Jamaican News: Breaking & Current News - News - JamaicaObserver.com: "TWO days after the man police described as the brain behind one of the country’s most notorious gangs was captured,
Police sources yesterday said that Nesbeth, a senior member of the Dog Paw gang, was allowed...
Police searched on Sunday for as many as three men who were involved in the late-night shooting of an anti-gang detective, who was wounded as he drove in a squad car with another officer, authorities said.
The officers were driving at about 11 p.m. Saturday near Anaheim Street and Gundry Avenue in Long Beach when a gunman opened fire, hitting the detective in the upper body, police spokesman Sgt. Rico Fernandez told The Associated Press.A patrol...
Pair charged in McDonalds drive-by gang shooting (6:30 p.m.) - Las Cruces Sun-News: "The investigation into what police say was a gang-motivated drive by shooting at an East Mesa McDonald's has resulted in two arrests.
Julian T. Melendres, 22, was charged Wednesday with shooting from a motor vehicle and Daniel Clemente Trujillo, also 22, was charged Thursday with battery on an officer, according to jail records. Trujillo, who just completed probation...
Gang of robbers who carried out 'meticulously planned' raids across Greater Manchester have been jailed.
In the space of three weeks they targeted cash-in-transit deliveries at two garages and a bank.
They escaped with cash in two raids but in another fled when they spotted a surveillance...
Gang hunted down 15-year-old boy to stab to death in rush-hour London station - Telegraph: "Sofyen Belamouadden was set upon by teenagers as young as 14 with swords, an iron bar and knives - including a £3.99 kitchen set bought from Argos on the day of the killing.
The attack was planned on the social networking site Facebook and via mobile phone, where plans to bring Samurai swords, flick knives and batons to the station were made.
CCTV footage...
Suspected gang member opens fire, wounds 2 teens | Yakima Herald-Republic: "Two teenagers were taken to a hospital Thursday night after a suspected gang member shot them during an attempted robbery, Yakima police said.
An 18-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his chest and was unconscious when police arrived about 10:20 p.m. at the intersection of Walnut and Eighth streets, Sgt. Mike Henne said in a news release.
His 17-year-old companion...
Racketeering plea means prison for gang member - West Side - The Buffalo News: "As a member of the 10th Street gang from 2004 to 2010, Edwin Rivera, 22, sold marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs on the West Side.
Rivera solicited other 10th Street gang members to shoot and kill Anthony Colon in June 2009 by offering money, jewelry and other items. Colon, a rival gang member, shot Rivera in the head and neck a month earlier, according to Assistant...
Man stabbed to death by gang members at Pico Rivera birthday party - SGVTribune.com: "A group of gang members stabbed a young man to death early Sunday while crashing a backyard birthday party, authorities said.
The name of the dead man was not released pending notification of family members, coroner's officials said.
The fatal attack was reported about 12:45 a.m. at a home in the 8700 block of Bradhurst Street, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials...
Local Gang Leader Transferred After Attack in Jail - WGHP: "Joshua Jamison and Trenton Enoch attacked Kelly Michael Long, another inmate not affiliated with any gangs, said deputies. The two men attacked Long in his cell without being provoked.
Long was transported to the Alamance...
"Philistin Paul, 32, alleged to be a street gang member associated with the Bloods, faces charges, including attempted murder, related to a shooting in Montreal North on June 4.
Beauvoir Jean, 46, a former street gang leader who now works to counsel youth against joining gangs, initially told police that while trying to intervene in an argument outside a strip mall on Pascal St., Paul began to argue with him. He said he and Paul, who goes...
Gang member sentenced for conspiracy | WAVY.com | Newport News, Va.: "Newport News gang member was sentenced to 25 years in prison for participating in a racketeering conspiracy and discharging a firearm during a violent crime.
Darryl Vaughn, 23, was a member of the 'Dump Squad' street gang from 2001 through 2009, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
The Dump Squad is a criminal organization operated primarily in the Ridley Circle, Harbor Homes, and...
Trial begins for gang member charged with killing Richmond girl - San Jose Mercury News: "They were just girls themselves when their 15-year-old friend was fatally shot in the head through the front door of her family's Richmond home by gunfire intended for a rival -- any rival -- of a violent Asian-American street gang.
Seven years later, at the trial of the man charged with killing her, the now-grown former classmates of Chan Boonkeut sobbed as...
Christopher R. Wilson, 21, recently pleaded guilty to a second-degree felony robbery allegation and awaits sentencing in 25th Judicial District Court.
The guilty plea marks the 21st Crips-connected conviction - all but one of which came without trial - in a two-year fight mounted by 25th Judicial District Attorney Heather Miller, Seguin Police Chief Kevin Kelso and Sheriff Arnold Zwicke in an effort to curtail drug and gang-related violence in Seguin...
Police: Fatal Drive-by Shooting Likely Gang Related - KRGV CHANNEL 5 NEWS - The Rio Grande Valley's News Channel - Breaking News, Breaking Stories - RGV News: "Police in Pharr say the overnight drive-by shooting that left a teenager dead was likely gang-related.
The shooting happened on the 200 block of West Longoria Street in Las Milpas around 11:30 p.m. Sunday.
Investigators say three bald men in their late teens pulled up to the home and opened...
J’can street gang leader will not be deported from the UK | RJR News: "Jamaican street gang leader, who served a two year prison sentence for launching an attack on a rival gang in a British school playground, will not be deported from the United Kingdom.
This followed a ruling by immigration judges that his deportation would be a breach of his human rights.
Twenty one year-old Shadrick Heslop, was found guilty of unleashed a ferocious pit bull...
"suspected Santa Cruz MS-13 member was arrested for an outstanding warrant in the Lower Ocean Street neighborhood Friday morning.
Guillerino Linares, 39, a suspected member of Mara Salvatrucha, was spotted by Santa Cruz Police officers near Barson and Campbell streets around 8 a.m. Friday morning. Linares is also known as William Flores.
Police found Linares in possession of cocaine and faces charges of for the drug sales.
In addition, Immigrations...
Union County Prosecutor: Latin Kings gang member sentenced to 50 years | dailyrecord.com | Daily Record: "Francisco Demoscoso, 36, of Plainfield was found guilty in September 2010 for 1st degree attempted murder, 2nd degree aggravated assault and various weapons offenses.
According...
Women treated as sex slaves by gang - The Star: "WOMAN seeking refuge in Sheffield after she was forced to work as a sex slave found herself at the centre of one of the largest human trafficking investigations ever carried out in the north of England.
It started in October 2008 when officers from Greater Manchester Police's sexual crime unit received a tip-off that a trafficking victim was being forced to work at the Shangri La's massage parlour...
Top gangster may be extending reach - San Antonio Express-News: "Perhaps more sinister than the savagery used on the 15 men whose headless bodies were recently dumped on an Acapulco sidewalk was the signature on the placards accompanying them.
“El Chapo Guzman,” they were signed,...
Luigi "Baby Shacks'' Manocchio, the former longtime boss of the Patriarca crime family, was indicted Thursday morning on extortion charges for shaking down the owners of several adult entertainment businesses in the city including the Cadillac Lounge and Satin Doll strip clubs.
Luigi Manocchio was arrested Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and spent the night in the Broward County Jail.
AP photo / Broward Sheriff's Office
The five-page indictment...
US charges more than 100 mob suspects (Roundup) - Monsters and Critics: "charges by federal authorities include murder, murder conspiracy, loan-sharking, arson, narcotics trafficking, extortion, robbery, illegal gambling and labour racketeering.
The charges were announced in Washington...
Mob Arrests in NYC: Mafia Bust Includes Gambino... | Gather: "The mob arrests in NYC include the Gambino Family and Mexican cartels. Charges range from gambling and racketeering, to violent crimes and murder according to the attorney general.
In a concerted effort between law enforcement agencies in NYC, Rhode Island, and New Jersey, over 847 officers arrested over 100 mobsters among the largest five families in organized crime syndication.
The...
Gang of thugs who chased a man like a pack of wild animals and carried out a horrific attack in broad daylight have been jailed.Sickening CCTV footage shows the mob running after their victim through the streets of Moss Side. They then unleashed a cowardly attack, stamping on the victim’s body and head, leaving him with a horrifying head wound, Manchester Crown Court heard.The incident happened in an area plagued by gangland violence, the court...
Bloods Gang Has Ordered Assassinations Of Law Enforcement Officers « » Frum Jewish News: "News 4 New York has also learned from sources that police now believe that the Bloods gang– of which the alleged suspect in the murder of a Lakewood cop is believed to have belonged to–has ordered...
Santa Ana Officer Involved Shooting: Police Shoot and Kill Knife-Wielding Gang Member and His Dog - ktla.com: "alleged gang member and his dog were shot and killed Sunday in a violent confrontation with police officers in Santa Ana.
Santa Ana police say officers with a gang unit spotted a gang member who had violated his parole.
They chased the 18-year-old man to his home where he ran inside. Officers were immediately attack by a pit bull type...
Tulsa Police Arrest Three Teens In Connection With Shooting - : "Tulsa Gang Unit arrested three teens Monday night in connection with a gang-related shooting.
The shooting happened Monday afternoon near 2nd and Xanthus.
It was the latest in a string of gang violence between two...
Murder charge as bikies raided: "MEMBER of the Comancheros has been charged with the attempted murder of a senior member of a rival gang, and a tattoo parlour linked to the Bandidos has been raided as police respond to a spate of violence involving bikie gangs.
Police insisted there...
Alleged gang member arrested by SCPD for drug possession, ICE hold - San Jose Mercury News: "Police arrested a suspected gang member wanted on a felony drug warrant Friday morning.
Guillerino Linares, who Santa Cruz police say is an affiliate with the Mara Salvatrucha street gang, was walking in the Barson and Campbell street area. The Santa Cruz Police Department Street Crimes Unit, Santa Cruz Police Detectives and County Anti-Crime Team were running...
AFP: Canada deports reputed gang leader to SLeone: "Canada deported to Sierra Leone the reputed leader of a street gang called the 'African Mafia,' Public Security Minister Vic Toews announced Wednesday.
Between 2004 and 2008, Mohamed Mansaray was convicted 22 times of charges including assault and robbery, Toews said in a statement.
'I am pleased this serious convicted criminal will no longer pose a threat to the safety of Canadians and our communities....
5-year-old hides as eastern New Orleans parents are murdered | NOLA.com: "Five-year-old Kenan Breaud ran into his mother's room early Monday morning as his father was shot to death in their New Orleans home, family members said.
His mother, Felicia Hughes, 32, who was hiding under the bed sheets, told Kenan to get out of sight, to lay down to the side of that very same bed. He quickly did so and moments later his mother was shot in her temple, still...
Carl Williams' appeal withdrawn: "In just a few minutes, gangland killer Carl Williams' appeal against his 35-year jail term was put to rest - even though he'll never complete his sentence.
Williams was bashed to death inside Barwon Prison last year.
On Tuesday, Victoria's Court of Appeal formally struck out his appeal against his sentence for four murders.
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Williams' former friend, Matthew Charles Johnson,...
Woman jailed for transporting gun - RTÉ News: "Deirdre Moran, 25, of Glengar, Larkhill Road, Sligo had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of a revolver at the Lucan Bypass on the M4 on 1 September, 2009. She was convicted by a jury after a nine-day...
Chicago street gang member involved with grow operation, sentenced to 20 years » Evansville Courier & Press: "member of Chicago's Latin Kings street gang has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a massive indoor grow operation in Hardin County, Ill.
Carlos A. Kamber, 39, of Chicago acted as an armed guard for the grow operation where more than 1,000 plants were seized by federal agents in June 2009.
Prosecutors presented evidence...
Uptown Update: CPD's "Operation Sugar Magnolia" Hits Uptown Gang & Drug Sales: "‘Operation Sugar Magnolia’ targeted members of the Black P-Stones street gang operating in and around the area of Magnolia and Wilson in the Uptown neighborhood. This operation closed an estimated $500,000-a-year narcotics enterprise that is responsible for recent gang violence in the area. Two of the individuals charged were already in custody, charged with committing...
Imperial Valley News - Defendant in Gang Racketeering Case George Manuel Flores Sentenced to 30 years: "George Manuel Flores, also known as Boxer, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer, who is presiding over the 57-defendant racketeering indictment that was the centerpiece of 'Operation Knock Out' in 2009.
Operation Knock Out was an investigation into Varrio Hawaiian Gardens conducted by the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking...
: "35-year-old Raymond Gentle also known as Killa was murdered. Police say they believe Gentle who was the leader of the Kraal Road Crips Gang was gunned down by members of the rival George Street Gang. According to Police this is an ongoing rivalry between members of the George Street Bloods Gill Street Gang and members of the Kraal Road Crips and Southside Gangsters. Police say Gentle was a known drug trafficker as he has been charged on several...
Hunted Trenton gangster 'Baddy' Jackson stays on the loose - trentonian.com: "Mercer County Sheriff’s officers came up empty in their hunt for a fugitive gang member who remains at large, but five other people, including one known for his connection to an infamous chapter in city history, were arrested in the wake of the investigation.
Detectives were searching for Kevin “Baddy” Jackson, and the trail they followed to seek him out was apparently...
Four arrested in I-80 slaying of Vallejo musician - San Jose Mercury News: "four suspects have been arrested in the Jan. 12, 2010, slaying in Crockett of Vallejo musician Dewey Tucker, law enforcement officials announced at a crowded news conference at California Highway Patrol headquarters.
Held on a variety of charges was Raul Vega, 19, of Santa Rosa, who police identified as the suspected shooter. Also arrested were Christopher Mancinas, 29; Javier...
MEXICO: Hitmen cook their victims in Quintana Roo Pitts Report: "Gabriel Ayala Romero, better known as Don Gaby, considered the tsar of counterfeiting or “piratería” in the state of Nuevo León, has been a prisoner at the Penitentiary at Topo Chico, thanks to anonymous citizen tips.
Sources say Don Gaby’s operations were not solely dedicated to counterfeiting, but he also terrorized local merchants , and he extorted and kidnapped persons having nothing...
Nomads bikie gang leader Hassan “Sam” Ibrahim is in Westmead Hospital after being shot in the leg outside a Merrylands house tonight.
Sam Ibrahim is the older brother of Sydney nightclubs owner John Ibrahim and sister to Armani Haddad, who was lucky to escape injury in a drive-by shooting at Ryde late last year.Fadi’s older brother Sam Ibrahim, 42, was shot twice in the upper leg as he was standing outside his mothers’ double storey house in Price...
Reno man to face trial in gang-motivated killing of 17-year-old | rgj.com | The Reno Gazette-Journal: "Juan Carlos “Charlie” Sanchez was bound over for trial after Reno Justice of the Peace Scott Pearson heard testimony from witnesses regarding the May 7 fatal stabbing of Andrew...
Teardrop Tattoos Are Earned, Officer Testifies - Santa Cruz, CA Patch: "
Jaime Galdamez Guevara’s two new teardrop tattoos were one of the main subjects in his preliminary hearing in a double-homicide case in Santa Cruz County Superior Court on Tuesday.
“Historically, tear drop tattoos must be earned,” Santa Cruz Police Detective Joe Hernandez told the court.
“If someone is looking at time in state prison, could you expect that the tattoo is earned?”...
Gangs may be linked to Redlands shooting - San Bernardino County Sun: "Redlands Police Department confirmed they are investigating gang members in the shooting that left two teens dead and another two injured Wednesday in Redlands.
'We're looking into numerous people, some who are members of street gangs,' said Lt. Chris Catren.
Around 7 p.m. Jan. 5, a group of five boys were attacked in the playground area of the Cinnamon Creek Apartments on Oxford...
Hitmen intensify attacks in Mexico's richest city | Reuters: "Firing automatic weapons and grenade launchers, brazen hitmen in Monterrey have killed at least 10 police officers and shot up police stations, attacked a prison, killed bystanders, and threatened local journalists in a burst of violence across the city that was once known as one of Latin America's safest.
In a sign that a two-month period of relative calm has ended in the city that has...
A 15-year-old youth was shot dead during a street brawl between two rival groups in the Bronx organised through mobile phone text messages.
The feuding groups had agreed to meet in the Williamsbridge area on Monday evening to settle a three-week dispute.
But the verbal argument quickly turned violent and Philip Johnson was shot twice in the chest, before stumbling into a nearby restaurant.
Feud: The two rival groups had agreed to meet in the Williamsbridge...
Detectives have re-opened a murder investigation into the mystery shooting of one of the biggest names in rap music.
Thirteen years after Christopher Wallace, better known as Notorious B.I.G., was gunned down, Los Angeles Police confirmed that new information has ‘reinvigorated’...
Gangland widow's statement can be evidence: "NEW statement made by gangland widow Wendy Peirce incriminating her former husband in the 1988 Walsh Street shootings of two policemen can be used by the State Coroner in a new investigation, despite her reluctance to give evidence at a hearing, legal experts say.
Within weeks, the Coroner is expected to notify the families of murdered police constables Steven Tynan, 22, and Damian Eyre, 20, as to whether...
Federal judge sends gang member to prison for shooting rival : News : CNYCentral.com: "federal judge has imposed the maximum prison sentence on a 24-year-old Syracuse street gang member who shot a rival, intending to kill him but instead leaving the victim paralyzed from the neck down.
U.S. District Judge Frederick Scullin sentenced '110 gang' member Schiquan Harrison to 15 years and 8 months in prison for the 2008 shooting of Dylon Smith, a member...
Gang shooting suspect to face 4 felonies - Crime Reports - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington: "Jose Cardona, 21, of Kennewick, will appear in court today to enter a plea to first-degree assault, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a short-barreled rifle. The assault charge includes a firearm enhancement, which would mean mandatory prison time if he's convicted.
Cardona is accused of shooting...
THREE Liverpool men are set to be sentenced for their parts in a cocaine plot run by a North Wales gangster.David Edward Clarke, 48, Kenneth Cain, 34, and Neil Sutemire, 37, are all set to hear their fates at the conclusion of a trial of two men also accused of being in their drugs gang.Caernarfon crown court this week heard the plot was headed by notorious North Wales thug John Gizzi, 39, of Abergele, who, along with the three Liverpudlians and...
Saginaw police say nine suspected gang members face drug charges | abc12.com: "Five Northside-Projects gang members are in custody while police look for the four others.
The warrants were issued late last week. The four people police are looking for are 28-year-old Robert Moore, 21-year-old Timmie Favorite, 19-year-old Robbie Cotton, and 22-year-old Ivory Hatfield.
The four, along with the five behind bars, are accused of selling narcotics to undercover...
Police: Maple Valley teen who shot two a Juggalo gang member: "Maple Valley man teen accused of shooting two other youths on a popular walking trail has been charged with first-degree assault.
King County prosecutors say Shayne Willis, 19, managed to wound two other teens on Tuesday with a single shot following an argument on the Lake Wilderness trail. In charging documents, police claim Willis was dressed as a Juggalo -- a gang associated with...
Crime Stoppers tip leads gang unit to wanted man in woman's bedroom » Corpus Christi Caller-Times: "Following an alert this week by Crime Stoppers for a suspected Nueces County gang member, police about 1 p.m. Tuesday found Adan Salazar, 25, in the back bedroom of a woman’s apartment.
Salazar was wanted on a burglary of a habitation warrant, police said, and a tip led them to the apartment.
He was found at the residence in the 4600 block of Kostoryz...
Alleged cop-shooting Bloods gangster Billy Heisler set for trial - trentonian.com: "Hahn was off-duty and driving past the restaurant when he saw Heisler fighting with his sister, Shannon Heisler, in the parking lot off South Broad Street. The officer thought he could stop what appeared to be a domestic violence incident.
The two men scuffled, and Heisler — said to be a ranking member of the Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods Street gang — allegedly...
Federal prosecutors have dropped a gangland murder charge against reputed Bonanno soldier Armando (Mondo) Rea, the Daily News has learned.
The 1980 rubout of Mafia hit man Gerard Pappa vanished from a new indictment against Rea unsealed Tuesday in Brooklyn Federal Court.
Rea is...
Ex-girlfriend testifies in gang shooting death of woman asleep on a couch | Deseret News: "It's been more than a year since Krystal Flores was shot at a house party, dying after a few weeks spent in a coma.
Three have been charged in connection with her death and Shannon Moala — who has been charged with obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony, for lying to police about the case — still doesn't know who is responsible.
'This whole...
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