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Tag: Gangs
Investigations
Law Enforcement Breaks Up Florida Gang’s Check Fraud Ring
At least 20 conspirators are believed to have worked from July 2021 to November 2023 defrauding banks, credit unions and businesses throughout central Florida.
November 20, 2024
Patrol
Venezuelan Street Gang Says It Will Target Denver Cops
The Albuquerque Police Department has released an officer safety bulletin to notify law enforcement of information regarding the Tren De Aragua criminal organization and reports that TdA members in Denver have been given a "green light" on officers.
July 31, 2024
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
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