Gangs
The Gangs topic page provides patrol officers with updated information on the language, graffiti, and habits of street gangs and criminal organizations.
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The FBI and its partners executed 4,000 arrests and 2,500 drug seizures and dismantled over 50 violent organizations
Detective Richard Hershey survived the attack, which involved three gunmen, but was seriously wounded
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Rising gang violence has escalated in Sweden over the past decade, leading to an increase in shootings, grenade bombings and concerns about public safety
The man’s plot was discovered when a cellmate and an undercover deputy got an audio recording of the scheme
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Recruiting and operating organized crime gang members and bosses as long-term confidential criminal informants is a dangerous game for law enforcement officers
Officer Fernando Arroyos, 27, was house-hunting with his girlfriend when the three men took his wallet, saw he was a LAPD officer, then began shooting
A lawsuit said requiring deputies to reveal ink and be interviewed would violate the Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment protections, as well as state labor law
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“We are all a part of an honorable profession, and it is our individual and collective duty to seek the truth on all matters,"" the sheriff’s email said
After four years of pretrial disputes, the case against a so-called deputy gang known as the Banditos moves forward
Portland police said Jacob Ramos fabricated illegal firearms in his downtime using a 3-D printer and other tools
Police found Oscar Solis Jr.'s employment time card with his name on it inside the victim’s car along with blood-soaked rags and towels
Messiah Nantwi was free on $300,000 bail, charged for the attempted murder of officers who confronted him about spraying graffiti
Birmingham chief credits progress to efforts targeting gang violence and strengthened cooperation with county sheriff
Haylee Marie Grisham faces life in prison for the related robbery and murder of an officer to maintain her standing in the Florencia 13 gang
Richard Sharp has recorded himself trying to grab cops’ guns at least three different times
Mayor Brandon Scott: “This strategy works and it works for a reason”
The pilot program includes mentoring, job training, conflict resolution between rival gang members and therapy
Chief Eric Smith says he is in favor of juveniles facing more consequences and having a stronger juvenile justice system
Mayor Adams uses takedown as a rebuttal to the ‘defund’ movement and calls out officials seeking to reduce the NYPD budget
Officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr., 23, was fatally shot by a convicted felon who is a member of a Fresno-based gang
Gionni Dameron, 18, and Rashad Carr, 16, were fatally shot while seeking to “rebuild their lives” in an educational program
The attack stemmed from an ongoing gang dispute, police said, and an 18-year-old has been charged
Operation Dark Nodes led to 27 arrests and the destruction of a portion of a “transnational” drug trade
Former Hoover gang members, one of Portland’s most violent gangs, have taken to the witness stand for the government
“The officers displayed extreme calm under the most difficult circumstances.”
“NYPD detectives will go to the ends of the earth to ensure these criminals are brought to justice. Our message to them: There’s nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.”
Officer Muhammed Chowdhury was beaten so badly he couldn’t speak to police colleagues and first responders
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