Posts Tagged ‘Gangs’
MD Supreme Court vacates conviction that used Maryland Gang Statute in 2022
https://thedailyrecord.com/2025/08/07/maryland-supreme-court-kingpin-statute-freedom-of-information-farm-odors BOTTOM LINE: Where a man was convicted of promoting a criminalorganization, because he stood by while another man spray painted a gangmessage on a wall, his conviction was vacated. There was no indication heever occupied any leadership role in the gang or that he directed, planned orotherwise exercised discretion in connection with the offense.CASE: Williams v.…
Read MoreShooting in a crowded New York club leaves 3 dead, 9 wounded
A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record low gun violence in the city. Investigators believe up to four shooters opened fire at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights after a dispute just before 3:30…
Read MoreThree MS-13 Members Charged with Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murder
Three alleged members of the notorious gang La Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, made their initial appearance in the District of Maryland yesterday for their role in a racketeering conspiracy, including murder and drug trafficking. “As alleged, the defendants are MS-13 members who carried out a brutal and senseless murder in exchange for promotions…
Read MoreNew federal indictment links MS-13 to 3 Baltimore killings
New federal indictment links MS-13 to 3 Baltimore killings – The Baltimore Banner In the fall of 2023, police say, 17-year-old Carlos Ivan Oseguera Funez was seen climbing into a white sedan in Southeast Baltimore. Just prior, he had sent a message to a friend: He was on his way to meet a girl he…
Read MoreU.S. Marshals Collaborate with Interagency Partners to Locate, Arrest Violent Criminal Alien Gang Members
U.S. Marshals Collaborate with Interagency Partners to Locate, Arrest Violent Criminal Alien Gang Members | U.S. Marshals Service Washington, DC – Throughout the spring and summer months of 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has focused collaborative enforcement efforts on violent criminal alien fugitives in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Make…
Read MoreAn MS-13 leader is sentenced to 68 years in case involving 8 Long Island murders
The leader of an MS-13 clique in New York City’s suburbs was sentenced Wednesday to 68 years in prison in a federal racketeering case involving eight Long Island murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls that focused the nation’s attention on the violent Central American street gang. Alexi Saenz pleaded guilty last…
Read MoreInvestigation underway after 2 men shot, killed in Northeast DC
Investigation underway after 2 men shot, killed in Northeast DC | DC News Now WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A double-homicide investigation is underway in the District after two men were found shot in Northeast Sunday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. At 12:03 a.m. on June 22, officers were patrolling near the 1800 block…
Read MoreChesapeake VA CPD: Firearms, narcotics seized during investigation into gang activity
CPD: Firearms, narcotics seized during investigation into gang activity | WAVY.com CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Several firearms and narcotics were seized in early May as part of an investigation into possible gang activity in Chesapeake. According to officials, the Chesapeake Police Gang Suppression Unit launched an investigation in late 2024 into individuals believed to be…
Read MoreTren de Aragua Leader Added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives First TdA member to make the FBI list
Tren de Aragua Leader Added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives — FBI FBI Houston Field Office Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Douglas Williams announced the addition of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Mosquera Serrano, 37, is the first Tren de Aragua (TdA) member featured on the notorious list. SAC…
Read More11 people killed in mass shooting at religious festival in Mexican city plagued by cartel turf wars
Gunmen killed 11 people and injured at least 20 in an attack during a religious festival in a central Mexican city plagued by cartel-related violence, authorities said Wednesday. Bloodstains were seen on the ground and bullet holes in the walls following the shooting Tuesday night in Irapuato in Guanajuato state during celebrations marking the Nativity…
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