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Tag: Gang Task Force: Page 3
Gangs
LAPD's CRASH vs. LASD's OSS
You don't become a gang expert overnight. You don't become qualified to testify in court in just a couple of years. LAPD rotated its officers in and out of CRASH gang units and station areas, but the OSS gang deputies remained in OSS and LASD stations for years, allowing them to develop greater, more complete expertise.
December 20, 2010
Gangs
When the Mexican Mafia Takes Out a Pawn
Art Romo's association with high powered La Eme members, his loyal service as a liaison to the drug cartels, his close association to Mexican Mafia lawyers, and his usefulness as a front man, meant nothing when challenged by a real made member.
November 8, 2010
Special Units
California Officer Takes 60 Units of Blood After Gunshot
Fremont officer Todd Young, 39, and a fellow officer had tried to arrest Andrew Barrientos, 20, who was wanted for a string of crimes. Young, who required 60 units of blood during surgery, is in critical but stable condition.
August 27, 2010
Special Units
FBI Searches for Three New York Gang Members Wanted on Narcotics Charges
Wanted posters listing the names of the fugitives and those that have been captured has been made available to the public. Those who were indicted are suspected to be members of the Bloods and Latin Kings gangs.
July 1, 2010
Special Units
Lost Opportunities
There was a time when gang officers were making real progress toward restraining the growth of gangs. Unfortunately, these officers were undercut by budgetary constraints, their own administrators, the whims of politicians, and ironically their own success.
May 27, 2010
Special Units
Oakland Police Arrest 26 'Ghost Town' Members
Officers served 12 search warrants leading to the arrest of Ghost Town members who have been linked to murder, assault, robbery, carjacking and narcotics and weapons offenses.
May 20, 2010
Special Units
N.C. Jury Imposes Death Penalty on MS-13 Leader
The 25-year-old Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umana (a.k.a. "Wizard") shot and killed two brothers in December 2007 in Guilford County, N.C.
April 28, 2010
Special Units
Explosive Device Is Third Attack on California Anti-Gang Unit
A member of an anti-gang unit in southwest Riverside County, Calif., discovered an explosive device near his car, bringing the number of attacks against the unit to three in the past two months.
March 7, 2010
Gangs
Gangs at the Amusement Park: Turning Fun Zones into Shooting Galleries
Most amusement parks have security forces, however, none of them are armed. Many forbid security from carrying; flashlights, pepper spray, or any less-lethal means of subduing a violent park patron.
March 3, 2010
Gangs
Gangs in the Military: Loyalty to Homeboys or Homeland?
Web Extra: Read the National Gang Intelligence Center's Feb. 15 report on gang infiltration of law enforcement and corrections agencies.
February 15, 2010
Special Units
FBI-Led Task Force Joins Anti-Gang Effort in Minnesota
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.
December 20, 2009
Special Units
Gang Wars: Oakland
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.
December 10, 2009
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