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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,…

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Four Northern Virginia MS-13 gang members are facing years in prison for various crimes, including two attempted murders in Prince William County in 2019. Editor’s Note: Some of the details in this story are disturbing. Read with caution. According to court documents, 23-year-old Roberto Cruz Moreno, 22-year-old Marvin Torres, 25-year-old Perez Sandoval…

There’s a world out there that has a dark underbelly and it’s ruled by notorious criminal organizations. I’m talking about gangs right here in the United States. From the streets of New York to the boulevards of Los Angeles, these gangs have staked out their territories. They instill fear wherever they go. Our nation has no…

Prince George’s County MD– A Maryland man was sentenced today to 28 years in prison for his part in a racketeering conspiracy, including two murders, related to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). According to court documents, from at least August 2018 through July 2021, Franklyn Edgardo Sanchez, aka Freddy, aka Magic, aka Miclo, aka…

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Gerson Hernandez, a 21-year-old from Uniondale, has been recently indicted on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree gang assault for his alleged role in two murders that took place in Uniondale and Hempstead in 2022. Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indictment on Thursday. According to the indictment, Hernandez,…

A suspect already facing an attempted murder charge in New Jersey has now been arrested for the 2019 Manhattan slaying of a Trinitarios gang member, cops said Tuesday. Angel Florian, 22, was arrested on May 9 in New Jersey, where he was incarcerated for allegedly shooting a teen and committing a robbery spree that occurred…

A Suffolk County Police officer was shot Thursday during an attempt to apprehend a robbery suspect who authorities said is a suspected Bloods gang member. In a statement on Instagram, the department wrote that the shooting happened in Coram on Long Island. Officers were conducting surveillance outside a home on Norfleet Lane after they received…