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Operation Washout: Feds announce arrests of nearly 100 fugitivesSaturday, June 3, 2023WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 BALTIMORE MD- Operation Washout resulted in the arrests of 95 violent fugitives and wanted gang members in Maryland during the month of May, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Friday. Federal, state and local law enforcement partnered to focus…

BALTIMORE, MD — A member of the violent MS-13 gang was sentenced to 26 years in prison for a racketeering conspiracy involving the murder of a person wearing the wrong shoes. Jose Lopez Rivera, 27, is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador and was a member of the trans-national La Mara Salvatrucha gang, according to…

In a recent news piece by ABC News, reporters give the details of the impact of large-scale organized retail crime. Click on the link below to watch the report. https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/big-retail-stores-now-targeted-gangs-organized-hits-99782615

MARYLAND- A U.S. District Judge today sentenced Franklyn Edgardo Sanchez, a/k/a “Freddy,” “Magic,” “Miclo,” and “Delinquente,” age 26, of Adelphi, Maryland, to 28 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including two murders, related to his activities as part of the MS-13 gang.  Judge…

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced El Salvadoran national Jose Lopez Rivera, age 27, of Elmont, New York, formerly residing in Maryland, to 26 years in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy involving a violent murder connected to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal enterprise also known as…

Frederick County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland says suspects will be turned over to ICE Frederick County MD- Five suspected MS-13 members are now facing murder charges following the discovery of human remains belonging to missing 15-year-old Limber Lopez Funez in Maryland earlier this year, police say. Ismael Ivan Rivera Canales, 20, Alexis Alfredo Ayala Lopez,…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Police said Wednesday that they arrested six men who face charges related to a murder that took place in Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park in November 2022. The Montgomery County Department of Police said the killing took place near an apartment complex in the 9000 block of Piney Branch Rd. Officers…

The Salvadoran national who raped and killed a 20-year-old American citizen was granted entry into the United States in spite of his MS-13 affiliation and arrest record, a congressional investigation found. The unnamed 17-year-old alien charged with the rape and murder of Kayla Hamilton was arrested “years before coming to the U.S.” for “illicit association…

Jefferson Pérez, 17, was identified by family members as the student that was shot in the parking lot of Roosevelt High School in Northwest D.C. WASHINGTON DC — A mourning grandmother says her grandson was the Roosevelt High School student who was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Northwest D.C. high School…

On May 17, prosecutors in a child homicide and conspiracy trial ended their closing arguments following an emotional three month proceeding in court. Gregory Taylor, 27, Quentin Michals, 25, Qujuan Thomas, 24, Darrise Jeffers, 23, Isaiah Murchison, 23, and Marquell Cobbs, 21, are six of 10 defendants charged with first-degree murder, criminal street gang affiliation,…