older residents.

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O’Keefe says there was also sex and drug use going on in common areas of the complex, and that some seniors were afraid to venture into certain areas because they were afraid for their lives.

Richard Allaway, a resident, says he and others were aware of “a lot of nonsense going on.”

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Kevin Thomas, who has loved ones living in the complex, said he couldn’t understand why older people were turning to crime.

“Why they wait so late in life to start doing stuff they should have did years ago, or shouldn’t have touched period, why do you wait this late?” he said.

Selma McDuffie, 54, who was also arrested in connection with the case, was found to be in possession of a crack pipe and suspended from her position as a police-run school crossing guard, reports the Associated Press.

Lack of security is believed to be partly to blame for the unusual nature of the crime, and it’s scope. Residents complaints about the rise in crime led to an investigation which included round-the-clock police patrol.

There have been no reports of diminished mental or physical capacity that would make the elderly sex workers victims of exploitation and neglect, but Chief O’Keefe told New Jersey’s The Record that it was a tragic situation.

“Essentially, they were prisoners in their own building,” O’Keefe said. “I wasn’t going to allow that to continue.”

Reportedly, none of sex workers have been arrested in connection with the crime. Though some of them are elderly, Parham allegedly told police that most were young women with addictions that he would pimp out to younger neighbors.

The Vincente K. Tibbs Senior Citizen Building 152-unit complex, exclusively for low-income people 62 and older, and disabled people 55 and older.

Both Parham and Chaney are in the process of being evicted.