Gangs
The Gangs topic page provides patrol officers with updated information on the language, graffiti, and habits of street gangs and criminal organizations.
Cities spend millions of dollars a year combating this problem without getting restitution
When the crime is the evidence, a web-based tool can help you investigate even after tagging or gang graffiti is removed or painted over
Research shows that to reduce gang-related homicides, law enforcement, social services and the community must work together
The body of Stephen Rakes was found Wednesday afternoon - an autopsy will determine his cause of death
Joseph “Mousie” Massimino, 62, was charged with racketeering, others await retrial in October
Officer Jamil Sarwar and his partner were keeping an eye on two warring gangs when he was shot in the leg
The 4 men are alleged members of a gang that specializes in robberies, officials believe the agent was not targeted
The convict is believed to be one of 130 people who broke out of the prison in Piedras Negras
James “Whitey” Bulger wants to tell his side of the story — outside the courtroom
Federal agents arrested the Mexican Mafia prison gang on charges that they worked with organized crime in Mexico to bring drugs into South Texas
I am very confident of our result here after two-days-plus of diligent effort” said the head of the Detroit FBI
Pinellas County LE leaders agreed months ago that laws were too vague; new provisions will allow appeal to have name removed from affiliation, other changes
Bulger’s lawyers have made it clear that they will attack the credibility of men they describe as “once-reviled criminal defendants”
Police believed the three known gang members were out looking for rivals when they fired at the vehicle
Good solid gang testimony at the end of a case can be the “final flurry” needed to get a conviction.
The concept of building a community while simultaneously being a warrior may work better as an officer than a soldier
Facing life in prison, Danny Roman needed someone to maintain his control over the Harpys criminal empire — who would be better than his daughter, Vianna?
This document presented a challenge to decipher
The officers argue the man in the video was never in any danger, as gang members heckle him from the back of a squad
East Harlem has been cleared of 63 dangerous gangsters who openly incriminated themselves in slang-filled, misspelled postings on Twitter
James Lohr was taken into custody early Friday just miles from where the state official was shot to death
Authorities are warning officers that they are armed and dangerous
A violent heroin-trafficking ring known as ‘Dirty Blok’ was raided; 3 fugitives remain at large
The decision to put small armies of officers working overtime in specific “hot zones” corresponds with a notable drop in homicides
The poster, shared online, features pictures of Sgt. Mourad Mourad and Officer Jovaniel Cordova above the caption, ‘50z want these pigs heads’
The man held the gang members hand down when he saw he was trying to rip the gun from the officer’s holster
One approach involves charging teen gang members with conspiracy, using taunts and threats they post on social-media sites
Agents learned from someone associated with the gang that officers were accepting cash payments to provide drug deal protection
A Caucasian of Scottish and Mexican descent, Timothy Joseph McGhee was not a stereotypical Sureno gang member
Elite gang-enforcement team allegedly got matching tattoos, celebrated shootings
The grant is given under the Senator Charles E. Shannon Community Safety Initiative
Authorities say the case involves the mob, and suspected are expected to be charged Wednesday
