Gangs
The Gangs topic page provides patrol officers with updated information on the language, graffiti, and habits of street gangs and criminal organizations.
Sgt. Jennifer Grasso has overcome many obstacles in her trailblazing career
An integrated strategy includes cleaning up graffiti, prosecuting vandals, working with the community and decoding threats
Order was issued Tuesday in lawsuit arising from May brawl in which nine bikers were killed and 177 people arrested
The criminal organization ran a vast drug empire that stoked New England’s heroin epidemic
A month after the fatal shooting, a press conference gave way to many details about the officers involved and weapons found at the scene
The gang has been considered the most violent in the city
Detective was acquitted Tuesday of the most serious charges but convicted of lesser crimes
Trial sheds an unwanted light on how the nation’'s largest police department cultivates, supervises and protects its officers
Six witnesses interviewed by the AP describe a melee that began with a few pistol shots but was dominated by semi-automatic gunfire
Mafia ordered the death of officer last year after they found out through Facebook that the man who was dealing drugs for them was also a cop
Detective testified Tuesday he didn’t intervene because he feared for his safety and didn’t admit involvement in the melee because he worried he’d get fired
Also a former Border Patrol and DEA agent, Bob succumbed to cancer on May 10
Police have acknowledged firing on armed bikers, but it is not clear how many of the dead were shot by officers
The arrested bikers have all been charged with engaging in organized crime and each is being held on $1 million bonds
In a memo dated May 1, the Texas Department of Public Safety cautioned authorities about increasing violence between the Bandidos and the Cossacks
Detective Wojciech Braszczok faces top-level assault charges in the September 2013 attack on an SUV driver
Law enforcement remained on alert Monday after a deadly shootout between rival biker gangs shook up the community
Shootout erupted among rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant, sending patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety
Speaking to a room full of trainers at the 2015 ILEETA conference, Wagoner told a room full of officers about the night that could have been his last
Officer Robert Armour, 32, was in stable condition and doing “fine’’ after the shooting
When trying to decipher a gang code, don’t compare apples and oranges
FBI and the state are investigating whether gunman may have been involved in other bank robberies in other states
Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday that the shooting stemmed from an ongoing feud between two prominent street gangs in the area
Officers heard people pounding on the station’s front doors and windows
Suspect member of a “vicious” local gang who survived a drive-by shooting last year
One suspected gunan died at the scene, another person was hospitalized in critical condition and two firefighters sustained minor injuries
Officer shot over the weekend in a gunfight with a suspected gang member is recovering at home with his family
Former gang member who had escaped from a halfway house opened fire on a police officer before killing himself
Danish police say gang members with Muslim backgrounds are being radicalized both in prison and outside
Brown said Enriquez has taken positive steps, but they were “outweighed by negative factors that demonstrate he remains unsuitable for parole”
Street cops should have an understanding of gang history — rest assured, members of the gangs you interact with have a very good understanding of that history, and it can affect their actions
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