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North CarolinaKidder Street home tagged with gang letters, Wilmington police yet to call it gang activity (Wilmington, NC): Although the Wilmington Police Department either cannot or will not confirm whether gang activity was a motivation behind a triple homicide on Kidder Street Apr. 3, vandals have given clues to the source of the crime.
Source: Port City Daily Date: April 30, 2021
MassachusettsBoston Gang Associate Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking (Boston, MA): A Boston gang associate pleaded guilty Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in federal court in Boston to a cocaine and firearm possession charges. Kareem Chaplin, 47, of Canton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns scheduled sentencing for Aug. 25, 2021.
Source: The United States Department of Justice Date: April 30, 2021
TennesseeKnoxville gang member convicted of murder in 2012 shooting (Knoxville, TN): A gang member could be sentenced to up to 25 years in prison without parole after he was convicted of second-degree murder in a 2012 shooting. The Knox County District Attorney’s Office announced Jamar Laquinn Frazier, 33, of Knoxville, has been convicted of second-degree murder.
Source: WATE 6 News Date: April 29, 2021
New JerseyState Prison ‘Hit Squad’ Run By Latin King Targeted Inmates, Corrections Investigators (Newark, NJ): Members of a state prison hit squad assembled by a Latin Kings leader beat one fellow inmate and were about to attack another when corrections officials got wind of their plans, New Jersey's top law enforcement officer said Thursday.
Source: Daily Voice Date: April 29, 2021
New Jersey12 Members and Associates of ‘Harlem World/12th Avenue’ Street Gang Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy (Newark, NJ): Twelve people have been charged for their roles as members and associates of “Harlem World/12th Avenue,” a Paterson, New Jersey-based street gang involved in the distribution of drugs, including cocaine base, heroin, and fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
Source: The United States Department of Justice Date: April 29, 2021
New JerseyTen Members and Associates of ‘Uptop’ Street Gang Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy (Newark, NJ): Ten people have been charged for their roles as members and associates of “UpTop,” a Paterson, New Jersey-based street gang involved in the distribution of drugs, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
Source: The United States Department of Justice Date: April 29, 2021
WashingtonArrests Made As Everett Police See Rise In Gang Activity Over Last Year (Everett, WA): Last week Everett Police made multiple felony arrests on who they say are confirmed gang members in Everett, Washington. A review of probable cause paperwork filed by arresting officers shows.
Source: MyEverettNews.com Date: April 29, 2021
LouisianaTrail Ride Homicide suspect arrested as Tangipahoa Parish gang activity comes to light (Hammond, LA): Authorities on the Northshore arrest two men accused in a drive-by shooting and say that one of them was also wanted for second-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting during a Tangipahoa Parish trail ride last August.
Source: WVUE FOX 8 News Date: April 29, 2021
IowaTwo alleged members of Davenport street gang arrested (Davenport, IA): The Davenport police department arrested two men Wednesday who are allegedly members of the Mad Max Gang, according to court documents.
Source: The Quad-City Times Date: April 29, 2021
CaliforniaMaya Millete’s husband arrested as juvenile in 1997 ‘gang related’ stabbing (San Diego, CA): The husband of missing mother, Maya Millete, was arrested in a gang-related stabbing incident in 1997 when he was a juvenile, multiple sources told News 8. Larry Millete was age 15 at the time of the incident, which occurred on the evening of April 30, 1997, in the San Diego neighborhood of Bay Terraces.
Source: KFMB CBS 8 News Date: April 29, 2021
LouisianaTwo teens’ murders spark gang war, Crowley detectives arrest 22 gang members involved (Crowley, LA): Crowley police say the murders of two teenagers in 2020, 17-year-old Emori Carter and 15-year-old Vontre Phillips, sparked the creation of two gangs and a gang war in the city. Police say shootings broke out nearly every day after the killings.
Source: KLFY 10 News Date: April 29, 2021
WashingtonYakima Police Investigating Wednesday Gang Shooting (Yakima, WA): One day after Yakima Police held a study session with the Yakima City Council to talk about local gangs and gang crime police are investigating a gang related shooting. But no arrests have been made and no one was injured.
Source: News Talk KIT Date: April 29, 2021
UtahParole for ex-gang member who killed wrong target? Family says they still can't forgive him (Draper, UT): When he was in his teens, Collin J. Carter says his gang meant everything. "I thought that the gang was what my family was," he recently told the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole. "I had that sense of I needed to fit in."
Source: KSL News Date: April 29, 2021
CaliforniaWinters police arrest ‘validated Norteno gang member’ following fight involving large crowd (Winters, CA): The Winters Police Department arrested “a validated Norteno gang member” Wednesday after responding to calls about a large crowd physically fighting with knives.
Source: KTXL FOX40 News Date: April 29, 2021
TexasFort Worth Crips gang members trailed rival from club, shot him dead in BMW, DA says (Fort Worth, TX): Two men late last month pulled along a rival gang member’s BMW in east Fort Worth before they both opened fire and shot him to death in his head, prosecutors allege.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Date: April 29, 2021
CaliforniaMothers Against Gang Violence plan march along Martin Luther King Jr. Park (Bakersfield, CA): Mothers Against Gang Violence and several community groups plan to March to Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Southeast Bakersfield, with a flier saying the groups are “Taking our community back!”
Source: KGET 17 News Date: April 29, 2021
New YorkCity, NYPD outline new initiatives to curb gun violence this summer (Manhattan, NY): Despite the city’s continuing efforts to curb the bloodshed, gun violence remains out of control. In total, police responded to seven shootings in the past 24 hours compared to none during the same period last year.
Source: PIX11 News Date: April 29, 2021
CaliforniaMS-13 gang member sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading no contest to attempted murder (Santa Maria, CA): An associate of a Santa Maria-based group of MS-13 gang members pleaded no contest to attempted murder charges Monday and was immediately sentenced to 12 years in state prison.
Source: Santa Maria Times Date: April 29, 2021
CaliforniaCity, County Prosecutors File Petitions to Lift Civil Gang Injunctions (San Diego, CA): San Diego prosecutors have filed petitions to lift all civil gang injunctions in San Diego County, removing about 350 names from the court orders that officials say impose burdensome barriers on individuals who have turned their lives around, it was announced Tuesday.
Source: Times of San Diego Date: April 28, 2021
New YorkSuffolk DA: 12 Gang Members and Associates Indicted for Alleged Drug Distribution Operation (Suffolk, NY): Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) and members of the District Attorney’s Office’s East End Drug Task Force (“EEDTF”) have announced the indictment of 12 individuals, several of whom are members of the 18th Street gang, in connection with an alleged drug distribution operation.
Source: LongIsland.com Date: April 28, 2021
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