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Innovative gun violence program saved many lives and millions of dollars, researchers find (Stockton, CA): An innovative gun violence reduction program has helped to drastically reduce firearms deaths over several years in one northern California city and has saved taxpayers millions of dollars, a new study from the University of California, Berkeley, has found.
Source: The Guardian Date: April 16, 2021
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UtahProsecutors charge ‘habitual offender’ in South Salt Lake gas station shooting (South Salt Lake, UT): A West Valley man accused of shooting another man in the face outside of a South Salt Lake convenience store in December was charged Thursday.
Source: Deseret News Date: April 15, 2021
KansasClass Action Alleges Wichita Police Gang List Used to Target BIPOC (Wichita, KS): A class action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Wichita and its police department claiming that a “Gang List” is used to discriminate against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals and communities.
Source: Top Class Actions Date: April 15, 2021
CaliforniaPolice chiefs of Antioch, Oakland: Recent gang arrests should curb some of the violence (Oakland, CA): The capture of seven East Oakland gang members and the subsequent charges filed against them for multiple shootings in Antioch of the past several months — including one that killed a 20-year-old man — figure to curb at least some of the violence that have plagued those cities recently.
Source: The Mercury News Date: April 15, 2021
KansasAbout 3,000 on Wichita gang list; lawsuit claims it’s unconstitutional discrimination (Wichita, KS): A secretive police list of alleged gang members and associates is unconstitutional, frequently abused and unfairly targets African-American and Hispanic residents, alleges a lawsuit filed Thursday by two statewide legal associations. “I think that an important thing to note here is that there’s 3,000 people listed on this gang list,” said Sharon Brett, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.
Source: The Wichita Eagle Date: April 15, 2021
IndianaGang evidence allowed in murder trial next week (Goshen, IN): Two Elkhart men accused of torturing and murdering a woman are set to stand trial for murder next week. Donald Owen Jr., 22, and Mario Angulo Jr., 20, appeared for a final hearing in Elkhart County Circuit Court on Thursday. Their trial is scheduled to begin Monday with the process to select a jury.
Source: The Goshen News Date: April 15, 2021
CaliforniaProceedings again reset for Fairfield man accused of 2020 attempted murder (Solano County, CA): A Solano County Superior Court judge once again reshuffled a court date for a 20-year-old man arrested in May for allegedly shooting an 18-year-old multiple times in Fairfield, a crime police investigators believe is gang-related.
Source: Times-Herald Date: April 15, 2021
CaliforniaWhy some violent crimes are up in LA: Combo of COVID and nation’s long history with guns (Los Angeles, CA): This year kicked off with an alarming rise in shootings in Los Angeles, according to the LAPD’s public stats. What’s the drive? “Generally, the consensus is the pandemic, people are home, people are restless, people are in gangs. I spoke to a gang interventionist who said that a lot of it has to do with gang activity, so they’re trying to work on community outreach … and stepping up the patrols,” he says.
Source: KCRW Date: April 15, 2021
MinnesotaMinneapolis Reimagines Public Safety With Violence Interrupters (Minneapolis, MN): Facing a spike in homicides, shootings and other violent crimes since police killed George Floyd last May, Minneapolis’s Office of Violence Prevention has established a violence interrupters program under the MinneapolUS banner as part of the city’s evolving efforts to reimagine public safety and reduce dependency on traditional policing, reports the Christian Science Monitor.
Source: The Crime Report Date: April 15, 2021
ColoradoAlleged gang members indicted in multiple armed robberies (Aurora, CO): Several alleged gang members have been indicted on 69 counts, including aggravated robbery, kidnapping, assault and attempted murder charges, the 18th Judicial District Grand Jury announced on Thursday.
Source: KDVR 31 News Date: April 15, 2021
IllinoisPolice: Springfield gangs are homegrown, some outside influence (Springfield, IL): Gang activity has been spiking in Springfield in recent months, and police revealed the gang members are homegrown. Police say the gangs in Springfield are hybrid, which means they have outside influences, but most members actually originate in the capital city.
Source: WICS Newschannel 20 Date: April 15, 2021
SaskatchewanMeadow Lake RCMP investigating attempted murder, gang activity (Meadow Lake, SK): Police in Meadow Lake are looking into an incident they believe is associated with gang activity. On April 13, Meadow Lake RCMP responded to a call reporting shots fired outside of a business located at the 600th block of First Avenue.
Source: meadowlakeNOW Date: April 15, 2021
PennsylvaniaLeader of Philadelphia Drug Trafficking Gang and Rap Artists “Original Block Hustlaz” Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison (Philadelphia, PA): Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Abdul West, 38, of Brookhaven, PA, was sentenced to 45 years in prison, ten years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $5,000 fines by United States District Judge Michael M. Baylson for his role as the leader of the Original Block Hustlaz, or “OBH,” a violent drug trafficking organization that doubled as a group of aspiring rap artists in Philadelphia.
Source: The United States Department of Justice Date: April 15, 2021
VirginiaLatest Roanoke City gun violence prevention group gets to work (Roanoke, VA): Tuesday night, Roanoke’s latest gun violence prevention group met for the first time. The news Gun Violence Prevention Commission is the third iteration of the Task Force to Reduce Gun Violence. According to city leaders, the Commission’s goal is to implement many of the ideas the task force innitialy brought to the city.
Source: WDBJ 7 News Date: April 14, 2021
Saskatchewan‘Your behaviour was disgusting’ Judge tells Westside gang member (Meadow Lake, SK): A Westside Outlaws street gang member from North Battleford was handed a 720-day prison sentence for her part in two separate incidents. Tonia Cantel, 22, pleaded guilty to three charges on April 13 in Meadow Lake Provincial Court.
Source: The Battlefords News-Optimist Date: April 14, 2021
New YorkWoman’s body found in trunk related to MS-13 gang activity, law enforcement sources say (New York, NY): Police took four men into custody on Long Island after a woman was found dead inside the trunk of a vehicle early Wednesday in what authorities believe is gang-related.
Source: WETM 18 News Date: April 14, 2021
TexasFBI 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
TexasHave you seen him? Houston gang member added to Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list (Houston, TX): The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added a Houston man to Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list. A cash reward of up to $7,500 is now being offered for information leading to the capture of Jaime Alanis, 37. Alanis, who is affiliated with the Tango Blast Houstone gang, has been wanted since July 2020, when he violated his parole and absconded from his last known address in Houston.
Source: KPRC Click 2 Houston Date: April 14, 2021
PennsylvaniaMid-Level Participant in South Pittsburgh Drug Gang Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison (Pittsburgh, PA): A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years’ (60 months’) imprisonment and four years’ supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl. Williams was charged in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
Source: The United States Department of Justice Date: April 14, 2021
CaliforniaSalvadoran sisters harassed by gang denied asylum because they grew up - court says reconsider (San Francisco, CA): A federal appeals court has revived the asylum claims of twin sisters who left El Salvador after being sexually harassed and threatened by a street gang, then were told by U.S. immigration officials that it was safe to return because they were no longer teenagers.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle Date: April 14, 2021
CaliforniaTrial underway for Vallejo gang member accused of a 2015 murder (Solano County, CA): A jury trial is underway in Solano County Superior Court for a 23-year-old man, who is believed to be a member of a Vallejo criminal street gang and accused of a 2015 first-degree murder in Vallejo.
Source: Times-Herald Date: April 14, 2021
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