Archive for July 2023
Nazi propaganda, explosive device, ammunition seized in L.A. raid, prosecutors say
Authorities say a dangerous member of a white supremacist group is off the streets after local and federal agents raided his home in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley on Thursday. Ryan Scott Bradford, 34, faces charges of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of ammunition, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday.…
Read MoreBlast rips through political gathering in Pakistan, killing at least 54
At least 54 people died after a suicide bomber attacked a political convention organized by an Islamist party in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, police said. Shaukat Abbas, deputy inspector general of police, said 12 of those who died were under the age of 12. More than 100 were injured, 17 critically, in the attack targeting…
Read MoreFinnish police suspect neo-Nazi group prepared for “race war” using 3D-printed weapons
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and police in Häme suspect four members of a far-right extremist group of committing an aggravated firearms offence with terrorist intent. Three of the suspects are also believed to have trained for committing a terrorist offence. The group also held staunch anti-immigrant views, police said. During the course of…
Read MorePrison sentence in gang-related murder.
A man from New Jersey has been sentenced to prison in connection with a gang-related murder in Virginia. According to a release, 32-year-old Jose Gimenez-Lobos, also known as Terrible, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for conspiring to participate in a murder in connection with his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13. Court…
Read MoreTexas church firebombed weeks after anti-LGBTQ YouTubers disrupt service
An LGBTQ-friendly church in Texas was firebombed this weekend, weeks after anti-LGBTQ YouTubers posted a video trolling churchgoers at a Sunday service. News of the bombing comes the Texas GOP’s ongoing legislative and rhetorical onslaught aimed at restricting LGBTQ rights in the Lone Star State. The Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano was damaged after…
Read MoreMS-13 Trial of Alleged Boss Set to Reveal ‘Inner Workings’ of Gang: Prosecutor.
The racketeering trial of an alleged MS-13 leader who ordered the near-decapitation slaying of suspected snitch will delve into the mechanics of the notorious street gang whose reign of terror stretches from Central America to Texas, Maryland and New York City, a federal prosecutor said Monday. Melvie Amador-Rios, the alleged leader – or “corredor” –…
Read More10 indicted for roles in MS-13 reign of terror in Fresno County. All face life in prison
Federal and Fresno-area law enforcement announced the indictment of 10 men Thursday they say terrorized the central California town of Mendota to the benefit of the MS-13 gang. Two of the men named in the indictment — Jose Armando Torres Garcia, 27, and Jose Santos Hernandez Otero, 29, both of El Salvador — remain at-large…
Read MoreTen MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted for Gang-Related Murders and Racketeering.
A seven-count superseding indictment was unsealed today, charging 10 MS‑13 members and associates with a RICO conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. “When reports surfaced that MS-13 had established a presence in the City of Mendota in the Central Valley, a multi-agency investigation was launched,” U.S. Attorney Talbert…
Read MoreAnti-gang campaign launches gaming-style videos on social media to reach young people.
Hard-hitting videos deal with gun violence, sexual exploitation CBC News · Posted: Jul 26, 2023 4:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 26 A trio of video game-style clips are part of a new gang-prevention campaign aimed at young people launched Wednesday by The Link, Manitoba’s largest organization helping youth and families in crisis. The three, 15-second videos use a style similar to the video game Grand…
Read MoreBirdwatcher details moment he found body of teen allegedly killed by MS-13.
A Queens birdwatcher described the harrowing moment he spotted the corpse of a teenager whose murder was allegedly ordered by an MS-13 gang boss — telling a Brooklyn federal jury Wednesday, “I saw a person face down.” Eric Miller, of Bayside, was searching for birds on a trail in Queens’ Alley Pond Park on the…
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