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VirginiaVa. to receive $3 million to align anti-gang efforts (Fairfax County, VA): Virginia's top officials gathered in Fairfax County yesterday to announce that the state will receive $3 million from Congress to coordinate its many anti-gang task forces.
Source: The Washington Post Date: October 7, 2004
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VirginiaCommittee on gangs considered (Crystal City, VA): The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is considering establishing a regional anti-gang committee and a list of recommended spending priorities for jurisdictions fighting gang violence.
Source: The Washington Post Date: October 7, 2004
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VirginiaFBI update: MS-13 gang is not N. Va's lone threat (Northern Virginia): MS-13 is an emerging gang problem in Northern Virginia. There are an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 MS-13 members, according to reports from local law enforcement. The FBI's Washington field office has identified approximately 22 cliques existing in Northern Virginia.
Source: The Washington Post Date: October 7, 2004
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TennesseeEight students arrested at Hillwood High School melee (Nashville, TN): Metro police will put more officers inside Hillwood High School today after a fight there escalated to a melee yesterday as students gathered in the courtyard to watch.
Source: The Tennessean Date: October 7, 2004
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MississippiWaveland police suspect gangs defaced memorial (Waveland, MS): Waveland officials, vets irate over disrespect at memorial. The most recent case of vandalism to the memorial honoring veterans here raises concerns of gang activity and has police seething.
Source: Sun Herald Date: October 6, 2004
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IllinoisCops say slaying may have gang ties (Addison, IL): A Streamwood man killed Sunday night in Addison may have been involved in a gang-related shooting, police said Tuesday.
Source: Chicago Tribune Date: October 6, 2004
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TexasPolice hope to bring out the big guns (Fort Worth, TX): Want-ing to ensure that his officers aren't outgunned, Police Chief Ralph Mendoza is seeking to give some officers a new weapon - the AR-15 rifle - in the fight against criminals and gangs.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Date: October 6, 2004
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MassachusettsAnti-gang task force still going strong (Lowell, MA): An anti-gang task force organized by the city is staying busy with strict enforcement of housing codes and laws in areas where gang members hang out. "We're expecting to hit several houses in the next few days," Police Capt. Arthur Ryan said, adding that there are other plans that police cannot yet announce.
Source: The Lowell Sun Date: October 6, 2004
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UtahOgden police say gangs involved in shooting (Ogden, UT): Ogden police Monday said a weekend shooting that left a man in serious but stable condition was likely gang-related.
Source: Deseret News Date: October 6, 2004
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MississippiTraining on gangs ends today (DeSoto County, MS): School leaders and representatives of DeSoto County law enforcement agencies are expected to complete a three-day training program today on gang identification and investigation.
Source: The Commercial Appeal Date: October 6, 2004
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CaliforniaAlleged gang member arrested for death at Indian reservation (Riverside, CA): An alleged gang member has been arrested for the death of a teenager whose body was found on the Morongo Indian Reservation. Authorities claim 19-year-old Gary Lyons of Banning shot and killed 18-year-old Sylvia Olmos of Desert Hot Springs two months ago.
Source: KESQ News Channel 3 Date: October 6, 2004
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VirginiaWolf proposes funding for state, local gang prevention (Virginia): U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) announced Wednesday that he has proposed $5.5 million in federal funding for various gang prevention efforts in Virginia. The funding will be included in the next Commerce-Justice-State appropriations bill, developed by a committee that Wolf chairs.
Source: Clarke Times Courier Date: October 6, 2004
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New JerseyMan convicted of providing 86 handguns for gang members (Newark, NJ): A federal jury on Wednesday convicted a street gang's tattoo artist of providing its leader with 86 semiautomatic handguns after obtaining them in Colorado, prosecutors said.
Source: Newsday Date: October 6, 2004
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FloridaLake Worth teen's death called gang whim (Lake Worth, FL): A 14-year-old Lake Worth gang member gunned down in July may have lost his life in an excruciating turn of bad luck: his killers' inability to find their initial target.
Source: The Palm Beach Post Date: October 6, 2004
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IllinoisParoled ex-gang member fatally shot while driving (Aurora, IL): A former gang member on parole was fatally shot Saturday while driving home from work, Aurora police said.
Source: Chicago Tribune Date: October 5, 2004
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CaliforniaPolice: Stabbing victim to survive (Fremont, CA): Police still are seeking the men who attacked and stabbed two other men Saturday night as they walked their dog near the Centerville Community Center.
Source: The Argus Date: October 5, 2004
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VirginiaGangs spread 'like a disease' (Virginia): For a long time, communities across Virginia have been hesitant to admit gangs could exist here. Street thugs, maybe. Disorganized groups of wannabe criminals, perhaps. But never gangs.
Source: Daily Press Date: October 4, 2004
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IllinoisChicago officials innovative in battling street gang life (Chicago, IL): Officials in Chicago have taken innovative law enforcement, intervention, and prevention steps against gangs - including using a variety of behavioral strategies to change the violent "norms" of gang life - to cut shootings in half in targeted areas.
Source: Belleville News-Democrat Date: October 4, 2004
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CaliforniaPolice suspect gang in stabbing (Fremont, CA): A Fremont man remains in the intensive care unit at a local hospital after he and a friend were stabbed multiple times as the two walked their dog near the Centerville Community Center, police said Sunday.
Source: The Oakland Tribune Date: October 4, 2004
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IllinoisTwo charged in fatal stabbing at rural bonfire celebration (Rockford, IL): Winnebago County authorities have arrested and charged two reputed Rockford street gang members in the fatal stabbing of Eric Flynn, 18, at a post-homecoming bonfire celebration at a Rockford-area farm.
Source: ABC7 News Date: October 4, 2004
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