Gangs
The Gangs topic page provides patrol officers with updated information on the language, graffiti, and habits of street gangs and criminal organizations.
Gangs use graffiti to mark their territory, mourn fallen members and challenge rival gangs
Research and first-hand experiences show that animal cruelty crimes occur alongside child abuse, domestic violence and gang activity
A partnership between an investigator, an analyst and a prosecutor to share data and collaborate on cases is reducing gang crime in Georgia
Rene “Boxer” Enriquez is serving a life sentence for ordering the killing of one woman and for fatally shooting a man five times in the head
Suspected gunman killed by police after shooting attacks had a background in criminal gangs
Gunman leading police on pursuit smashed into cars, veered into oncoming traffic, stole a vehicle and ran down a crowded street before officers shot him
Over a dozen police academy cadets searched a school athletic field for signs of a getaway path possibly used by suspects
Attorneys for 52-year-old Donald Newbury are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his Wednesday evening lethal injection
Request for parole included letters by officials from 11 police agencies who said Rene Enriquez had helped with investigations and prosecutions
Ex-Mexican Mafia leader serving life in prison for murder was escorted by Los Angeles officers to speak at a gathering of police chiefs and business leaders
Gunfire erupted during a crowded party in a vacant house in Omaha early Saturday, leaving three people dead and five wounded
Officers are on heightened alert after they disarmed a man who took a loaded handgun into a police station on Tuesday
Officers were responding to a radio call and driving slowly in a neighborhood when they saw the muzzle flash of a rifle pointed in their direction
Said Wednesday they will no longer fully enforce state’s law that requires local police to check the immigration status of people they encounter
Shooting appears to be related to gang activity, and the PD’s gang squad is handling the investigation
8-year-old man arrested Sunday is the second of three people believed to be involved in a shooting outside an alternative Portland high school
Authorities said they stopped the suspect’s vehicle around 1:30 a.m. and arrested a 22-year-old man
A suspected gang member opened fire on a group outside an alternative high school Friday
FBI and Los Angeles police led early morning raids, dubbed “Operation Resident Evil,” at more than a dozen homes
Officer on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into a rap video in which she allegedly appears alongside suspected gang members
District Attorney’s office says rapper’s album promotes series of shootings that terrorized a neighborhood
In Southern California, at least 100 people have shown up for the job. When they did, they were swarmed by federal agents
For 11 years, Eduardo Rodriguez was one of LA’s most wanted fugitives, an alleged Toonerville street gang member accused of killing four people
Technology not only tells patrol officers where crime is most likely to occur but also identifies and keeps track of ex-cons
Officer was the fourth Calif. LEO to die in the line of duty in less than a week
Shot during a predawn search warrant operation that was part of an investigation into a motorcycle gang
A SWAT officer was shot in the upper torso Tuesday while assisting with a search warrant operation
Avorham Gross, formerly known as Latin Kings member Roberto Eddy Santos, faces dozens of charges
Looking for a way to decipher a gang code? Sometimes looking at the long and short words can provide the answer
Gangs from coast to coast have toned down their use of colors and are even altering tattoos to avoid being identified by police and witnesses
About 1K officers fanned out across city’s downtown to search dozens of businesses suspected of taking bulk cash funneled by drug cartels for clothing exported to Mexico
Arrests included 15 juveniles, ages 11-16, of the predominantly young gang that is responsible for a summer crime wave
