Tag: Organized Crime

Patrol

OR Police Bust $22M Catalytic Convertor Organized Crime Ring

“The defendants in this case were living a nice life,” said Officer Matt Henderson, a spokesperson for Beaverton police, at a Thursday press conference.

August 12, 2022

Patrol

2021 in Review: Rising Crime, COVID Rules, and Court Cases

With just hours remaining until we ring in 2022, it's time for our annual retrospective on the year that was 2021—and what a year it was.

December 31, 2021

Patrol

Painted in Blood: The Price of Looting, Plundering, and Pillaging in America

Widespread bedlam centered around looting of retail stores of everything from shaving cream to high-end luxury handbags has led to the senseless murder of a retired police officer.

December 3, 2021

Technology

Phone App Created by Law Enforcement Leads to 800 Arrests in Multiple Nations

Led by the FBI, Australian police and numerous European law enforcement agencies, the investigation gave the officials a window into the conversations of criminal networks, as people planned illegal drug shipments, plotted robberies and put out contracts for killings.

June 8, 2021

Patrol

International Organized Crime and COVID-19 Response

“Violent groups often take actions to gain legitimacy in order to gain support from civilians living under their rule as well as potential supporters abroad,” University of Maryland political scientist Jori Breslawski wrote.

May 7, 2020

Patrol

Infamous Mob Boss "Whitey" Bulger Killed at West Virginia Prison

Infamous Boston mob boss and federal informant James "Whitey" Bulger has been killed in prison. According to reports, Bulger was beaten to death by "multiple inmates" who may have connections to organized crime.

October 31, 2018

Training

I attended Advanced Security training in Israel - this is what I learned…

Advanced Automation Corporation

The war against terror is no longer isolated to a distant land, somewhere in the Middle East. Unfortunately, residents of the United States have, in recent years learned that we are not immune to such horrific scenes. This tragic development places new challenges before and upon those whose job it is to serve and protect

October 9, 2018

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

Patrol

Entire Police Force in Mexico Detained Following Murder of Mayoral Candidate

Michoacán law enforcement authorities have detained all members of the Ocampo (Mexico) police force as part of an investigation into the murder of Fernando Ángeles Juárez.

June 26, 2018

Special Units

Video: FBI Raids Target Mexican Mafia's L.A. Jail Drug Trafficking

Authorities arrested dozens of people Wednesday as part of Operation Dirty Thirds, a multi-agency dragnet targeted at a Los Angeles County jail drug trafficking scheme controlled by the Mexican mafia.

May 24, 2018

Special Units

Feds Charge California Officer with Tipping Off Mexican Mafia, Armenian Gangs

According to the complaint, Balian was interviewed several times by federal agents last year where he repeatedly made false statements and misrepresentations about his alleged links to local criminal figures, including Jose Loza, a Mexican Mafia member and “shot-caller” for the Canta Ranas street gang.

May 17, 2018

Special Units

Organized Crime Crackdown Leads to 41 Arrests in 5 States

The 41 suspects who were arrested are reputed members of the Bonnano, Genovese, and Columbo crime families. During the arrests, agents recovered three handguns, a shotgun, gambling paraphernalia, and more than $30,000 in cash.

August 4, 2016