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Tag: Gang Intelligence
Patrol
Chicago Mayoral Candidate Vows to Dismantle Gang Database
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle—who is running to be the next Mayor of Chicago—says she would make some significant changes to the way in which police in the Windy City conduct business.
January 15, 2019
Special Units
LAPD and Alto US Announce New Tool to Battle Organized Retail Crime
Alto Alliance is a technology platform with comprehensive analytics that ties together retailers' data with industry-wide resources to efficiently bridge the gap between retail, law enforcement, and the judicial system to prosecute repeat offenders and organized retail crime gangs.
October 4, 2018
Special Units
Video: NC Town Canceled Holiday Fireworks Over Gang Threats
Officials in the town of Hamlet, NC, decided to cancel the annual downtown Independence Day celebration and fireworks this week because of fear of gang violence.
July 5, 2017
Special Units
Southern California Officers on High Alert After Gang Threats
Police officers across Southern California are being warned to be on guard after L.A. County sheriff’s homicide investigators discovered unspecified threats by street gangs targeting officers.
May 31, 2017
Special Units
Video: California Officer Accused of Sharing Intel with Local Gang
A San Jose, CA, police sweep of a local gang called the "Gang of Thrones" resulted in nearly two dozen arrests, including a member of the police department, who is accused of sharing police intel with the gang.
August 25, 2016
Special Units
Retired Chicago Lieutenant Says Chief Needs to Bring Back Special Gang Units
Right now the gang shooters and their affiliates are having their way with little or no interference from law enforcement. Gone are the specialists who kept intelligence on all the leaders, emerging leaders and their turf; they knew the gang colors and the signs and who the main leaders were.
February 24, 2016
Special Units
Countering Super Gangs with Crime Analytics
It has become a recurring issue for law enforcement nationwide, and internationally: the rise of the "super gang," an affiliation of distinct criminal organizations—temporarily or permanently—to pursue mutually beneficial strategies and/or profits.
June 30, 2015
Patrol
Gang Task Force to Use Wynyard Software to Fight ID Theft Ring
The working group will use Wynyard Group and CI Technologies software to strengthen the ongoing investigation into the coordinated group of over 100 thieves that has been operating across the United States for more than five years and is responsible for stealing tens of millions of dollars in at least 34 states.
January 19, 2015
Special Units
Video: 9 Former Officers Sentenced for Protecting Drug Dealers
Thirteen defendants, including nine former police officers, have been sentenced to federal prison this week for accepting thousands of dollars in cash payments to provide protection during staged drug deals that were part of a federal undercover operation.
August 6, 2014
Special Units
Omaha, Kansas City Police Share Strategies to Target Gang Violence
Omaha’s efforts to curb gang violence are catching the attention of other police departments, including officers in Kansas City, Mo.
February 19, 2014
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
Gangsterish Athletes and Their Entourages
Like so many lucky lotto winners, the same fame and financial fortune that helps them escape the ghetto contributes to bringing them down. This is especially true for success stories with gang backgrounds. The entourage of these celebrity gangsters always includes their gangster friends.
July 8, 2013
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