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Patrol

Video: Three Charged in Shooting of Memphis Police Officer

Three people have been charged in the shooting of a Memphis Organized Crime Unit officer, who was shot in the chest Wednesday night.

May 28, 2015

Patrol

Three Charged in Shooting of Memphis Police Officer

Three people have been charged in the shooting of a Memphis Police officer. The Organized Crime Unit officer, who was shot in the chest Wednesday night while serving a warrant, has been released from the hospital. More Here.

May 28, 2015

Special Units

California Governor Weighs Parole for Killer in Controversial LAPD Lecture

A state parole board recently decided that Enriquez should be released, despite concerns expressed by a prosecutor, according to records obtained by The Los Angeles Times. Enriquez's fate is now in the hands of Gov. Jerry Brown, who has about three more weeks to decide whether he should be freed.

February 2, 2015

Patrol

LAPD Under Fire for Arranging Meeting with Area Chiefs and Mexican Mafia Member

LAPD Deputy Chief Michael Downing described the meeting as an "LAPD-sponsored event" where attendees listened to the man describe his experience with a "transnational criminal enterprise."

January 29, 2015

Special Units

FBI, Italian Police Break Up Mafia Drug Operation

Twenty-four arrests were made in Italy and the United States following a two-year operation that relied both on wiretaps and on an American undercover agent named by investigators as “Jimmy,” who infiltrated the Gambinos and fooled Italians into believing he was a heroin dealer.

February 10, 2014

Special Units

N.Y. Mafia Boss to Face Trial for Officer's 1997 Murder

The ponytailed 72-year-old Colombo crime boss goes on trial Tuesday for ordering the 1997 murder of NYPD police officer Ralph Dols.

November 10, 2013

Gangs

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

As a former prison gang member, I'm ashamed to look in the mirror because my failures are staring back at me.

October 20, 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

A Devil's Playground for Gang Members

The court transportation system is the first weak point. Did you know that 40% of all inmate escapes occur during transport? Any gang member who's spent any time in custody has practiced slipping out of handcuffs and shackles, and you can bet one or more of them carry jail-made handcuff keys.

July 22, 2013

Patrol

FBI Ends Search for Jimmy Hoffa

The umpteenth dig for Jimmy Hoffa may have unearthed zilch, but the FBI's decades-old search for the famous Teamsters leader is far from over.

June 18, 2013

Patrol

Trail Starts for Boston Mob Boss Bulger

After nearly 16 years on the run and two years after his arrest on charges he played a role in 19 murders, James "Whitey" Bulger is about to face a jury.

June 2, 2013

Special Units

Texas Mexican Mafia Member Gets Life In RICO Case

A Texas Mexican Mafia member received three consecutive life sentences in federal prison for racketeering and assaulting a federal prison guard, the FBI announced.

April 10, 2013