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WashingtonGang activity on rise in Spokane (Spokane, WA): In the last month, Spokane Police have seized guns and responded to several drive-by shootings, all tied to gang violence.
Source: KXLY News Date: August 19, 2004
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MarylandArea school conference focuses on gangs (Greenbelt, MD): As youth gangs expand throughout the Washington region, many public schools are playing a more sinister role than teachers, counselors and parents realize: They have become recruiting grounds for gang members, school and law enforcement officials said yesterday.
Source: The Washington Post Date: August 19, 2004
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VirginiaPolice say shoe, car tie suspect to Va. gang killing (Prince William County, VA): They were all members of the violent gang Mara Salvatrucha, and they quickly spread out through the Prince William County townhouse. They were about to take out one of their own.
Source: The Washington Post Date: August 19, 2004
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NebraskaSouth Omaha gangs targeted (Omaha, NE): Law enforcement and community leaders responding Wednesday to an outbreak of violence in south Omaha pledged a strong police presence, more federal prosecutions and deportation of gang members who pose threats to the community.
Source: Omaha World-Herald Date: August 18, 2004
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CaliforniaPanel working to solve city's gang problems (Turlock, CA): People with diverse backgrounds have come together to fix Turlock’s gang problem. The Turlock Community Collaborative gang issues committee and others discussed the issue in order to find solutions yesterday.
Source: The Turlock Journal Date: August 18, 2004
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TexasGang unit needs officers, Lane says (Fort Worth, TX): Councilman Jim Lane renewed his call for more anti-gang funding Tuesday as city leaders began discussions on the upcoming budget. A recent flare-up of gang violence has forced residents in his north side neighborhood to stay off the streets, said Lane, whose home was hit by bullets Aug. 8 in an apparently gang-related shooting.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Date: August 18, 2004
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CaliforniaSome suspects in Tuesday's drive-by shooting are found (Pomona, CA): Police went on an armed house-to-house search Wednesday, looking for three of the suspects involved in a Tuesday-night drive-by shooting that injured four people. Wednesday's search for the shooters turned up some suspects in the drive-by that injured three members of the same family.
Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Date: August 18, 2004
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West VirginiaActivist says city getting more dangerous (Charleston, WV): A reformed drug addict and dealer who now works to prevent area children from making the same mistakes he did, said the streets of Charleston are a perilous place and becoming more dangerous all the time.
Source: Charleston Daily Mail Date: August 18, 2004
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CaliforniaSecond alleged gang member charged in slaying of L.A. county officer (Los Angeles, CA): A suspected gang member who is believed to be the triggerman in the slaying of an off-duty Los Angeles County police captain was charged with murder Wednesday.
Source: San Jose Mercury News Date: August 18, 2004
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WisconsinSuspects in gang beating face charges (Appleton, WI): Three people have been charged as a result of a gang-related baseball bat attack on a vehicle and its occupants Aug. 15 on Appleton’s south side. Three people inside the car were injured, and the vehicle, a Lincoln Town Car, had all of its windows smashed and the body severely damaged
Source: The Post-Crescent Date: August 18, 2004
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CaliforniaCalifornia cities tackle violence at Internet gaming parlors (Los Angeles, CA): Six days a week, teens crowd the Blue Screen Gaming cybercafe to hunt each other down with assault rifles inside virtual worlds created by a network of personal computers.
Source: San Jose Mercury News Date: August 18, 2004
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OklahomaGroups reportedly recruiting in Guymon (Guymon, OK): Rival gangs are recruiting young prospects in Guymon, hitting on the rural community at an unprecedented rate, investigators said. Detective Daniel Frantz said the area has seen an "influx of people from L.A."
Source: The Daily Oklahoman Date: August 18, 2004
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OklahomaCity homicide linked to gangs (Oklahoma City, OK): A Sunday homicide in Oklahoma City has been linked to Hispanic gangs, police said Monday. Rocky Ruiz, 23, was fatally shot about 3:45 a.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of SW 17. Oklahoma City police Capt. Billy Pratt, the head of the gang enforcement unit, said the shooting is associated with Hispanic gang activity on the city's south side.
Source: The Daily Oklahoman Date: August 17, 2004
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CaliforniaGang violence suspected in drive-by shooting (Pomona, CA): A father stood stunned in his driveway Tuesday after his three sons and their friend were severely injured in a drive-by shooting that left bullet casings scattered on the driveway and police combing through the yard.
Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Date: August 17, 2004
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CaliforniaCity Hall stymies LAPD (Los Angeles, CA): City Hall bureaucracy has stymied the Los Angeles Police Department's efforts to buy a $2 million crime-fighting computer system that would help in the arrests of thousands of gang members a year and free up dozens of officers for other duties, the Daily News has learned.
Source: The Daily News of Los Angeles Date: August 17, 2004
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CaliforniaViolence moves police to notify parents if kids mix with gangs (San Diego, CA): In an attempt to stem rising gang violence, San Diego police will notify parents and guardians whenever their children are found associating with gangs, Assistant Chief Rulette Armstead said yesterday. "The letters will ask parents to come in and talk with us about it," she said.
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune Date: August 17, 2004
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TexasFW declares war on gang violence (Fort Worth, TX): Fort Worth city leaders effectively declared war on violent gang crime today after new figures revealed that gang-related crime has nearly doubled over the past year. At a meeting with City Council members, Fort Worth Police Chief Ralph Mendoza said that while gang-related crime is up in the city, so are gang-related arrests.
Source: The Dallas Morning News Date: August 17, 2004
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IllinoisA violent evolution (Elgin, IL): When gang members raided an Elgin apartment complex five years ago and sprayed bullets into a room full of their enemies, the brazen daytime murders horrified a city still reeling from years of gang violence. The Aug. 16, 1999, triple-slayings in the Burnham Schoolhouse Apartments sparked a grass roots war on street thugs and prompted city leaders to ratchet up their anti-crime efforts.
Source: Daily Herald Date: August 16, 2004
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OklahomaJobs scarce for ex-gang members (Oklahoma City, OK): Oscar Meza desperately wants a job, any job -- so long as it isn't in what he calls the "family business." Meza's mother and father are in prison for selling drugs, and the 16-year-old from Texas already has served time in a juvenile detention facility.
Source: The Daily Oklahoman Date: August 16, 2004
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NevadaPolice seek 19-year-old for questioning in Sparks shooting death (Sparks, NV): Sparks police want to question a 19-year-old Sparks man in connection with the fatal shooting of another 19-year-old in west Sparks early Sunday afternoon.
Source: Reno Gazette-Journal Date: August 16, 2004
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