Posts Tagged ‘Gangs’
Maryland governor Wes Moore proposes groundbreaking gun violence and juvenile justice reforms
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland Gov. Wes Moore outlined three measures on Tuesday that he is prioritizing to improve public safety, including a new statewide center to help prevent gun violence. The governor held a news conference to discuss the bills a day before the Maryland General Assembly gathers for its 90-day legislative session. Lords and…
Read MoreJersey City Gang Members Face Life in Case Involving Drugs, Weapons and Murder.
Eleven member of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex are facing maximum sentences of life in prison for their roles in a violent racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, the conspiracy resulted in the murders of three rival gang members and hundreds of drug…
Read MoreSuspected gang member arrested following undercover fentanyl purchase.
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) – A suspected gang member was arrested following an undercover narcotic purchase by the Southeast Major Crimes Task Force. On Jan. 10, agents purchased 2.71 grams of fentanyl outside of a Marietta business from 34-year-old Darius Robinson of Columbus, Ohio, according to Washington County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mark Warden Robinson reportedly…
Read More4 gang members arrested in connection to Christmas shooting that injured 6-year-old
Four people with gang ties have been arrested in connection to a Christmas Day shooting that left a 6-year-old child injured, the Mountain View Police Department announced on Thursday. On Dec. 25, a robbery occurred at the 7-Eleven located at 1905 Latham Street. A necklace was stolen. Later that day, police said, a shooting occurred…
Read MoreU.S. Marshals Arrest More Than 3,400 Gang members and 73,000 Fugitives in Fiscal Year 2023
Washington, DC – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 73,362 fugitives (28,065 on federal and 45,297 on state and local warrants) in fiscal year (FY) 2023. On average, the agency arrested 293 fugitives per day (based on 250 operational days). “The Justice Department is laser-focused on driving down violent crime by using data and intelligence to…
Read MoreFormer gang leader charged in killing of Tupac Shakur is allowed $750K bail and house arrest.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge set bail Tuesday at $750,000 for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in 1996 and said he can serve house arrest with electronic monitoring ahead of his trial in June. Court-appointed attorneys for Duane “Keffe D” Davis told The…
Read MoreMS-13 Leader “Gordo” Sentenced to Life in Prison for Role in San Francisco Gang Violence.
The leader of the MS-13 20th Street clique, Elmer Rodriguez, known on the streets as “Gordo,” was sentenced to life behind bars. In a case that sheds light on the ruthless acts of gang violence plaguing communities, Rodriguez has been convicted of racketeering conspiracy, the murders, and attempted murder that terrorized residents for years. In…
Read MoreEcuador’s escalating gang violence is broadcast live to the nation as masked gunmen storm TV studio
It was a day like any other at the TC Television studio in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with its mid-afternoon newscast underway, when the masked gunmen burst in unleashing at least 15 minutes of threats and fear – all broadcast live First a man with a pistol appeared in the middle of the public TV station’s live…
Read MoreMS-13 Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering Charges Including the Murder of 16-Year-Old Victim in Alley Pond Park in Queens
Melvi Amador-Rios, a.k.a. “Letal” and “Pinky,” Also Sentenced for Ordering a Non-Fatal Shooting That Left Victim Paralyzed and Participating in Multiple Armed RobberiesEarlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Melvi Amador-Rios, a leader of the Centrales Locos Salvatruchas (CLS) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, was sentenced by…
Read MoreAlleged Gang Members Arrested in two Silver Spring Homicides
The deaths of two men just hours apart in Silver Spring, Maryland, in November are both gang related, prosecutors say. Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said a planned gang execution took place about 6 p.m. Nov. 9 in a ravine behind an apartment complex on Piney Branch Road. “The reason that we are now…
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