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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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LouisianaPolice arrest teenager indicted in Church Point shooting, one suspect still wanted (Church Point, LA): The Church Point Police Department say they have arrested a 16-year-old following a grand jury indictment. The 16-year-old juvenile was indicted for his involvement in a shooting of an occupied residence which occurred on Marie St in Church Point on Feb. 22, 2021.
Source: KATC 3 News Date: March 16, 2021
CaliforniaBloody Murder Of Aspiring Police Officer In Ralph’s Parking Lot Near USC: Court Rejects Gang Member Appeal (Los Angeles, CA): One of two gang members convicted in the shooting death of an aspiring police officer, who was mistaken for a gang rival, lost his latest appeal Tuesday.
Source: MyNewsLa.com Date: March 16, 2021
WashingtonYakima County judge rejects recommended sentence in plea deal for suspect in jail homicide (Yakima, WA): A 22-year-old gang member pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2018 beating death of a Yakima County jail inmate Tuesday.
Source: Yakima Herald-Republic Date: March 16, 2021
NevadaSuspected MS-13 gang member arrested in Las Vegas on murder charge (Las Vegas, NV): A suspected gang member accused of murder in Central America was arrested in Las Vegas earlier this month, officials announced Tuesday.
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal Date: March 16, 2021
GeorgiaMetro’s top law enforcement agencies meet to combat gang activity causing rise in crime across state (Atlanta, GA): Some of the state’s top law enforcement officials met Monday to tackle one of metro Atlanta’s biggest problems — gangs. Gangs are blamed for a spike in violence over the last year and can be directly tied to about two dozen murders last summer.
Source: WSB-TV 2 News Date: March 15, 2021
ConnecticutArrest warrant links Meriden shooting to gang activity (Meriden, CT): The arrest warrant for a man charged in a February 2020 shooting states the motive appears to be gang related. Daniel Oslander, 33, of 104 Rockwell Ave., 2nd, Fl., New Britain, was arrested last week and charged with first-degree assault and criminal possession of a firearm.
Source: myrecordjournal.com Date: March 15, 2021
South CarolinaGang violence in Columbia leads to death of an associate instead of rival (Columbia, SC): Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says the deadly shootout at Capital City Cycles on Thursday, March 11 was gang-related. Surveillance video released by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department shows several men gathered outside of the business, including Charles Lilly, Kristopher Wheat, and James Hill.
Source: WIS 10 News Date: March 15, 2021
New YorkBronx Gang Member Pleads Guilty To 2018 Shooting In The Nelson Playground (Bronx, NY): Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARVIN GAMONEDA, a/k/a “June,” pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court in connection with a shooting in the Nelson Playground on June 7, 2018, in furtherance of the Woodycrime criminal enterprise. U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl accepted the defendant’s guilty plea.
Source: The United States Department of Justice Date: March 15, 2021
PennsylvaniaAccused drug ring member caught with cocaine while on pre-trial release, FBI says (Allegheny County, PA): A Stanton Heights man under indictment with 11 others in a federal investigation of a drug gang tied to slain rapper Jimmy Wopo was caught with cocaine last week after repeatedly violating the terms of his pre-trial release and faces new charges, according to federal court papers.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Date: March 15, 2021
PennsylvaniaPittsburgh Woman Sentenced to 2½ Years for Mid-Level Role in DS44 Gang’s Drug Trafficking (Pittsburgh, PA): A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 30 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on her conviction of conspiring to distribute fentanyl and other drugs, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
Source: The United States Department of Justice Date: March 15, 2021
MassachusettsAlleged Worcester gang member arraigned in Superior Court in deadly basketball court shooting (Worcester, MA): Javier Moctezuma-Ramos, the alleged city gang member accused of taking part in a deadly shooting on a basketball court last summer, was arraigned in Worcester Superior Court Monday.
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette Date: March 15, 2021
ArizonaChandler Officer Told Teen He Killed That It Was "Stupid" to Reach for Gun (Chandler, AZ): Bleeding and in handcuffs in a dark Chandler park, 17-year-old Anthony Cano explained that he'd tried to toss the gun he was carrying "so he wouldn't get shot."
Source: Phoenix New Times Date: March 15, 2021
Illinois2 people who were fatally shot have been identified in South Side mass shooting that left 13 others injured at ‘pop-up party,’ Chicago police say (Chicago, IL): At least 15 people were shot, two of them fatally, inside a “pop-up party” early Sunday at a business that operates as a tow company and apparent event space on the South Side, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said.
Source: Chicago Tribune Date: March 14, 2021
CaliforniaFresno sees drop in shootings in recent months (Fresno, CA): A spike in shootings and homicides made for a dangerous start to 2021, but Fresno police chief Paco Balderrama says some of the numbers are starting to trend downward.
Source: KFSN 30 News Date: March 13, 2021
California3 detained after child, adult shot in South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA): Three people were detained Saturday after a child and an adult were shot in the Central-Alameda neighborhood of South Los Angeles, officials said. The shooting appears to be gang related, according to LAPD.
Source: KTLA 5 News Date: March 13, 2021
CaliforniaGang arrests for firearms (Ventura County, CA): Detectives assigned to the Sheriff’s Gang Unit contacted and arrested three gang members for various charges after a brief vehicle pursuit in the City of Ventura.
Source: Citizens Journal Date: March 13, 2021
SaskatchewanJudge hands Westside gang member stiff sentence (Battleford, SK): Two extremely powerful and moving RCMP Victim Impact Statements revealed what police deal with all too often as they combat dangerous street gang activity. And the threat those gang members pose to police and society was reflected in Justice Brenda R. Hildebrandt’s sentence of five years and 10 months in prison for Cody Aaron Lee Dillon, 25, from Onion Lake Cree Nation.
Source: Yahoo! News Date: March 12, 2021
TexasBell County grand jury indicts Killeen man on three felony charges after alleged gang shooting (Killeen, TX): A 19-year-old Killeen man was indicted by a grand jury this week on three felony charges after police said he shot three men last year during a gang-related incident.
Source: Killeen Daily Herald Date: March 12, 2021
CaliforniaKnown gang member arrested for possession of loaded firearm in Merced, police say (Merced, CA): A 21-year old Merced man was arrested for suspicion of being a felon in possession of a loaded firearm on Thursday night, according to police.
Source: Merced Sun-Star Date: March 12, 2021
New JerseyPlainfield gang member who killed innocent bystander loses appeal (Plainfield, NJ): A city man's attempt to reduce his 18-year prison sentence for a 2009 shooting has been rejected by a state appellate court. The Appellate Division ruled Wednesday on Jakeem Pope's case.
Source: myCentralJersey.com Date: March 12, 2021
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