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California corrections officials have floated a plan that would allow gang members living in high-security housing units to return to the general population as a reward for good behavior.
Read More →The federal government Tuesday indicted 20 members of a New York-area drug trafficking ring that brought 20 kilograms of heroin valued at $2.75 million to street-level dealers in Queens and Long Island in the past nine months.
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Yolo County (Calif.) Sheriff's Deputy Tony Diaz was ambushed by Norteño gang member Marco Topete after this 2008 pursuit that was captured on dash cam. Topete was given the death penalty Feb. 8. Source: KCRA.
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A Southern California gang member received $30,000 in fraudulently obtained unemployment insurance benefits while he was incarcerated and funnelled the money into the accounts of prison gang members.
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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."
Read More →Two California law enforcement officers were injured during a clash with Occupy protesters at the state Capitol. A city police officer was injured when a member of the Occupy group jumped on him, and a CHP officer was hurt after being struck by an object.
Read More →E-mail revealing that the University of California, Berkeley, chancellor was aware batons were being used to remove Occupy protestors has come to light as a campus Police Review board seeks to determine who authorized the decision.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Wednesday in favor of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's detective who recovered a firearm and gang-related material from the home of a suspect's foster mother.
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Do yourself a favor. Your planning for the many facets of an unthinkable off-duty situation must be serious and deliberate. Think about it, and be prepared for these confrontations.
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The Occupy protestors have been willing to forego "nine-to-five" picketing in favor of setting up camps on public land. And that has presented two major problems for law enforcement: crime within the camps and civil disobedience once the protesters are legally ordered to disperse.
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