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Tag: Gang Task Force
Patrol
What Patrol Officers Should Know About Gang Activity
Richard Valdemar says every officer, especially patrol officers, should keep a notebook. With every contact on the street, ask questions and make notes of the answers given. That allows the officer to, in a sense, create a database of gang activity in the community.
February 10, 2023
Special Units
Task Force Operation Busts Major Gang Drug Distribution Network
An operation conducted by local, state, and federal law enforcement has brought down a major methamphetamine distribution network in California.
June 24, 2019
Special Units
FBI, LAPD Arrest Dozens of Suspected Gang Members in Raids
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were joined by FBI agents in raids on Wednesday that resulted in the arrest of 38 people.
February 15, 2019
Special Units
Video: Police Arrest 156 Suspected Gang Members in "Operation Triple Beam Colorado"
The Denver Post reported that among those arrested in "Operation Triple Beam Colorado" was Lester Bell. Reportedly a member of the Gangster Disciples, Bell has been charged in a 2000 homicide in the San Diego area—he allegedly beat his victim to death with a baseball bat.
August 24, 2018
Special Units
Police Arrest 156 Suspected Gang Members in "Operation Triple Beam Colorado"
Between mid-May and late-August, the U.S. Marshals Service, FBI, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Colorado Springs police, Colorado Department of Corrections, Colorado Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents combined forces to arrest the 156 fugitives suspected of gang activity, according to a news release by Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Mike Bunk. More Here.
August 24, 2018
Patrol
Massachusetts Police Seize Guns, Drugs, Cash in 4 Simultaneous Raids
The raids were conducted by troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit, Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and C3 community policing unit, as well as officers from the FBI Western Massachusetts Gang Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration and Holyoke police.
July 20, 2018
Special Units
Video: Teen Arrested in 'Ambush-Style Attack' on Miami-Dade Detectives
A 19-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday after police say he opened fire in an "ambush-style attack" on two undercover Miami-Dade detectives who were investigating gang activity, police said.
March 29, 2017
Special Units
Teen Arrested in 'Ambush-Style Attack' on Miami-Dade Detectives
A 19-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday after police say he opened fire in an "ambush-style attack" on two undercover Miami-Dade detectives who were investigating gang activity, police said. More Here.
March 29, 2017
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
Gangs
No One Should Die So Young
Leslie Zepeda died the day after Christmas. She had no time for a final hug, a final kiss, one last chance for her family to tell her how much they loved and cherished her.
October 13, 2013
Gangs
The Mexican Mafia: Down But Not Out
Every time law enforcement thought that they had knocked out or retired the Eme organization, they found that the Eme came back again. The Mexican Mafia absorbed the blows and grew stronger.
August 12, 2013
Gangs
Gang Task Forces Take Down Mexican Mafia 'Carnals'
Two recent investigations show us the value of gang task forces that combine resources from law enforcement, prosecutors, and corrections to take down Mexican Mafia "carnals" in Southern California.
March 13, 2013
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