Baltimore officials announce takedowns of four alleged gangs in ‘Operation Tornado Alley’

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/11/25/operation-tornado-alley/ Standing behind a table bristling with guns and drugs at Baltimore Police Headquarters, officials on Monday touted the takedown of what they said were four criminal organizations comprised of at least 39 people, as evidence of improving law enforcement coordination. The gangs operated in Southwest Baltimore and primarily dealt in drug trafficking, but were…

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Violent Venezuelan gang now appears to be in the DC area

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-maryland-virginia-venezuelan-gang-violent-violence-crime-tda-tren-de-aragua-robbery-theft-venezuelan-gang-fairfax-county-president-nicolas-madura-migrants-immigrants-south-america-donald-trump-immigration-laws WASHINGTON (7News) — Alleged members of a violent gang that originated in Venezuela have operated in the D.C. area, WJLA confirmed The gang is called TdA, or Tren de Aragua. It originated in the Venezuelan state of Aragua, where it operated out of a prison that it allegedly ran for years, to the point…

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Baltimore Police try new approach in neighborhoods where people are ‘essentially fearing for their life’

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/11/19/baltimore-police-safegrowth/ Gangs and gun violence plague shopping plazas off Frankford Avenue and Sinclair Lane. One Highland neighborhood block sees frequent illegal dumping and rampant homelessness. Another area in Park Heights has increasing car and property thefts. All three are part of a new Baltimore Police Department effort to train police, community leaders and city agencies…

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Baltimore ICE unit arrests five non-citizen offenders in October operation

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/11/18/baltimore-ice-unit-arrests-five-non-citizens-in-october-operation/ A special unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested five noncitizens on Oct. 18 for being unlawfully in Maryland. “This targeted operation resulted in the arrest of five noncitizens with serious criminal histories including fentanyl distribution, gang activity, drug cartel association, assault, and sexual assault,” Matthew Elliston, Enforcement and Removal Operation (ERO) Baltimore…

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FAA considers banning US flights to Haiti after planes struck by gunfire

The Federal Aviation Administration is urgently considering banning U.S. flights to Haiti in the wake of Monday’s gunfire incidents, with a decision expected on Tuesday, according to multiple officials. The move would come after a Spirit Airlines plane flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Haiti was diverted after it was struck by gunfire while attempting…

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WJLA: Man who entered the U.S. illegally arrested for murder in Prince George’s County

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/10/19/wjla-man-who-entered-the-u-s-illegally-arrested-for-murder-in-prince-georges-county/ Prince George’s County Police recently announced the arrest of William Pavon Mancock, who is charged with first-degree murder and a host of related crimes for a brutal act of violence. According to court documents, the murder happened in a now-abandoned homeless camp behind 9205 New Hampshire Avenue. Police said a witness told them an…

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Mother of Kayla Hamilton launches $100M lawsuit against Departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/10/09/mother-of-kayla-hamilton-launches-100m-lawsuit-against-departments-of-homeland-security-health-and-human-services/ Tammy Nobles, the mother of Kayla Hamilton, a 20-year-old autistic woman who was killed by an undocumented MS-13 gang member in Aberdeen in 2022, has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services. California-based attorney Brian Claypool and Maryland co-counsel Daniel Cox filed…

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Oliver mass shooting: Man charged with murder held without bail; attorney calls him ‘peacemaker’

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/10/09/oliver-shooting-bail-denied/ A Baltimore judge denied bail Wednesday for a motorcycle club member accused of murder in a fatal fight that started over a parking spot. Eric Kibler, 43, of Hagerstown, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and related assault and firearms offenses in the Aug. 18 death of 36-year-old Anthony Martin, one of eight…

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