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Gangs
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: Making the Cut
These members often commit crimes to further the objectives of the motorcycle gang, and also to enhance their own position within the gang. Many patches have been sewn onto a set of cuts as the direct result of a criminal act which was committed by an individual wanting to gain the "power of the patch."
May 16, 2011
Patrol
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Reportedly Make "Credible" Threats Against Police
Two motorcycle gangs involved in a deadly gunfight at a Texas chain restaurant in 2015 have reportedly made "credible" threats against police officers.
December 13, 2019
Blogs
Gangs
July 14, 2009
Special Units
OMGs Invade Los Angeles Hipster District
Jose Luis Sanchez, 25, faces a court hearing Jan. 18 for allegedly opening fire outside an Sunset Boulevard nightclub, targeting a "full-patch" Hells Angel.
January 5, 2011
Special Units
FBI: Gangs Responsible for 48% of Violent Crime
Increasingly sophisticated street gangs committed 48 percent of violent crime, as they expanded their criminal activity and networking with broader criminal organizations.
October 24, 2011
Patrol
Killer of CHP Officer Linked to Motorcycle Gang
Officer Andre Moye had served with the California Highway Patrol for three and a half years. He is survived by his wife, mother, father, and siblings.
August 13, 2019
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
Special Units
Calif. Hells Angels Leader Killed In Shootout at Nevada Casino
The president of the Hells Angels' San Jose chapter was fatally shot at a Nevada casino during a gunfight with members of the rival Vagos motorcycle gang. Jeffrey "Jethro" Pettigrew, 51, was killed and two Vagos members were injured.
September 25, 2011
Special Units
Video: Bikers Put Out 'Green Light' Against Officers Following Waco Shooting
As police rounded up the bikers and night soon fell, intelligence reports indicated that more bikers were on the way here and that officers had been "green lighted" - essentially a gang sanctioned call for killing - as retaliation.
May 19, 2015
Gangs
Gangsters in Blue
What are these cops thinking? Don't they realize that they are being used by the gang? Can't they see that should their gang friends become engaged in a violent situation (which is inevitable) there can be no good outcome for the badged members and associates?
May 24, 2010
Gangs
Grand Theft Auto and Gangs
Gang members, especially juveniles, receive little incarceration and lots of probation for car crimes. To gang members this is like a dog with rubber teeth, lots of bark but no bite. Almost every gang member I came in contact with in East Los Angeles and South Central Los Angeles had several prior convictions for some type of car theft.
March 25, 2010
Gangs
Behavior and Group Dynamics In Gangs
Sociologists believe that a gang will take on the morals, or lack of morals, of the worst members and often exceed that lack of morals. This behavior often manifests itself in most or all of the gang's members, especially when they are together.
August 30, 2010
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
Gangs
Gangs and Electronic Surveillance—Part I
Sometimes separate local, state, or county police are used for physical surveillance. Occasionally when intercepted communications seem to have gone dormant, the surveillance team will also be used to deliberately arrest or conduct a traffic stop on individuals to cause them to increase their criminal communications or "tickle the wire."
February 29, 2012
Patrol
New York Law Enforcement Officer Accused of Selling Guns to Criminals
Marinelli, who is a sergeant with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police, is accused of illegally manufacturing dozens of handguns and rifles, including at least one fully automatic rifle, and selling them to individuals who are legally barred from possessing such weapons.
March 4, 2019
Gangs
Gangsters in Blue: Corrections
When inmates and gang members see cops acting like convicts, they tend to react to them like they do other convicts and gangsters. What little respect that might remain is lost. What little restraint that might have been practiced is loosed. The exercise of lawful authority becomes personal, vindictive and cause for retribution.
June 8, 2011
Gangs
The Mongol Motorcycle Gang and the Mexican Mafia
These outlaw gangs are not known for their adherence to truces and coalitions. When you deal with the Devil you can't expect honesty and fair play. The Mongols had already let the Devil into the deal in the early 1970s.
January 21, 2008
Gangs
Gangs on Meth
The drug is dangerous to law enforcement in several ways. The chemicals utilized are highly toxic and volatile. Clandestine labs are often booby trapped against the police.
March 13, 2008
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