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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Cartel activities are not confined to the southern border states – even small towns in the least populated states are impacted
Rising gang violence has escalated in Sweden over the past decade, leading to an increase in shootings, grenade bombings and concerns about public safety
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
“I refuse to allow gang members or other violent criminals to operate with impunity in San Bernardino,” said Police Chief Darren Goodman
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said the men were “lying in wait” to target police in an attempt to gain street cred for their gangs
The comments came after a police officer was shot responding to a drive-by shooting
Communities far from the border are confronting complex criminal issues spawned by the unbridled flood of illegal migrants
Police were responding to a shooting that left one person dead and four others injured
While SWAT and community policing naturally feels to be in conflict with each other that does not have to be the case
“In my 34 years in the LAPD, I have never seen this type of criminal behavior,” Capt. Jonathan Tippet said
A shooting that left 6 dead and 12 wounded was a gunfight among gang rivals, police said
The $120,000 grant will be used to create a gang task force
Officer Jonathan “J.D.” De Guzman was gunned down behind the wheel of his patrol car in 2016
In just the first two months of the year, officers have confiscated 372 guns, including 77 ghost guns
For over three years, the unlikely duo have manned a 24/7 hotline directed at resolving conflicts
The city has faced increasing pressure to act as residents’ outrage has grown over a surge in violent crime
A gang in L.A.'s Eastside orchestrated the thefts, according to LAPD detectives
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