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News•by Staff Writer•June 30, 2009

Alleged Gang Member Will Be Tried For Drive-by Murders

A San Francisco judge ordered a 22-year-old alleged gang member Monday to stand trial in the slaying of a father and his two sons, citing the testimony of a surviving family member who said he got a good look at the defendant's face as he opened fire on an Excelsior district street, SFGate.com reports.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff Writer•June 29, 2009

Black Gang Tattoos

Gang members are usually decorated with the marking of their sets, super-gangs, and affiliated prison gangs. Their bodies are also often marked with tattoos that are generic prison symbols that you will find on just about any inmate. The following slide show is a quick look at some tattoos used by some predominately African-American gangs with origins in California.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 25, 2009

LEOs Earn Top Spots at FNH USA-Leupold Long Range Shooting Competition

After five full days of heated competition in extreme weather conditions, Officer Nate Mickle and PFC Rich McCampbell of the Baltimore County PD SWAT team took top overall team honors with 177 total points in the 2009 FNH USA - Leupold Long Range Precision Shooting Competition, which ended June 5th.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 24, 2009

Nationally Recognized "Gang Peacemaker" Arrested in Federal Gang Sweep

Alex Sanchez, executive director of Homies Unidos, was taken into custody by FBI agents this morning at his Bellflower, Calif., home. Sanchez and several members of MS-13, one of the nation's most ruthless and notorious gangs, were named as co-conspirators in the indictment, which will be unsealed later today, said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 24, 2009

Armed Suspect Sneaks Out Before SWAT Ends 7-Hour Standoff

After what they thought was a seven-hour standoff with an armed suspect, an Arcadia (Calif.) Police Department SWAT team stormed a house to discover the man they were looking for left before police arrived, the <em>Pasadena Star-News</em> reports.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 18, 2009

Indictment Offers Details of 18th Street Gang's Workings

A court document charges about 40 members and associates of the Columbia Lil Cycos -- a clique of the 18th Street gang -- with being involved in a racketeering conspiracy that allegedly involved murder, drug trafficking, money laundering, kidnapping, and other crimes.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 18, 2009

Police End California Hostage Situation Peacefully

Police in Vallejo, Calif., arrested one man after a nearly four-hour standoff Wednesday in which two reported hostages escaped harm.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 17, 2009

Feds Arrest More Members of LA Latino Gang

FBI agents and Los Angeles police officers arrested at least eight of those named in a racketeering indictment, officials said. Several more of the 39 members and associates of the 18th Street Columbia Lil Cycos clique were already in state and federal custody.

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News•by Staff Writer•June 2, 2009

Ecumenical Panel Will Investigate Oakland SWAT Tragedy

A board that will include law enforcement experts from across the state and the nation will conduct a "complete review" of the March 21 fatal shootings of four police officers, the Oakland Tribune reports.

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Products•June 1, 2009

Fiber-scope for SWAT

SAS Research and Development’s Ultimate Fiberscope for SWAT and Special Ops is manufactured entirely in the United States. This 8.5mm-diameter scope has a channel through which various tools can be passed, including a microphone and magnetic lifting and cutting tools.

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