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Lawmaker back with anti-gang initiatives (Lincoln, NE): So far this year, Omaha has recorded 43 homicides, and many of the slayings have been gang-related. The city had 42 homicides in 2007.
Source: Omaha World-Herald Date: December 29, 2008
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FBI, police arrest 17 people in gang raid (Omaha, NE): After targeting suspected gang members for the past year, FBI and local law enforcement officials said they've arrested 17 people.
Source: KETV 7 News Date: December 19, 2008
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Three suspected teen shooters are gang members (Omaha, NE): A third teenager was arrested on Sunday in connection with the shooting deaths of two people on Nov. 12.
Source: KETV 7 News Date: November 24, 2008
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Omaha and Gangs: Stopping the Violence (Omaha, NE): Thousands of gang members, more gang related crimes. Law enforcement and gang experts say it's something they're fighting more and more all the time.
Source: KPTM 42 News Date: November 20, 2008
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Gangs spread to the suburbs (Omaha, NE): Disturbing pictures of teenage gang members are splashed across internet web pages. But these kids are not from the inner city. They are from Millard.
Source: Action 3 News Date: November 6, 2008
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Former gang members fighting violence in Omaha (Omaha, NE): A group of former gang members called Universal Soldiers is preaching against violence on Omaha streets.
Source: KPTM 42 News Date: October 13, 2008
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Single glove tips hand to gang affiliation, guns (Omaha, NE): Golfers wear one glove so their grip won't slip. Michael Jackson wore one glove as a fashion statement. For Omaha gang members, wearing one glove has a different meaning.
Source: Omaha World-Herald Date: October 9, 2008
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Teen faces nine felonies in shooting (Columbus, NE): Columbus Investigator Greg Sealock said a 16-year-old boy was wearing a bandana to conceal his face when he rolled down the window of his car and fired four shotgun blasts into a crowd of teens in an Aug. 19 drive-by shooting at a local mobile home park.
Source: Columbus Telegram Date: September 23, 2008
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Columbus, Neb. leaders to take on gang problem (Columbus, NE): Columbus leaders have a plan to address an escalating gang presence. Local leaders say they've organized a group to counteract that trend and are preparing for a public discussion next month focused on gang awareness and what parents can do.
Source: KPTM 42 News Date: August 29, 2008
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You Tube video shows gang celebration after shooting (Omaha, NE): Caught in celebration, gang members post their party on the internet after an Omaha Police Officer is gunned down.
Source: KMTV Action 3 News Date: August 29, 2008
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16 illegal immigrants arrested in Omaha (Omaha, NE): U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 17 people in a three-day operation targeting illegal immigrants with ties to violent street gangs.
Source: Chicago Tribune Date: July 25, 2008
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Shooting victim publicly defied gang (Omaha, NE): Prosecutors say a fatal shooting last week near 128th and Q Streets was the result of an ongoing dispute between the victim and gang members.
Source: Omaha World-Herald Date: June 24, 2008
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Gangs in suburbs set on making their mark (Millard, NE): Beneath a railroad bridge in the heart of Millard, just two blocks from a Mercedes-Benz dealership, you can see spray-painted evidence of a suburban gang rivalry.
Source: Omaha World-Herald Date: June 22, 2008
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Slain man's friends blame Millard gang (Omaha, NE): Julius Robinson's best friend says Robinson's family moved from north Omaha to Millard years ago, in part to get away from the dangers of gangs and violence.
Source: Omaha World-Herald Date: June 19, 2008
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Police boost patrols after Omaha shootings (Omaha, NE): Authorities say there is little they can do for now about a popular outdoor hangout that was the scene of a weekend shooting.
Source: Southwest Iowa News Date: May 14, 2008
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Lex man arrested in what is being called a gang fight (Lexington, NE): A Lexington man was jailed Tuesday after a street fight between gang members. Police were called to a fight about 6:36 p.m. Tuesday in the 1600 block of North Erie Street, said Police Chief Charlie Clark.
Source: North Platte Telegraph Date: April 16, 2008
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Gangs' role is ignored, minister says (Lexington, NE): Days after a Lexington man was stabbed to death in a fight, Frances Peterson, a youth minister at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Lexington, said she is worried the town's gang problem may be ignored.
Source: Omaha World-Herald Date: March 21, 2008
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Lexington teen is arrested in weekend stabbing death (Lexington, NE): A Hastings Community College student was killed in what police say was a gang-related fight Sunday morning.
Source: Omaha World-Herald Date: March 18, 2008
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Officer: Gangs active in city (Columbus, NE): "An individual’s perception of the gang problem in their community will determine in large part their response, if any, to it," Officer Darren Brown told the participants of the Citizens Police Academy in week six of the 14-week course.
Source: Columbus Telegram Date: February 25, 2008
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City alert to gang scene as it evolves (Omaha, NE): The close eye that authorities keep on Omaha gangs has turned up several new trends. Although Omaha police have identified 28 suspected gangs in the community, U.S. Attorney Joe Stecher said those that are actively involved in criminal activity, such as shootings and graffiti, number about 12.
Source: Omaha World-Herald Date: January 25, 2008
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