http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gangs/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:33:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418852/posts A 33-year-old El Monte school board member and five other men were shot dead execution-style in north central Mexico on Wednesday night, after they were abducted by gunmen, according to family members. Agustin Roberto “Bobby” Salcedo was having dinner with his wife in a restaurant when armed men burst in and kidnapped Salcedo and five other men. All six were found dead Thursday, El Monte officials said. Salcedo’s wife was not abducted. LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418852/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:33:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418782/posts Updated 2:43 PM PST, Thu, Dec 31, 2009 Gang task force members in Hemet are lucky to alive Thursday after they noticed their office was flooded with natural gas in an apparently deliberate attempt to cause a deadly explosion, police said. "It was basically designed so that once somebody came in and moved around a little bit, it would have gone off," said Hemet police Lt. Duane Wisehart. "At the very least, it would have leveled the building and killed whoever was inside." Wisehart told the Southwest Riverside News Network that there is no doubt the trap was meant for... NBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418782/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 03:40:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418773/posts HEMET, Calif. – Police say someone tried to blow up a gang task force building in Southern California by piping in natural gas. Police say two officers from the Riverside County-based task force evacuated the building early Thursday after arriving for work and smelling a strong odor. Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418773/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 03:08:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416492/posts The LAPD is struggling to fill vacancies in gang units as a financial disclosure rule meant to fight corruption has been received by many rank-and-file cops as an insult -- and a deal-breaker when it comes to working the tough gangland assignments. After years of contentious battles with police union representatives over the issue, Los Angeles Police Department officials pushed through a policy in April that requires gang officers to disclose details of their personal finances. Intended to help supervisors catch cops who are taking bribes or to identify officers in financial straits who might be tempted to stray, the... Los Angeles Times / latimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416492/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:30:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415981/posts COPS fear that 25 British-born Muslims are plotting to bomb Western airliners. The fanatics, in five groups, are now training at secret terror camps in Yemen. It was there London-educated Umar Abdulmutallab, 23, prepared for his Christmas Day bid to blow up a US jet. The British extremists in Yemen are in their early 20s and from Bradford, Luton and Leytonstone, East London. They are due to return to the UK early in 2010 and will then await internet instructions from al-Qaeda on when to strike. A Scotland Yard source said: "The great fear is Abdulmutallab is the first of... The Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415981/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:26:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410012/posts A southwestern Illinois man claims he shot in self defense when a 17-year-old gang-banger attempted to break into the home where he was staying Tuesday night. Law officers, however, tell another story. They say the 38-year-old shooter fired at the teen from a distance of 75 to 100 feet away. And -- they say -- the teen wasn't trying to break into the house. He was shot while spray painting graffiti on the garage in the backyard. The incident occurred unincorporated Collinsville just down the street from the Fairmount Park race track. The teen was found a few blocks away... blogs.riverfronttimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410012/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:58:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408794/posts The ties between drug cartels and street gangs in Mexico are well-established. But now, there are signs the cartels are looking to exploit gang connections in the U.S. military. But Apodaca’s past caught up with him this summer. He’s now facing capital murder charges for the contract killing of a drug cartel informant in El Paso. "They picked him because of his background. Before he went in the military, he was a member of a gang – the east side whatever,.... The Department of Defense doesn’t deny there are gang members in the military ranks.... The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division... khou http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408794/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:45:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2407646/posts The father who helped his daughter to recover bit by bit from a devastating gunshot wound, died on Sunday. WCCO has covered several stories about Vernice Hall, an innocent girl shot two years ago. The family was told she wouldn't recover but her father never gave up on the daughter he called "Star." This weekend though their story took a terrible turn. Steve Hall collapsed on a relative's couch and died from internal bleeding. They believe it was caused by a bleeding ulcer. "I just don't understand it. I'm shocked, I don't understand," said his wife, Latice Hall. Their family... WCCO.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2407646/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:53:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407587/posts PINE RIDGE, S.D. — Richard Wilson has been a pallbearer for at least five of his “homeboys” in the North Side Tre Tre Gangster Crips, a Sioux imitation of a notorious Denver gang. One 15-year-old member was mauled by rivals. A 17-year-old shot himself; another, on a cocaine binge and firing wildly, was shot by the police. One died in a drunken car wreck, and another, a founder of the gang named Gaylord, was stabbed to death at 27. “We all got drunk after Gaylord’s burial, and I started rapping,” said Mr. Wilson, who, at 24, is practically a gang... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407587/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:55:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406334/posts PHOENIX - Violent gangs are popping up in the last place you would ever expect: Upper-middle-class Valley neighborhoods. The parents are doctors and lawyers. Some live in gated communities but police say these educated, privileged high school and college students are just as willing as your average street thug to steal, cheat and even kill. Twenty-two suspected gang members have been arrested so far and investigators say more arrests are coming. They range in age from 19 to 24 years old. Investigators say they committed crimes in all corners of the Valley and those crimes were becoming increasingly violent. 3TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406334/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:53:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406205/posts The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund said yesterday that it would file a federal civil rights complaint accusing the Philadelphia School District of failing to address violence against Asian immigrant students at South Philadelphia High School. The complaint will claim that the district violated the students' right to equal protection under the 14th Amendment, said Cecilia Chen, a staff attorney with the organization. Chen said the complaint would be filed with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. The news came on a day when the city schools chief and South Philadelphia High principal spoke out publicly... Philly.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406205/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:16:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405884/posts Note: The following text is a quote: December 11, 2009 286 arrested in ICE's largest ever enforcement surge targeting criminal aliens 2 convicted rapists and armed robber among those captured in 3-day California operation LOS ANGELES - Nearly 300 foreign nationals with criminal records have been removed from the United States or are facing deportation following a three-day enforcement surge in California, making it the biggest operation targeting at large criminal aliens ever carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). During the operation, which concluded late Thursday, ICE officers located and arrested a total of 280 criminal aliens... ICE.gov - News Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405884/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:11:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403807/posts The Cook County Prosecutors In Chicago have announced that they have charged the first gang member with possession of an illegal firearm under a new law the Illinois governor signed last week. He faces a potential 3 to 10 year sentence if convicted as a gang member in possession of a firearm, and no probation is available. We predicted late last week, when the bill became law, that persons charged under this law would also have committed several other crimes at the same time, and that there was a great possibility of this new "Enhanced Gun Crime" charge being plea... secondamendmentfreedom.blogspot.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403807/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:04:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403483/posts Black Gangs Vented Hatred For Whites In Downtown Attacks'I Hate You F---ing White People,' Woman Shouts At Victim Black gangs roaming downtown Denver often vented their hatred for white victims before assaulting and robbing them during a four-month crime wave, according to interviews and court records obtained by 7NEWS. "I hate you f---ing white people," said a black woman in a large group of black men, according to the victim who was beaten up as he and three buddies left a LoDo bar after midnight on Aug. 30. "F---- you, white boys," the woman added, according to the 25-year-old Westminster... TheDenverChannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403483/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 04:43:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402065/posts In Denver, CO "police believe a series of violent attacks in downtown Denver between July 17 and September 20 of this year were motivated by racial hatred of white people by the black suspects": Explosive new information revealed today, in the arrest warrants issueed to nearly three dozen gang members accused in a series of attacks in the LoDo area. Police say the attacks have occured over the last four months, involving numerous victims, some of whom were beaten severely and seriously injured. Arrest affidavits realeased by the Denver Police Department show a pattern of racially charged statements by the... Friends of Ours http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402065/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:20:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401902/posts As the United States turns its attention to security threats abroad, the disturbing trend of extremism in America’s Somali communities is a reminder that there are also real and present dangers at home. A growing body of evidence suggests that Somali communities in the Unites States have become fertile ground for terrorist groups to recruit and implant operatives. On November 23, the federal government announced eight more indictments of Somali-Americans in Minnesota on charges of recruiting members of their community to join the al-Shabaab terrorist organization in Somalia. This brings to 14 the number of Somalis from Minnesota who have... FrontPage Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401902/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 09:34:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400078/posts Zhihua Tian traveled thousands of miles from his native China earlier this year to profit from the treasures of the American education system. Unfortunately, he landed at South Philadelphia High School, where the number of violent incidents often overshadow student achievements. Tian, 19, of South Philly, and five other students who are recent immigrants are staying home today because they were among 26 Asian students who were attacked by a gang of other students throughout the day yesterday, said Xu Lin, of the Chinatown Development Corporation, who works with victimized students. Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400078/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 12:33:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401155/posts This CBS3.Com story describing how Asian kids are the subject of race-based attacks at South Philadelphia High School -- the alma mater of Mario Lanza, Al Martino and Larry Fine -- is going around the word via a link to the Drudge Report and what is glaringly unclear in it? No where does is it spelled out who exactly are the racist anti-Asian attackers. The story quotes one unidentified student as saying "It was blacks and whites and they saw the Asians at the school, it all started with an argument." Well, that certainly explains it. BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401155/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 21:31:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396514/posts comments Four Lakewood Police Officers murdered on Sunday may have been the target of gangs on the east side of Tacoma. Previous attacks on officers have been reported. On Sunday, Nov. 29, four Lakewood officers were gunned down in a coffee shop ambush before the start of their shift in Parkland. There are no suspects in custody. The police have recently started a crack down on Mexican gangs in the state. In July 2009, after the gang crackdown was announced. On July 30, 2009 a Lakewood police officer's personal car was spray painted with gang tags and set on fire,... Seattle Examiner (Examiner.com) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396514/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:46:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396329/posts Las Vegas Metro Police Officer and Marine veteran Trevor Nettleton was murdered by alleged gang members during a robbery of his home, and there's some moving video of his funeral services. My question is how come this country is so behind the eight-ball in tackling the gang problem that is so pervasive. I do a lot of research into gangs, and I know that law enforcement is dedicated to the issue and routinely is bringing them down; however, it seems like the hydra's head and for every gang enterprise that gets busted another 100 pop up. A lot of innocent... Friends of Ours http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396329/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:43:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395835/posts Law enforcement authorities are concerned the influence of warring Mexican drug cartels may now be penetrating the U.S. military. * * * It may be a small number, but there is still a big concern when it comes to gangs. "The troubling trend is that if you do have former, active duty or reserve military that are engaging in this kind of activity," said Fred Burton, with Stratfor Global Intelligence. "It brings a level of discipline as well as military training and military bearing. * * * "We have enough isolated cases of U.S. military personal being engaged with these... KVIA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395835/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:24:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392027/posts Thirty-two black males, most of whom are alleged members of either the Rolling 60 Crips or Black Gangster Disciples, have been arrested in Denver, CO for allegedly engaging in violent and racist muggings against whites and Latinos. The attacks are "part of a trend spreading across the country" as reported by Kirk Mitchell for The Denver Post: As part of the trend, black gang members videotape the assaults in trendy tourist districts and sell them on the underground market as entertainment. * * * "They knock a young white guy out with one blow to see if his knees will... Friends of Ours http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392027/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:44:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391723/posts The Denver Police Department announced today that they have made 32 arrests during a sweep to end a four-month spree of what police said were racially motivated assaults and robberies in downtown Denver, including the LoDo entertainment district. A task force comprised of the Denver Police, FBI and the Denver District Attorney's Office investigated 26 incidents in which groups of black males verbally harassed and then assaulted white or Hispanic males, according to Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman. Many of the victims were robbed after being assaulted. Three suspects, Allan Ford, Torrance McCall and one juvenile are still at large.... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391723/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:38:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391138/posts SNIPPET: "ONTARIO, Calif. -- State lawmakers are holding a hearing today in Ontario to discuss the rise in the number of criminal gangs using networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Officials say the hearing entitled "Gangs 2.0: The Emerging Threat of Cyberthugs" will explore the use of social networking tools in gang recruitment and gang-related crime. Assembly majority leader Alberto Torrico, and attorney general candidate, says gang members both in and out of prison are making more use of technology." KTLA.com - news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391138/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:59:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390182/posts A St. Paul man who beat his 4-year-old son for wearing a rival gang's color was sentenced this week to the 86 days he has served in jail. Kenny Tamon Jackson, 30, pleaded guilty to malicious punishment of a child, a gross misdemeanor, in the Aug. 25 incident. Ramsey County District Judge Kathleen Gearin ordered Jackson on Tuesday to have no contact with the 4-year-old until he completes a parenting program. Gearin also sentenced him to two years' probation. According to the criminal complaint, police were called about 12:30 p.m. to Jackson's house in the 500 block of Sherburne Avenue.... St. Paul Pioneer Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390182/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:04 GMT