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137 articles from New Mexico

N.M. gang members far outnumber law enforcement (Las Cruces, NM): New Mexico ranks among the top three states with the highest number of gang members per police officer, along with Illinois and California.
Source: KFOX 14 News Date: October 18, 2011
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Oñate freshman indicted in stabbing (Las Cruces, NM): An O-ate High School freshman with a criminal record has been indicted for allegedly stabbing a rival gang member at school.
Source: Las Cruces Sun-News Date: October 17, 2011
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City's anti-gang laws ineffective (Albuquerque, NM): Two city ordinances passed four years ago to try and curtail Albuquerque’s gang problem have been so ineffective they might as well not even exist. Current estimates put the number of gangs in the city of Albuquerque at more than 100 with more than 7,000 active gang members.
Source: KRQE News 13 Date: September 29, 2011
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Student arrested in Onate stabbing, incident believed to be gang-related (Las Cruces, NM): Las Cruces Police have arrested the 16-year-old believed to be responsible for Monday afternoon's altercation at Onate High School that left another student with a stab wound to his abdomen.
Source: El Paso Times Date: September 27, 2011
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Fight at Onate High School ends with stab wounds (Las Cruces, NM): A fight between two male students at a Las Cruces high school left one boy in the hospital and another in police custody. A witness to the fight, who did not want to be identified, told KFOX14 that she saw the boys fist-fighting each other when one of them took out a knife. "They were screaming a sign, a gang-related sign," the witness said.
Source: KFOX 14 News Date: September 26, 2011
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Guns, gang signs in state workers' pics (Albuquerque, NM): Pictures of two Children, Youth and Families employees show the pair flashing guns and gang signs. All things they are supposed to be keeping the kids away from. The pictures were supposed to be a joke, but officials with CYFD are not laughing.
Source: KRQE News 13 Date: August 26, 2011
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Members of 'Brew Town' gang sentenced (Albuquerque, NM) : When Sergio Hernandez, a well-known member of the Albuquerque gang Brew Town Locos, was arrested in February 2010, he wore a T-shirt that said "Brew Town" and had the image of a spider web with the group's iconic black widow dangling from the web.
Source: Albuquerque Journal Date: May 7, 2011
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Martinez wants to get tough on gangs (Isleta Pueblo, NM): Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday told gang task force members that legislative efforts to add one-year enhancements to gang-related criminal sentences are not tough enough.
Source: Albuquerque Journal Date: May 4, 2011
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APD gang operation nabs 94 (Albuquerque, NM): The Special Investigations Division of the Albuquerque Police Department, along with several other state and federal law enforcement agencies, arrested 94 dangerous and violent criminals during a two-week gang operation last month.
Source: KRQE News 13 Date: April 15, 2011
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Indian law and order panel has first meeting in NM (Albuquerque, NM): A national panel of judicial and law enforcement experts convened Wednesday in New Mexico to begin its part in a massive federal and tribal effort aimed at revamping the justice system across Indian Country.
Source: San Jose Mercury News Date: April 6, 2011
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Officers crack down on ABQ gangs (Albuquerque, NM): Officers attempting to suppress gang activity in Albuquerque had a gun drawn on them Saturday. The suspects took off and led officers on a chase.
Source: KRQE News 13 Date: April 3, 2011
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Gang activity up in Las Cruces (Las Cruces, NM): Officers with the Las Cruces Police Department gang unit said gang activity not only appears to be up, but gangs are also committing more violent crimes than they have in the past. "It's definitely gotten more violent, we've had more drive-bys, more aggravated assaults, more incidents involving weapons," said LCPD gang unit Officer Miranda Baker.
Source: KFOX14 News Date: March 31, 2011
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City of Albuquerque launches anti-gang initiative (Albuquerque, NM): KOB Eyewitness News 4 has learned Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry has tripled the number of officers on the police department’s gang unit. The move is just one part of his plan to fight gang-related crime in the city.
Source: KOB Eyewitness News 4 Date: March 23, 2011
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Police keep watch over services for slain gang member (Las Cruces, NM): What was described by police as the area's biggest gang funeral in years was saturated with law enforcement Wednesday morning after a rosary Tuesday night ended in a fight involving 100 people, according to the Las Cruces Police Department.
Source: Las Cruces Sun-News Date: March 17, 2011
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Harsher penalties may await NM gangs (San Juan County, NM): Some residents of northwest New Mexico are calling for tougher penalties for gang-related violence after a teenage boy was shot and killed over the weekend.
Source: KOB Eyewitness News 4 Date: January 24, 2011
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Juvenile killed in gang-related shooting; Seventeen year old shot in torso outside of a gas station (Bloomfield, NM): A 17-year-old Bloomfield juvenile was killed Friday night in what police believe was a gang-related shooting.
Source: The Daily Times Date: January 22, 2011
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Police target schools in gang crackdown (Las Cruces, NM): "Busted!" the driver of the red Mazda yelled at his classmates, who were grumpily sitting on the sidewalk as detectives rummaged through the clutter in their car, just a third of a mile from Mayfield High School.
Source: Las Cruces Sun-News Date: September 22, 2010
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Teens jailed for alleged gang fight (Las Cruces, NM): Three teenagers are in jail after authorities say they attacked a man during what detention officers say was a gang fight north of Las Cruces early Saturday morning.
Source: Las Cruces Sun-News Date: August 7, 2010
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N.M. seeks harsher penalties for gangs (Farmington, NM): New Mexico is the only state in the Southwest that has not enacted laws increasing punishments for gang-related crimes and law enforcement officials are seeing an increasing number of gang members move into the area to avoid harsher prison sentences in other states.
Source: The Durango Herald Date: May 3, 2010
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NM police break up crowd outside funeral home (Albuquerque, NM): Albuquerque authorities had to use pepper rounds to break up an unruly crowd outside a funeral home as rival gangs squared off Friday night.
Source: KWES NewsWest9 Date: November 28, 2009
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