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Special Units
Calif. Jury Recommends Life for Asian Boyz Shot-Caller
The recommendation was announced Monday for Marvin Mercado, 37, who committed the crimes in the 1990s, yet eluded police for a decade by fleeing to the Philippines. Mercado and his crew committed the crimes "just for fun," an LAPD detective testified.
March 7, 2011
Special Units
Asian Boyz Founder Gets 8 Consecutive Life Sentences
Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry said the crimes of 37-year-old Marvin Mercado deserve "the greatest sentence this court can impose." Only two of his victims were rival gang members. The remainder were law-abiding citizens.
March 30, 2011
Gangs
TRG (Tiny Rascal Gangsters): Asian Gangs in Long Beach
The TRG shooters ran back to the barbecue on Orange Street then changed their clothing in a garage. An associate hid the 9mm and a second pistol in a laundry basket in his closet.
December 21, 2008
Gangs
East Coast Gangs
Are street gangs from different geographic regions really different? Are West Coast gangs different from Midwest Gangs? Are East Coast gangs different from Southern gangs? The answer is they are all the same with a few "twists of lemon."
March 28, 2012
Point of Law
Biden Urges Congress to Pass Hate Crime Legislation in Response to Attacks Against Asians
The Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act aims to increase Justice Department oversight of coronavirus-related hate crimes, provide support for state and local law enforcement agencies, and make hate crime information more accessible to Asian American communities.
March 19, 2021
Patrol
NYPD Memo: Indians Are Asian
New York City police officers received a lesson in demography Monday in the form of a memo clarifying the difference between Native Americans and Asian Indians.
September 12, 2013
Patrol
TREXPO West Endorsed by Asian Gang Investigators Association of California
The Asian Gang Investigators Association of California has announced its endorsement of TREXPO West. The conference and expo will take place Feb. 19-21 in Long Beach, Calif.
November 14, 2007
Special Units
Revision Eyewear Introduces the New Asian Locust Goggle
Revision Eyewear, leading manufacturer of ballistic protective eyewear worldwide, meets the demands of Asia's military forces with the Asian Locust Goggle, specifically engineered for perfect fit and maximum comfort with the Asian facial profile.
March 12, 2009
Patrol
New York Agency Criticized for Using "Y" (for Yellow) to Identify Asian Officers
A document obtained by the New York Civil Liberties Union through a Freedom of Information request revealed that the Nassau County (NY) Police Department allegedly used the letter "Y" — for the color yellow — to denote officers of Asian heritage.
July 31, 2018
Patrol
De Blasio Wants NYPD Officers to Confront People Over Hurtful Language Against Asians
“Even if something is not a criminal case, a perpetrator being confronted by the city, whether it’s NYPD or another agency, and being told that what they’ve done was very hurtful to another person—and could, if ever repeated, lead to criminal charges—that’s another important piece of the puzzle,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a Thursday press conference.
March 19, 2021
Special Units
NYPD to Target Crimes Against Asians Using Undercover Officers
“When you look at different sections of New York City, whether it’s in Chinatown, whether it’s here in Lower Manhattan, whether it’s in Flushing or parts of Brooklyn, you’re going to see uniformed, as well as some people that may surprise you,” Commissioner Dermot Shea said.
March 23, 2021
Special Units
L.A. Sheriff's Asian Gang Unit Nabs Korean-American Home Invaders
Six Korean-American men who organized a brutal attack on a middle-aged Korean couple were apprehended by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Asian Gang Team. One by one, the sheriff's Asian gang detectives tracked them down.
February 3, 2011
Patrol
NYPD Detective Suing Racial Justice Protester Over Anti-Asian Slurs
In a video of the confrontation during an "end Asian hate" protest, Terrell Harper, was just feet from Detective Vincent Cheung’s face as he cursed at him, punctuating his comments with racist stereotypes mocking Cheung, who is Chinese American
April 29, 2021
Gangs
The Killing Mindset
Recently the FBI published a study entitled "Violent Encounters: A study of Felonious Assaults on Our Nation's Law Enforcement Officers," which found that criminal gang members and other felons practice their skills with firearms more often and shoot more accurately then the police officers they try to kill.
November 1, 2007
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