16-Year-Old Stabbed; Attack Suspects Arrested - Bakersfield News Story - KERO Bakersfield: "three gang members were arrested after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed by them.
McFarland police said that about 7 a.m. on Tuesday, McFarland Police Department officers served multiple residential search warrants in the city of McFarland.
Gang officers from the MPD served search and arrest warrants for three “Myfas” criminal street gang members in connection...
18th Street Gang Fake I.D. Ring Busted in Cherokee County, Georgia : Greenville Dragnet: "Cherokee County law enforcement busted a fake ID ring this week. The counterfeit documents included, but were not limited to, social security cards and drivers licenses. Also found with the fake IDs was over $15,000 and receipts showing that at least $75,000 was sent Mexico. Cherokee County law enforcement touted this as the largest bust of its kind in the...
Bikie gangs linked to Coogee tattoo parlour bomb blast: "TATTOO parlour in Coogee owned by two of Sydney's most notorious bikies has been gutted by fire after a petrol bombing, with the street gang Notorious the prime suspect.
Coogee Ink, on Coogee Bay Road, was burnt out just before 1am yesterday.
The fire forced the evacuation of about 30 people from the nearby flats."
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Guards trained in martial arts showed the latest techniques for subduing nightclub troublemakers, joked about the challenges of guarding celebrities like Paris Hilton and compared notes on the latest technology borrowed from the military.
The 29th annual Executive Protection Institute Conference in December came at a time when demand for bodyguards has soared in lockstep with increasing global unrest spurred by wars and economic turmoil and rising...

Bikie gang paymaster faces extradition: "AUTHORITIES have swooped on one of Australia's most wanted men, the alleged drug lord and Comanchero bikie gang financier Hakan Ayik, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, ending his six months on the run.
He faces extradition to Australia...
Indo-Canadian Gangster Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy In 1997 Abbotsford Murder | Link Newspaper: "Ravinder (Robbie) Soomel, 31, was sentenced to five years in prison for his part in the killing of 20-year-old Jason Herle, who was gunned down by two men hiding in the bushes as he was leaving his parents’ King Road home with his girlfriend in November 1997, reported the Surrey Leader newspaper.
Soomel and co-accused Tajinder (T.J.) Bains were each charged...
"Notorious Quebec street gang leader Ducarme Joseph has received an early and rather unusual Christmas present - a $283,743 tax bill from Revenue Quebec, QMI Agency has learned.
Street-smart Quebec tax officials unwrapped the gift for Joseph on Tuesday, slapping a tax lien on the gangster’s luxury Montreal-area mansion in a tony district of Dollard-des-Ormeaux. It is currently for sale for $1.6 million.
Joseph owes the province unpaid income taxes...

Third victim dies in South San Francisco shooting: "Gunplay in South San Francisco Wednesday night has claimed a third victim, putting the county’s gang task force and South San Francisco police on a hunt for a group of men who rained bullets upon a neighborhood that has suffered...
Gang member sentenced to five years for bank robbery: "member of a Burlington County-based street gang was sentenced to serve time in federal prison for an armed bank robbery.
Tarrell Matthews, 21, of Willingboro, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to five years for the March 17, 2009, robbery of a Beneficial Savings Bank on Merchantville Avenue in Pennsauken.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Matthews brandished a revolver during...
Passenger in Salinas shootout will not face charges - MontereyHerald.com :: "No charges will be filed against a man who was a passenger when a shootout broke out with county Gang Task Force officers in Salinas on Dec. 11, the Monterey County District Attorney's Office said Monday.
Juan Anthony Ortiz, 37, was released from Monterey County Jail on Monday afternoon, according to jail records.
Chief Assistant District Attorney Terry Spitz said the jail...

Customs officer charged over gangster corruption - News - Selkirk Weekend Advertiser: "customs informant handler has been accused of corruption over a case in which two Merseyside drug barons who pretended to turn supergrass were granted royal pardons.
Paul Cook, a former member...
Gilroy gang stabbing on Arroyo Circle ( visiting gangster from another city ): "The victim of a stabbing in Gilroy on Sunday evening was likely the target of a gang attack, according to police.Officers went to the 8300 block of Arroyo Circle at about 7 p.m. after dispatchers received an anonymous call reporting a male stabbing victim in that area, according to police.Arriving officers found the victim standing in front of a retail store suffering...
Pig-tailed teenage Small Heath member of B515 gang handed ASBO - Top Stories - News - Birmingham Mail: "PIG-tailed teenage tearaway has been handed an anti-social behaviour order for bringing months of misery to an inner city community as part of a notorious street gang.
Jenny Arkansan, 17, of Arthur Street, Small Heath, was handed the ASBO after a trial at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court, during which she was described as a key member of the B515...

Waka Flocka's Mom Denies Gang Affiliation -- Say What! - The Boombox: "Debra Antney was frustrated recently, when her son Waka Flocka's house was raided by police, who referred to her as 'the Candy Lady,' and accused her of running a prostitution ring. 'There's nothing going on for...
Ice-T Executive Produces "The Peacemaker: L.A. Gang Wars" For A&E Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales HipHopDX: "December 16 at 10pm EST, the A&E network will air The Peacemaker: L.A. Gang Wars. The five-part series chronicles times of tense street gang mediation in South Central, Los Angeles, as seen by professional gang mediator Malik Spellman. With over two hours of total footage, the premiere episode on the...
Medeshivalley.com: Ottawa gang member deported to Somalia: "25-year-old street gang member, who came to Ottawa from Somalia at the age of nine, has been deported to that country in an operation praised by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.
But the father of Omar Ahmed is furious at the treatment of his son.
(Photo : Abdi Farah, the father of the deported man .)
Abdi Farah told the Ottawa Citizen that his son was dropped last week in the lawless Somali...

Looking for Bloods member in Lehigh robberies Street Gangs Resource Center: "Bethlehem police are looking for a 21-year-old man they said is a member of the Bloods and involved in the rash of recent robberies and burglaries involving Lehigh University students.
Darius Michael Newman,...
Street gang boss pleads guilty to drug charges: "It took less than four months for Emmanuel Zephir to find himself at the centre of a major drug trafficking ring after serving a five-year prison term for killing a man.
Details of Zephir's quick ascent from leaving a federal penitentiary in January 2006 to running a drug ring that sold 250 grams of cocaine a week were made public at the Montreal courthouse yesterday as Zephyr, leader of the Syndicate...

White supremacist street gangs targeted in Orange County sting: "50 people both in and out of prison were arrested in what prosecutors call the largest crackdown on white-supremacist gangs ever carried out in Orange County, federal and state officials announced today.
Operation Stormfront...

Waka Flocka's Henry County Home Raided, Gucci Mane Cuffed By Cops HotSpotATL - Hot 107.9 Atlanta's Home for the Hip-Hop Community: "TMZ.com is reporting that Waka Flocka Flame and Gucci Mane may be in trouble with the law again.
The ATL rappers were allegedly arrested Thursday in...
Not guilty verdicts in Toronto boy's murder - CTV News: "Toronto jury found two men not guilty Monday in a murder trial stemming from the July 2007 shooting of 11-year-old Ephraim Brown.
The jury acquitted Gregory Sappleton and Akiel Eubank, both 24, on charges of second-degree murder. The jurors began their deliberations on Friday.
Shortly after the verdict was read out, a relative of murder victim Ephraim Brown vented her family's frustration.
'All...

Vancouver Gang shooting: "The residents of Vancouver were awaken by gunshots early Sunday morning causing chaos and concern throughout the street.
The shooting took place outside a restaurant that was hosting an invitation only party. At least ten people were wounded between the...
One of FBI's most wanted might be hiding in Toronto Toronto & GTA News Toronto Sun: "RCMP have stepped up a search for a fugitive who’s believed to be hiding in Toronto after escaping from a B.C. prison.
Omid Tahvili, 40, is sought on warrants by the RCMP for escaping from prison and the FBI for allegedly scamming $3 million from U.S. seniors in a telemarketing scheme.
He is on a FBI Top 10 Most Wanted list.
Tahvili, who the FBI said might be...

10 injured inVancouver gang shooting: "10 people were shot — two critically — early Sunday morning in what Vancouver police described as an “outrageous display” of gang violence in the city’s west side.
Several people were taken into custody for questioning.
Police received multiple...

Slain gangster was spiritual leader of Mexican drug cartel « Eideard: "Nazario Moreno Gonzalez dubbed himself the “savior of the people” and crafted the violentLa Familia Michoacana cartel’s philosophy, outlined in a “bible” provided to new recruits, a profile released Friday by...
Shooting victim who is alleged to have £60k contract on his head flees Scotland - The Daily Record: "SHOOTING victim linked to a feud with Edinburgh's top cocaine baron has fled to Australia.
Ex-boxer Robert Kelbie, 27, quit Scotland amid claims that jailed drugs boss Mark Richardson has put a £60,000 contract on his head.
An underworld source said: 'There's talk of £60,000 being offered, so Kelbie seems to have decided to get out of town and go...
Gang member pleads guilty to aggravated assault - Brandon Sun: "Indian Posse street gang 'striker' who stabbed a man -- nearly piercing the victim's heart -- was acting under orders of higher ranking gang members, court has heard.
Crown attorney Jim Ross described how the blade entered through the victim's back, passed through his ribs, punctured a lung and 'nicked' the victim's heart."
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KERA: Dallas Gang Member Pleads Guilty In Agent Shooting (2010-12-06): "member of the Highland Hills Posse, a Pleasant Grove street gang, faces up to 29 years in prison for shooting a federal agent during a raid on a drug ring in September.
Gary Montgomery, also known as 'G-Bone',...
Prosecutors: Man ordered killing of Tacoma gang leader from prison Tacoma - The News Tribune: "Prosecutors charged Moises Angel Larreinaga, 22, and three other men this week with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the shooting death of Juan Zuniga, 26.
Tacoma police detectives arrested Larreinaga Thursday at the state penitentiary in Monroe. He’s now in the Pierce County Jail and is set to be arraigned Monday, deputy prosecutor Phil Sorensen...

9 alleged Sur 13 gang members agree to plead guilty; 4 others will go to trial: "Nine alleged local members of the Latino street gang Sur 13 have now agreed to plead guilty to racketeering charges brought against them by the state Attorney General's office, while four others have...

Mersey drug gangs: how Liverpool's influence spreads across UK and beyond - Liverpool Local News - News - Liverpool Echo: "SINCE the late 1970s and early 1980s, Liverpool crime gangs have been a dominant force on the UK drug scene. The reach of the families and gangs who control...
Elgin gang member gets 22 years in Carpentersville shooting - DailyHerald.com: "Elgin gang member received a 22-year prison term Friday for his role in a drive-by shooting in March 2009 in Carpentersville.
A Kane County jury in October convicted Leopoldo Cantu Jr., 24, of the 1600 block of Alison Drive, of armed violence, two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
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Gun trafficking charges laid against two men with gang connections: "Two suspected Metro Vancouver gun traffickers are facing 18 charges after a lengthy investigation by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit.
Court records show that Christopher Henry Iser, 26, and Robert Joshua Achadinha, 27, were charged Nov. 22 with manufacturing and transferring firearms, illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, occupying a vehicle containing firearms...

Twenty-Six Year Sentence Handed Down in Mexican Mafia Investigation: "United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Mauricio Mendez was sentenced today in federal court in San Diego by United States District Court Judge Janis L. Sammartino to serve 318 months in custody, based...
Female El Monte gang member held woman at gunpoint for car, officials say L.A. NOW Los Angeles Times: "Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies said they have arrested a female El Monte gang member who is accused of holding a 22-year-old woman at gunpoint and trying to force her to sign over a car.
Officials said the victim's 18-year-old boyfriend reported a kidnapping early Tuesday morning, telling deputies his girlfriend was being held against her...
Mexico, Aztecs, Aztecas: Gang leader blamed in Ciudad Juarez violence arrested - latimes.com: "Mexican authorities said Sunday that they had arrested the main leader of the Aztecas, a Ciudad Juarez street gang blamed for much of the violence in the troubled border city.
Federal police officials in Mexico City said Arturo Gallegos Castrellon, 32, was arrested in Juarez on Saturday. They said he confessed to taking part in several high-profile slayings,...
Police struggle to keep bikies out of Kings Cross: "POLICE are trying to lock bikie gangs out of Kings Cross amid fears of an intensified turf war between gangs and a danger that innocent partygoers could be hurt in the crossfire.
NSW police are using the threat of breaches of the clubs' lucrative liquor licences to force them to refuse entry to gang members in club jackets, other clothing and distinctive gang tattoos.
The Sun-Herald has learnt 29...
Fatal Gresham gang shooting - KOINLocal6.com: "man died in an apparent overnight gang shooting in Gresham.
At 12:03 a.m., a call came in to 9-1-1 reporting that a man had been shot at Northeast 172nd and East Burnside. In addition to the call, an officer who was in the area also reported hearing what sounded like gunshots.
When police arrived, the found a 24-year-old Hispanic male who had been shot and was badly injured. Paramedics administered...
Man shot in Pascoe Vale gang house attack Herald Sun: "Residents of the quiet neighbourhood were in shock after the man, believed to be in his mid-20s, was attacked in his Gilmour Court home just before 6pm.
A witness told the Herald Sun a black car with seven or eight men pulled up near the victim's home just moments before the attack.
Police believe the gang of men forced their way into the property, where the victim was then attacked.
Sen-Det...
Pole dancer quits job after being amde to wear tag over drug offences The Sun Home ScotlandScottish News: "CRIME boss Jamie Daniel's niece had to quit her lapdancing job - after a court ordered her to wear an electronic tag.
Aileen Daniel, 28, landed a curfew when she was busted with cocaine worth £2,400.
But the bulky monitoring gear round her ankle put paid to her raunchy career at the Forbidden club in Glasgow city centre.
Last night a source...

Bikers Of America, Know Your Rights!: Virginia - ALEXANDRIA, Va. Beach motorcycle gang member sent to prison for gun sale..: "former Navy SEAL and onetime president of the Mongols motorcycle gang’s Virginia Beach chapter was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for selling a machine...

Families' farewell to cousins killed in Tesco murders - City News, National News - Herald.ie: "coffins bearing the bodies of the two Dublin cousins shot dead in Finglas last week were brought side by side in their local church amid scenes of grief and disbelief before their burial.
Mourners...
Alice Echo News - Alice, TX > Archives > News > Admitted gang members arrested on drug charges: "Three admitted members of the Latin Kings street gang, including a juvenile, were arrested Monday night after police allegedly found about 11 grams of marijuana hidden inside the vehicle in which they were traveling on E. Main Street.
According to the report, Officer Nicolas Juarez initiated a traffic stop on a green-in-color 1999 GMC SUV in...
Two gang members admit role in murder of New Brunswick leader | NJ.com: "Two members of the Nine Trey Headbustas Bloods street gang have pleaded guilty to racketeering for their roles in the 2008 murder of the gang’s New Brunswick leader, authorities said today.
Syree Hakins, 38, of West Orange, and Tyrane Mathis, 34, of Newark, pleaded guilty Wednesday before Superior Court Judge Joseph Paone in Middlesex County, state Attorney General Paula Dow...
Alleged gang chief's rules to live by: "Chenier (Big) Dupuy drew up a set of rules to live by after he finished a six-month prison sentence in 2008.
But there was one key rule he forgot to follow.
Rule No. 11 on the reputed street gang leader's list -titled Ten Rules to Follow -was one that read 'No jail. Fini.'
Unfortunately for him the list was seized on Oct. 22, 2008, when Dupuy, alleged to be the head of the BoGars street gang, was arrested...
Police: 5 suspected gang leaders arrested in El Mirage: "Escalating violence in El Mirage neighborhoods led state and local authorities to arrest five people suspected of being street gang leaders and two others early Thursday.
The Department of Public Safety and El Mirage Police Department searched four El Mirage homes, arresting five people suspected of being gang members and two others.
Officers initially arrested Jonathan Arellano, 19, Jose Castro...
Baltimore Crime Beat: Last of Bloods gang plead guilty - Baltimore crime news: Police, courts and police stories in the city and central Maryland - baltimoresun.com: "last of 28 defendants accused of being members of the Tree Top Piru Bloods gang has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Keili Dyson, 28, and Keon Williams, 29, admitted to conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine. All 28 members who were indicted have now been convicted.
Prosecutors...
Salinas gang members murder trial inches closer - San Jose Mercury News: "Alleged Salinas gang members Jose Sandoval and Julian Escobar stepped closer to a trial in Santa Cruz Superior Court Thursday morning.
The two men are charged with murder in connection with a March 2009 shooting incident on a Watsonville basketball court. Angel Escobedo, 19, was shot to death that day.
Thursday, a judge ordered them back in court on Dec. 14 in preparation...

Project Divide HA target gets 7 years - Winnipeg Free Press: "Manitoba Hells Angels associate has been sentenced to seven years in prison after getting caught arranging drug and weapons deals with a secret police agent.
Christopher Dheilly pleaded guilty today to several charges...