Police arrest alleged leader of street gang - El Paso Times: "El Paso police have arrested the alleged leader of a Central El Paso street gang.Police arrested Manuel Lopez Jr., 26, last week on suspicion of directing activities of certain criminal street gangs, according to a police complaint affidavit.Lopez is accused of leading the Varrio San Juan gang, which has more than 20 members and is known for committing assaults, vandalism, criminal mischief...
Dozens linked to motorcycle gangs arraigned | Richmond Times-Dispatch: "More than two dozen current and former motorcycle gang members, including the national head of the Outlaws, were arraigned in federal court yesterday on racketeering and other charges.All 25 pleaded not guilty in a one-hour hearing before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, who set a two-week trial to begin Oct. 20.Twenty-three of the men were in custody and led into the courtroom...
Vancouver gang member arrested at suspected Penticton drug operation: "Vancouver Police boasted they had 'cut the heart' out of a violent new street gang called the Game Tight Soldiers by arresting its leader and shipping him off to Ontario on Con-Air to face outstanding charges.But earlier this week, Steven Philip King, 37, was arrested back in B.C. at a Penticton house where police said they found evidence of a drug operation.King and his co-accused,...
Reputed Latin Kings gang members indicted: "Sisto 'Cisco' Bernal, 44; Jason 'Creeper' Ortiz, 27; Brandon 'Cheddar' Clay, 23; Jermaine 'J-Dub' Ellis, 20; Sauk Village resident Jose 'Speedy' Zambrano, 30; and Highland resident Alexander 'Pacman' Vargas, 33, are alleged to have conspired to participate in racketeering activity during the past seven years.Ortiz and Clay also are charged with murder in the slayings of Latin Dragon gang members James 'Jim...
Reno teen sentenced to 12 to life in gang slaying - KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe News Weather, Video -: "17-year-old from Reno was has been sentenced to 12 years to life in Nevada prison for a drive-by gang slaying that authorities say he committed last August with his older brother at the wheel.Antonio Cardenas apologized Monday to the family of 16-year-old Michael Vega, the teen killed when Cardenas opened the sliding door of a van and opened fire...
Brothers shot dead as Dublin gang war erupts: "TWO brothers were shot dead and a teenager seriously injured after they were hit by a hail of bullets in a double gangland execution last night.Paul Corbally (35) and his brother Kenneth (32) were in a car in the Neilstown Road area of Clondalkin, west Dublin, just after 8pm when they were gunned down in cold blood.Both brothers died at the scene. Gardai were trying to establish whether the injured teenager...
Brother Of DJ Paul Of 3-6 Mafia Indicted For Alleged Murder & Drug Trafficking « Hip-Hop Wired: "half brother of Three Six Mafia member DJ Paul has been indicted for six murders and cocaine trafficking.According to The Memphis Commercial Appeal, Paul's brother Craig Petties was responsible for distributing drugs throughout Tennesseee and the south and ran the operation from Queretaro, Mexico and has been on the run for 7 years now.Petties operation...
Three men wounded in Montebello shooting | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times: "Three men were wounded early Sunday in Montebello in what police believe was a gang-related shooting.The men, ages 20, 26 and 45, were changing a car tire in the 3300 block of West Beverly Boulevard around 1:20 a.m. when a silver-colored vehicle carrying at least two men approached, Montebello Police Lt. Brad Keller said. Shots were fired from inside the vehicle, hitting all...
Baltimore Crime Beat: Producer of Stop Snitching video sentenced - Baltimore, Maryland crime news, blogs and video - baltimoresun.com: "Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office announced today the sentencings of two gang members, including the infamous Ronnie Thomas, known as Skinny Suge, the producer of the Stop Snitching videos (link goes to YouTube, video contains offensive language). In the video, Thomas said, 'I can say what I want. F--- the police....
The Black Urban Times: Dudus Coke Arraignment Set For 2:00 P.M. in Manhattan: "The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York confirmed for the Black Urban Times today that former Jamaican drug kingpin Christopher 'Dudus' Coke will be arraigned at 2:00 p.m. at the Pearl Street Manhattan Federal Courthouse, room 24A before Judge Robert Patterson.Coke's arraignment on weapons and narcotics charges follows a month-long islandwide manhunt...
Boy, 14, arrested in gang-related killing | arrested, year, old - News - The Orange County Register: "14-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 17-year-old boy who was shot just steps from his home, police said.The arrestee has not been identified because he is a minor and details of what led detectives to him have not been released, said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.A photo of shooting victim Manuel Raul Orozco, 17, was left with candles...
Gang leader guilty: Sur-13 gang leader Ernesto Campos pleads guilty to racketeering, sentenced to 15 years in prison - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: "Ernesto Campos, 28, also pleaded guilty in Broward County Circuit Court to conspiracy to commit racketeering. He was regarded as the local head of Sur-13, a Latin gang notorious for terrorizing Palm Beach County neighborhoods with drive-by shootings, robberies and arson.Campos, of Broward County,...
Gang member indicted on 2 murder charges: "Hector Alvarenga Retana is accused of killing 20 year old Evelin Morales and 21 year old Marlon Enamorado-Gomez on July 13th 2008. They were both shot in the head outside Casa Tequila in Fairfield. He is also accused of another murder outside the Corinthian Lodge in Corryville.Retana is currently being held in a North Carolina jail on a fourth murder charge and will likely face trial there before being extradited...
Pastor at Center of Jamaica Crime Controversy Charged | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction: "Jamaican evangelical pastor who helped defuse a situation said to have claimed over 70 lives in the capital city of Kingston, has now been charged by police for his own actions in the conflict. Some call Al Miller, pastor of Kingston's prominent Fellowship Tabernacle, a crime-fighting hero. Others are saying he went outside the law....
Maryland: Hagerstown woman sentenced to 30 years in racketeering case: "Michelle Hebron, 25, of Hagerstown, admitted to being involved in the statewide racketeering conspiracy as a member of the Tree Top Piru Bloods, a branch of the Bloods street gang. Murphy said part of the federal government’s racketeering case included a murder charge against Hebron. Hebron was charged with the Oct. 5, 2007, shooting death of David Moore, 23, who was found lying...
Michael Dewayne Smith, 29, and Jim Flint McIntyre, 42, along with Frank Lavelle Urbish, Jr., 38, of Beaumont, are accused in the May 2008 death of Mark Davis Byrd.Urbish, Smith and McIntyre are all members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang. Byrd, 28, a prospective member, was killed after gang leaders suspected him of stealing drugs that he was told to deliver to a customer on behalf of the gang, officials said.Urbish, known as Thumper to other...
Dutch police say they have likely prevented a gangland execution by arresting six British men earlier this month.Officers say they acted on a tip from British authorities to arrest the men, who are believed to be involved in a deadly war between two rival gangs from Liverpool.The men, whose ages range from 37 to 65, were not identified. They were arrested in a series of operations in Amsterdam on June 10, police said in a statement. They were found...
12 charged with crack trafficking near Philly - The York Daily Record: "U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger (MEH'-meh-jur) says members of Darby Borough's Third Street gang dealt crack near schools and a day care center. Ten of the 12 are in custody. The federal charges announced Thursday include conspiracy and distribution of crack from 2007 to this year. In a related development, local and federal officials say about 40 people were arrested overnight during...
Terry Adams, Britain’s most feared gangster, leaves jail: "Terry Adams, Britain’s most feared gangster, yesterday walked to freedom after serving just half of a seven-year sentence for money laundering.In what could have been a scene from The Godfather, he was greeted by a glamorous brunette in black and two sidekicks.Wearing an open-necked white shirt tucked into khaki trousers, Adams looked relaxed as the attractive young woman stepped out of a...
Bloods Round Up Includes Founder of Gang Prevention Center - Nashville Public Radio: "Law enforcement officials have indicted two dozen suspected gang members as part of a multi-year investigation. The round up also includes the arrests of two leaders in a Nashville gang prevention program. The gang is thought to be a branch of the L.A.-based Bloods. U.S. District Attorney Jerry Martin says members have been indicted for racketeering and drug conspiracy.“We...
Shooting linked to gangs, drugs, crime: "man shot and killed outside a Coquitlam Superstore last week has been identified by police as Milad Saffari.The 27-year-old Coquitlam man was known to police for his involvement in criminal behaviour, said Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesperson Cpl. Dale Carr.'We're of the belief it's targeted and we're of the belief that it has something to do with gangs, drugs, organized crime,' Carr said.The...
Abdul Griggs, a Bloods gang member, found guilty of Elizabeth murder | State | NewJerseyNewsroom.com -- Your State. Your News.: "Jury found a verified member of the Bloods Street Gang guilty of Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, announced Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.According to the investigation Abdul Batin Griggs, 37, of Elizabeth shot the victim, John Zepherin, twice in...
3 gang members admit guilt in Asbury Park deaths | APP.com | Asbury Park Press: "member of the Bloods street gang man admitted he fatally shot a 66-year-old Asbury Park man inside his home, while two of the defendant's fellow gang members pleaded guilty to charges connected to the death of a Vietnam War veteran who was killed by a stray bullet. Shamar Johnson, 21, Benjamin Fortune, 24, and Kysheem Redding, 25, all of Asbury Park, entered their guilty...
2 Centralia men sentenced for crack cocaine offenses - Benton, IL - Benton Evening News: "Walter G. Sanders Jr., 30, and Eric S. Moore II, 22, both of Centralia, were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Benton.Sanders was sentenced to 300 months (25 years) imprisonment, a $1,000 fine and 10 years of supervised release. Moore was sentenced to 120 months (10 years) imprisonment, a $600 fine and 5 years of supervised release.Sanders and Moore had previously...
Violent gang leader in Canada deported to Lanka: "Sittampalam Jothiravi, leader of the A.K. Kannan, a violent Tamil street gang, was removed from Canada under escort by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers.Mr. Sittampalam was convicted of trafficking in narcotics in 1997 and reported for serious criminality under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. In 2001, Mr. Sittampalam was arrested as part of Project 1050, a joint CBSA / Toronto...
Violent gang leader in Canada deported to Lanka: "Sittampalam Jothiravi, leader of the A.K. Kannan, a violent Tamil street gang, was removed from Canada under escort by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers.Mr. Sittampalam was convicted of trafficking in narcotics in 1997 and reported for serious criminality under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. In 2001, Mr. Sittampalam was arrested as part of Project 1050, a joint CBSA / Toronto...
CBC News - Montreal - 17 arrested in Quebec drug bust: "Montreal police say they have arrested 17 people in connection with a series of raids targeting a drug ring on Tuesday.Though the ring was operating primarily in Montreal's South-West borough, investigators raided 18 homes and 14 cars on the island of Montreal and its north and south shores.A search warrant was also executed as far away as Moffet, in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.The suspects...
Abbotsford police release name of man stopped with $1 million in cocaine: "Marc Edward Johnson, 28, has been charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking.'The connections between Johnson and a Lower Mainland gang have been identified by police but the name of that group will not be released at this time to protect the integrity of other current investigations,' Abbotsford police Const. Ian MacDonald said.Johnson was pulled over on Highway...
Jamaican gang boss arrested on way to American embassy | World news | The Guardian: "Jamaican police have captured the once powerful gang leader, Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, as he was on his way to surrender to the US embassy in Kingston weeks after leading a bloody urban battle to avoid deportation for trial to New York.Coke appears to have wanted to hand himself in to the Americans out of concern for his safety after his father died in a mysterious...
Bellingham, Whatcom County Life, Travel, Books | Bellingham Herald: "Ending a monthlong search that has cost 76 people their lives, Jamaican authorities on Tuesday captured Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, 42, an alleged trafficker in guns and drugs who is also wanted in the United States.Acting on a tip, police captured Coke in St. Catherine parish on the outskirts of Kingston. He was dressed like a woman and wearing a wig, police said.Coke was in the...
Alleged MS-13 gang member arraigned - San Jose Mercury News: "alleged high-ranking Salvadoran gang member arrested recently in Santa Cruz pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he had entered the country illegally, federal officials said.Jose Abrego-Galdamez, 30, faces a maximum two-year prison term. Abrego-Galdamez has been deported from the United States three times in the past eight years, most recently in 2005. The case affidavit states that...
CBC News - British Columbia - 20 kg cocaine seized on B.C. highway: "Abbotsford police say they seized 20 kilograms of cocaine after pulling over a vehicle on the Trans-Canada Highway.View Larger Map At about 2:45 p.m. PT on Monday, the Abbotsford police department's gang unit, with the assistance of several other officers, conducted a vehicle stop on the highway near Whatcom Road, Const. Ian MacDonald said in a release.A 28-year-old Abbotsford man...
Lawyer considers appeal of bail refusal for reputed gangster | Calgary & Alberta | News | Calgary Sun: "lawyer for alleged gangster and convicted killer Vuthy Kong will consider an appeal of a judge’s decision Monday to keep him behind bars pending trial.Defence counsel David Andrews said he will assess provincial court Judge Allan Fradsham’s ruling before deciding his next move.“I’m reviewing, carefully, the judge’s decision and considering...
Gang member sentenced in Project Divide | Winnipeg | News | Winnipeg Sun: "Raymond Bruce Brown, a former president of the Zig-Zag Crew street gang, pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking marijuana but not guilty to conspiracy to participate in a criminal organization and conspiracy to launder proceeds of crime.Brown, 44, stood trial on the conspiracy charges. Justice Glenn Joyal heard no witnesses.'The accused is accepting the facts as laid out...
Queens man known as 'Big Mo' shot dead by high-powered gun in front of mother's house: "Queens dad known on the street as 'Big Mo' was gunned down in front of his mother's house early Monday, with what appeared to be a high-powered gun.At least 25 shell casings were found across the roadway in front of the spot on 118th Ave., where the 33-year-old victim was killed.'I knew it was a high-powered weapon by the way it sounded,' said Aston Smith, 50,...
AFP: 14 dead after El Salvador gangs attack buses: police: "Fourteen people were killed after suspected Mara 18 gang members attacked two buses in El Salvador, police officials said.In the first attack on the outskirts of San Salvador, arsonists thought to be Mara 18 members set fire to a minibus, killing 11 passengers, Roberto Villalobos, a top commissioner with the national civil police, told AFP.In the second incident, suspected Mara 18 members...
Jamaican gang linked to Toronto crime: "men from the Shower Posse, which originated in the western Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens, and members of other gangs were held in a sweep that involved 1,000 officers who conducted 105 simultaneous searches in the Greater Toronto Area and as far as Ottawa.A spike in violence in the city’s northwest had prompted a police investigation, dubbed Project Corral, which began in August last year and led to...
Gang Members Convicted For Elizabeth Robbery Spree | njtoday.net – Everything New Jersey: "Two members of the Crips street gang were found guilty on Thursday afternoon on 16 counts of first degree armed robbery and 16 counts of weapons offenses stemming from an hour-long crime spree that victimized nearly a dozen people throughout Elizabeth, according to Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.Jacquan LeeTony Canty, 29, and Jacquan Lee, 22,...
Federal grand jury indicts 6 more alleged members of Dump Squad gang - dailypress.com: "federal grand jury has indicted six more men on charges related to the Newport News gang known as the Dump Squad, including one who could face the death penalty on a murder charge.In an indictment handed down Wednesday and unsealed Friday, 25-year-old Perry Cousins was charged with murder in aid of racketeering activity, as well as several other gang-related charges....
Suspected Oakland gang member arrested for Berkeley shooting - San Jose Mercury News: "Doran Williams Jr., 27, a suspected gang member, was arrested by Oakland police after a brief foot chase in Oakland, said Berkeley police spokeswoman Sgt. Mary Kusmiss.Oakland police had followed him from a Richmond motel to Oakland where he stopped his car and ran, she said.Police said the shooting of a 39-year-old man and 57-year-old woman who were sitting inside...
Leader of Texas Prison/Street Gang Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Firearms Conviction -- WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --: "Steven Walter Cooke, 47, a reputed high ranking member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) prison/street gang and a previously convicted felon, has been sentenced to prison for possessing firearms, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer for the Department of Justice Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney...
Calgary gang member, convicted killer charged in drug bust: "convicted killer with long ties to a Calgary gang has been charged with several drug-related offences.Investigators targeting street-level drug dealing in Albert Park and Radisson Heights arrested Vuthy Kong early Wednesday...
Two alleged Crips gang members are convicted of Elizabeth armed robbery spree | NJ.com: "Two alleged members of the Crips Street gang were found guilty today of an hour-long robbery spree, in which they drove through the streets of Elizabeth and held up nearly a dozen pedestrians with a pair of loaded, sawed-off shotguns.Tony Canty, 29, and Jacquan Lee, 22, each face up to life in prison for the 2007 crimes when sentenced on September 2, according...
The Police News: "arrested 26 year old Anthony Ramon Thomas for possession of over one kilo of cocaine. Thomas was arrested at the Shell Gas Station/Store at 931 S. Frazier St. in Conroe as the result of a cooperative investigation between the two agencies. Thomas, reported to be a Gangster Disciples gang member, was apprehended carrying a duffle bag containing 2 lbs. 10 oz. of powdered cocaine.Thomas, who shows residence addresses in Beaumont, Texas...
Lil Boosie Indicted on Murder & Drug Smuggling, May Face Death Penalty | Vlad TV Blog: "Torrance Hatch aka Lil Boosie has now been officially indicted on first degree murder and drug smuggling.Boosie is being charged with the October 2009 shooting murder of Terry Boyd. Prosecutors...
Search continues in gang-related shootings » Redding Record Searchlight: "Wanted are:n Justin Leslie Plympton, 21, and Daniel Pantoja, 18, with $100,000 warrants out for their arrest for their suspected involvement in a beating and drive-by shooting June 6 in the Enterprise area.n Dylan Nathaniel Lane, 21, with a $500,000 warrant out for his arrest for allegedly recklessly firing a handgun and illegal possession of a loaded gun in public. Lane was...
40 Charged in Investigation Targeting Drug Dealing in Violent Newark Neighborhoods « Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney: "network that was distributing heroin and cocaine in two sections of Newark: the Fabyan Avenue area and the “Chadwick Corridor” including Avon and Chadwick Avenues. The Chadwick Corridor has been identified by the Newark Police Department as one of the most violent districts in the city. Among those arrested are two Newark men alleged...
Lynch Mob street gang member remains on the run | Washington Examiner: "Dewayne Albert Jackson, a 37-year-old who ran with the Lynch Mob crew, is wanted in Maryland for violating his parole for a 2004 assault conviction. This is the second time Jackson has violated his parole in the past two years, marshals said. 'Jackson continues to play by his own rules, which ends up putting innocent people in harm's way. We are asking the community's help in...
8 charged in Cabrini-Green drug-trafficking investigation - Chicago Breaking News: "Eight known or suspected members of the Gangster Disciples street gang were arrested early Tuesday during a nearly three-year investigation into drug trafficking in and around the Cabrini-Green housing project on Chicago's Near North Side.Four of the defendants were charged in federal criminal complaints with violating federal drug laws: Ernest Banks, 36, of the 1200...
Film makers charge £2k to appear in film about life of notorious Glasgow gangster Paul Ferris - The Daily Record: "MAKERS of a movie about gangster Paul Ferris are offering investors the chance to appear in the film - for £2000.Fans can buy shares in the £2million biopic The Wee Man, which charts the early life of the notorious Glasgow gangland enforcer.A minimum of £2000 will guarantee access to the set, private screenings and the film's premiere.And...
Second arrest made in October stabbing death of Santa Cruz teen - San Jose Mercury News: "second gang member suspected in the fatal stabbing of a Santa Cruz High School student was arrested Tuesday.Pasqual Reyes, 21, of Live Oak, who was already in jail, will face charges after forensic evidence tied him to the Oct. 16 gang-related clash on Laurel Street that killed Tyler Tenorio, Santa Cruz police said.The fight stemmed from a shouting match between...
Gang slaying suspects make court appearance - San Jose Mercury News: "Judge Michael Barton appointed attorneys to represent Jose Meza, 18, and Joel Sanchez, 30. Both face charges of murder and gang participation, as well as allegations they used guns. Meza and Sanchez are accused of walking up to Richard Campos, 21, the night of Sept. 15 and firing five to 10 shots. Campos, whose mother said he was a gang wannabee, was hit twice in the torso and...
NJ Man Convicted Of 2 Gang Slayings - cbs3.com: "Edariel 'Riddicc' Melendez faces up to life in prison when he's sentenced in August.Prosecutors say the 22-year-old participated in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Elijah Henderson as the teenager rode a bicycle in 2007 in Elizabeth.Two days later, prosecutors say Melendez also participated in the slaying of 54-year-old Celso Pedra.Authorities say they believe the deaths were a result of mistaken...
Feds hit biker gang leaders in 7 states - CNN.com: "two dozen leaders of the American Outlaws Association motorcycle gang have been arrested and one was killed in a shootout during a wide-ranging roundup by federal authorities Tuesday.A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted...
Gangster Domenyk Noonan in rape arrest - Manchester Evening News: "Gangster Domenyk Noonan has been arrested on suspicion of rape. He is accused of carrying out a sex attack on a woman in a Stockport hotel room after celebrating his 46th birthday on Sunday. Noonan was arrested shortly after 6am on Monday at the two-star Saxon Holme Hotel on Wellington Road North.He was being questioned by police last night. Noonan strongly denies the accusation....
Cops: Yonkers slaying gang-related | LoHud.com | The Journal News: "23-year-old Yonkers construction laborer brazenly stabbed to death in the busy New Main Street business district May 17 was a victim of gang rivalry, city police said Monday.City Police Commissioner Edmund Hartnett said there was a 'gang nexis' to the murder of German Medina-Vazquez, as he announced the arrests of three city men in the homicide.Defendants Edgar N. Marin, 19, of 15...
Man who shot at gang rival across busy Southeast Portland street will do 3 years in prison | OregonLive.com: "Anthony Dwain Bell was arrested after shooting at least six bullets near Southeast 92nd and Holgate Street -- close to Lents Park -- in January 2009. No one was hit, but a round shattered the window of a passing SUV, and a mother of two reported pushing her children to the ground. Two auto mechanics chased Bell, who reportedly turned around...
Watsonville police: September slaying was gang training - San Jose Mercury News: "fatal shooting of a gang wannabe last fall was a training for younger gang members, Watsonville police said Monday.Two suspected Sureno gang members were arrested Friday for their alleged roles in the killing of Richard Campos, 21, near Roache Road and Carey Avenue the night of Sept. 15.Joel Sanchez, 30, and Jose Meza, 18, both of Watsonville are due in court Tuesday...
Reputed Oak Park gang member murdered on West Side :: News :: PIONEER PRESS :: Oak Park Leaves: "Oak Park man with a previous murder conviction and gang affiliation was found shot to death in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday night. Michael Stanciel, 30, of the 400 block of Wesley Avenue, was found unresponsive, suffering multiple gunshot wounds at about 11 p.m. He was lying on a sidewalk on the 600 block of North Homan Avenue, police spokeswoman...
Mexican gang was ‘hunting’ Texas officer(video) | Pitts Report: "former Barrio Azteca gang member from El Paso suspected of being involved in the killing of three people tied to the U.S Consulate in Juarez claimed the target of the attack was a detention officer who mistreated gang members at the El Paso County Jail.Mexican authorities on Tuesday accused Ricardo “Chino” Valles de la Rosa, 45, of being a lookout for gunmen who carried out the hit....
Four people shot as gunmen open fire at nightclub | Mail Online: "Four people were shot in the early hours of this morning when a gunman opened fire at a popular nightclub.Now there are fears that this latest incident my spark a further shootings in retaliation- as past shootings have prompted further crime.The shooting happened at the Custard Factory, a mixed-use arts venue that was hosting an urban music event, near Birmingham city centre.Officers...
Two charged with gang murder in Northern Saskatchewan: "Two men have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting Sunday of a 29-year-old man in the northern Saskatchewan village of La Loche.Curtis Ecklund, 26, and Richie Herman, 18, appeared in La Loche provincial court Tuesday morning. In addition to the murder charge, they are also facing weapons charges. Both are from La Loche.They were remanded until June 24, when both...
Victim of S. Phila. slaying was grandson of notorious mobster | Philadelphia Daily News | 06/12/2010: "grandson of notorious Philadelphia mobster Harry 'The Hunchback' Riccobene was gunned down outside his South Philadelphia home early Thursday.Rocco Maniscalco, 38, had just watched Wednesday night's Flyers game at the Wolf Street Cafe when he walked the short block home to his rowhouse on Wolf near Colorado.Outside his home, an armed man leaped...
New police taskforce to stamp out gang warfare in Melbourne | The Australian: "violence was escalating among five key Asian gangs fighting in Melbourne.The report outlined force fears someone would be killed if the conflict was not dealt with.Echo will operate from state crime squad headquarters in St Kilda and will be led by Detective Inspector Dave de Francesco, who had until now headed the armed crime taskforce.Detective Inspector de Francesco,...
Sniper sensors from Iraq and Afghanistan to be used in Birmingham - Times Online: "Technology that locates snipers in Afghanistan and Iraq is being deployed by police on the streets of Birmingham to identify where a gun is fired from. The ShotSpotter will use audio sensors spread around the northwest of the city, where most of the gun crime occurs, and will recognise the acoustic soundwaves made by a shot fired up to two miles away. Once a gun has...
Arrest a 'message to UN gangster': "Abbotsford police say they've sent a message to a prominent UN Gang member with the arrest of one of his associates.Officers arrested three people and seized $26,000 worth of cocaine, heroin and the painkiller Percocet from an apartment in the 33900-block Essendene Avenue late Tuesday afternoon.Two people, a 21-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, are facing drug charges, while a 35-year-old man is facing both...
BBC News - Mexico arrests Los Zetas gang 'leader' in Monterrey: "Hector Raul Luna Luna is said to be the head of the Los Zetas gang in the north-eastern city of Monterrey, Mexico's third largest city. Officials said on Wednesday he was captured by soldiers in a suburb of the city, which is a key industrial hub. In response, gunmen hijacked cars and temporarily set up at least 10 roadblocks in Monterrey. Convoys of armed men also attacked police stations,...
Heads dumped in Guatemala capital - swissinfo: "Suspected gang members dumped four human heads in front of Guatemala's Congress and other spots in the capital along with messages warning the government to halt its crackdown on organized crime.A head found outside Congress on Thursday had a handwritten note with it addressed to the interior minister and the head of the penitentiary system.'Put the jails in order or these horrific acts will continue,'...
iNews 880 On Radio. On Line. On Demand. - Edmonton CHQTAM: "local gangster Brandon Prevey was gunned down in Red Deer in April, 2009 it looked like his killers would get away with murder. Then the RCMP began closing in on suspects. They arrested three men and had a dragnet out for a fourth man. Thursday afternoon, the combined Calgary Police - RCMP integrated fugitive apprehension unit raided a Calgary home and arrested 22-year old Brandon Cody Smith...
Gang member and girl, 15, shot while tagging on Southwest SIde :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago Crime: "known gang member and a 15 year-old girl were shot while tagging a sidewalk Wednesday night on the Southwest Side. The 19-year-old man and 15-year-old girl were shot about 10:25 p.m. in the 5900 block of South Washtenaw Avenue, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said. They were sitting outside of a house on the 5900 block of South Washtenaw...
Asian street gang member convicted in ‘07 kidnapping Boyz: "member of the Asian Boyz street gang was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for a 2007 kidnapping in which a potential witness was later murdered. Pongsony Patrick Kahoone, 22, admitted being among four men who kidnapped Terry Au, a one-time drug dealer for the gang who was abducted when he tried to qui...
Russia hunts 'Rambo' gang after campaign of violence against police | World news | The Guardian: "Detectives in Russia's far east were today using tanks and helicopters to comb the region's coniferous forests and swamps for a gang of avenging outlaws who have carried out a series of attacks on police.Dubbed the 'Russian Rambos', the group shot dead a policeman last month in the village of Rakitnoye in the Primorye Krai region. They wounded three...
Salinas police help net 24 arrests in 'Operation Tapout' | thecalifornian.com | The Salinas Californian: "'Tapout' — a six-month-long investigation — has led to the arrests of at least 36 Nuestra Familia street gang members, police said, including some with direct Salinas connections.'Gang members don't have boundaries,' said Villegas, spokesman for the Police Department. 'We serve and protect the city of Salinas, but we know criminals come in and...
Two men killed in East Garfield Park - chicagotribune.com: "Jeffrey Pinkerton and Patrick Evans were released from jail, they both said they would change their ways. Evans' mother said she doubted it. Pinkerton's girlfriend of seven years and the mother of his two children said she had faith that he would. On Tuesday night, both men were killed in the back of an East Garfield Park corner store in the 3600 block of West Ohio Street.Evans, 28, was...
sophisticated drug smuggling gang stretching from its base - tiffany key: "Covered in tattoos and accessories clearance physically imposing, Clayton Roueche was the young kingpin of a violent, brazen and sophisticated drug smuggling gang stretching from its base in southwest Canada to as far away as Australia.The 34-year-old spent millions of dollars to avoid arrest and rings clearance extend the reach of the worldwide gang, known as the United Nations.His...
Trenton gangster jailed for role as driver in murder of 15-year-old - The Trentonian News: Serving Trenton and surrounding communities. (trentonian.com): "Shawn Green, 25, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter for the gang-retaliation shooting death of Robert Simmons III on Oct. 6, 2005.Simmons was 15 at the time and belonged to a rival gang called Valentines. Antoine Strong of New York City — leader of the 59 Brims, a set of the Bloods — ordered...
8 SoCal arrests with alleged ties to Mexican Mafia - San Jose Mercury News: "Authorities say a drug bust has netted eight arrests of San Gabriel Valley gang members with alleged ties to the Mexican Mafia. The U.S. attorney's office said the arrests on Tuesday stem from a 22-count federal racketeering and narcotics indictment naming 17 defendants. Prosecutors say four of the defendants are eligible for the death penalty if convicted of the 2006 killing...
Members of Camden gang admit plot to kill another gang member | - NJ.com: "Juan Vargas, 27, of Philadelphia, the alleged street commander of the Nine Trey Headbustas, and Dionicio Adams, 28, of Camden admitted plotting the murder of Nathaniel Clay in pleas they entered Monday.Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor said investigators learned of the planned shooting and arrested the men before it was carried out.Under a plea deal, the state is...
Reputed KC gang leader loses appeal - KansasCity.com: "Shauntay Henderson, touted by authorities as a Kansas City gang leader, had argued that she acted in self-defense in killing DeAndre M. Parker in September 2006 as he sat in a pickup truck outside a convenience store.Henderson contended that she was afraid that Parker would run her down because of a long-simmering feud.Henderson’s trial judge dismissed her self-defense argument and the appeals...
NJ Gang Members Plead Guilty To Murder Plot - cbs3.com: "Two members of a Camden street gang have pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder another member.Juan Vargas, 27, of Philadelphia, the alleged street commander of the Nine Trey Headbustas, and Dionicio Adams, 28, of Camden admitted plotting the murder of Nathaniel Clay in pleas they entered Monday.Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor said investigators learned of the planned shooting and...
Bodies With Hearts Cut Out Found in Mexican Cave Outside Cancun - AOL News: "six bodies in a cave, three of them with their hearts apparently cut out.That is what police in Mexico found Sunday, in a natural cave just outside the resort town of Cancun. Francisco Alor, the attorney general in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, said the victims -- two women and four men -- had been tortured. In a statement to The Associated Press, Alor's office said...
Ex-Mafia gangster sentenced - SalemNews.net | News, Sports, Jobs, Ohio, Community Information - The Salem News: "Joseph Garivay, the Mexican Mafia gangster convicted of murder in Los Angeles in April, was sentenced to 50 years-to-life for aggravated murder and 25 years for conspiracy to commit murder in Los Angeles superior Court on Tuesday.Salem Police Det. Dave Talbert said he was advised by the L.A. County district attorney's office.Talbert provided...
Member of Asian Boyz street gang sentenced in '07 kidnapping | PressDemocrat.com: "member of the Asian Boyz street gang was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for a 2007 kidnapping in which a potential witness was later murdered.Defendants in Jenner killing will go to trial Informant back on stand in murder case Secret witness testifies at gang slaying hearing Hearing starts in witness-protection slaying Sixth arrest made in killing of witness...
Trenton Bloods gangster charged in murder pleads guilty to weapons, robbery charges - The Trentonian News: Serving Trenton and surrounding communities. (trentonian.com): "Sex Money Murder gang member charged with murder pleaded guilty to lesser charges in two unrelated crimes in Mercer Court, prosecutors said Monday.Karim Sampson, 21, of Quinton Avenue, pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon and receiving stolen property,...
21-year-old man died, and a 44-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries. A memorial at the scene identified the dead man as Steve Sok.A neighbor of Sok's told KOMO/4 the victim was in a gang, but his mother denied the allegation. The Seattle Police Department's gang unit was at the shooting scene early Sunday morning.Here's the video, taken by a man who lives across the street and captured the footage on his iPhone. The clip doesn't show the shooting,...
Reputed gang leader goes on trial in San Jose federal courtroom - San Jose Mercury News: "35-year-old Anh The Duong sat placidly as Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawna Yen described him as the force behind the criminal organization. 'He led,' Yen told jurors. 'He was the linchpin.'Federal prosecutors have charged Duong in a sweeping racketeering indictment that includes links to murders in San Jose and Fremont, as well as the murders of four people in...
Jury acquits men accused of inking boy with tattoo - San Jose Mercury News: "Two former Fresno Bulldog gang members accused of inking a gang tattoo on a 7-year-old boy have been found not guilty of aggravated mayhem. Enrique Gonzalez and Travis Gorman was acquitted Monday by a Fresno County jury that couldn't agree on any lesser charges. The jury of six women and six men deliberated for more than 10 hours over three days. The jury foreman says the...
New High-Tech Courtroom Built For SJ Gang Trial - cbs5.com: "upcoming trial of one of San Jose's most violent street gangs.Eight members of the El Hoyo Palmas gang are on trial later this month in connection with four killings. The county had to find a courtroom big enough to hold all the defendants.$200,000 was spent to transform the 48-year-old courtroom into a high-tech Mecca for the high-security trial. Court officials say the price tag is worth...
Identities or purpose of men found murdered in Casa Grande desert unknown | Phoenix News | Arizona News | azfamily.com | Arizona News: "Deputies are continuing with their investigation of a double murder in the desert in Pinal County.The deaths took place near Casa Grande, a known smuggling corridor. Investigators are trying to figure out who the victims are and who killed them. Detectives say they are not sure if the victims were illegal immigrants...
Officers unhurt in gun battle in Pine Lawn - STLtoday.com: "gunbattle Monday night between undercover drug investigators and two feuding groups left two drug suspects and a bystander injured. St. Louis County police officers came under fire from at least three shooters in two cars, but no officers were hurt. 'It's an absolute miracle that we had no officers hit by gunfire,' St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch said.Dozens of shots were fired during...
One dead, one critical after Palmetto shooting - Crime & Courts - BradentonHerald.com: "Palmetto Police investigators late Sunday were still trying to identify two men who were shot behind a church late Saturday, leaving one man dead and another in critical condition.“It appears to us these two were targeted and victimized,” said Palmetto Police Lt. Scott Tyler. The man who was killed had multiple gunshot wounds, he said.Police believe the shootings...
A bloody summer of gang warfare ahead? | StarTribune.com: "Martin's killing was the city's 20th so far this year -- a tally now higher than all of last year -- and it was particularly brazen: He was walking on a heavily used bike path on the lake's west side when he was ambushed. Investigators say they're worried that fellow gang members will avenge his death.Police Inspector Michael Martin (no relation) of the North Side's Fourth Precinct said police...
Gang activity cited in girl’s shooting - The Boston Globe: "Rival gang activity is believed to be responsible for the Friday night shooting of a 10-year-old girl who was wounded in the leg outside her Roxbury home, police sai...
Chinatown brawl reveals new Triad-style crime gang: "''CCB'' - City Chinese Boys - the gang used a metal crowd-control post in a revenge attack to smash the main front window of one of Sydney's hippest new bars, Mr B's Hotel, the former Mandarin Club.The attack happened after a brawl between three doormen and up to 20 men outside Mr B's about midnight on May 29.One of the youths sustained an injured nose after he was kicked in the head during the...
38 Bloods gang members indicted in Bronx - NYPOST.com: "Thirty-eight reputed members of the Bloods street gang and their associates -- including five involved in the stray-bullet shooting of a 15-year-old girl on her way home from school -- were indicted in The Bronx yesterday on murder-conspiracy and drug-trafficking charges, authorities said. Disputes over drug turf ignited a feud in Morrisania between rival Bloods factions, authorities said. Darrell...
Two groups of suspected gang members fired off some 15 shots on a corner in Five Points a little more than a week ago. The shooting has gotten the attention and the Richland County Sheriff's Department's Gang Task Force and the State Law Enforcement Division. We talked to a witness who saw the shooting from only a few feet away. "A large fight broke out involving dozens of people and maybe a minute after the fight started," said a witness, whose...
suspected triggerman in a gang assault that rocked Amador County on March 14 - leaving one teenager with a bullet hole in his face, and another bleeding from the neck - appeared in court on May 27. Later that evening, parents and teens from the community gathered to hear about Amador's new gang task force. They also met former gang members in person, learning what could happen if Nortenos or Surenos are allowed to develop a following in the area....
18-year-old arrested earlier this week was charged Friday with fatally shooting a man during a spate of violence in Baltimore over the Memorial Day weekend, according to a police spokesman.Police said officers caught the suspect — Shawn Demetrice Jones — with a loaded revolver on North Lakewood Avenue in East Baltimore's McElderry Park, three blocks from where 18-year-old Davon Dorsey was shot in the head on North Rose Street about 1:15 a.m. Saturday.That...
38 Gang Members Indicted in "Miracle Vada" Case | NBC New York: "three dozen gang members will be arraigned on an indictment of attempted murder, drug and conspiracy charges in connection with a shooting that seriously hurt two people, including an innocent 15-year-old girl who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.Vada Vasquez was walking home from school November 16, 2009, when she was shot in the head. She has since made a miraculous...
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