http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ms13/ en-us Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:52:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282531/posts The older brother of the man who allegedly shot and killed an undercover Houston police officer last week is wanted in a gang-related slaying last year of a South Carolina man, authorities said. Juan Pedroza Carrillo, 40, was one of three men linked to the November 2 fatal shooting of Jorge Alberto Vindel Ramos, 51, in Lexington County, S.C., authorities said. Ramos was shot in the head and chest with a .380 semi-automatic pistol as he was working on his car outside his home, officials said. While the motive for the killing remains under investigation, federal immigration officials confirmed that... HOUSTON CHRONICLE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282531/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:52:25 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/2278839/posts Note: The following SNIPPET is a quote: Twenty-Four Defendant Indictment Names Members and Leaders of Notorious MS-13 Gang, Alleging Federal Racketeering Violations, Including Multiple Murders In the first indictment in Los Angeles to allege racketeering charges against the MS-13 Gang, several members, leaders and associates were arrested early this morning after the return of a federal indictment which charges two dozen defendants, including the executive director of a non-profit gang intervention organization with violations ranging from murder and conspiracy to commit murder and extortion to narcotics trafficking, announced Thomas O'Brien, United States Attorney in Los Angeles, Salvador Hernandez, Assistant Director... LosAngeles.FBI.gov - Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278839/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:25:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278635/posts Three men who allegedly stormed into a West Side Denny's over the weekend and killed a 34-year-old cook were in the United States illegally, and one had been deported less than a year ago after an arrest. Pablo Ortiz, who police say is a member of the notorious Salvadoran gang MS-13, was arrested in Albuquerque in May 2008 on suspicion of DWI. After a judge found him guilty, Ortiz spent 46 days at the Metropolitan Detention Center. He was released on July 7. -SNIP- Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents "put him on a plane and sent him back to El... Albuquerque Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278635/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:44:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274922/posts <p>Montgomery County prosecutors secured murder indictments today against six people who had been previously charged in connection with the slaying in January of a 15-year-old who was stabbed 72 times and dumped in a Gaithersburg creek.</p> <p>For the first time in Montgomery, a county grand jury also indicted the defendants under a 2007 law that allows judges to sentence gang members who commit violent crimes to an additional 20 years in prison.</p> Washpost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274922/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:05:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267599/posts ALEXANDRIA, VA—A federal judge today sentenced 29-year-old Sergio Amador Amador to life in prison for killing a suspected rival gang member. Amador and Oscar Omar Lobo-Lopez fatally shot Melvin Reyes, a suspected rival gang member, on May 5, 2007, in Springfield, Va. On Feb. 27, 2009, Amador pled guilty to murder in aid of racketeering before United States District Judge T.S. Ellis III. Dana J. Boente, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Joseph Persichini Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office; Colonel David Rohrer, Fairfax County Chief of Police; and James Dinkins, Special... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267599/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:03:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2244376/posts MS-13 Leader Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy, Armed Robbery and Gun Violation Defendant Participated in Murders of Rival Gang Members U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow today sentenced Victor Ramirez, a/k/a "Mousey," age 30, a native of El Salvador who resided in Hyattsville, Md., to 60 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Ramirez was convicted in November 2008, after a four-week jury trial, of conspiracy to conduct and participate in racketeering enterprise activities of the gang MS-13, including three murders and an attempted murder; armed robbery of a business; and using... US DOJ.GOV/opa - Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2244376/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 10:57:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2244352/posts Note: Photos included. # Taking a Stand Against MS-13 05/01/09 Our MS-13 Task Force was able to resolve the case quickly because the victim came forward with security surveillance tapes of the robbery. After MS-13 gang members robbed a Houston beauty salon at gunpoint last January and sexually assaulted a salon employee, one of the gang members went a step further: he took the owner’s picture so he knew exactly who she was. If she thought about going to the police, he said, she would be sorry. The owner was also told that from now on, she would be expected... FBI.GOV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2244352/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 09:43:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2241802/posts Note: The following text is a quote: ICE arrests 17 in operation targeting transnational gang members WICHITA, Kan. - Local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, in close partnership with the Wichita Police Department, made nine arrests Wednesday during an operation targeting violent transnational street gangs and their illegal alien gang members and associates. Eight other arrests were also made during the operation's planning phase. This is the latest joint local action of an ongoing national ICE effort to target foreign-born gang members. These arrests were made under an ongoing national initiative of ICE's National Gang Unit called "Operation... ICE.GOV - News Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2241802/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 05:11:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236071/posts A man who authorities said led a local clique of the gang Mara Salvatrucha has been convicted in federal court in Alexandria of murdering a rival gang member in Springfield in 2007, and the man now faces a mandatory life sentence. Federal prosecutors said Oscar Omar Lobo-Lopez, 30, of Springfield was the leader of Hollywood Locos Salvatrucha, an offshoot of the gang MS-13. Lobo-Lopez and fellow gang member Sergio Amador had been hunting for Melvin Reyes because he reputedly belonged to the 18th Street gang, authorities said. On May 5, 2007, Lobo-Lopez and Amador found Reyes in the Springfield Garden... Washpost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236071/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:40:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235661/posts According to Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger, his jusisdiction is experiencing an increase in gang violence, particularly from Hispanic gangs like MS-13 and the Latin Kings. A great majority of these gangs are illegal aliens. Maryland is one of the most pro-illegal immigration states in the country because of its sanctuary cities, taxpayer-subsidized day labor centers, support for non-citizen voting and lax drivers license laws. Chief Manger reports that incidences of murder, rape, assault, burglary, and robbery have increased in Maryland in 2008, much of it attributable to gangs. In fact, the FBI recently reported that gangs are now... Center for Immigration Studies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235661/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:35:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232282/posts There are no gang “wannabes” in Garfield County, only gang “gonnabes,” said two sheriff’s deputies assigned to a recently formed anti-gang task force. Deputies J. Miller and J. McCune, who don’t use their real first names due to the potentially dangerous nature of their work, are members of the Threat Assessment Group, or TAG, in the sheriff’s department. The group was formed after jail staff noticed an increase in gang members from California and elsewhere among the inmate population. “Then we found some of them were hanging out by some of the schools, just off school property, trying to recruit... Citizen Telegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2232282/posts#comment Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:46:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226182/posts ALEXANDRIA, VA—Erick Turcios-Lazo, also known as “Scorpion,” age 22, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Turcios-Lazo was found guilty on Jan. 22, 2009. Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Joseph Persichini, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, made the announcement after sentencing by United States District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. Turcios-Lazo was indicted on Sept. 18, 2008, by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering charges. The jury trial began... WashingtonDC.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226182/posts#comment Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:36:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2212915/posts Early Sunday morning, deputies found a man's body in a grassy area next to Riverside Parkway in Lansdowne. A woman was found in critical condition nearby. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office got a call at around 5 a.m. A witness had spotted a white van and people outside of it screaming and reported a suspicious vehicle. When deputies arrived, they found the body of the man. He had suffered severe head trauma. The woman wasn't discovered until the sun started to rise. She was in a grassy area across the street, over a fence. "We found the blood on the... NBC Washington http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2212915/posts#comment Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:59:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219134/posts DOUGLAS — This past weekend was a busy one for Border Patrol agents in Cochise County. And, much of the action involved the apprehension of a large number of illegal immigrants, to include individuals with ties to notorious street gangs. The apprehensions show “more people coming in (to the United States) to cause havoc,” said Border Patrol Tucson Sector spokesman Mario Escalante. In the first five months of the current federal fiscal year, more than 7,400 illegal immigrants taken into custody in the sector had criminal records, compared with more than 6,500 for the same period in the previous budget... Sierra Vista Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219134/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:39:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2216605/posts On March 22, William and Cynthia Bennett left their Potomac Station home for an early morning walk and never returned. Shortly after 5:30 a.m., police found William, 57 lying dead, they found Cynthia, 55 badly beaten but still alive a short distance away. Around 5:30 a.m., less than a mile from the Bennett home, a resident on Rocky Creek Drive called police to report the presence of a suspicious vehicle ( a white panel work van), and three men outside the van causing a disturbance. By the time a Loudoun County Sheriff’s deputy arrived, the van was gone. However, the... Norfolk Crime Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2216605/posts#comment Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:11:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214638/posts Border Patrol agents are arresting an increased number of dangerous criminals at the border, officials say. "We're talking about major things. Homicides, sex offenders, big robberies, armed robberies--things to that degree," says agent Mike Scioli. Scioli says more dangerous criminals are trying to enter the U.S. -- a disturbing yet growing trend along the southern border. This past weekend, a group of 34 illegals were apprehended by agents near Ajo. Two of them were members of a notorious and ruthless gang known as MS-13. How did agents find out? Finger prints and tattoos were a dead-giveaway. "These two individuals, not... KOLD TV News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214638/posts#comment Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:52:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214762/posts On March 22, William and Cynthia Bennett left their Potomac Station home for an early morning walk and never returned. Shortly after 5:30 a.m., police found William, 57 lying dead, they found Cynthia, 55 badly beaten but still alive a short distance away. Around 5:30 a.m., less than a mile from the Bennett home, a resident on Rocky Creek Drive called police to report the presence of a suspicious vehicle ( a white panel work van), and three men outside the van causing a disturbance. By the time a Loudoun County Sheriff’s deputy arrived, the van was gone. However, the... Norfolk Crime Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214762/posts#comment Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:59:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213246/posts Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/March/09-crm-260.html MS-13 Member Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Involvement in Rico Conspiracy WASHINGTON – A member of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison and five years of supervised release for his participation in a racketeering enterprise, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Edward M. Yarbrough of the Middle District of Tennessee announced. Manuel Marquez, a/k/a "Morro," was sentenced in Nashville, Tenn., by Chief Judge Todd J. Campbell of the Middle District of Tennessee. At his plea... US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213246/posts#comment Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:57:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201352/posts State police are investigating a threat, in the form of a dead goat with a note, aimed at State Assemblyman Gregory Ball (R-Patterson). The black and white goat with horns was found Thursday night on the street outside Ball’s home with an abusive message tied around its neck. In broken Spanish, scrawled on a scrap of cardboard, the note called Ball an “(expletive) American” and was signed MS-13, the name of a notorious Central American gang. While the two-term assemblyman has supported legislation aimed at deporting violent illegal immigrants, he said he thinks the gang threat is phony because some... recordonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201352/posts#comment Sat, 7 Mar 2009 14:58:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194414/posts The attempted assassination of a South Carolina deputy sheriff was a gang initiation carried out by three illegal immigrants including a 15-year-old boy who was supposed to "kill a cop" in order to be admitted as a member, according to a confidential Department of Homeland Security advisory. Lexington County, S.C., Deputy Sheriff Ted Xanthakis and his K-9 police dog, Arcos, were attacked by the three illegals armed with a 12-gauge shotgun during a Feb. 8 incident in West Columbia, S.C., shortly after 3 a.m. The deputy and his dog survived. Two of the men were identified in a U.S. Immigration... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194414/posts#comment Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:27:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193383/posts Multiple arrests were made this morning following a three-year investigation into a violent gang operating in metro Denver. The gang has an estimated 6,000 to 10,000 members in at least 42 states and the District of Columbia. Their threat is highest in the western and northeastern parts of the country, according to the FBI. Members of the Salvadorian MS-13 street gang, their associates, and their sources of illegal drug supply were arrested early this morning based on two federal grand jury indictments, the Justice Department and the Metro Gang Task Force announced. Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2193383/posts#comment Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:03:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189814/posts Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0902/090219charlotte.htm February 19, 2009 10 gang members arrested following ICE-led operation in Charlotte Arrests include members of MS-13, Surenos, Brown Pride, SUR-13 and Latin Kings CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Ten foreign-born gang members with ties to local violent street gangs were arrested here yesterday following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) led operation. The operation, dubbed Community Shield, was a multi-agency effort spearheaded by ICE. Among the participating agencies were the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD); the United States Marshals Service and the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety's Alcohol Law unit (NC-ALE).... ICE.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2189814/posts#comment Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:29:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187755/posts Responding to fears of escalating violence in Mexico that could spill over the border into Texas and other states, the U.S. government has stepped up law enforcement. Border Patrol and Drug Enforcement Administration agents were sent to shore up local law enforcement, and to their credit the violence has not spread to those communities and regions. In fact, El Paso — just across the border from Ciudad Juarez, which ranks as one of the most dangerous places in the world — is ranked as one of the safest cities in the United States. Unfortunately, the stepped-up enforcement in border cities... TimesCall.com Colorado http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187755/posts#comment Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:25:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185838/posts Headline: Grenades that were used in three attacks -- the first two in northern Mexico, the last in Texas -- over the past four months all trace back to the same source, the paramilitary group known as Los Zetas. The attempted bombing in Texas occurred in January in a small town named Pharr, just outside of McAllen and Brownsville, and not all that far from the Mexican border and places like Matamoros and Monterrey. It so happens that another grenade failed to detonate in a January attack in Pharr. Three men, members of two gangs, Tri-City Bombers and the Texas... Threatswatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185838/posts#comment Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:59:00 GMT