Gangs
The Gangs topic page provides patrol officers with updated information on the language, graffiti, and habits of street gangs and criminal organizations.
Known as “cyberbanging,” gangs are recruiting new members, intimidating rivals, promoting criminal activity and advertising their brand online
These centers incorporate all aspects of intelligence-led policing by emphasizing information sharing and collaboration among varying criminal justice stakeholders
The OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model can be a driver to ILP
Thanks to an infusion of $1M from the city, another 100 “Safe Passage” workers were lining routes in crime-ridden neighborhoods that students walk through to get to school
Police say at least 40 rounds were fired during a gun battle outside a Birmingham, Alabama, motorcycle club
$12.7M program will parachute reformed members onto the streets to quell beefs and into hospitals to implore shooting victims not to retaliate
City Councilman Brandon Scott, the vice chair of the council’s public safety committee, called the incident “unacceptable”
Man claimed to be a member of the Italian mob and threatened, “One day you’ll get in this car ... and it’ll explode”
The police officers once held a suspect over an 18th floor balcony and used a steel bar to beat someone else in the head
An investigative report linked two city officers with the secret hate society that once was violently active in the area
During a routine check on Thursday, corrections deputies saw that James T. Sapp, 47, was attempting to kill himself
Detroit has experienced 37 percent fewer robberies than it did last year, and Police Chief James Craig is crediting armed citizens for the drop
The ex-wife of an officer who left the department after a report tied him to the KKK told investigators that the couple joined as part of an undercover operation
Police are even being warned that violent Bloods gang members may be traveling from out-of-state to target officers
Like the tax rebate check you get as your reward for your labors at tax time, conversations with gang members can pay dividends
The federal government can’t be blamed for any fallout from a 2011 FBI report that put a gang tag on fans of the music group
Law enforcement professionals should be aware that this group routinely attracts members who come from difficult lives filled with trauma, parental neglect and, in many cases, serious mental disorders
Officer critically injured during traffic stop remained alert long enough on the ambulance ride to tell another cop what happened
Police said a suspected Mafioso, one of 91 people arrested in a raid Monday in Palermo, had boasted his great-uncle killed a New York City police officer dispatched to that city in 1909
Lawyers for the government and fans of Insane Clown Posse clashed in court Monday over whether the FBI can be sued for describing them as a gang
No previous arrest photo has garnered so much positive attention since the department set up the Facebook page in March 2012
The arrest and indictments were the culmination of a three-year investigation
More than 100 alleged gang members were charged Wednesday for what law enforcement officials called a decades-old feud that wreaked violence and death over two Harlem public housing developments
Teacher was fatally shot at her second job at an office in what police say was an exchange of gunfire between two groups of alleged gang members
8 1/2-year veteran honored for her bravery in 2012 shooting
One message read “silver or lead” in Spanish, a threat heard in Mexico signifying pay up or get shot
A highly decorated gang unit responsible for making scores of felony arrests, gun recoveries and drug busts in Nassau’s toughest neighborhoods has been reassigned to regular patrol duty
Bratton considers graffiti a harbinger of worsening crime and societal decay
Some officers are questioning the new directive — suggesting there are bigger issues to focus on
Reserve officer Kevin Quick, 45, was found dead days after he was reported missing Feb. 1
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said the raid was linked to an ongoing aggravated assault investigation
Police say the attack appears to be gang-related
More than 600 suspected gang members have been arrested in the Homeland Security Department’s largest crackdown on street gangs
