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Tag: Gangs
Patrol
Mother of Austin Homicide Victim Slams City Council Over Police Defunding
The incident came roughly a year after the Austin City Council voted to defund the police amid the unrest following the death of George Floyd,
August 31, 2023
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
Patrol
Group Assaults NYPD Officers with Glass Bottles
The group assaulting the officers included members of a Dominican gang called the Trinitarios
August 2, 2022
Patrol
Gascón’s DA Office Gave El Monte Cop Killing Suspect Probation on Gun Charge
Justin Williams Flores is accused of killing El Monte police officers Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana Monday. Flores was killed when police returned fire.
June 16, 2022
Patrol
Dave Smith: The Gangs of Everywhere
Gangs are America’s primary criminal problem and few of our leaders want to address it.
May 26, 2022
Patrol
Police Responding to Mass Shooting in Chicago Face Hostile Crowd
At the scene, officers immediately began performing lifesaving measures on the victims when two men from a hostile crowd came up and began fighting with the officers, police said.
May 11, 2022
Patrol
Documented Gang Member Shoots Atlanta Officer 6 Times
“The Atlanta Police Department will not be deterred. This today only reinforces why we took the oath and why we are here. So every gang member should know if you are committing crimes in this city, we’re going to come and we’re going to arrest you and we’re going to bring you before court,” Schierbaum added.
February 8, 2022
Patrol
Gang Member Convicted of Killing CA Officer
Jurors deliberated for less than two hours Tuesday before reaching their verdict in the trial of Michael Christopher Mejia, 30. The verdict was read Wednesday morning, with the panel convicting Mejia of two counts of first-degree murder and single counts of attempted murder, carjacking and possession of a firearm by a felon.
September 1, 2021
Patrol
Suspect in Chicago Shooting Says He Mistook Undercover Officers for Rival Gang Members
Eugene “Gen Gen” McClaurin, 28, was accused of shooting two federal agents and a Chicago officer as they drove in an unmarked police vehicle on the city's South Side early Wednesday.
July 9, 2021
Command
Shootings in L.A. Up 73% in 2021
Homicides classified by the department as “gang-related'' increased by 44% and represent just under half of shooting victims this year, according to Moore, and the city has experienced a 41% increase in victims shot in gang-related shootings.
April 27, 2021
Patrol
L.A. County DA Will Not Seek Death Penalty for Accused Cop Killer
"Over the objection of Mr. (Geoff) Lewin and I and despite our attempts to prevent this from happening, we've been ordered to remove the death penalty as punishment consideration in this case," Deputy District Attorney Garrett Dameron said during a hearing on the case today at the Norwalk courthouse.
February 19, 2021
Patrol
L.A. Officers Present New Car to Woman After Hers was Destroyed in Hate Crime
LAPD said in a tweet the woman's car was jumped on and vandalized by "gang members." They reportedly jumped on the vehicle, bashed in the doors, and cut racial slurs into the paint. The car was a total loss.
November 23, 2020
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