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25 articles from Kentucky

WLKY investigates: The graffiti code (Louisville, KY): It's something people likely see every day in every part of town, but they may not really know much about it. Louisville Metro Police said much of the graffiti has meaning. An undercover detective spoke to WLKY about how to crack the graffiti code.
Source: WLKY News Date: July 17, 2012
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Police target East End gang (Louisville, KY): Two people have been charged in connection with a rash of East End beatings and robberies that police say are gang related.
Source: WHAS11 News Date: June 29, 2012
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Teens beaten, robbed after refusing to join gang (Louisville, KY) : Four people were arrested after a 17-year-old was beaten unconscious with a board and robbed after he refused to join a gang, police said.
Source: WLKY News Date: June 26, 2012
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Teen attacked by suspected gang at Waterfront Park (Louisville, KY): A trip to Waterfront Park took a terrible turn as a teen boy was brutally attacked by another group of boys. The mother of the victim believes a gang beat up her son. Although the investigation is still ongoing, Louisville Metro Police are not ruling out that the attack was gang-related.
Source: WAVE 3 News Date: June 25, 2012
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Officers address gang activity in schools (Lexington, KY): To students and visitors at any Fayette County high school, Officer Christopher Gatewood and Officer Antoine Sims look like two of the law enforcement officers. But these guys are going "gang busters," working to address the growing problem of gang activity seeping into our schools.
Source: WKYT 27 News Date: May 21, 2012
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Beating of boy in Hopkinsville, Ky., was gang initiation (Hopkinsville, KY): Police in Hopkinsville have arrested eight middle school students accused of beating a boy. WTVF-TV in Nashville, Tenn., quoted Hopkinsville Police Officer Paul Ray, who said detectives found the beating was part of a youth gang initiation.
Source: Evansville Courier & Press Date: April 3, 2012
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WLKY Investigates: Kids in gangs (Lousville, KY): There are more than 30,000 street gangs currently operating across the country, and the FBI said some of them are prowling neighborhoods in Louisville. WLKY investigated Jefferson County's gang problem -- how teens get sucked into lives of crime and violence -- and what's being done to stop it.
Source: WLKY News Date: November 16, 2011
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Rise in violence sparks call for change (Lexington, KY): Lexington Mayor Jim Gray and First District Councilman Chris Ford want to start a commission to end violence among young people and called on community members to get involved.
Source: WKYT 27 News Date: June 8, 2011
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Girls in Gangs: Police see rise in female gang activity (Louisville, KY): Girls in gangs; it’s now becoming a reality around Louisville. One young woman is sharing her story with WHAS11 as we take a closer look at gangs in the city.
Source: WHAS11 News Date: February 16, 2010
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Alleged gang member caught in N.Ky. (Covington, KY): Another alleged member of a notorious Northside street gang is under arrest after police found him living in Northern Kentucky.
Source: WCPO 9 News Date: December 11, 2008
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Gang activity gets attention (Lexington, KY): School officials were talking. Law enforcement officials were conferring. Community activists were speaking up.
Source: Herald-Leader Date: February 28, 2008
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Early stages: expert sees familiar pattern (Lexington, KY): When it comes to gangs, Lexington looks a lot like Kansas City did before the shooting started. That was the conclusion drawn by Ossco Bolton, a former Kansas City gang member who was flown in by the U.S. Attorney's office last fall to assess Lexington's growing gang problem.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader Date: January 27, 2008
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Police: Slaying gang-related (Lexington, KY): Lexington police acknowledged Wednesday that a homicide in a suburban north Lexington neighborhood last month was the result of a conflict among members of the Latin Kings street gang.
Source: Herald-Leader Date: January 10, 2008
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Jail photographing tattoos to track gang activity (Covington, KY): A northern Kentucky jail is photographing inmates' tattoos in an effort to track and suppress gang activity.
Source: WAVE 3 News Date: February 26, 2007
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Gang Related: Part Two (Bowling Green, KY): For most teens, gang membership is a brief phase. Statistics say one-half to two-thirds of teen gang members leave the gang by the end of their first year. However, these teens are the ones that continue to be recruited.
Source: WBKO News Date: February 7, 2007
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Gang problem called typical (Louisville, KY): Gangs exist in Louisville, but the problem is no bigger than that of cities of similar size, an assistant police chief told members of a Louisville Metro Council committee yesterday.
Source: The Courier-Journal Date: November 28, 2006
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Police: Gang activity on par with other cities (Louisville, KY): Gangs do exist in Louisville, Lt. Col. Philip Turner told members of a Metro Council subcommittee on Monday. Turner said he doesn’t believe, however, that Louisville is seeing any more gang activity than cities of similar size.
Source: The Courier-Journal Date: November 27, 2006
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Young gang attacks latest incidents in violent summer (Louisville, KY): Police in Louisville are blaming a roving gang of teenagers for several attacks on western Louisville residents.
Source: WKTY 27 News Date: July 2, 2006
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Inmate tattoos provide evidence of gang activity (Covington, KY) : Earlier this month, federal and local law enforcement officers made several drug-related arrests in Covington, raiding homes and confiscating large amounts of crack cocaine in what local officials say is evidence of continued gang activity in the region.
Source: Challenger NKY Date: December 25, 2005
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Juvenile is arrested in assaults (Lexington, KY): Lexington police arrested one juvenile last night and were seeking a second juvenile in connection with the beatings of a 10-year-old boy and two adults near Lexington parks this week.
Source: Lexington Herald Leader Date: June 30, 2005
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