Gang-Related News Articles 
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Gang-Related Articles January 2010–present. (196 items)
CaliforniaCops attack homegrown gang in Calif heartland (Fresno, CA): This is Bulldog Country, or so the bumper stickers say. But whether that identifies the home of scrappy Fresno State athletics or the deadly turf of a criminal enterprise labeled the most entrenched gang in America depends on the success of a police surge now entering its fourth year.
Source: The Washington Post Date: February 8, 2010
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CaliforniaSix Florencia 13 gang members sentenced to life in prison (Florence, CA): The sentencing of six Florencia 13 gang members to life in prison appears to bring to a close a prolonged and terrifying spate of violence in the Florence-Firestone district allegedly brought on by orders from a prison gang member in solitary confinement 700 miles away.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: February 8, 2010
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CaliforniaGang interventionist gunned down after confronting tagger (Los Angeles, CA): After years in the L.A. street gang world, Ronald Lamonte Barron devoted his life to preventing young people from following in his footsteps.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: February 8, 2010
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North CarolinaNew specialist to combat gangs while giving members second chance (Hickory, NC): At one time, criminal street gangs were considered a big-city problem — a destructive force associated with squalid high-rise buildings and urban blight.
Source: Hickory Daily Record Date: February 7, 2010
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MississippiDoes Natchez have a gang problem? (Natchez, MS): Adams County is by no means the gang capital of America, but it ain’t Mayberry either. Gangs have taken on a mythical quality in the city and county, law enforcement officials say, but the problem is real, and has been for quite some time.
Source: The Natchez Democrat Date: February 7, 2010
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GeorgiaSouthlake mall burglary suspects possible gang members (Morrow, GA): Six suspected gang members were arrested after a smash and grab burglary at Southlake Mall.
Source: WXIA 11 News Date: February 7, 2010
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CaliforniaGang sweep in Tulare leads to 12 arrests (Tulare, CA): A gang sweep led to 12 arrests this week, with suspected crimes ranging from robbery to extortion to drugs, Tulare police said.
Source: Visalia Times-Delta Date: February 6, 2010
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IndianaGang signs found at alleged meth lab (La Porte, IN): There were signs of gang activity at a suspected methamphetamine lab busted last month on La Porte’s east side. Those were among the new details released after Friday’s initial court appearances of Dustin Hine, 23, and 21-year-old Briana Lucas
Source: Herald Argus Date: February 6, 2010
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ArizonaOperation targeting gangs nets numerous arrests (Phoenix, AZ): Authorities say gang investigators in the past week arrested 23 of 34 people accused of fueling a prominent street gang known as one of the more-violent groups in south Phoenix.
Source: The Arizona Republic Date: February 6, 2010
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MaineGang myths vs. realities (Bangor, ME): The sequence of events that led to 19-year-old John "Bobby" Surles' death last week was like a scene out of "Romeo and Juliet" or its modern equivalent, "West Side Story."
Source: Bangor Daily News Date: February 6, 2010
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TexasOver 100 police target gang members in citywide (Corpus Christi, TX): More than 100 local officers and federal agents raided homes across the city Friday in an effort to crack down on violent street crime.
Source: KRIS 6 News Date: February 5, 2010
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New JerseyNewark Police capture alleged Bloods member in drug raid (Newark, NJ): An alleged drug dealer and known member of the Bloods street gang was one three women arrested by Newark Police when they raided a North Ward home Thursday morning.
Source: The Star-Ledger Date: February 5, 2010
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NevadaLas Vegas gangs expand their reach online (Las Vegas, NV): Gangs are not just a problem on the streets. They are now branching out online, recruiting members through Twitter and Facebook.
Source: KLAS 8 News Date: February 5, 2010
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CaliforniaFlorencia 13 gang member sentenced in racketeering and narcotics case (Santa Ana, CA): A federal judge sentenced a fifth member of the Florencia 13 street gang this week to life in prison for his conviction on a host of criminal charges, including racketeering and narcotics distribution case, the U.S. Attorney's Office said today.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: February 4, 2010
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CaliforniaSalinas' long infatuation with guns (Salinas, CA): Although the murder rate in Salinas hit a record total of 29 in 2009, the number of people trying to hurt or kill someone with a gun hasn't changed much during the past seven years, police records show.
Source: The Herald Date: February 4, 2010
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FloridaEight expelled for Mowat gang ritual (Panama City, FL): Eight of the 12 students involved in the Jan. 13 gang initiation ritual at Mowat Middle School were expelled Wednesday, a school official said.
Source: The News Herald Date: February 4, 2010
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NebraskaGI school 'back to normal' after officers attempt to quell gang violence rumors (Grand Island, NE): Officials at a south-central Nebraska high school remained on alert Thursday, a day after rifle-toting police officers were stationed outside the school in an attempt to quell gang violence rumors following the shooting of a 15-year-old student nearly a week ago.
Source: Journal Star Date: February 4, 2010
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South DakotaExpert encourages tribes to tackle suicide, gangs (Oacoma, SD): Gang activity and teen suicide on American Indian reservations need to be addressed together, according to a national gang expert who says there's a strong connection between the two problems.
Source: Rapid City Journal Date: February 4, 2010
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South CarolinaPanel seeks ways to stop gang activity (Charleston, SC): Preventing the gang menace from gaining more traction in South Carolina will require smart, aggressive police work and community groups willing to help youths find lives beyond the lure of the streets.
Source: The State Date: February 4, 2010
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MissouriNo gangs blamed for graffiti in Springfield's Seminole Holland Neighborhood (Springfield, MO): A rash of graffiti appearing in the Seminole Holland Neighborhood area can be blamed on graffiti "artists" rather than gang activity, but could be a threat of a different kind, the neighbors learned Tuesday night.
Source: News-Leader Date: February 3, 2010
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New JerseyJersey City double murder likely gang-related (Jersey City, NJ): Two Jersey City men were both shot in the head yesterday morning at the corner of Woodlawn Avenue and Corcoran Street in what police believe to be a gang-related execution.
Source: The Jersey Journal Date: February 3, 2010
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WashingtonStreet gang behind South Seattle burglary (Seattle, WA): Seattle police believe a street gang is responsible for a forced-entry burglary late last week in the Brighton neighborhood of South Seattle, according to a report released Thursday.
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Date: February 3, 2010
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CaliforniaTeen Challenge anti-addiction, anti-gang program plans Salinas expansion (Salinas, CA): A longtime Monterey Bay faith-based program hopes to bring its message to Salinas and help alleviate ongoing gang problems by offering counseling to alcohol and drug addicts.
Source: The Californian Date: February 2, 2010
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CaliforniaBurglary suspect told deputies he's a Juggalo (Fresno, CA): A burglary suspect in Madera County claims to be a member of a violent face-painting gang. Nineteen-year-old James Bucheger of Oakhurst, is in jail -- accused of breaking into two cabins near Bass Lake.
Source: KFSN 30 News Date: February 2, 2010
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FloridaThreat of gangs is no urban myth (Pensacola, FL): A little more than a decade ago, the Chief Judge's Task Force on Youth Gangs in Escambia County issued a report and concluded that gang activity had been reduced greatly, largely because of the proactive stance taking by law enforcement
Source: Pensacola News Journal Date: February 2, 2010
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CaliforniaUse of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members (Los Angeles, CA): When a gang member was released from jail soon after his arrest for selling methamphetamine, friends and associates assumed he had cut a deal with authorities and become a police informant.
Source: The Washington Post Date: February 2, 2010
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CaliforniaMonterey County Joint Gang Task Force report a 'barometer' (Salinas, CA): Since its creation in April 2005, the Monterey County Joint Gang Task Force has made thousands of arrests, searches and traffic stops. But law enforcement leaders acknowledged Monday that a reversal of the upward trend in violent crime is still not in sight.
Source: The Californian Date: February 2, 2010
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AlaskaSurvey to determine scope of Fairbanks gang problem (Fairbanks, AK): Fairbanks leaders will conduct a citywide survey later this month to determine the extent of local gang activity.
Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Date: February 2, 2010
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TennesseeTenn. anti-gang law largely unused since passage (Columbia, TN): A state law enacted 13 years ago to give gang members harsher prison sentences likely never has been successfully used by prosecutors. At the time, supporters touted the law as evidence Tennessee was tackling a growing crime problem by lengthening prison sentences for gang members.
Source: The Daily News Date: February 2, 2010
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California15 arrested in Visalia police gang sweeps (Visalia, CA): Fifteen Visalia residents were arrested Friday and Saturday during two Visalia Police Department gang sweeps.
Source: Visalia Times-Delta Date: February 2, 2010
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FloridaLocal members of Latin King street gang arrested (Orlando, FL): Criminal charges have been filed against a dozen local members of the violent Latin King street gang as part of a multi-agency operation, the FBI said Tuesday.
Source: Orlando Sentinel Date: February 2, 2010
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CaliforniaGang meets for retaliation plan against police (McFarland, CA): The Street Intervention Team (S.I.T.) initiated an organized gang sweep targeting the “Myfas & South Side Boy’s” criminal street gangs in the City of McFarland, on Friday.
Source: KERO 23 News Date: February 1, 2010
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North CarolinaCourt forced to review anti-gang rules (Durham, NC): A state Supreme Court decision filed Friday ordered a lower court to hear arguments about whether Durham schools' anti-gang policy is constitutional.
Source: The Herald Sun Date: February 1, 2010
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CaliforniaApparent gang shooting in Long Beach leaves one dead, one wounded (Long Beach, CA): An 18-year-old man killed when he and another teen were shot in an apparent gang shooting in Long Beach was identified today by the coroner's office.
Source: Press-Telegram Date: February 1, 2010
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FloridaGangs boost their local profile, deputies say (Pensacola, FL): Escambia County sheriff's investigators are taking a hard look at what they believe is an increasingly serious gang problem locally.
Source: Pensacola News Journal Date: February 1, 2010
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CaliforniaSalinas gangster charged in Apple Hill slaying; police say killing was retaliation (Salinas, CA): Police say a Salinas gang member trying to exact revenge fatally shot a Cuesta College student who was in town visiting family last spring.
Source: The Mercury News Date: February 1, 2010
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CaliforniaOne wounded in apparent La Mirada gang shooting (La Mirada, CA): A man was wounded Sunday in an apparently gang-related shooting in La Mirada, authorities said.
Source: Whittier Daily News Date: January 31, 2010
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CaliforniaCeasefire missing from state's rating list (Salinas, CA): One program absent from the state's rating list of programs and strategies aimed at reducing youth violence is Ceasefire, the strategy being implemented in Salinas with the aim of lowering the city's record-setting gang shooting numbers.
Source: The Herald Date: January 31, 2010
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CaliforniaFatal stabbing possibly gang-related (San Diego, CA): A 28-year-old San Diego man who was slain Friday night in an apparent gang-related stabbing has been identified as Julian Santiago, police said.
Source: The San Diesgo Union-Tribune Date: January 30, 2010
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CaliforniaGang sweep leads to 17 arrests (Tulare County, CA): About 40 gang members were identified and 17 people arrested during a Friday gang sweep in south Tulare County, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department reported.
Source: Visalia Times-Delta Date: January 30, 2010
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North CarolinaKernersville says it won't tolerate gangs (Kernersville, NC): Noel Allen moved to Kernersville from Miami recently with the peace of mind that she was escaping big-city crime and problems. Then this week, her 12-year-old son was asked to join a gang while riding the bus to Southeast Middle School.
Source: Winston Salem-Journal Date: January 30, 2010
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PennsylvaniaReputed gang member arrested on drug charges (Jenkins Township, PA): Police caught a street gang member from Newark, N.J., selling heroin Thursday night at a known township drug house and later uncovered his large narcotics stash at the Quality Inn on Route 315, according to charges filed Friday.
Source: The Citizens Voice Date: January 30, 2010
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District of ColumbiaMaker of 'Stop Snitching' videos convicted (Washington, DC): Ronnie "Skinny Suge" Thomas, a Maryland gang leader who produced and starred in the infamous "Stop Snitching" videos, was convicted Thursday in Baltimore federal court of being part of an organization involved in drug trafficking, conspiracy to commit murder and robbery.
Source: AOL News Date: January 30, 2010
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NevadaPlastic surgeon erases last signs of gang membership — tattoos (Las Vegas, NV): Dr. Julio Garcia knows how powerful gangs can be. The notorious Latin Kings ruled the Chicago neighborhood where he grew up, and when the gang tried to recruit him, his family uprooted and moved to a different part of the city.
Source: Las Vegas Sun Date: January 30, 2010
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NebraskaPolice seize letter detailing Lincoln gang's inner workings (Lincoln, NE): While searching the site of a suspicious house fire, a Lincoln police officer last November picked up a five-page, handwritten letter to see if it hinted at possible insurance fraud.
Source: Journal Star Date: January 30, 2010
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CaliforniaPolice identify factors in gang surge (Visalia, CA): Police Chief Colleen Mestas started the new year, and the first full month of her new position, confronting incident after incident of gang violence.
Source: Visalia Times-Delta Date: January 30, 2010
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MarylandMaryland gang leaders convicted of racketeering activities (Baltimore, MD): A federal jury convicted Sherman Pride, a/k/a Dark Black and DB, age 35, of Salisbury, Maryland; and Ronnie Thomas, a/k/a Rodney Thomas, Skinny Suge and Tall Vialz, age 36, of Baltimore, yesterday evening of participating in a racketeering conspiracy through the Tree Top Piru Bloods (TTP Bloods), which engaged in narcotics trafficking, conspiracy to commit murder and robbery.
Source: Ethiopian Review Date: January 30, 2010
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CaliforniaSalinas Ceasefire effort draws 33 gang members (Salinas, CA): Getting 33 out of 48 gang members to show up to a meeting where they were urged to leave the violent life behind is a success, police say.
Source: The Californian Date: January 29, 2010
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PennsylvaniaCommission hears of violence in many city schools (Philadelphia, PA): Violence is a problem not just at South Philadelphia High but also at schools around the city, several parents, teachers, and residents told the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations last night.
Source: The Inquirer Date: January 29, 2010
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CaliforniaInjunction issued against Garden Grove street gang (Garden Grove, CA): An Orange County Superior Court judge today signed a court order against a Garden Grove street gang, prohibiting members from operating or gathering as part of a gang.
Source: The Orange County Register Date: January 28, 2010
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MarylandDel. James partners with Del. Levi to submit comprehensive anti-gang legislation (Annapolis, MD): Three years after the passing of Delegate Mary-Dulany James’ Maryland Gang Prosecution Act, Delegate James is partnering with Delegate Gerron Levi to introduce another gang related bill.
Source: The Dagger Date: January 28, 2010
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GeorgiaThree men arrested on gang charges after fatal shooting (Augusta, GA): Richmond County authorities have arrested three men for gang activity that they believe sparked Tuesday morning's shooting death of Augusta teen Brandon Desean Taylor.
Source: The Augusta Chronicle Date: January 28, 2010
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CaliforniaFresno police plan new gang enforcement (Fresno, CA): The new year has started explosively in Fresno, with 27 shootings over a 27-day period, prompting police to launch their latest gang enforcement effort.
Source: Fresno Bee Date: January 28, 2010
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New YorkImmigration officials nab six on LI with gang ties (Long Island, NY): Immigration authorities arrested six undocumented immigrants on Long Island - 16 in the New York region overall - as part of a national crackdown on gang members and their associates.
Source: Newsday Date: January 28, 2010
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CaliforniaGunman walks up to victim in Sacramento restaurant, empties gun into him (Sacramento, CA): In what authorities are calling a likely gang hit, a masked gunman walked into a southern Sacramento County Vietnamese restaurant Wednesday afternoon and executed a 22-year-old man at close range.
Source: The Sacramento Bee Date: January 28, 2010
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California50 arrested in Riverside gang sweep (Riverside, CA): Reporting from Riverside - Hundreds of law enforcement officers took part in a massive sweep against the leadership of Riverside's most notorious gang Wednesday, making 50 arrests and confiscating armor-piercing bullets, assault rifles, knives and two caged rattlesnakes.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: January 28, 2010
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WisconsinMexican posse head nabbed in drug bust (Milwaukee, WI): Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today the arrest of 21 known gang members and associates in an operation undertaken last week in metropolitan Milwaukee.
Source: The Reporter Date: January 27, 2010
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North CarolinaSix members of notorious MS-13 gang found guilty (Charlotte, NC): Six members of the notorious MS-13 gang were convicted Tuesday on a variety of charges involving violence and conspiracy, wrapping up a two-week trial marked by extraordinary security and testimony about gang life and crimes across Charlotte.
Source: The Charlotte Observer Date: January 27, 2010
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Michigan23 gang members arrested in crackdown (Detroit, MI): A task force made up of local and federal authorities arrested 23 gang members throughout Metro Detroit as part of a nationwide four-day sweep.
Source: The Detroit News Date: January 27, 2010
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New YorkAlleged gang members nabbed in drug bust (Brooklyn, NY): A gang was busted for allegedly running drugs and guns through an apartment building in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn.
Source: WABC 7 Eyewitness News Date: January 27, 2010
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North Carolina44 accused gang members arrested in Charlotte area (Charlotte, NC): U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Wednesday morning the arrest of hundreds of gang members, associates and other criminals during "Project Big Freeze."
Source: WECT 6 News Date: January 27, 2010
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TexasNational anti-gang sweep leads to 43 Texas arrests (McAllen, TX): Immigration officials have announced the arrests of 43 gang members and associates in Texas, part of more than 400 arrests in a national anti-gang operation.
Source: The Houston Chronicle Date: January 27, 2010
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Minnesota'Big Freeze' to stall foreign gang activity (Minneapolis, MN): A nationwide sweep targeting gang members dealing in international drugs and violence netted 476 criminal arrests in 83 U.S. cities, including 26 arrests in Minnesota.
Source: Star Tribune Date: January 27, 2010
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Alabama27 immigrants detained in operation targeting street gangs (Birmingham, AL): Federal immigration officials and local police in northern Alabama detained 26 men and one woman in an operation targeting violent street gangs, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced today.
Source: The Birmingham News Date: January 27, 2010
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West VirginiaTargeting gang activity (Charleston, WV): Street gangs are flexing criminal muscles across a wide swath of West Virginia, and one lawmaker wants to give police a tool to head off the problem before it worsens.
Source: The Register-Herald Date: January 27, 2010
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IllinoisDozen suburban gang suspects set for deportation (Chicago, IL): Federal agents and local police departments have arrested a dozen suspected gang members across the suburbs and targeted them for deportation in recent days as part of a nationwide operation called Project Big Freeze.
Source: Daily Herald Date: January 27, 2010
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CaliforniaUnion City letting gang target blacks (Union City, CA): Union City police and school officials have failed to protect African American students from a Latino gang, whose members killed a black youth in 2007 at a middle school and then shot at his friends last weekend in Hayward, according to attorneys who filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle Date: January 27, 2010
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PennsylvaniaPhila. Warlock among 476 nabbed in gang crackdown (Philadelphia, PA): A federal crackdown in 83 cities, including Philadelphia, arrested 476 people, most of them with ties to gangs involved in drug-trafficking in the United States and other countries.
Source: The Inquirer Date: January 27, 2010
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CaliforniaValinda man shot, run over in apparent gang attack (Valinda, CA): Remnants of an effort to save a man's life were left at a shooting scene in Valinda on Wednesday, serving as a reminder to residents of the previous day's violence.
Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune Date: January 27, 2010
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North CarolinaStudents discuss problem of gangs (Winston-Salem, NC): Many gang members are immature and carry unloaded guns in their neighborhoods to scare people, a student said yesterday at a panel discussion about local gangs.
Source: Winston Salem-Journal Date: January 26, 2010
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WashingtonMembers of rival gangs exchange gunfire in Tacoma's South End (Tacoma, WA): Three teens were wounded – one critically – in an exchange of gunfire between rival gang members Saturday night on a South End street, police said.
Source: The News Tribune Date: January 26, 2010
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ConnecticutPolice step up efforts to curb gang violence (New Haven, CT): The New Haven police had been looking for “Black Pat” ever since they raided his house in the Hill neighborhood in late August and found a stash of drugs, cash and gang recruitment pamphlets.
Source: Yale Daily News Date: January 26, 2010
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New York20-year-old stabbed in Newburgh after 11 quiet days (Newburgh, NY): A Sunday night stabbing in Newburgh shows signs that city gangs remain at odds following the killing of a 17-year-old.
Source: Times Herald-Record Date: January 26, 2010
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California18 gang arrests made in three-day operation in Tulare County (Visalia, CA): Eighteen people were arrested in a three-day operation targeting gang activity in the Visalia area. A joint task force of nine law enforcement agencies from throughout Tulare County made the arrests between Friday and Sunday in hopes of reducing gang violence in Visalia.
Source: Visalia Times-Delta Date: January 26, 2010
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GeorgiaAtlanta combats gang problem (Atlanta, GA): An emergency community meeting was called in southwest Atlanta after there was a rash of burglaries, and the arrest of a number of gang members, many of them teenagers.
Source: WGCL CBS Atlanta Date: January 25, 2010
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MinnesotaYoung men escape bloodshed in Somalia, but find violence in Minnesota (St. Paul, MN): ***In the first of a three-part series, "Civil War Kids: Young Somalis in Minnesota," reporter Laura Yuen explores the trap of violence that some young men have fallen into as they struggle to adjust to life in the United States.*** On a recent afternoon, a group of mourners for three East-African men shot to death at a Minneapolis market, shoveled heaps of dirt onto caskets.
Source: Minnesota Public Radio Date: January 25, 2010
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CaliforniaTwo arrested after car chase, gang fight in Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa, CA): Two suspected gang members were in custody and a third was being sought by Santa Rosa police early Monday following a fight between feuding gangs in Rincon Valley late Sunday night.
Source: The Press Democrat Date: January 25, 2010
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CaliforniaL.A. shootings leave three dead, four wounded (Los Angeles, CA): Three people were killed and four wounded in half a dozen shootings late Saturday and early Sunday in Los Angeles County, authorities said.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: January 25, 2010
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South CarolinaSC county copes with surge in gun violence, gangs (Walterboro, SC): South Carolina law enforcement agents have set up shop in Colleton County, hoping to stem a surge in gun violence and gang activity which has led to its highest homicide count in a decade.
Source: The State Date: January 25, 2010
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CaliforniaProsecutor says suspect in attack part of alleged Juggalos gang (Stockton, CA): You've heard of the Bloods and Crips, Norteños and Sureños - reviled criminal street gangs known for violent turf wars, graffiti and drugs sales. But the Juggalos? While there is no universal agreement, law enforcement officials across the country have begun to tag them as an emerging gang.
Source: The Record Date: January 24, 2010
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Washington12 people arrested for early-morning gang fight at Kennewick home (Kennewick, WA): Members of the same gang reportedly got into a bloody fight this morning, sending several people to the hospital and 12 to jail.
Source: Tri-City Herald Date: January 24, 2010
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CaliforniaCommunity works to stem gang graffiti (Terra Bella, CA): Community leaders gathered Wednesday night at the Presbyterian Church of Terra Bella for a discussion about how to stem a recent rise in vandalism believed to be the work of street gangs.
Source: The Porterville Recorder Date: January 24, 2010
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ColoradoGang shooting injures one (Evans, CO): One man was wounded after rival gangs threw bottles and fired multiple rounds during a barbecue in a park, police said.
Source: KMGH 7NEWS Date: January 24, 2010
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OklahomaFunds at risk for gang prevention efforts (Oklahoma City, OK): Myron Mayberry will still check up on youths that he’s trying to keep out of gangs if his contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs ends.
Source: The Oklahoman Date: January 24, 2010
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CaliforniaSalinas police step up anti-gang efforts (Salinas, CA): As Salinas prepares for its second round of gang "call-in" meetings, police are preparing to mobilize the enforcement side of the Ceasefire program.
Source: The Herald Date: January 24, 2010
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CaliforniaPasadena at-risk youth program gets the boot (Pasadena, CA): Keith "Sarge" Gibbs wants answers. Gibbs has been locked in a months-long battle with Pasadena Unified School District officials over his school-based nonprofit program, Sarge's Community Base, which utilizes his 22 years in the military to reform at-risk teens through hard work, counseling and discipline.
Source: Pasadena Star-News Date: January 24, 2010
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TexasArrests in gang injunction (Wichita Falls, TX): In the first few months of the city’s newest gang injunction, Wichita Falls police have made several arrests related to violations.
Source: Times Record News Date: January 23, 2010
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MassachusettsBrockton cops eye city gangs as they probe recent killings and drug dealing (Brockton, MA): Amid the clutter in a Walnut Street basement, narcotics detectives found three spiral notebooks on a desk near the stairs. Inside were handwritten rules and regulations for the Folk Nation, an alliance of street gangs based in the Chicago area.
Source: Wicked Local Date: January 23, 2010
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AlabamaOfficials want stiffer graffiti punishment (Russellville, AL): Local legislators plan to introduce a bill next week that will spell out specific penalties for gang activity and would bring harsher punishment to vandals who paint graffiti.
Source: TimesDaily Date: January 23, 2010
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MassachusettsTwo arrested after alleged Fall River drive-by shooting (Fall River, MA): A man tied to the Bloods street gang is facing charges he was allegedly behind the wheel in a drive-by shooting late Thursday night.
Source: The Herald News Date: January 22, 2010
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CaliforniaGang members appear in court in alleged Duarte hate crime attack (Duarte, CA): Two Latino gang members accused of shooting a black man and trying to run him over with a car in an alleged hate crime in Duarte last month appeared in court Friday, authorities said.
Source: Pasadena Star-News Date: January 22, 2010
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FloridaThree Plant City, Florida gang members convicted (Plant City, FL): Three Plant City, Florida gang members were convicted today on conspiracy to commit racketeering. The three members were part of the West Side gang (also known as the Black MOB) and each face up to thirty years.
Source: Examiner Date: January 22, 2010
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FloridaMowat Gang (Lynn Haven, FL): Authorities say the fight in the boy's bathroom at Mowat Middle School last Friday, was actually an initiation into a street gang known as the "G's", or the Ganster Disciples.
Source: WJHG NewsChannel 7 Date: January 22, 2010
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South CarolinaFour people arrested in alleged gang-related incident (Spartanburg County, SC): Four alleged gang members have been arrested after they allegedly threatened a young boy and his mother during a dispute over him leaving the gang.
Source: WSPA NewsChannel 7 Date: January 21, 2010
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NevadaLas Vegas police try to discourage kids from gang life (Las Vegas, NV): The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is educating parents and teens about the dangers of gang life. Metro says gang members recruit kids as young as nine-years-old.
Source: KLAS 8 News Date: January 21, 2010
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/...
West VirginiaWV intelligence center monitors gang activity (Charleston, WV): West Virginia has its own intelligence gathering agency, the West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center, located at the capitol complex in Charleston. Its mission is to connect the dots and share information with a variety of state agencies.
Source: West Virginia Public Broadcasting Date: January 21, 2010
http://www.wvpubcast.org/...
MassachusettsGanging up on street gangs (Pittsfield, MA): Ron "Cook" Barrett held up the yellow and black bandana in front of more than 200 sixth- and seventh-graders from Pittsfield. "How many of you know what gang this represents?" Barrett asked.
Source: The Berkshire Eagle Date: January 21, 2010
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/...
CaliforniaSalinas man pleads guilty to crimes connected to Nuestra Familia gang (Salinas, CA): A Salinas man pleaded guilty last week to charges of conspiring to sell drugs with Nuestra Familia gang members and their associates.
Source: The Californian Date: January 20, 2010
http://www.thecalifornian.com/...
MinnesotaGraffiti crews striking St. Paul's East, West sides, police say (St. Paul, MN): Two tagging crews have been at work in St. Paul, causing thousands of dollars in damage with graffiti, police said Tuesday.
Source: The Pioneer Press Date: January 20, 2010
http://www.twincities.com/...
VirginiaMan pleads guilty to gang recruitment at Fairfax High School (Fairfax, VA): A 43-year-old man who was a member of the Bloods street gang pleaded guilty Wednesday to recruiting new members on the campus of Fairfax High School.
Source: The Washington Post Date: January 20, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
CaliforniaTwo more men charged with killing Tustin teen (Tustin, CA): Two men are each being charged with three felonies in connection with the shooting death of a teen on Myrtle Avenue.
Source: The Orange County Register Date: January 20, 2010
http://www.ocregister.com/...
New YorkCops arrest six Bloods members following gang assault (Wallkill, NY): Six members of the Bloods street gang have been arrested by Middletown State Police in connection with the violent slashing attack at the Classroom Bar on Route 211 in the Town of Wallkill on January 3.
Source: Mid-Hudson News Date: January 20, 2010
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/...
CaliforniaGang-hit area less hassled, DA says (Modesto, CA): Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager told Modesto education officials that a south Modesto neighborhood is improving six months after prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit that limited the activities of a street gang entrenched in the area.
Source: The Modesto Bee Date: January 20, 2010
http://www.modbee.com/...
CaliforniaFullerton police arrest suspected gang members (Fullerton, CA): Five suspected juvenile gang members were arrested by Fullerton police Monday night on suspicion of robbing three victims of iPods and a cell phone near Harbor Boulevard and Orangefair Avenue, police said.
Source: The Orange County Register Date: January 19, 2010
http://www.ocregister.com/...
TexasFour seemingly unrelated violent crimes all linked to Aryan Circle gang (Texas): Nearly four years ago, a badly decomposed body was found in heavy woods in McLennan County. It took months for investigators to determine the sex, race and finally the name of the victim, who had been stabbed and beaten to death.
Source: Star-Telegram Date: January 19, 2010
http://www.star-telegram.com/...
CaliforniaShooting at Visalia park likely gang-related, police say (Visalia, CA): Police investigators believe that the shooting Saturday of a Tulare teen at Visalia's Mill Creek Park was likely gang-related.
Source: Visalia Times-Delta Date: January 19, 2010
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/...
South CarolinaByars: SC must make gang prevention a priority (Columbia, SC): The head of juvenile justice says that South Carolina is giving gangs time to recruit and grow stronger, and budget cuts are nixing efforts to show youth a better path.
Source: The Sun News Date: January 19, 2010
http://www.thesunnews.com/...
CaliforniaMonterey County jobs training program seen as way to keep kids out of gangs (Salinas, CA): Getting youths away from gangs and into jobs is no easy business. On Thursday, a Salinas teenager in a job training program for at-risk youth called to say he couldn't come in that day. He was a hard worker, so the call was a bit of a surprise.
Source: The Herald Date: January 18, 2010
http://www.montereyherald.com/...
CaliforniaWhittier man gives gang members a new way of life (Inglewood, CA): Whittier resident Ed Roche was born in jail to a bank-robbing mom. He didn't meet her until age 14. Roche's father battered him nightly with "bone-crushing abandon."
Source: Whittier Daily News Date: January 18, 2010
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/...
Georgia30 Deep gang got noticed last year (Atlanta, GA): Police have known about the gang 30 Deep since at least 2005, but it was relatively unknown to the public until last May, when an alleged member was accused of murdering a bartender at a pub in Grant Park.
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Date: January 18, 2010
http://www.ajc.com/...
CaliforniaFeds obtain indictments for Nuestra Familia gang members (Salinas, CA): More than two years after FBI agents coordinated 30 raids across Monterey, Santa Cruz and other counties, prosecutors have obtained their first major conviction in a sweeping indictment of Nuestra Familia gang members from Salinas and the Central Valley.
Source: The Mercury News Date: January 18, 2010
http://www.mercurynews.com/...
GeorgiaSuburban gang sprawl (Atlanta, GA): It was around 10 o’clock on a Sunday night when shots rang out from somewhere beyond the garage of the Lithonia home.
Source: The Sunday Paper Date: January 17, 2010
http://www.sundaypaper.com/...
GeorgiaNine arrested in Atlanta store robberies (Atlanta, GA): Atlanta police said Sunday that a violent street gang took a major blow after nine of their members were arrested. The arrests happened after smash-and-grab burglaries targeting two Atlanta businesses Sunday morning.
Source: WAGA FOX 5 News Date: January 17, 2010
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/...
MontanaPolice try to contain gangs in Helena (Helena, MT): Local law enforcement officials are working to make sure gang activity does not become a major concern. The Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office has recently started a gang-intelligence unit.
Source: Billings Gazette Date: January 17, 2010
http://billingsgazette.com/...
New YorkTwo gang members arrested in Yonkers stabbing (Yonkers, NY): Two alleged members of the Chulos 18 street gang were arrested early today in connection with the stabbing of a Yonkers man, police said.
Source: The Journal News Date: January 17, 2010
http://www.lohud.com/...
CaliforniaGang expert: Local kids targeted for drugs (Laughlin, CA): Southern California and international gangs are trying to turn Tri-state elementary school children into heroin and methamphetamine addicts, a well-known expert warned a Laughlin Economic Development Corporation audience on Friday.
Source: Mohave Daily News Date: January 17, 2010
http://www.mohavedailynews.com/...
VirginiaStudents get lesson on gangs, bullying (Culpeper, VA): Culpeper fourth-graders are learning that both bullying and belonging to gangs are bad. Resource officers from the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office are spending time explaining state laws that deal with bullying and gangs to fourth-graders in all county public schools.
Source: The Free Lance-Star Date: January 17, 2010
http://fredericksburg.com/...
North CarolinaGang member in NC turns on friends to help family (Charlotte, NC): The young gang member decided to help police bring down his MS-13 gang in Charlotte after his mother found out what he was up to - and his brothers began to follow in his footsteps.
Source: The Charlotte Observer Date: January 16, 2010
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/...
CaliforniaOn Los Angeles bus tour, an insider view of gang life (Los Angeles, CA): "If nobody moves, nobody is going to get hurt," Alfred Lomas, tattoos scrawled along his arms and neck, announced from the front of the bus just before it departed. "Just move all your money to the front."
Source: The New York Times Date: January 16, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/...
CaliforniaFor $65, tourists get peek at Los Angeles gangland amid cease-fire negotiated among rivals (Los Angeles, CA): Only miles from the scenic vistas and celebrity mansions that draw sightseers from around the globe — but a world away from the glitz and glamour — a bus tour is rolling through the dark side of the city's gang turf.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: January 16, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/...
FloridaSeven Mowat Middle School students charged in alleged gang initiation fight (Lynn Haven, FL): Seven juveniles are facing some serious charges in-connection with alleged gang activity. A number of students jumped on a classmate in a bathroom, and beat him.
Source: WJHG NewsChannel 7 Date: January 16, 2010
http://www.wjhg.com/...
IdahoLocal crackdown targets gang leaders (Nampa, ID): Canyon County Prosecutor John Bujak called it "another landmark day" in the county's crackdown on gangs as he announced charges against 11 reported Nampa gang members — six indicted on multiple federal firearms-related charges and five local gang members charged with recruitment.
Source: Idaho Press-Tribune Date: January 16, 2010
http://www.idahopress.com/...
CaliforniaThree Bulldog gang members arrested (Fresno, CA): Fresno police arrested three Bulldog gang members and recovered two loaded firearms Friday night, authorities said.
Source: Fresno Bee Date: January 16, 2010
http://www.fresnobee.com/...
OregonTwo teenagers arrested in Thursday's gang-related shooting in Gresham (Greshaam, OR): Two teenagers were arrested today in connection with a gang-related shooting in Gresham Thursday that left a 16-year-old boy with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Source: The Oregonian Date: January 15, 2010
http://www.oregonlive.com/...
CaliforniaCarlsbad gang targeted in warrant sweep (Carlsbad, CA): Investigators cracked down on a Carlsbad street gang described by authorities as “extremely violent” when the first of 11 arrest warrants were served throughout the North County Thursday, authorities said.
Source: The San Diesgo Union-Tribune Date: January 15, 2010
http://www.signonsandiego.com/...
IdahoCanyon County gang sweep nets nine Nampa arrests (Nampa, ID): Local, state and federal law enforcement officials gathered in Nampa Friday to announce the arrests of nine reputed Nampa Northside gang members on gang-related charges, with two other suspects still at large.
Source: The Idaho Statesman Date: January 15, 2010
http://www.idahostatesman.com/...
CaliforniaFive gang members arrested, sheriff reports (Banning, CA): Five men, described by sheriff’s officials as members of a Banning street gang, were arrested last Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting two people at Repplier Park, according to a news release from the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force.
Source: Record Gazette Date: January 15, 2010
http://www.recordgazette.net/...
IllinoisValley View gang policy put in the spotlight (Valley View, IL): As the Valley View District 365-U Board of Education heard the first reading of its recently reviewed gang policy, the ensuing conversation demonstrated how difficult it may be to enforce any changes.
Source: The Bolingbrook Sun Date: January 15, 2010
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/...
New JerseyTwo members of N.J. drug ring linked to Bloods gang get prison (Trenton, NJ): A New Jersey member of the Nine Trey Gangsters set of the Bloods street gang has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a drug distribution ring.
Source: The Star-Ledger Date: January 14, 2010
http://www.nj.com/...
WashingtonRequest: Tougher anti-gang measures (Yakima, WA): Yakima Valley residents spoke passionately Thursday before a legislative commit-tee in Olympia about how gang activity is terrorizing their lives and called on lawmakers to give police more tools for the fight.
Source: Yakima Herald-Republic Date: January 14, 2010
http://www.yakima-herald.com/...
CaliforniaTrial to decide Fairfield gang injunction (Fairfield, CA): A May trial date has been scheduled to determine if a preliminary injunction issued last year against the Norteño street gang in Fairfield should become permanent.
Source: The Reporter Date: January 14, 2010
http://www.thereporter.com/...
New YorkMySpace brags spur gang busts of Crips, Bloods who terrorized Manhattan housing project (Manhattan, NY): Crips and Bloods drug dealers who terrorized a Manhattan housing project and boasted of their gang ties on MySpace were busted Wednesday, authorities said.
Source: New York Daily News Date: January 14, 2010
http://www.nydailynews.com/...
North CarolinaFBI: Informants recorded gang acts (Charlotte, NC): Investigators turned MS-13 gang members into informants to help bring down the violent gang in Charlotte, an FBI agent testified in federal court Wednesday.
Source: The Charlotte Observer Date: January 14, 2010
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/...
MaineUprooting two gangs is priority, chief says (Portland, ME): Police Chief James Craig said Wednesday that breaking up criminal gangs in the city is one of his top goals for 2010.
Source: Portland Press Herald Date: January 14, 2010
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/...
TexasLimits on gang member appealed (Austin, TX): The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin has agreed to hear arguments related to the constitutionality of Wichita County’s prosecutions of one of the defendants under the Varrio Carnales Gang Injunction order.
Source: Times Record News Date: January 14, 2010
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/...
New YorkMore 'Wolf Pack' members plead guilty (Rochester, NY): Additional guilty pleas have been entered by alleged members of a Rochester gang prosecuted under federal racketeering statutes.
Source: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle Date: January 13, 2010
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...
MarylandProsecutors roll out anti-gang bill (Annapolis, MD): State prosecutors will push for strengthened anti-gang legislation in Annapolis this spring in hopes of garnering more convictions of gang-related crimes — and helping to combat growing numbers of Maryland youth participating in gangs and at younger ages.
Source: The Gazette Date: January 13, 2010
http://www.gazette.net/...
New JerseyExpert on N.J. gangs enlightens parents, educators in Barnegat (Barnegat, NJ): While there's no denying the ever-expanding presence of gangs throughout the state, there is hope, particularly in Ocean County, where the fight against them is "aggressive," juvenile gang expert Lt. Edwin Torres said.
Source: Asbury Park Press Date: January 13, 2010
http://www.app.com/...
CaliforniaVenice High School student arrested in threats to shoot rival gang members (Venice, CA): An 18-year-old Venice High School student and reputed gang member was arrested this afternoon after allegedly threatening to bring a gun to school and shoot rivals, Los Angeles police said.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: January 13, 2010
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/...
FloridaManatee schools mulling universal dress code policy (Bradenton, FL): When leaders in Osceola County’s school district adopted a strict universal dress code policy last school year, they began seeing a decrease in disruptive behavior.
Source: Bradenton Herald Date: January 13, 2010
http://www.bradenton.com/...
IllinoisGang-related attack leaves teen shot in Bridgeport (Bridgeport, IL): Police are seeking two male suspects in the shooting of a 18-year-old man who was shot in the upper left shoulder Tuesday night in the Bridgeport neighborhood on the South Side.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times Date: January 13, 2010
http://www.suntimes.com/...
IllinoisBerwyn police gang unit makes impact (Berwyn, IL): Crime is down and arrests are up a little bit in Berwyn since a new gang tactical unit hit the streets in August.
Source: Chicago Tribune Date: January 13, 2010
http://www.chicagotribune.com/...
CaliforniaGang slaying has police, residents concerned (Ferndale, CA): The city's first gang slaying has residents and police concerned about future gang activity in Ferndale, said Police Chief Michael Kitchen.
Source: Daily Tribune Date: January 13, 2010
http://www.dailytribune.com/...
MassachusettsInvesting in youth (Worcester, MA): The Boys & Girls Club is slated to receive $350,000 in federal funding to continue its Gang Prevention Through Targeted Outreach Program.
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette Date: January 12, 2010
http://www.telegram.com/...
PennsylvaniaThree charged in fight on Lebanon street (Lebanon, PA): Lebanon police have arrested two city men - including one who identified himself as a street-gang member - and a 16-year-old boy on charges stemming from a fight that blocked traffic on a busy street Monday afternoon.
Source: Lebanon Daily News Date: January 12, 2010
http://www.ldnews.com/...
CaliforniaL.A. gang member accused of shooting at deputies is brought back from Mexico (Los Angeles, CA): A Los Angeles gang member who fled to Mexico after allegedly shooting at two deputies more than nine years ago was brought back to L.A. County today to face trial, authorities said.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: January 12, 2010
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/...
CaliforniaSalinas' Ceasefire program seeks jobs for ex-gang members (Salinas, CA): Salinas Police Department officials will meet and ask several of the city's biggest employers to hire gang members participating in the Ceasefire program, Mayor Dennis Donohue announced Monday.
Source: The Californian Date: January 12, 2010
http://www.thecalifornian.com/...
CaliforniaRosaries being used as a gang symbol in Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe, CA): A religious symbol cherished by Catholics is taking on new meaning for gang members in South Lake Tahoe. Church officials and South Lake Tahoe police say gang members are buying rosaries in red or blue to signify their gang affiliation.
Source: CBS13 News Date: January 12, 2010
http://cbs13.com/...
OregonAt least six are hurt in gang fight (Salem, OR): At least six people suffered injuries during a gang fight early Sunday, Salem police said.
Source: Statesman Journal Date: January 12, 2010
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/...
OregonGang shooting injures teen in North Portland (Portland, OR): A teenager was hospitalized Monday night after a gang-related shooting in north Portland, police said.
Source: KPTV FOX12 News Date: January 12, 2010
http://www.kptv.com/...
OhioSecurity, gang experts differ on Cleveland schools plan (Cleveland, OH): Parents and city council members have raised concerns that violence could increase in the Cleveland Schools if 18 buildings are closed and students are moved to other schools.
Source: WKYC 3 News Date: January 11, 2010
http://www.wkyc.com/...
OregonCorvallis street gang suspects paint their faces, carry hatchets (Corvallis, OR): Two teens arrested for beating homeless people are members of an emerging street gang known for painting their faces like clowns, say police.
Source: KVAL News Date: January 11, 2010
http://www.kval.com/...
WashingtonPolice detail another fight at Youth Service Center (Seattle, WA): A police report released Monday details a fight last week at the Youth Service Center that sent a center employee to Swedish Medical Center with minor injuries.
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Date: January 11, 2010
http://www.seattlepi.com/...
TennesseeInnocent bystander shot by reported gang member (Chattanooga, TN): A simple errand turns into a crime scene where an innocent man is killed. While getting gas at the Citgo on Wilcox Boulevard, police tell us Johnathan Lawrence died instantly when he was shot in the head.
Source: WTVC NewsChannel 9 Date: January 10, 2010
http://www.newschannel9.com/...
North CarolinaHickory weighs graffiti solution (Hickory, NC): Graffiti is marring vacant buildings and some of the run-down areas that the city is trying to redevelop, police told the Hickory City Council on Tuesday.
Source: The Charlotte Observer Date: January 10, 2010
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/...
California19-year-old's murder involved gang dispute (Sacramento, CA): Sacramento police officers arrested three men Thursday for the murder of a 19-year-old man, according to Sgt. Norm Leong.
Source: KXTV News 10 Date: January 9, 2010
http://www.news10.net/...
CaliforniaGang members sought in teens' shooting in West Covina (West Covina, CA): Police continued their search Saturday for three self-identified gang members who shot and wounded two teenage boys, officials said.
Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune Date: January 9, 2010
http://www.sgvtribune.com/...
CaliforniaIn the wake of gang injunction, Monrovia streets quiet during recent patrol (Monrovia, CA): There's a simple reason why Monrovia police Sgt. Tom Loy keeps his windows rolled down when patrolling the city's streets. If he's shot at again, he says, he'll be able to hear where the gunfire came from.
Source: Pasadena Star-News Date: January 9, 2010
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/...
TennesseeMetro schools hold first Latino specific gang conference (Antioch, TN): The key to keeping teenagers from becoming gang members starts at home, and that's why Metro Nashville Public Schools reached out to parents at a crowded community meeting Saturday in Antioch at Glencliff High School.
Source: WSMV 4 News Date: January 9, 2010
http://www.wsmv.com/...
OklahomaGang-prevention funding cut (Oklahoma City, OK): The Office of Juvenile Affairs has stopped funding gang intervention and prevention programs in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
Source: Tulsa World Date: January 9, 2010
http://www.tulsaworld.com/...
ArizonaTriple shooting near school is gang related (Phoenix, AZ): Phoenix police said Friday a triple shooting at a north Phoenix charter school was gang related.
Source: East Valley Tribune Date: January 8, 2010
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/...
NebraskaAlleged gang member jailed, accused of threatening caseworker (Kearney, NE): A Kearney teen with gang ties who has been sent to Kearney’s Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center five times is in custody again after being accused of threatening a state case worker.
Source: Kearney Hub Date: January 8, 2010
http://www.kearneyhub.com/...
MichiganDetroiter charged in Ferndale gang slaying (Ferndale, MI): Ferndale police said they cracked a gangland web of silence, fear and threats to finger a Detroit teen charged today in a shotgun slaying last month at the city’s VFW hall.
Source: Detroit Free Press Date: January 8, 2010
http://www.freep.com/...
CaliforniaMarch against gang violence planned in Watts (Watts, CA): Civic leaders are planning to march through Watts on Saturday to demonstrate against gang violence, which has been blamed for four recent deaths in and around Nickerson Gardens, an area that has seen a marked decline in violence.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: January 8, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/...
MarylandMontgomery, Prince George's receive $2.7M to curb gang activity (Maryland): Montgomery and Prince George's counties are starting a joint-county initiative to combat gangs, thanks to $2.7 million in federal appropriations money, but specific details on how the money will be spent have yet to be hammered out, federal and county officials said Thursday.
Source: The Gazette Date: January 7, 2010
http://www.gazette.net/...
CaliforniaTracy outlines crime, gang strategy (Tracy, CA): Responding to community concerns, the Tracy Police Department has unveiled a strategy to counter an increasing number of violent crimes and gang activity.
Source: The Record Date: January 7, 2010
http://www.recordnet.com/...
MinnesotaHandling of gang data revised by Ramsey County sheriff (St. Paul, MN): After an independent report urged changes to a law enforcement database of possible gang members, the Ramsey County sheriff's office has deleted more than one-third of the names and added a parental notification component for juveniles, Sheriff Bob Fletcher said Wednesday.
Source: The Pioneer Press Date: January 7, 2010
http://www.twincities.com/...
CaliforniaLA to train anti-gang workers in new academy (Los Angeles, CA): The nation's gang capital launched its official training academy for anti-gang workers on Thursday with a $200,000 contract and high hopes.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle Date: January 7, 2010
http://www.sfgate.com/...
North CarolinaStopping Gangs Early: Forsyth gets $450,000 to strengthen center's intervention, prevention efforts (Winston-Salem, NC): The Forsyth County Youth Detention Center is getting $450,000 in federal money to strengthen its anti-gang programs, U.S. Rep. Mel Watt said yesterday.
Source: Winston Salem-Journal Date: January 6, 2010
http://www2.journalnow.com/...
CaliforniaNAACP: Monrovia's new gang injunction goes too far (Monrovia, CA): NAACP officials are blasting the city's new gang injunction. Joe Brown, president of the NAACP Pasadena Branch, criticized the injunction, saying it is too far-reaching and could infringe on the civil liberties of ordinary citizens.
Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune Date: January 6, 2010
http://www.sgvtribune.com/...
UtahMidvale gets full-time gang officer (Midvale, UT): Police officials say they are seeing an increase in crime stemming from the city's growing gang problem, which includes 24 different gangs and 254 documented gang members.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune Date: January 6, 2010
http://www.sltrib.com/...
CaliforniaSB Police Department will seek gang prevention funding (San Bernardino, CA): As part of its effort to crack down on gang violence, the City Council has authorized the Police Department to apply for a gang reduction and intervention grant.
Source: Contra Costa Times Date: January 6, 2010
http://www.contracostatimes.com/...
California50 gang members invited to Ceasefire call-ins (Salinas, CA): The Salinas Police Department has invited about 50 known gang members, both Norteños and Sureños, to attend two Ceasefire call-ins scheduled this month, Deputy Chief Kelly McMillin announced Monday.
Source: The Californian Date: January 5, 2010
http://www.thecalifornian.com/...
IllinoisBoone lawsuit against gang to continue Thursday (Belvidere, IL): Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier launched the county’s civil trial against 11 gang members Monday. The case continues at 1:30 p.m. Thursday and is expected to wrap up in the middle of next week.
Source: Rockford Register Star Date: January 5, 2010
http://www.rrstar.com/...
OhioGang member arrested in Christmas Day double shooting outside Club Juicy (Dayton, OH): U.S. marshals have arrested a street gang member they believe shot two men in the early morning hours of Christmas Day outside Club Juicy in Harrison Twp.
Source: Dayton Daily News Date: January 5, 2010
http://www.daytondailynews.com/...
MassachusettsRival MS-13, 18th Street gang members face charges after weekend stabbing in South End (New Bedford, MA): An alleged MS-13 gang member is charged with stabbing a rival 18th Street gang member during an early-morning fight Sunday in the South End.
Source: The Standard-Times Date: January 5, 2010
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/...
CaliforniaExperts dispute claim LA gangs cooperate against police (Los Angeles, CA): The claim headlined a Wall Street Journal article that quoted an L.A. County Sheriff’s detective. Sheriff Lee Baca backed up his detective. He told KPCC’s Patt Morrison that a small number of gangs are working together in ways they have not in the past.
Source: KPCC Southern California Public Radio Date: January 4, 2010
http://www.scpr.org/...
CaliforniaFour gang members nabbed by Merced police (Merced, CA): Four men were arrested on a variety of gang-related charges Saturday, after Merced Police reported finding a sawed-off shotgun.
Source: Merced Sun-Star Date: January 4, 2010
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/...
WashingtonYakima eyes high-tech tool to fight graffiti (Yakima, WA): Taggers beware; the city of Yakima is adding yet another high-tech anti-graffiti tool. The City Council is expected tonight to authorize a three-year contract with Graffiti Tracker, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based company that analyzes graffiti photos and maintains a database for tracking and analysis.
Source: Yakima Herald-Republic Date: January 4, 2010
http://www.yakima-herald.com/...
Utah$4.4 million in federal cash goes to Utah cops (Utah): Specialized courts and anti-gang initiatives are the big winners in the latest round of stimulus funding for Utah law enforcement.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune Date: January 4, 2010
http://www.sltrib.com/...
FloridaGangs: Tallahassee at a crossroads (Tallahassee, FL): It was a typical Tallahassee Saturday night. The nightclubs let out and scores of young adults flooded to the 24-hour McDonald's/Circle K on Lake Bradford Road. The socializing continued.
Source: Tallahassee Democrat Date: January 3, 2010
http://www.tallahassee.com/...
WashingtonGang shooting in north central Yakima (Yakima, WA): Police respond to another gang shooting in a troubled neighborhood. A 15-year-old boy was shot once in the elbow around 6:00 p.m. Sunday.
Source: KNDO News Date: January 3, 2010
http://www.kndo.com/...
New YorkGang violence boosts death tally (Buffalo, NY): Just when it looked like Buffalo had a chance to begin a trend of fewer homicides, gang violence derailed the possibility. City and police officials began last year buoyed by 2008's near-record low of 37 homicides, and they predicted the city was headed in the right direction.
Source: The Buffalo News Date: January 3, 2010
http://www.buffalonews.com/...
TexasHarlingen police unit targets gangs (Harlingen, TX): Armed street thugs were trying to take over the streets in sweeping numbers. "We were all about gang banging," said a member of the West Side Aquas, the city’s most violent gang in recent memory. "And we had guns, lots of guns."
Source: The Monitor Date: January 3, 2010
http://www.themonitor.com/...
TexasThird gang injunction zone (Wichita Falls, TX): Following the success of two previous "Gang Injunction Zones", the City of Wichita Falls is filing a third. This zone covers 15.5 square miles across a major portion of central Wichita Falls.
Source: KAUZ News Date: January 2, 2010
http://www.kauz.com/...
CaliforniaGang member held on gun, drug charges (Fresno, CA): A 17-year-old gang member was arrested Friday on charges of possession of a revolver and narcotics for sale in southeast Fresno, police said.
Source: Fresno Bee Date: January 2, 2010
http://www.fresnobee.com/...
IllinoisFocus on fighting gangs cut murders in '09 (Chicago, IL): Chicago Police took their fight against gangs to a new level in 2009 -- one of the reasons murder and other crimes were down almost across the board in the city last year, officials say.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times Date: January 2, 2010
http://www.suntimes.com/...
CaliforniaOakland to seek injunction against street gang (Oakland, CA): Oakland is poised to join San Francisco as one of the first Northern California cities to try to tame street gangs by slapping them with lawsuits.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle Date: January 2, 2010
http://www.sfgate.com/...
CaliforniaCity comes to grips with gangs (Tracy, CA): People will have a chance next week to talk about criminal street gangs when the City Council discusses its recently unveiled plans to slow a wave of deadly gun violence that’s swept Tracy since November.
Source: Tracy Press Date: January 2, 2010
http://www.tracypress.com/...
CaliforniaTrio charged in gang-related assault (Turlock, CA): Three people from Modesto, including two teenagers, were taken into custody Wednesday morning during a warrant sweep on attempted murder charges related to a gang assault, according to the Modesto Police Department.
Source: Turlock Journal Date: January 2, 2010
http://www.turlockjournal.com/...
PennsylvaniaProtection programs used more (Allentown, PA): With a growing number of harder-to-solve cases, mostly involving street gangs and drug dealing, prosecutors are increasingly using incentives to get reluctant witnesses to open up.
Source: The Morning Call Date: January 2, 2010
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ArizonaTucson police identify gang shooting victim (Tucson, AZ): Tucson police have identified the victim of a gang-related shooting on the city's north side.
Source: Arizona Daily Star Date: January 2, 2010
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TennesseeFire department to learn about gang awareness (Chattanooga, TN): Some Chattanooga firefighters noticed people acting suspiciously near their fire station earlier this year and suspected gangs were in the neighborhood.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press Date: January 2, 2010
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Texas13-year-old killed in Dallas gang-related shooting (Dallas, TX): A 13-year-old died and a 17-year-old was critically wounded in a New Year’s Eve shooting that police said was gang-related.
Source: Star-Telegram Date: January 2, 2010
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FloridaViolent gangs can be as close as next door (Tampa, FL): They range in age from 7 to 80. They surf the Web. They go to school. They pray. Sometimes they shed blood to belong and break the law.
Source: St. Petersburg Times Date: January 1, 2010
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CaliforniaMonterey County sheriffs nab Norteno in shooting (Castroville, CA): A Nortenos gang member is under arrest for attempted murder after several shots were fired at a man climbing the stairs to his apartment on New Year's Eve.
Source: The Mercury News Date: January 1, 2010
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