Gang-Related News From USA

Georgia
Three purported gang members indicted in January shooting (Clarke County, GA): A Clarke County grand jury this week indicted three purported members of the Bloods street gang for a shooting in January for which the alleged victim exacted retribution three days later by shooting one of the alleged gangsters multiple times.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald    Date: March 9, 2017

Mississippi
Update: George County drug probe targets alleged gang members, others (George County, MS): In a pre-dawn drug operation Thursday, local, state and federal authorities started rounding up suspects, some of them alleged gang members, accused in the distribution and possession of prescription painkillers and high-grade meth known as ICE on the streets, George County Sheriff Keith Havard said.
Source: Sun Herald    Date: March 9, 2017

New York
Cops bust up drug gang linked to wave of stabbings in Queens park (Jackson Heights, NY): A wave of stabbings linked to a drug gang that ruled over a Queens park led to an NYPD crackdown that netted 14 arrests Thursday, official said.
Source: New York Daily News    Date: March 9, 2017

Texas
10 affiliated with prison gang arrested in 3 Texas cities (Corpus Christi, TX): Federal prosecutors say 10 people affiliated with a Texas-based Latino prison gang have been arrested in a coordinated series of roundups in the Corpus Christi, Houston and San Antonio areas.
Source: The Washington Times    Date: March 9, 2017

Washington
Man fatally stabbed in Tacoma for gang initiation; 3 now charged (Tacoma, WA): Two more men have been charged in the death of a man believed to have been stabbed as part of his friend’s gang initiation.
Source: The News Tribune    Date: March 8, 2017

New York
10 MS-13 Gang Members in NY Indicted For Murder Are Illegal Aliens (Central Islip, NY): Thirteen members of the notorious gang MS-13 were charged on March 2 by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, with 41 crimes, including racketeering, seven murders, attempted murders, assaults, arson, and other illegal acts and, according to prosecutors, 10 of the 13 suspects are illegal aliens.
Source: CNSnews.com    Date: March 8, 2017

Louisiana
Motel raid: Monroe Police arrest suspect connected to gang activity (Monroe, LA): KNOE 8 News has learned a suspect arrested in this incident at the Monroe Super 8 Motel is one of six subjects police issued warrants for earlier this week in regard to alleged gang activity. The warrants were issued in response to what police called the "South Third Gang," and drug activity happening at a property on that street.
Source: KNOE 8 News    Date: March 8, 2017

North Carolina
CMPD arrests 28 in 'gang-like' violence roundup (Charlotte, NC): Wednesday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police announced they’ve arrested 28 people and have removed 20 firearms from off city streets after an agency crackdown on two rival groups.
Source: WCNC 6 News    Date: March 8, 2017

Connecticut
16 people charged as part of FBI and police investigation into Hartford ‘street gang’ (Hartford, CT): 16 people are facing more than 31 charges following a joint investigation by Hartford Police and the FBI into a local "street gang." The indictment charges all of them with federal drug offenses, related to the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine in Hartford. Four of them also face gun and robbery charges.
Source: FOX 61    Date: March 8, 2017

Kentucky
FBI Special Agent in Charge says gangs are an issue in Metro (Louisville, KY): The special agent in charge of the FBI Louisville field office said gangs across the Metro are changing. Special Agent in Charge Amy Hess said gangs in Louisville are less affiliated with nationally recognized gangs and more localized.
Source: WLKY News    Date: March 8, 2017

Virginia
Teen brutally killed in woods was taunted by gang members (Fairfax County, VA): A Virginia teen whose body was found in the woods last month was taunted by people with known ties to the MS-13 gang, a search warrant obtained by WDCW revealed.
Source: WTVR CBS 6 News    Date: March 8, 2017

Michigan
Man sentenced to 15-30 years in gang-related Ypsilanti shooting (Ann Arbor, MI): One of three men charged in connection with a gang-related Ypsilanti Township shooting will serve up to 30 years in prison, according to court records.
Source: MLive    Date: March 8, 2017

California
Crossfire from gang shooting blamed in death of Escondido woman driving home from church (Escondido, CA): A stray bullet in a gang-related shooting killed a woman as she drove from church in southern California, police said.
Source: Los Angeles Times    Date: March 8, 2017

New York
Suffolk County cracks down on gangs (Suffolk County, NY): In less than six months, the Suffolk County Police Department was able to solve the brutal murders of Brentwood teens Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens. In a joint effort, last week they arrested four MS-13 gang members here illegally from El Salvador and Honduras.
Source: WNYW FOX 5 News    Date: March 8, 2017

California
Former Santa Maria gang member turns life around against all odds (Santa Maria, CA): Over the years we've heard of the gang violence in Santa Maria, sometimes murder. Every so often there's someone who rises from that lifestyle, who goes on to do great things.
Source: KEYT 3 News    Date: March 8, 2017

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