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FloridaMowat Gang (Lynn Haven, FL): Authorities say the fight in the boy's bathroom at Mowat Middle School last Friday, was actually an initiation into a street gang known as the "G's", or the Ganster Disciples.
Source: WJHG NewsChannel 7 Date: January 22, 2010
MassachusettsTwo arrested after alleged Fall River drive-by shooting (Fall River, MA): A man tied to the Bloods street gang is facing charges he was allegedly behind the wheel in a drive-by shooting late Thursday night.
Source: The Herald News Date: January 22, 2010
CaliforniaGang members appear in court in alleged Duarte hate crime attack (Duarte, CA): Two Latino gang members accused of shooting a black man and trying to run him over with a car in an alleged hate crime in Duarte last month appeared in court Friday, authorities said.
Source: Pasadena Star-News Date: January 22, 2010
FloridaThree Plant City, Florida gang members convicted (Plant City, FL): Three Plant City, Florida gang members were convicted today on conspiracy to commit racketeering. The three members were part of the West Side gang (also known as the Black MOB) and each face up to thirty years.
Source: Examiner Date: January 22, 2010
South CarolinaFour people arrested in alleged gang-related incident (Spartanburg County, SC): Four alleged gang members have been arrested after they allegedly threatened a young boy and his mother during a dispute over him leaving the gang.
Source: WSPA 7 News Date: January 21, 2010
NevadaLas Vegas police try to discourage kids from gang life (Las Vegas, NV): The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is educating parents and teens about the dangers of gang life. Metro says gang members recruit kids as young as nine-years-old.
Source: KLAS 8 News Date: January 21, 2010
West VirginiaWV intelligence center monitors gang activity (Charleston, WV): West Virginia has its own intelligence gathering agency, the West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center, located at the capitol complex in Charleston. Its mission is to connect the dots and share information with a variety of state agencies.
Source: West Virginia Public Broadcasting Date: January 21, 2010
MassachusettsGanging up on street gangs (Pittsfield, MA): Ron "Cook" Barrett held up the yellow and black bandana in front of more than 200 sixth- and seventh-graders from Pittsfield. "How many of you know what gang this represents?" Barrett asked.
Source: The Berkshire Eagle Date: January 21, 2010
New YorkCops arrest six Bloods members following gang assault (Wallkill, NY): Six members of the Bloods street gang have been arrested by Middletown State Police in connection with the violent slashing attack at the Classroom Bar on Route 211 in the Town of Wallkill on January 3.
Source: Mid-Hudson News Date: January 20, 2010
CaliforniaGang-hit area less hassled, DA says (Modesto, CA): Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager told Modesto education officials that a south Modesto neighborhood is improving six months after prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit that limited the activities of a street gang entrenched in the area.
Source: The Modesto Bee Date: January 20, 2010
CaliforniaSalinas man pleads guilty to crimes connected to Nuestra Familia gang (Salinas, CA): A Salinas man pleaded guilty last week to charges of conspiring to sell drugs with Nuestra Familia gang members and their associates.
Source: The Californian Date: January 20, 2010
MinnesotaGraffiti crews striking St. Paul's East, West sides, police say (St. Paul, MN): Two tagging crews have been at work in St. Paul, causing thousands of dollars in damage with graffiti, police said Tuesday.
Source: Pioneer Press Date: January 20, 2010
VirginiaMan pleads guilty to gang recruitment at Fairfax High School (Fairfax, VA): A 43-year-old man who was a member of the Bloods street gang pleaded guilty Wednesday to recruiting new members on the campus of Fairfax High School.
Source: The Washington Post Date: January 20, 2010
CaliforniaTwo more men charged with killing Tustin teen (Tustin, CA): Two men are each being charged with three felonies in connection with the shooting death of a teen on Myrtle Avenue.
Source: The Orange County Register Date: January 20, 2010
CaliforniaShooting at Visalia park likely gang-related, police say (Visalia, CA): Police investigators believe that the shooting Saturday of a Tulare teen at Visalia's Mill Creek Park was likely gang-related.
Source: Visalia Times-Delta Date: January 19, 2010
South CarolinaByars: SC must make gang prevention a priority (Columbia, SC): The head of juvenile justice says that South Carolina is giving gangs time to recruit and grow stronger, and budget cuts are nixing efforts to show youth a better path.
Source: The Sun News Date: January 19, 2010
TexasFour seemingly unrelated violent crimes all linked to Aryan Circle gang (Texas): Nearly four years ago, a badly decomposed body was found in heavy woods in McLennan County. It took months for investigators to determine the sex, race and finally the name of the victim, who had been stabbed and beaten to death.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Date: January 19, 2010
CaliforniaFullerton police arrest suspected gang members (Fullerton, CA): Five suspected juvenile gang members were arrested by Fullerton police Monday night on suspicion of robbing three victims of iPods and a cell phone near Harbor Boulevard and Orangefair Avenue, police said.
Source: The Orange County Register Date: January 19, 2010
Georgia30 Deep gang got noticed last year (Atlanta, GA): Police have known about the gang 30 Deep since at least 2005, but it was relatively unknown to the public until last May, when an alleged member was accused of murdering a bartender at a pub in Grant Park.
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Date: January 18, 2010
CaliforniaFeds obtain indictments for Nuestra Familia gang members (Salinas, CA): More than two years after FBI agents coordinated 30 raids across Monterey, Santa Cruz and other counties, prosecutors have obtained their first major conviction in a sweeping indictment of Nuestra Familia gang members from Salinas and the Central Valley.
Source: San Jose Mercury News Date: January 18, 2010
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