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242 articles from Connecticut
Teens latest victims of gang violence (Bridgeport, CT):
The city is seeking State Police assistance and has diverted cops from other units in an effort to combat recent gang violence that threatens to take over Bridgeport neighborhoods. “I’m calling in every available officer and doing everything possible to curb the violence that is occurring in the city of Bridgeport,” Police Chief Armando Perez said Tuesday.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: August 31, 2016
Source: Connecticut Post Date: August 31, 2016
Police chief: Bridgeport gangsters intimidate jurors (Bridgeport, CT):
Although state officials deny it, city Police Chief Armando Perez believes members of the Green Boyz Gang may be getting away with murder because of jury intimidation.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: August 27, 2016
Source: Connecticut Post Date: August 27, 2016
Gang member found guilty in 1998 murder (Waterbury, CT):
A jury found an admitted gang member guilty of murder Friday in connection with the killing of a father and bar owner in 1998. It’s now the second time that Victor Santiago, 41, has been convicted of murder in the same case. A jury in Waterbury Superior Court convicted him in 2010 of murder and felony murder in the killing of Wilfred “Freddy” Morales, a hard-working father who owned Morales Cafe.
Source: Republican-American Date: August 26, 2016
Source: Republican-American Date: August 26, 2016
Authorities: Gang Member Sentenced For Assault, Drugs (New Haven, CT):
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to prison for federal assault and narcotics offenses. Prosecutors say the New Haven resident was a member of a local street gang in 2014. They say he violently assaulted someone in December 2014 over a stolen pistol as part of his gang membership.
Source: CBS Connecticut Date: August 25, 2016
Source: CBS Connecticut Date: August 25, 2016
4th not guilty in gang-related shooting trial (Bridgeport, CT):
For the fourth time in a row a jury came back with a not guilty verdict in a city gang-related shooting case. This time a six-member jury deliberated less than an hour before finding Undrea “Spooda” Kirkland, 20, a reputed member of the Green Boyz gang, not guilty of attempted murder first-degree assault, carrying a pistol without a permit and reckless endangerment despite eyewitness testimony.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: August 24, 2016
Source: Connecticut Post Date: August 24, 2016
Marshals on edge as witness testifies in gang trial (Bridgeport, CT):
The fatal shooting of two Michigan courtroom bailiffs earlier in the day was on the minds of judicial marshals Monday as more than 50 family and supporters of Jamal “Moo Moo” Hamilton piled out of the elevators on the third-floor of the Main Street courthouse.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: July 12, 2016
Source: Connecticut Post Date: July 12, 2016
Trial begins in gang shooting spree case (Bridgeport, CT):
It was chaos. Gunfire seemingly came from everywhere as dozens of people enjoyed a summer evening in the parking lot of the Trumbull Gardens housing project last year, witnesses testified in court Wednesday.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: July 6, 2016
Source: Connecticut Post Date: July 6, 2016
State troopers guard some courthouses to thwart gang violence (New Haven, CT):
State troopers will be guarding courthouse perimeters in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury for a second week over continued concerns about potential gang violence.
Source: New Haven Register Date: June 26, 2016
Source: New Haven Register Date: June 26, 2016
Bridgeport police probing gang ties in latest drive-by shooting (Bridgeport, CT):
Police are investigating whether a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning that injured a young woman is connected to a larger wave of gang violence in the city.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: June 26, 2016
Source: Connecticut Post Date: June 26, 2016
Stamford’s fierce female drug dealer gets 10 years (Stamford, CT):
The 25-year-old woman police have called the city’s fiercest female criminal will be off the streets for the next decade. An informant said she was the leader of a subset of the Bloods street gang known as The Green Team. Federal authorities were also told her gang provided protection to and obtained drugs from members of the Albanian Boys Incorporated, an organized crime enterprise also known as the Albanian Mob.
Source: Stamford Advocate Date: June 23, 2016
Source: Stamford Advocate Date: June 23, 2016
Danbury man pleads guilty in gang-related murder case from 2000 (New Haven, CT):
A Danbury man has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms offense related to a murder dating back to 2000. According to court documents and statements made in court, an ongoing dispute in 1999 between the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation and another criminal gang, the Crips, escalated as a result of the shooting of a high-ranking member of the Crips.
Source: WTNH News 8 Date: June 16, 2016
Source: WTNH News 8 Date: June 16, 2016
Cops, marshals foil downtown hit (Bridgeport, CT):
Police and judicial marshals foiled an apparent gangland hit outside the Golden Hill Street courthouse Thursday. Fabian “Fab” Francis, 18, may have been seconds from being riddled with bullets as he stood on Golden Hill Street at noontime when police intervened, arresting three of the would-be shooters and seizing two loaded handguns as horrified spectators looked on.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: June 16, 2016
Source: Connecticut Post Date: June 16, 2016
Gangland slaying suspect continues to ‘roll the dice’ (Bridgeport, CT):
Fate is apparently fleeting even for a teen charged with a gangland-style slaying. While nearly a hundred people had crowded the Main Street court last month for the arraignment of 19-year-old Deonte “DT” Tomlinson - there didn’t even appear to be one person present Tuesday for his second court appearance.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: June 14, 2016
Source: Connecticut Post Date: June 14, 2016
What Cleveland can gain from New Haven's fight against gangs: Pathways to Peace (New Haven, CT):
The retired cop, now a church deacon, goes deep into this city's bleakest neighborhoods, seeking to save not just the souls of New Haven's most dangerous gang members, but also their lives. Stacy Spell spreads his message to a troubled flock. Put your guns down. Stop the violence. End the suffering. If you want out, there are options.
Source: The Plain Dealer Date: June 6, 2016
Source: The Plain Dealer Date: June 6, 2016
Suspected gang shooting leaves Bridgeport teen dead (Bridgeport, CT):
Three months after he was acquitted by a jury of charges in connection with a gangland shooting on a downtown street, 18-year-old Kahlil Sloan-Diaz was shot to death Friday in a car in the Hollow section of the city.
Source: Connecticut Post Date: May 14, 2016
Source: Connecticut Post Date: May 14, 2016
Gun violence downtown prompts greater community outreach in Meriden (Meriden, CT) :
Local police, neighborhood association members and school officials are working to reassure residents after three incidences of gun violence in April. Five people were injured in the three incidents. The first was April 10 at Noiise Sports Bar on Lewis Avenue. Three people were shot around closing time at the bar.
Source: Record-Journal Date: May 1, 2016
Source: Record-Journal Date: May 1, 2016
Rising gang violence in Meriden according to police report (Meriden, CT):
An arrest report in the case of a local teen accused of firing a gun at a house on Springdale Avenue over the weekend references escalating gang violence in the city.
Source: Record-Journal Date: April 25, 2016
Source: Record-Journal Date: April 25, 2016
Man gets 15 years in botched New Haven gang hit (New Haven, CT):
A New Milford man who police said was hired by a New Haven woman’s boyfriend to kill her has been sentenced to serve 15 years in prison on assault and burglary charges. David Nieman, 25, told police he shot the woman at the request of Terguinten Fulton of New Haven in order to be initiated into a gang, the Grape Street Crips.
Source: New Haven Register Date: April 11, 2016
Source: New Haven Register Date: April 11, 2016
1 in parade of Hartford's 'Westhell' gang members gets 10 years for drug trafficking (Hartford, CT):
A 25-year-old member of the city's "Westhell" street gang was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking. Akeem Manoo, also known as "Keeme," was among 25 gang members indicted by a grand jury in 2014, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Connecticut.
Source: The Republican Date: March 25, 2016
Source: The Republican Date: March 25, 2016
What cities can learn from New Haven's fight to rein in gang violence: Seeking Solutions (New Haven, CT):
In the shadow of Yale University, gangs have sprayed this city's streets with bullets for years, leaving a trail of young bodies. That began to change in 2012, when a group of community leaders, law enforcement officers and prosecutors pushed a program designed to prevent the killings and lead gang members away from their lives on the streets.
Source: The Plain Dealer Date: March 24, 2016
Source: The Plain Dealer Date: March 24, 2016
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