Crime Scene KC: "Someone set a fire at a police building in Hemet, California, and police believe it's the latest in a string of attacks on their department, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some of the previous attempts have been pretty outrageous. A gas main was rigged to fill the offices of their gang task force. A booby trap was set up outside one building, rigged to fire a gun whenever someone opened a security gate. Several city vehicles were...
Chinese gangs step into gap left by mafia: "Chinese gangs have exploited a gap in Italy’s crime world, expanding into northern and central cities while the traditional mafia concentrates on the country’s south.Italian police targeted the Chinese gangs in raids across the country this week, arresting 24 people with suspected links to a multibillion euro money-laundering operation.Officers seized illegal factories and other assets as part of the operation.Since...
Six British men aged between 37 and 62 were arrested in Amsterdam earlier this month on suspicion of plotting a gangland killing, the Parool reported on Friday.All but two of the men have been released from custody, police said. The arrests were made following a tip-off from the British serious crimes squad.Two men were arrested on the street, three after a car chase and one during a raid on a house. Three automatic rifles, a revolver, pistol and...
Jamaican to Face Charges in New York - NYTimes.com: "Christopher Coke, a reputed gang leader from Jamaica accused of running a major smuggling operation of drugs and guns in the United States, was scheduled to be flown to New York from Jamaica’s capital, Kingston, on Thursday after waiving his right to an extradition hearing in Jamaican courts, officials said. ReutersAlleged gang leader Christopher Coke wore a wig and hat in this mug shot after...
Bellingham, Whatcom County Life, Travel, Books | Bellingham Herald: "Ending a monthlong search that has cost 76 people their lives, Jamaican authorities on Tuesday captured Christopher 'Dudus' Coke, 42, an alleged trafficker in guns and drugs who is also wanted in the United States.Acting on a tip, police captured Coke in St. Catherine parish on the outskirts of Kingston. He was dressed like a woman and wearing a wig, police said.Coke was in the...
Hells Angels among 11 busted in drug sweep | Canada | News | Ottawa Sun: "- Police say at least 11 people with ties to Hells Angels were arrested in a massive drug sweep in the Montreal area Tuesday morning.Montreal police, with Surete du Quebec and other regional police forces, raided a number of homes in the Montreal area and the Abitibi region in Quebec at about 6 a.m.Police say the 11 arrested so far were Hells Angels members or close friends...
Detectives investigating five gang-related shootings in Santa Ana | bertagna, gang, street - News - The Orange County Register: "teenager was shot to death by two teenagers on bicycles and a 16-year-old was shot up to five times in separate gang attacks Tuesday as a surge of gang-related violence continues in this city, with seven shootings since Friday.An 18-year-old man survived being shot in the face over the weekend. No one was hit during the...
Suspected Gang Member Charged With Intimidating Jurors - Defense & Process - The Chicago Criminal Law Blog: "Suspected street gang member Brian D. Long was charged with attempting to intimidate prospective jurors in a gang-related murder trial, the Chicago Tribune reported.Assistant State's Attorney Greg Sams said Brian Long was seen illegally communicating with jurors and also copied down their names from their juror name badges. Raul Perez-Gonzalez...
27 Outlaw biker gang members indicted across nation - Valley 911: "press release issued Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, announces the indictment of the national president and 26 members/associates of the American Outlaw Association motorcycle gang. Among them is Brett Longendyke, 32, who, the indictment states, is an Outlaws member in the Copper Region and serves as the Manassas/Shenandoah Valley Chapter Enfo...
As Italian firms fall victim to the recession, Mafia fills the void - Europe, World - The Independent: "Italy's feared mobs are taking advantage of the recession by moving from their traditional southern strongholds to buy up legitimate businesses in the country's rich north to launder their vast earnings from cocaine and extortion rackets, anti-mafia judges have told The Independent.One magistrate said yesterday that mobsters from 'Ndrangheta, Italy's...
As Italian firms fall victim to the recession, Mafia fills the void - Europe, World - The Independent: "Italy's feared mobs are taking advantage of the recession by moving from their traditional southern strongholds to buy up legitimate businesses in the country's rich north to launder their vast earnings from cocaine and extortion rackets, anti-mafia judges have told The Independent.One magistrate said yesterday that mobsters from 'Ndrangheta, Italy's...
2 admit plotting to kill fellow Camden gang member | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/09/2010: "Two members of Camden's Nine Trey Headbustas street gang admitted in court this week that they plotted to kill a fellow gang member in 2007, authorities said Tuesday.Juan Vargas, 27, of Philadelphia, and Dionicio Adams, 28, of Camden, pleaded guilty Monday in Superior Court in Camden to conspiring to murder Nathaniel Clay, the state Attorney General's Office...
Gangster Gets Long Prison Sentence - Sacramento News Story - KCRA Sacramento: "Woodland gang member has been sentenced to a long prison sentence after a conviction of robbery and attempting to dissuade a witness.Yolo County Superior Court Judge Timothy Fall on Friday sentenced norteno gang member Anthony Vasquez to 38 years and 8 months to life in state prison.District Attorney Jeff Reisig's office said Vasquez shot someone on May 5, 2008.Prosecutors...
Bloods Gang Busted in the Bronx - New York News - Runnin' Scared: "Thirty-eight reputed members of the Bloods were indicted in connection with a shooting in the Bronx, racking up an array of charges including attempted murder, assault, conspiracy, drug charges and gun possession. That's pretty much gangs in a nutshell. According to NY1, 32 of the suspects are in custody while the other six are being hunted. Apparently, a Rikers inmate ordered a hit...
Mexico | Highway robbers and railway bandits are riding high in Mexico, pulling off brazen daylight heists and inflicting serious damage on the national economy.“It’s getting worse and worse every day,” said Luis Alvarez Marcen of the Mexican Insurers Association.Train robberies occur an average of 4.5 times a day, and parts of Mexico are so rife with truck hijackings that a newspaper labeled them “Bermuda Triangles,” referring to the Atlantic Ocean...
Gangs were moving an estimated $40bn (£27bn) in cash back into Mexico across the border each year, it added.Mexico has long been the main conduit for illicit drugs smuggled into the US but this report suggests that the efforts to halt the flow on both sides of the border have had only a limited impact, the BBC's Richard Lister reports from Washington.In 2007 the US pledged $1.4bn (£0.9bn) over three years to fight the drugs cartels but the following...
Brazilian prosecutors said Wednesday there were "strong indications" football star Adriano transferred a large sum of money to a notorious drug lord held responsible for the downing of a police helicopter last year.State prosecutors said in an emailed statement that after taking a deposition from Adriano, they would now request that a judge give them permission to examine data from the player's bank accounts and telephones.Prosecutors said they were...
Club owner may yield to police: "Montreal police contend the club is actually controlled by Richard Goodridge, 41, a convicted criminal with strong ties to street gangs. Police investigators have already testified they have concerns the bar could be the site of an 'imminent reply'...
The Santa Barbara Independent Family Secrets: "Ruben Mize, on trial for the murder of 16-year-old Lorenzo Carachure.First, his cousin, Christopher Diaz, took the stand to testify that Mize admitted to stabbing the victim. Then he listened to a tape from a secret wire Diaz — a confidential informant for authorities for some time — wore, on which Mize says he “stuck” the victim in the neck. Mize also seems to indicate on the recording that he participated...
Cops fear club is a target: "Police fear that someone loyal to Ducarme Joseph, a former street gang leader, will attempt to 'reply' to the March 18 shooting inside a clothing boutique in Old Montreal that left two people dead. They also fear that reply will be carried out at Club Temptation, a scenario that comes with the high risk of innocent victims. Constable Yves Rousseau reiterated that while Joseph, who owns the Flawnego clothing boutique and...
London Wired News - Fourteen arrested in gang crime crackdown in Manchester: "Fourteen people have been arrested and guns seized in police raids targeting gang-related crime in Manchester.The raids in Longsight and Moss Side follow a violent incident in Selworthy Road, Moss Side, in April, police said. A group of men threatened each other with machetes and baseball bats in front of residents on 10 April. The people being held are aged 17 to 31. Eleven...
Mass Grave Of Possible Gang Violence Victims Found In Mexico | ChattahBox News Blog: "tip from a man arrested last week has led to the discovery of what appears to be a mass grave of victims of drug violence, in an abandoned silver mine in the Taxco region.There are between 20 and 25 bodies so far discovered, all thrown down a mineshaft at different times.A man — who has remained unnamed — was arrested Friday, and gave the tip that led police to...
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