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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Of the 214 MS-13 members arrested nationally, the largest number were found on Long Island with 38
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Herb Lee joined the police force in 1957 and spent his first years working undercover in Chinatown
The gang has been blamed for at least 25 killings since January 2016 across a wide swath of Long Island
Similar efforts fizzled in recent years due to funding cuts
Sessions told law enforcement officials in Boston that they cannot allow violent street gangs such as MS-13 to turn cities into war zones
Andrew C. Bice fired at Officers Miguel Moreno and Julio Cavazos before running from the scene and killing himself
MS-13 has been tied to a wave of recent violence on Long Island
Police will instead record alleged criminal conduct, which would pop up as a flag and still help alert officers to a potential threat
Such a designation could give law enforcement new tools to combat the groups
Both officers are in stable condition
The men were members of the gang’s Columbus chapter, which includes members from Dayton and Indianapolis and is part of MS-13’s East Coast “program”
The death, plus two others since Saturday night, puts Little Rock on a pace to approach an annual total not seen since the city’s gang wars of the early 1990s
Deputies are investigating the possibility that the assailant was a rival gang member
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How law enforcement agencies are adopting cloud-based or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) software solutions as part of the fight against crime
Modern analytics technology can reduce the time required to identify networks, operatives, criminal activity patterns and other indicators of organization
While speaking about MS-13, Trump sparked controversy over his comments about treatment of people in police custody
Trump has made cracking down on MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, a top priority of his administration
Here are five things to know about the violent criminal organization the White House currently has in its crosshairs
The database maintained by police has been the subject of scrutiny before
Police say Torey Chase Massey fired several shots at the dog, leaving K-9 Dingo with critical wounds
Clubgoers screamed and scrambled for cover as dozens of gunshots rang out during a rap concert in downtown Little Rock.
The General Assembly has agreed to change North Carolina’s current criminal gang laws because police and prosecutors say they’re difficult to enforce
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Twenty-five squad cars were sent to break up the party, but police were outnumbered
Police found two rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a skull mask in the suspect’s car
The man opened fire with a high-powered rifle
Gang injunctions restrain the movement of named gang members in certain areas, typically called safety zones
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