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FBI says gang activity in El Paso, West Texas focuses on drug activity (El Paso, TX): Gang activity in El Paso and West Texas is focused mostly on drug trafficking, FBI El Paso officials said. "El Paso is very unique in our gang activity," FBI Supervisory Special Agent Paul Davis said. "It's very different than Chicago, different than New York due to us being along the border. It presents an opportunity for every gang member to basically have direct connections to drug suppliers along the border."
Source: El Paso Times Date: April 14, 2021
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California2 Men Hospitalized After Drive-Up Gang Shooting in Cherokee Point (San Diego, CA): Two men were hospitalized Saturday morning with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds sustained in a shooting at a skate park in the Cherokee Point area of San Diego.
Source: Times of San Diego Date: April 24, 2021
CaliforniaAlleged ‘Broad Day Killers’ Antioch gang member gets federal prison in gun case (Oakland, CA): An Antioch man who was caught with a stolen gun during a traffic stop last year has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison, court records show.
Source: The Mercury News Date: April 24, 2021
CaliforniaTwo men found guilty in 2018 gang-related shooting at Arvin corral (Bakersfield, CA): Two men were convicted earlier this week in connection with a 2018 gang-related shooting at a corral in Arvin. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office said a jury found Daniel Ulloa guilty of attempted voluntary manslaughter, assault with a firearm and gang participation, with enhancements of discharging a firearm, great bodily injury and committing the crimes in association with a criminal street gang.
Source: KGET 17 News Date: April 24, 2021
UtahParents help police find their son, the suspect in shooting of 2 children on Sandy street (Sandy, UT): New details emerge in the Sandy, Utah case where an 18-year-old male is accused of shooting two children, ages 13 and 14, while they were walking down 8800 S. on April 16. A probable cause statement reveals that the parents of Tyson Connor Rocco helped police track down their son, who police say is a member of the Norteños gang.
Source: KUTV Channel 2 News Date: April 24, 2021
TexasPort Arthur trio indicted on charges of gang activity (Port Arthur, TX): Three Port Arthur men were indicted this week on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity in connection with a series of local crimes.
Source: The Port Arthur News Date: April 23, 2021
GeorgiaAgents arrest 2, seize weapons and drugs in Fulton County investigation (Atlanta, GA): The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Atlanta Police Department, and Homeland Security have arrested two men in an investigation into drug trafficking involving criminal street gangs in the metro Atlanta area.
Source: FOX 5 Atlanta Date: April 23, 2021
KansasKS Supreme Court upholds murder-conviction appeal from Sedgwick Co. (Sedgwick County, KS): Ruling after an appeal, the Kansas Supreme Court has upheld Jeremy Levy's first-degree felony murder conviction in Sedgwick County District Court. Levy shot and killed Erick Vazquez on June 17, 2017. Vazquez was an innocent victim caught in cross-fire between two rival gangs.
Source: KNSS Radio Date: April 23, 2021
New YorkBullets fly again in Brooklyn: Teen dead in gang shooting, two others shot overnight (Brooklyn, NY): A 17-year-old boy was gunned down in an apparent gang-related shooting in Brooklyn early Friday morning — one of three separate episodes of gun violence to rock the borough overnight.new yo
Source: amNewYork Date: April 23, 2021
North CarolinaNC, Cumberland have funding for proposals that serve at-risk and delinquent youth (Cumberland County, NC): Cumberland County partners with the N.C. Department of Public Safety to fund a local Juvenile Crime Prevention Council. The partnership aims to strengthen youth and families, promote delinquency prevention, support core social institutions and intervene immediately and effectively when delinquent behavior occurs.
Source: The Fayetteville Observer Date: April 23, 2021
TexasPolice warn of increased gang recruiting in schools (Waco, TX): Waco police are warning of increased gang recruiting in schools after a string of deadly shootings involving young people. On April 4, Damon Morgan, Jr. 18, was killed near G.W. Carver Middle School. Investigators said they believe the shooting was gang related.
Source: KWTX 10 News Date: April 23, 2021
CaliforniaMan wounded in West Puente Valley shooting amid uptick in gang violence (West Puente Valley, CA): A man was wounded in a shooting Friday morning in West Puente Valley following an altercation between several people, which appeared to be related to ongoing gang violence in the area, authorities said.
Source: San Gabriel Valley Tribune Date: April 23, 2021
LouisianaTerrebonne grand jury indicts seven suspected gang members (Houma, LA): A Terrebonne Parish grand jury has indicted seven suspected gang members on multiple charges in connection with a shooting last summer at a Houma Sonic drive-in that left one man dead.
Source: HoumaToday Date: April 23, 2021
North CarolinaNew Hanover Gang Member Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison (New Bern, NC): Qwanelle Ruffin, also known as “El Patron,” 28, of New Hanover County was sentenced today to 132 months in prison for: 1) Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With Intent to Distribute One Hundred (100) Grams or More of Heroin; 2) Three Counts of Distribution of a Quantity of Heroin and Aiding and Abetting; 3) Seven Counts of Distribution of a Quantity of Heroin; and 4) Possession With Intent to Distribute One Hundred (100) Grams or More of Heroin and Aiding and Abetting. On July 8, 2020, Ruffin pled guilty to these charges.
Source: The United States Department of Justice Date: April 23, 2021
CaliforniaTwo Arrested For 2019 Woodland Shooting That Killed 16-Year-Old (Woodland, CA): Two arrests have been made in connection to a 2019 Woodland shooting that killed a 16-year-old and injured two others, police said on Friday. Francisco Ponce, 22, was booked into the Yolo County Jail for a murder charge, weapons violations, and gang enhancements. Joseph Gonzalez, 26, was already at a state prison in central California when he was identified as a second suspect and transferred to the Yolo County Jail on charges related to the homicide.
Source: CBS Sacramento Date: April 23, 2021
Colorado2 alleged Pueblo gang members charged, tied to 2019 murder and drug distribution (Denver, CO): A federal grand jury has charged two purported members of a violent Pueblo street gang of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the 2019 slaying of Floyd Robinson in Bessemer Park.
Source: The Pueblo Chieftain Date: April 23, 2021
CaliforniaFormer Vallejo gang member ID’s defendant charged with 2015 killing (Solano County, CA): On the third day of a Vallejo gang murder trial, a former Brown Brotherhood member identified the defendant in an August 2015 fatal shooting of a 46-year-old man who was walking along railroad tracks near an overcrossing bridge.
Source: Times-Herald Date: April 23, 2021
FloridaRival Jacksonville gangs locked in deadly battle glorified in new viral rap music videos (Jacksonville, FL): There's something really sick happening in Jacksonville and it's hard to unsee. It's often a difficult, nearly impossible, task to put context or assign motives to stories about murder, but a disturbing trend in Jacksonville is making that easy.
Source: First Coast News Date: April 23, 2021
New York12 Gang Members Indicted In East End Drug Ring Takedown: DA (Riverhead, NY): Twelve gang members and their associates were indicted Friday on charges that they were running a drug trafficking operation on the East End, Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini said. Several of those charged are members of the 18th Street gang, Sini said.
Source: Patch Date: April 23, 2021
North CarolinaNew Hanover County Gangster Disciple Member Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison (New Bern, NC): Maurice “Gotti” Bellamy 29, of New Hanover County was sentenced today to 132 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Heroin and Distribution of a Quantity of Heroin. On June 4, 2020, Bellamy pled guilty to these charges.
Source: The United States Department of Justice Date: April 23, 2021
North CarolinaAryan Brotherhood Member Receives More Than 14 Years in Prison for His Involvement in a Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization (New Bern, NC): Brian Pearce, 27, of Onslow County was sentenced today to 176 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With Intent to Distribute Five Hundred (500) Grams or More of Methamphetamine and Possession With Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Methamphetamine. On June 4, 2020, Pearce pled guilty to these charges.
Source: The United States Department of Justice Date: April 23, 2021
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