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IllinoisMan dies a day after he was shot in the head in gang-related Austin shooting (Chicago, IL) : A man has died a day after he was shot in the head in an on-going gang dispute as he was driving in a car in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times Date: August 11, 2010
WisconsinRacine Gang Task Force receives national awards (Racine, WI): The Greater Racine Gang Task Force was recognized by the F.B.I. Safe Streets Violent Gang Initiative Conference in Austin, Texas on July 29.
Source: Racine Post Date: August 10, 2010
New HampshireTackling Manchester gangs gets city's full attention (Manchester, NH): City officials are looking at policy changes that could help the schools, police and community groups better address the city's developing gang problem.
Source: New Hampshire Union Leader Date: August 10, 2010
WisconsinNine arrested after fight inside restaurant (Sheboygan, WI): Nine people were arrested Sunday night following a large fight inside a Sheboygan restaurant during which an 18-year-old man was assaulted, and Sheboygan police said the assault appears to be gang-related.
Source: Sheboygan Press Date: August 10, 2010
California43 gang members, associates arrested in Antelope Valley law-enforcement operation (Los Angeles, CA): More than 400 law enforcement agents served dozens of search warrants across the Antelope Valley early Tuesday, arresting 43 suspected gang members and associates on charges including weapons and cocaine trafficking, authorities said.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: August 10, 2010
WashingtonGang measures inconclusive in crime data (Tacoma, WA): Robberies, assaults and other crimes dipped in a large part of Tacoma in February after police and federal agents cracked down on several reputed members of the city's oldest - and allegedly most active - street gang.
Source: The Olympian Date: August 9, 2010
UtahOgden police plan to use CROSS to curb gang activity (Ogden, UT): Ogden police plan to roll out a $157,000 program aimed at diverting the city’s teens from getting involved with gangs.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune Date: August 9, 2010
CaliforniaDozens arrested in Tulare County gang sweep (Tulare County, CA): Dozens of gang members are off the streets of the south valley thanks to a recent gang sweep.
Source: KMPH FOX 26 News Date: August 9, 2010
CaliforniaCity officials get cash, but gangs hold power (Bell, CA): The gang graffiti that coats freeway overpasses, exit signs and the concrete banks of the Los Angeles River attests to a problem more alarming than the recent revelations of hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual salaries for public officials.
Source: The Washington Times Date: August 9, 2010
WashingtonOthello to discuss anti-gang plan (Othello, WA): Not satisfied with imposing a curfew on young people under 18 last month, the Othello City Council is looking at additional steps to deter gang activity.
Source: The Bellingham Herald Date: August 9, 2010
IllinoisWarring gangs killed innocent bystander (Chicago, IL): A 47-year-old man killed at a South Side park was an innocent bystander in a gang war, Chicago Police said Sunday.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times Date: August 9, 2010
WashingtonMoses Lake fight involves stabbing, gunshot, beating (Moses Lake, WA): An apparent gang fight in Moses Lake ended with a man shot in the thigh, another stabbed in the back and 15-year-old boy being severely beaten, police said.
Source: Tri-City Herald Date: August 9, 2010
CaliforniaGang member sentenced in O.C. high school stabbing (Orange County, CA): A teenage gang member has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison after stabbing a high school student last year on the campus of Sonora High School in La Habra, authorities said Monday.
Source: Los Angeles Times Date: August 9, 2010
WashingtonSunnyside takes aim at gang houses (Sunnyside, WA): Rattled by the three homicides in July, the Sunnyside City Council on Monday approved a nuisance ordinance that will give city officials the options of using tickets and abatement orders to crack down on suspected gang houses.
Source: Yakima Herald-Republic Date: August 9, 2010
MarylandMan convicted under Gang Act (Baltimore, MD): Prosecutors say a Baltimore man has been convicted of murder and participation in a criminal gang resulting in death. They say it is the first time a state prosecutor has gotten a conviction under Maryland’s 2007 gang statute.
Source: Boston Herald Date: August 9, 2010
CaliforniaWatsonville fatal gang-related shooting caught on tape (Santa Cruz, CA): The gang-related fatal shooting of a Cuesta College student in Watsonville's Apple Hill neighborhood in March 2009 was caught on tape, a police officer said in court Monday.
Source: San Jose Mercury News Date: August 9, 2010
CaliforniaCity officials get cash, but gangs hold power (Bell, CA): The gang graffiti that coats freeway overpasses, exit signs and the concrete banks of the Los Angeles River attests to a problem more alarming than the recent revelations of hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual salaries for public officials.
Source: The Washington Times Date: August 9, 2010
New YorkFour Albany teens arrested for gang assualt (Albany, NY): Police arrested four teenagers for Gang Assault last night. According to police, the teens attacked a man on around 7 p.m on Washington Avenue.
Source: WRGB 6 News Date: August 8, 2010
PennsylvaniaGangs in Franklin County? (Chambersburg, PA): Graffiti, the arrests of confirmed Bloods in Chambersburg and gang-like activities at a junior high school raise questions about the local prevalence of gangs.
Source: Public Opinion Date: August 7, 2010
CaliforniaGang rivalry takes deadly turn in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA): Long before Sureño and Norteño gangs came to Santa Cruz, a line was already drawn down the middle of town -- reds on one side, blues on the other.
Source: San Jose Mercury News Date: August 7, 2010
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