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Candidates to work gang-related assignments for the Los Angeles Police Department have been reluctant to volunteer because of a new rule passed in the spring that requires them to disclose details of their personal finances.
Read More →A 22-year-old Arizona man rode his motorcycle 50 miles around Phoenix attempting to outrun a police helicopter, traveling at speeds of up to 100 mph and heading down a wrong-way street leading into an airport terminal.
Read More →As we began our shift, we passed a residential area in the Mariana Maravillas gang turf. I saw two middle-aged men coming out of a sliding glass door at the side of one residence. The house was on my side (passenger side) of the car and like Santa Claus each man carried a big cloth bag slung over a shoulder. For a nanosecond one of the hype burglars' eyes met mine.
Read More →A federal effort designed to dismantle gangs at their core will roll out soon in the Twin Cities, months after the Metro Gang Strike Force was shut down amid allegations of misconduct and evidence mishandling.
Read More →The four adults and two juveniles were being questioned by detectives Tuesday morning, Atlanta police spokesman Otis Redmond said. Redmond said three of the suspects had arrest warrants for previous thefts at a Radio Shack store in Atlanta and Georgio's Big and Tall men's store in the Greenbriar Mall.
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This two-part documentary that aired on "The Discovery Channel" in September, examines the activities of gangs in Oakland and the efforts of the Oakland PD's eight-man task force (including "Operation Nutcracker") to counter them.
Read More →Most gangs frown on a policy of open Jihad against the police. Their natural enemies are not the police but rival gangs. Traditionally, the police were more of an annoyance and only collateral targets if at all.
Read More →Three illegal aliens linked to the MS-13 gang have been indicted in the slaying of a North Virginia pimp and now face deportation back to their native El Salvador.
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LAPD gang officers Flores and Espinoza from the Southwest Division patrol the streets of South Los Angeles. Along the way, they meet gang leaders, explain the meaning of tagging and go into the division's "war room" to strategize with other officers. Video via Elie Seckbach of ESNEWS.
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Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, is a Los Angeles-based gang known for it's particularly violent ways. This video makes the claim that childhood friends Julio Cesar and Ernesto "Smokey" Miranda founded it. Some cliques, or "sets," have been found in various countries around the world such as Honduras, Guatemala, Canada and Mexico.
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