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Special Units
Judge Blocks Los Angeles Gang Enforcement Program
The order is believed to mark the first time a judge has blocked Los Angeles officials from enforcing the injunctions, which were born from a time in the late 1980s and '90s when gang activity in the city gained national attention. Their use has been credited by law enforcement with helping reduce gang-related crime.
March 16, 2018
Gangs
Two Effective Gang Enforcement Strategies
Long Beach patrol officers can pull up photos of served gang members, maps of safety zones—those parts of the city subject to the gang injunction—a copy of the injunction and a hyperlink to the image of the proof of service form. That certainty has produced very real results.
August 14, 2012
Special Units
Steiner's New P-Series Binoculars Adopted by Portland Police Bureau Gang Enforcement Teams
Steiner, known for its optics for military and law enforcement, has announced that the Portland (Ore.) Police Bureau has adopted the new P-Series 7x50 binoculars for use by their Gang Enforcement Team and Federal Gang Task Force. The high-quality P-Series binoculars will play a crucial role in the vital surveillance and operative work performed by the gang enforcement unit.
June 10, 2015
Technology
Laserfiche Awards California Agency's Gang Enforcement Imaging
Today, LBPD officers have the ability to retrieve documents such as tickets, restraining orders, arrest reports, policies and procedures. The system allows them to retrieve the documents from their patrol vehicles, whereas in the past they could only view them from computers in the police station.
February 8, 2011
Special Units
Calif. Motorcycle Gang Sues Law Enforcement Agencies
The lawsuit claims former Riverside County Dist. Atty. Rod Pacheco and Hemet Police Chief Richard Dana described the group as "cockroaches" and "terrorists" who "practice an extreme brand of violence."
March 18, 2011
Special Units
Sessions Says Justice Department will Target Gangs
Attorney General Jeff Sessions took aim at gangs Tuesday, and said sanctuary cities failure to cooperate with federal immigration authorities "dangerously undermines'' gang enforcement efforts.
April 19, 2017
Special Units
Gangs Going High-Tech, Florida Official Warns
Calling gangs a ''nationwide pandemic'' that have harnessed the Internet for recruiting and cybercrime, Miami-Dade's top gang prosecutor on Tuesday urged tougher enforcement and stepped-up prevention efforts.
August 13, 2008
Special Units
Chicago Gang Cop Describes 'Tribal Warfare' On Streets
A Chicago gang enforcement officer described the city's spike in gang violence as "tribal warfare" that has gone unchecked because of the lack of gang leaders.
July 11, 2012
Special Units
Video: Detroit Eliminates Gang, Tactical Units
The Detroit Police Department will eliminate its gang and tactical units to add about 100 officers to homicide, criminal investigations and traffic enforcement, the city announced Wednesday.
January 22, 2013
Special Units
Footage Shows Aftermath of Waco Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Shootout
New cell phone footage from the Waco, Texas, mass biker shooting reveals the tense aftermath of the gang battle that left nine dead and 18 injured. More on the current danger to law enforcement Here.
May 19, 2015
Patrol
MS Gang Threatens Officers Over Fatal Memphis Shooting
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety released a bulletin to law enforcement on Thursday evening warning of the threat by the Gangster Disciples street gang.
June 14, 2019
Special Units
Gang Injunction Splits a San Fernando Valley Community
This summer, law enforcement officials enacted an injunction targeting San Fer. It is the 37th gang injunction in Los Angeles and the largest yet, covering nearly 10 square miles in Sylmar and San Fernando, and it has left a troubled community deeply divided.
October 3, 2008
Special Units
L.A. Sheriff Moves to Fire Elite Gang Officers
Seven Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in an elite gang-enforcement unit have been notified the department intends to fire them for celebrating shootings and getting matching tattoos.
February 6, 2013
Special Units
Four Gang Members Charged with Attempted Murder of Chicago Officer
Four men were charged Sunday with allegedly trying to kill an off-duty Chicago police officer in a Southwest Side shooting that one police source said erupted when they mistook the gang-enforcement officer for a gang rival.
August 31, 2009
Special Units
Gang Members Threaten El Paso Officers
The Barrio Azteca gang could be plotting to kill El Paso law enforcement officers in retaliation for a recent crackdown on gang members, an alert issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned.
March 24, 2010
Special Units
Police Say Las Vegas Safer After Operation Cripples Area Gang
Las Vegas-area police and federal law enforcement agencies have crippled a longtime area gang, indicting most of its members in a state racketeering case, the first in Nevada targeting an entire organization, authorities said. More Here.
October 20, 2017
Special Units
Portland Mobilizes Against Gang War
Though the city's homicide rate and overall crime rate are down, gang violence has increased sharply over the past year, with a rapid rise in shootings in the past month. On Friday, law enforcement officials sounded an alarm about the surge of violence, the same day one of the victims was buried in North Portland.
January 12, 2009
Patrol
Baltimore Police to Track Gangs with Web Database
Law enforcement officers will soon be able to tap into an Internet-based database filled with information about gang members and their activities throughout Maryland, Virginia and Washington, federal officials announced in Baltimore yesterday.
December 20, 2006
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