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New Haven bike gangs robbing pedestrians, police cracking down (New Haven, CT): Roving gangs of kids on bikes are again robbing and intimidating people, and police vowed to saturate neighborhoods to send a strong message.
Source: New Haven Register Date: September 19, 2012
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Intoxicated Bloods member arrested for refusing to show ID (Middletown, CT) : A 25-year-old street gang member is facing an interfering charge after Middletown Police say he refused to comply with their request for identification.
Source: MiddletownPatch Date: September 2, 2012
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Gang leaders convicted of drug trafficking (New Haven, CT): A federal judge set Nov. 26 as the sentencing date for two men federal prosecutors claim were the leaders of the Marina Village Bloods, a gang that dealt crack and heroin out of a home on Johnson Street adjacent to the Bridgeport housing project.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: August 29, 2012
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There's a new gang in town (Brideport, CT): While federal authorities are working to put away members of the Bloods gang from Marina Village, police say a new gang has emerged in the city. Police said the Hoovers were spotted in large numbers in a North End park on Friday.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: August 22, 2012
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Manchester man pleads guilty in suburban, gang-related robberies (Hartford, CT): A 21-year-old charged in a five-town robbery spree police said was intended to generate money for the Bloods street gang pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in three of the holdups.
Source: The Hartford Courant Date: August 9, 2012
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E-mail sparks debate over anti-gang resources in Meriden (Meriden, CT): A prominent local pastor's request that city officials address what he called an increase in violent gang activity in some neighborhoods sparked a contentious email exchange between city councilors late last week.
Source: The Record-Journal Date: August 6, 2012
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Two charged in gang-related homicide in Stamford (Stamford, CT): Police have charged two men in connection with what they described as the gang-related robbery and killing of a man at a local Laundromat.
Source: The Hartford Courant Date: July 31, 2012
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Latin Kings drug supplier sentenced (New Haven, CT): A 40-year-old Trumbull man was sentenced Friday to 60 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine to members of the Stamford chapter of the Latin Kings gang, U.S. Attorney David Fein announced in a news release.
Source: Stamford Advocate Date: July 13, 2012
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Man shot on Pembroke Street (Bridgeport, CT): Bridgeport Hospital implemented more stringent security measures Sunday night but did not lock its doors following an incident inside the facility around 7:30 p.m. involving a man looking for a shooting victim from earlier in the day.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: June 17, 2012
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Union wants chaplain to resign over comments about gangs (Norwalk, CT): City police union officials are calling for the department's chaplain to resign after she accused police officers of racial profiling following a Memorial Day incident in which a police officer calling for backup said more than 100 Crips and Bloods gang members were at Calf Pasture Beach.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: May 31, 2012
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Known gang members involved in Calf Pasture Beach standoff (Norwalk, CT): Norwalk Police officers shot down allegations of racial profiling during a Memorial Day fight at Calf Pasture Beach, but the police chaplain said she stands by her comments regarding the manner in which an officer at the beach radioed for backup.
Source: The Hour Date: May 30, 2012
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Rev. Mann: Youths in Calf Pasture Beach skirmish were not gang members (Norwalk, CT): Norwalk Police will be stepping up patrols at Calf Pasture Beach following a large skirmish on Memorial Day between two groups of males whom a Norwalk Police officer identified as members of rival gangs Bloods and Crips.
Source: The Hour Date: May 29, 2012
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Massive fight between gang members breaks out at Calf Pasture Monday evening (Norwalk, CT): Police responded to a large fight at Calf Pasture Beach, allegedly involving gang members, at the end of Memorial Day weekend Monday.
Source: The Hour Date: May 28, 2012
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More than 100 indicted in gang sweep (New Haven, CT): An additional 39 people were indicted Tuesday after the second wave of a crackdown on gang members in the New Haven area by federal, state and local authorities, bringing the total number of indictments to 105.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: May 22, 2012
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Reputed gang member charged in killing (Waterbury, CT): A member of the Latin Kings street gang was arraigned Wednesday as an accessory in the murder of 40-year-old Danny "City" Gonzalez, who was shot to death in a car on Willow Street in April.
Source: Republican-American Date: May 17, 2012
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Police seek grants to help quell drugs (New Britain, CT): City police are seeking a grant to call in federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents to work with officers to help quell drugs, guns and gang violence, Chief William Gagliardi said.
Source: New Britain Herald Date: May 16, 2012
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Recent shootings tied to growing gang problem (Bridgeport, CT): The 3-year-old girl, shot last Monday while walking with her mother on a West Side street, is the latest victim in a war between youth gangs for control of parts of the city.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: May 7, 2012
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Three-year-old girl shot on Bridgeport street (Bridgeport, CT): Police said a 3-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire of rival gangs as she crossed a West Side street with her mother.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: May 1, 2012
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Cops: Gang member nabbed at Stratford carnival (Stratford, CT): A 17-year-old Bridgeport resident who police said is a known member of the city's East Side Boyz gang was arrested over the weekend outside a carnival in Stratford.
Source: StratfordPatch Date: April 25, 2012
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Board proposal seeks to protect students (Bridgeport, CT): The Bridgeport school board is hoping to cut down on bullying and gang violence on students' walks to and from school.
Source: WTNH News 8 Date: April 24, 2012
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