Gangs
The Gangs topic page provides patrol officers with updated information on the language, graffiti, and habits of street gangs and criminal organizations.
Reducing abatement costs, recouping funds, and diverting youth from criminal activity go from goals to realities
There are several potential grant opportunities for law enforcement agencies
The media of their day ginned up citizen support for this gang by falsely portraying them as Robin Hood-like heroes
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
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
