http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bloods/ en-us Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:20:03 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378528/posts  If you are the Democrat party of New Jersey and it looks like you may lose the Governors office to a 500 pound fat guy (Jon Corzine's words, not mine), what do you do? After all, even the great One, Obama himself, could not seem to turn the tide that was ready to hit them from the Republican Party and it's candidate, Christie. Well, we have documented the story after story about intimidation tactics used by the left in this country, but what the Democrats did in this election has even left some liberals scratching their heads. Imagine you are... Post Scripts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378528/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:20:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278842/posts Note: The following text is a quote: June 24, 2009 46 street gang members and associates arrested in New Jersey-wide operation ICE works with local law enforcement agencies to make arrests NEWARK, N.J. - Forty-six gang members and associates were arrested as a result of a statewide public safety initiative in New Jersey led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Office of Investigation in Newark. The operation ended June 20. Each of those arrested were targeted for their membership, participation or association with violent street gangs. The success of the operation dubbed "Community Shield" was the result of an... ICE.gov - News Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278842/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:31:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2161219/posts The teenagers weren't thinking about last-minute holiday purchases when they pulled into the Montgomery County shopping mall two days before Christmas. Instead, one of the teens later told police, the group went to the crowded mall to randomly shoot someone. All four, including a 14-year-old girl, are members of the Bloods street gang in Prince George's County, authorities said. Two of them opened fire in the parking lot of Westfield Wheaton Shopping Centre when they spotted members of a rival gang, police said. In announcing the arrests yesterday, county police said the four were being held on charges of attempted... Washpost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2161219/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jan 2009 23:09:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062086/posts Former street crew member Ronald Moten initially dismissed as idle talk the rumors that gang members from the notorious Bloods were attempting to infiltrate Washington. The District never had an organized gang problem, said Moten, who is now an anti-violence advocate in the District. The city's crews were homegrown neighborhood cliques while the Bloods were a Los Angeles gang, a huge criminal enterprise widely known for its rivalry with the Crips. But about six months ago, when a teenager showed him the cigarette burns on his arms — an initiation rite the teen endured rather than get a tattoo under... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062086/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:51:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031924/posts New blood: Violent gang life is passed down from parent to child BY VERONIKA BELENKAYA DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Sunday, June 15th 2008, 2:13 AM Warga/NewsA longtime member of the Lating Kings, here with his 4-year-old, says he wants to be a peacemaker and hopes his son follows suit. Newborn Blood, known as a Blood drop, is draped with beads and flanked by guns. Police later seized the pistols from the parents.  The images as chilling as they are heartbreaking: An infant with a semiautomatic handgun next to each tiny shoulder. A child no more than a year old... The New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031924/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:23:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024913/posts The Hunt for American al Qaeda The United States is turning up the heat in the hunt for the California boy turned al Qaeda operative, Adam Gadahn, who has been charged with treason and is believed to be hiding in Afghanistan. If caught and convicted, Gadahn could face the death penalty. The State Department along with the Department of Diplomatic Security announced the beginning of a publicity campaign in Afghanistan urging locals to provide any information on Gadahn's whereabouts, with a reward if the information leads to his capture. Radio advertisements with information concerning the $1 million reward have... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024913/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:04:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961110/posts The Black-Brown Divide By GREGORY RODRIGUEZ Jan. 26, 2008 I imagine he said it as if he were confessing a deep, dark secret. And, of course (wink, wink), he had no idea his little confession would make the rounds. But when Sergio Bendixen, Hillary Clinton's pollster and resident Latino expert, told the New Yorker after her win in New Hampshire that "the Hispanic voter--and I want to say this very carefully--has not shown a lot of willingness or affinity to support black candidates," he started a firestorm of innuendo that has begun to shape how the media are covering the... Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961110/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:52:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1941680/posts Authorities broke up a major organized crime ring Tuesday that they say took in a staggering $2.2 billion in gambling bets over the past 15 months and supplied drugs and cell phones to gang members inside a New Jersey state prison. State Attorney General Anne Milgram said the arrests of two ruling members of the New York-based Lucchese organized crime family and 30 others puts a major dent in the criminal operation. "With today's arrests and charges, we have disrupted the highest echelon of the Lucchese organized crime family in both New York and New Jersey," Milgram said. "Disruption of... Millennium Radio New Jersey http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1941680/posts#comment Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:09:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886523/posts A lineup of team logo baseball caps denounced as tailor-made for gang members was ordered removed from store shelves by its manufacturer Friday after complaints from baseball officials. "It has been brought to our attention that some combinations of icons and colors on a select number of our caps could be too closely perceived to be in association with gangs,"... The three styles in question used colors and symbols linked to three gangs: an all-white cap with a blue bandanna, the trademark of the notorious Crips; an all-white cap with a red bandanna worn by the rival Bloods; and a... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886523/posts#comment Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:57:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1877066/posts NEWARK, N.J. -- Three of the young people had been ordered to line up against a wall on the weedy steps behind an elementary school and were shot to death from close range. A fourth was found alive by police slumped near a set of bleachers about 30 feet away, with gunshot and knife wounds to her head. All were from Newark; and all would soon either start or resume their lives away from the violent city, at a college hundreds of miles away. Ofemi Hightower been accepted Thursday to Delaware State University after two years of rejection letters. Terrance... 1010wins http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1877066/posts#comment Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:17:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1850663/posts State and Federal lawmen have arrested 21 members of the violent Bloods street gang in two separate operations. Thirteen members of the Nine Tre set of the Bloods were collared in Newark on a variety of drug and weapons charges. Bill McMahon, Special Agent in charge of the A-T-F in North Jersey says the suspects were armed to the teeth - carrying all sorts of weapons including "semi-automatic handguns - your 40 calibers, your 9 millimeters, your 357's, and they also had assault-type weapons, the AK-47 style weapon." He says they also confiscated "a fully automatic AK-47, which you don't... Millennium Radio New Jersey http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1850663/posts#comment Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:09:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1850001/posts A man accidentally released from the Mercer County Jail, even though he's accused of killing two people and shooting another, remains on the lam. Authorities say a series of "clerical errors" caused the error involving 19-year-old Dontay Brannon, who was mistakenly released Monday despite the murder charges. Authorities say Brannon was taken that day to Hamilton police headquarters, where a relative paid 200 dollars in bail to get him released on burglary charges unrelated to the killings. Authorities, including the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, have been searching for Brannon since it became known that he was on... Millennium Radio New Jersey http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1850001/posts#comment Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:18:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765745/posts My regular readers know that I patrol South-Central Los Angeles. Recently I saw this flyer which, as you can imagine, piqued my curiosity: (click pictures for larger versions) This document was distributed by a group called the Black Riders Liberation Party, an offshoot of the Black Panther Party started by this man: Whom they call Taco: The Black Riders Liberation Party was formed in 1996 by Bloods and Crips in the California Youth Authority college class. As their political understanding grew, especially being inside the belly of the beast, they were able to see up close how oppressive and dehumanizing... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1765745/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:22:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1762353/posts Hicks identified as longtime member of metro-area Crips. People who know Brian Kenneth Hicks might not be hard to find. But those willing to talk about him could be more difficult to come by. That's according to one of Denver's top non-police authorities on gang activity, the Rev. Leon Kelly, executive director of Denver's Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives. "He's a Crip," said Kelly, who has been working to combat metro-area gang violence for more than 20 years. "I know him from past experiences. In 21 years, you run into a lot of people. Brian and his crew, I've known... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1762353/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jan 2007 16:42:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1762311/posts Too many define manhood through violence What makes someone spray a limousine with bullets even though he has no idea who might die? A "gun culture," answers The Denver Post, under the headline "Williams' murder a cowardly gun crime." Suffice it to say that the murder of Darrent Williams would not have occurred, at least in the fashion it did, without a gun. But that fact in itself explains little. What is most horrifying about this crime was the killer's casual targeting of people he hardly knew or didn't know at all over what perhaps was a disagreement or a... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1762311/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jan 2007 15:46:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760867/posts Broncos right cornerback Darrent Williams was shot and killed this morning. After leaving a nightclub in a limousine, Williams was shot and killed near 11th and Grant in Denver. The team confirmed the death of Williams. A female passenger also was shot, according to a source familiar with Williams. Williams was 24. "I learned from the Denver Police Deprtment that this incident has occured," Williams' agent, Jeff Griffin said early Monday morning. "No other details have been released. I sincerely offer my condolences and feelings to his family." Williams was the Broncos' starting right cornerback and played his final game... The Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760867/posts#comment Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:34:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1754876/posts NEW YORK -- About a minute or two before the Knicks-Nuggets brawl erupted Saturday night in Madison Square Garden, New York coach Isiah Thomas mentioned to Denver star Carmelo Anthony that it wouldn't be a good idea to go anywhere near the paint, according to a member of the Denver Nuggets organization. The message was unmistakable: A hard foul was coming. And when it came, the NBA had its first full-scale fight of the 2006-07 season. As it tries to stay in the race in the Western Conference, Denver now has a huge question to ponder: How long will Anthony... espn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1754876/posts#comment Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:00:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1754795/posts DENVER -- Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony is featured in an underground DVD that is circulating in his home town of Baltimore, Md. The DVD is called "Stop Snitching" and shows alleged drug dealers talking about what happens to people who cooperate with the police, and Anthony is standing next to one of them. He is also seen on the DVD talking about his Olympic bronze medal and saying that he threw it in a lake. The man he stands next to later goes on to tell how he would take care of snitches by "putting a hole in their... The Denver Channel - ABC 7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1754795/posts#comment Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:50:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1719532/posts Bottles, rocks and fists flew during lunchtime Friday at Fontana High School. Students poured out of classrooms when they said a fire alarm rang around noon. They then saw what they described as a racial or gang-related riot erupting among about 500 students on the quad of the campus near Citrus Avenue. Some flocked to the chaotic melee with their cell phones taking pictures and recording video while others fled to get out of the way. Helicopters circled over the school. "There were fights everywhere - girls and guys," said Dalila Lizarraga, 16. Campus police officers sprinted across four lanes... San Bernadino Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1719532/posts#comment Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:08:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1702670/posts Lawyers for another condemned inmate say Stanley Tookie Williams may have felt horrible pain. Prison officials allowed the execution of convicted murderer Stanley Tookie Williams to proceed, even though a nurse had failed to hook up a backup intravenous line minutes before authorities delivered the lethal injection drugs, according to court filings made public Tuesday. Defense attorneys for a man on death row at San Quentin cited the problem as part of a legal challenge to California's lethal injection procedure. Later this month, U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel in San Jose will hear the challenge, which asserts that condemned prisoners... streetgangs.com via LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1702670/posts#comment Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:24:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642416/posts COLUMBIA, Md. -- Federal, state and local officials who participated in the Maryland Gang Summit yesterday agreed that cooperation is key for fighting the increasing number of criminal gangs in the state. Gaithersburg Police Detective Patrick Word said yesterday that there are currently about 10,000 gang members in Maryland. The gangs that exist in Maryland include the Bloods/United Blood Nation, Black Guerilla Family, Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13, Tiny Rascal Gangsters, Street Thug Criminals, Hells Angels, Vatos Loco, Pagans and South Side Locos, he said. "We knew the gang problem was in every single county of Maryland," U.S. Sen. Barbara A.... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642416/posts#comment Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:33:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1595682/posts After learning that New York City police officers have been receiving Islamic-culture training, the Big Apple's largest street communities, the Bloods and the Crips, criticized the NYPD and Mayor Bloomberg for discriminating against gangsta people. Furious gangsta community leaders demanded that a similar sensitivity training program be created to educate law enforcement members about the intricacies of "gangsta-culture," with its vibrant rituals, traditions, and etiquette. "The Crips community has been here since the seventies and we don't get no sensitivity program," said a concerned Crips activist who happens to be a minority. "The Muslims just showed up and they get... The People's Cube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1595682/posts#comment Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:16:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570231/posts Money for guns, latest effort to get guns off Minneapolis streets For two days only, a group calling itself Project Cease Fire will be buying back guns in Minneapolis. They'll take the guns for one day in north Minneapolis, and the following day in south Minneapolis. The program comes amid what project officials say is an epidemic of gun violence, not only in Minneapolis but around the country. Details of the program were unveiled Wednesday in north Minneapolis at the site of the first buy back. It will take place Friday from noon to midnight. "Weapons of mass destruction are... KARE-TV (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1570231/posts#comment Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:44:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561184/posts A Queens teen yesterday told a jury how he and two pals fatally beat and stabbed an unsuspecting boy as part of a brutal gang initiation. "Just take the money," Huang Chen, 18, begged his attackers as they stomped on his face and torso. But it wasn't his money they wanted. That was just a bonus to be divvied up after the killing, Nayquan Miller testified. New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561184/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:57:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1539034/posts LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Convicted killer and former Crips gang leader Stanley Tookie Williams is scheduled for execution just after midnight on Tuesday (3:01 EDT/0801 GMT) for the murders of four people in 1979. Here are key facts surrounding the case and execution: -- Williams was convicted of killing Albert Lewis Owens with a shotgun as the convenience store clerk lay face down during a February 28, 1979, robbery and murdering a family of three while robbing their motel on March 11, 1979. -- Williams, who claims to have co-founded the Crips street gang, maintains his innocence, saying that he... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1539034/posts#comment Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:53:37 GMT