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Detectives Seek to Identify Man in Murder Case: "Deputies and Tallahassee Police Officers encountered a panicked crowd and discovered that 26-year-old Curtis Brown had been shot and killed. Detectives learned that this incident was gang related and appeared to be a carry over from a local night club. Rival members from the “North Side” street gang and others from the “Holton Street/West Side” gang met near the bicycle rack in front of the McDonald’s restaurant. A verbal argument quickly escalated and multiple subjects pulled handguns and began shooting. The violence left Curtis Brown, an innocent bystander, dead and at least eight others injured. Since then,"
West End to see more police - Winnipeg Free Press: "Police are continuing to search for two men involved in the shootings of Earl and Cook, along with a friend of the victims who ran after the two gunmen and began firing shots that ultimately hit two cars on Agnes Street. The occupants of the cars were thought to be uninvolved in the earlier shootings and were not injured.
The street crime unit that will now focus on the West End was created in October 2005 after then-police chief Jack Ewatski announced Operation Clean Sweep following the shooting death of Philippe Haiart, 17. He was struck by a stray bullet after getting caught in gang crossfire at Maryland Street and Sargent Avenue. The unit was originally set up to target drug dealing, prostitution and weapons offences in the city's West End and North End and has continued since then.
'We have the flexibility with that unit to be able to place it in different spots,' said McCaskill. 'We're never going to be in a position in this city or any other city to put a police officer on every block (and) every corner. And we have to be as flexible as we possibly can to try to gain control of things when they can get out of control.'
Thursday, three bullet holes were in the front of 542 Victor St., a white, two-storey home that's registered to Kinew Housing. Neighbours said a teenage boy lives at the low-income rental home along with two young girls.
The outside of the home had the words 'West Syde,' which stands for a local street gang ,scrawled"
The street crime unit that will now focus on the West End was created in October 2005 after then-police chief Jack Ewatski announced Operation Clean Sweep following the shooting death of Philippe Haiart, 17. He was struck by a stray bullet after getting caught in gang crossfire at Maryland Street and Sargent Avenue. The unit was originally set up to target drug dealing, prostitution and weapons offences in the city's West End and North End and has continued since then.
'We have the flexibility with that unit to be able to place it in different spots,' said McCaskill. 'We're never going to be in a position in this city or any other city to put a police officer on every block (and) every corner. And we have to be as flexible as we possibly can to try to gain control of things when they can get out of control.'
Thursday, three bullet holes were in the front of 542 Victor St., a white, two-storey home that's registered to Kinew Housing. Neighbours said a teenage boy lives at the low-income rental home along with two young girls.
The outside of the home had the words 'West Syde,' which stands for a local street gang ,scrawled"
Gang assault killer gets 20 years: "Rasaun Sanders, also known as “Boo Cracks,” 27, pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter and first-degree gang assault, both felonies, in connection with the stabbing death of Doug Williams on May 18.
Williams and a friend were walking home in Mount Vernon around 10:30 p.m. when a van that was parked, started driving up the street toward them. The four occupants got out and attacked the two with Sanders stabbing Williams to death.
Two other co-denfendants, Demitris Tyreek Royal-King, also known as “TY”, 18, and Janita Robinson, also known as “GG”, 26, both of Mount Vernon, were also sentenced Thursday with Royal-King receiving 3 ½ years in prison on a guilty plea to second-degree gang assault, and Robinson pleading guilty to second-degree attempted gang assault and receiving 2 ½ years in prison.
The fourth defendant, Roshawn Ward, also known as “SP”, 26, of Valhalla, is charged with gang assault in the second degree. That case is still pending. If convicted, Ward faces up to 15 years in prison."
Williams and a friend were walking home in Mount Vernon around 10:30 p.m. when a van that was parked, started driving up the street toward them. The four occupants got out and attacked the two with Sanders stabbing Williams to death.
Two other co-denfendants, Demitris Tyreek Royal-King, also known as “TY”, 18, and Janita Robinson, also known as “GG”, 26, both of Mount Vernon, were also sentenced Thursday with Royal-King receiving 3 ½ years in prison on a guilty plea to second-degree gang assault, and Robinson pleading guilty to second-degree attempted gang assault and receiving 2 ½ years in prison.
The fourth defendant, Roshawn Ward, also known as “SP”, 26, of Valhalla, is charged with gang assault in the second degree. That case is still pending. If convicted, Ward faces up to 15 years in prison."
Third suspect in alleged gang shooting nabbed - Fall River, MA - The Herald News: "Raised voices outside a strip club put Thomas Phin in jail.
He is now facing charges of attempted murder.
Phin, 18, of Pine Street, was arrested Saturday outside the Foxy Lady, New Bedford, after he attracted the attention of a New Bedford police officer by getting into a loud argument at the door to the club.
A computer check resulted in Phin’s arrest. Police have charged him with being part of the group of young men who shot and seriously injured a 14-year-old on Fountain Street during the afternoon of May 18.
Phin has been on the wanted list for the past week after a car, reputedly carrying members of the Bloods street gang, opened fire on a group of young men standing on the sidewalk in front of a home on Fountain Street.
The shooter was trying to hit a member of the Crips, a rival street gang, but the bullet instead struck a 14-year-old who has no connection to either gang, police say."
He is now facing charges of attempted murder.
Phin, 18, of Pine Street, was arrested Saturday outside the Foxy Lady, New Bedford, after he attracted the attention of a New Bedford police officer by getting into a loud argument at the door to the club.
A computer check resulted in Phin’s arrest. Police have charged him with being part of the group of young men who shot and seriously injured a 14-year-old on Fountain Street during the afternoon of May 18.
Phin has been on the wanted list for the past week after a car, reputedly carrying members of the Bloods street gang, opened fire on a group of young men standing on the sidewalk in front of a home on Fountain Street.
The shooter was trying to hit a member of the Crips, a rival street gang, but the bullet instead struck a 14-year-old who has no connection to either gang, police say."
Crips gang member sentenced to seven years in prison in racketeering case » WireUpdate Local Local Breaking News Local Breaking Wire -: "member of the Crips street gang, was sentenced to seven years in prison in the first federal racketeering case ever filed in Kansas, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
Lonnie Wade, 30, also known as 'LaLo,' was convicted on April 15, 2009, when a federal jury found him guilty on one count of conspiracy to engage in racketeering, one count of maintaining a residence in Wichita in furtherance of drug trafficking and two counts of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine."
Lonnie Wade, 30, also known as 'LaLo,' was convicted on April 15, 2009, when a federal jury found him guilty on one count of conspiracy to engage in racketeering, one count of maintaining a residence in Wichita in furtherance of drug trafficking and two counts of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine."
FBI seeks Aurora man in drug probe :: Beacon News :: Local News: "FBI has been searching for 18-year-old Lorenzo Sanchez-Jiminez since April 2009, after he was charged in federal court with violating drug laws. Sanchez-Jiminez's last known address was the 800 block of East Galena Boulevard in Aurora, the FBI said. Sanchez-Jiminez and 15 other people are charged with being part of a drug smuggling operation that moved kilogram quantities of cocaine from Texas to the Chicago area. Sanchez-Jiminez's brother was the leader of the drug smuggling ring, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case."
Jamaica violence: 30 dead in street battles - Telegraph: "death toll rose in street battles between security forces and supporters of Christopher “Dudus” Coke, the Foreign Office “strongly advised” British citizens to avoid all non-essential travel in the area.
America and other European countries have also heightened warnings to their citizens over the danger in and around Kingston.
Jamaican police clash with gangs over druglord's extradition Violence has spread to other parts of the island and police have detained 211 people in their hunt for Coke, who is being protected by his supporters.
More than 1,000 police and soldiers launched an assault on Coke’s stronghold and the government has declared a state of emergency.
On the third consecutive day of violence, one of the main hospitals in Kingston had to be closed after armed gangs attacked police outside the building.
Other hospitals offered only emergency services and the government appealed for donations of blood. Schools and numerous businesses were closed. The British High Commission in Kingston was closed as was the US embassy."
America and other European countries have also heightened warnings to their citizens over the danger in and around Kingston.
Jamaican police clash with gangs over druglord's extradition Violence has spread to other parts of the island and police have detained 211 people in their hunt for Coke, who is being protected by his supporters.
More than 1,000 police and soldiers launched an assault on Coke’s stronghold and the government has declared a state of emergency.
On the third consecutive day of violence, one of the main hospitals in Kingston had to be closed after armed gangs attacked police outside the building.
Other hospitals offered only emergency services and the government appealed for donations of blood. Schools and numerous businesses were closed. The British High Commission in Kingston was closed as was the US embassy."
Police swoop on UK ‘drug baron’ in Costa del Sol News: "alleged gangster suspected of flooding Britain with drugs and guns was arrested at his £10 million villa on the Costa del Sol today.
Armed police swooped on Christopher “Christy” Kinahan, 53, at his home in Estepona while, in simultaneous raids, 32 people were seized across Europe — at least three of whom were in London.
Kinahan is thought to have been behind a British horse-racing con in 2004, over which top jockey Kieren Fallon and others were eventually acquitted at the Old Bailey.
Also arrested was drug smuggler and career criminal John Cunningham, who was convicted of kidnapping Guinness millionairess Jennifer Guinness in 1986. Kinahan's two sons, Christopher Junior and Daniel, were also seized.
Some 230 officers raided homes across Britain, including in Oxford, Reading and London. There were arrests in Greenford, and a 43-year-old man was held in Wandsworth. Twenty people were seized in Spain. Residential and business premises were also searched in Ireland, Belgium, Cyprus and Brazil. Officers from the Garda National Drugs Unit are questioning one man at a police station in Dublin.
The operation involved 750 police from three countries and was the biggest deployment of officers by the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
Investigators said the crime network was suspected of trafficking huge quantities of drugs and firearms and of laundering hundreds of millions of pounds in criminal profits. Soca said they were still seeking further suspects in Britain, Spain and Ireland"
Armed police swooped on Christopher “Christy” Kinahan, 53, at his home in Estepona while, in simultaneous raids, 32 people were seized across Europe — at least three of whom were in London.
Kinahan is thought to have been behind a British horse-racing con in 2004, over which top jockey Kieren Fallon and others were eventually acquitted at the Old Bailey.
Also arrested was drug smuggler and career criminal John Cunningham, who was convicted of kidnapping Guinness millionairess Jennifer Guinness in 1986. Kinahan's two sons, Christopher Junior and Daniel, were also seized.
Some 230 officers raided homes across Britain, including in Oxford, Reading and London. There were arrests in Greenford, and a 43-year-old man was held in Wandsworth. Twenty people were seized in Spain. Residential and business premises were also searched in Ireland, Belgium, Cyprus and Brazil. Officers from the Garda National Drugs Unit are questioning one man at a police station in Dublin.
The operation involved 750 police from three countries and was the biggest deployment of officers by the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
Investigators said the crime network was suspected of trafficking huge quantities of drugs and firearms and of laundering hundreds of millions of pounds in criminal profits. Soca said they were still seeking further suspects in Britain, Spain and Ireland"
Rodolfo Godinez Is Convicted in Newark Schoolyard Murders - NYTimes.com: "convicted Rodolfo Godinez, a 26-year-old gang member and native of Nicaragua, of all the charges facing him, including multiple counts of robbery, weapons charges and conspiracy. He could face consecutive life sentences on the murder convictions.
As the jury foreman, a slender, middle-aged man, read out the verdicts, several of the victims’ family members clutched each other, as some nearby wept silently. Shalga Hightower, the mother of one of the murder victims, Iofemi Hightower, shook visibly throughout the proceeding.
James Harvey, the father of another victim, Dashon Harvey, said in a courthouse hallway: “It’s truly a blessing from God. It’s to send a message to youth — ‘Do you really want to join a gang? This is what comes of it.’ ”"
As the jury foreman, a slender, middle-aged man, read out the verdicts, several of the victims’ family members clutched each other, as some nearby wept silently. Shalga Hightower, the mother of one of the murder victims, Iofemi Hightower, shook visibly throughout the proceeding.
James Harvey, the father of another victim, Dashon Harvey, said in a courthouse hallway: “It’s truly a blessing from God. It’s to send a message to youth — ‘Do you really want to join a gang? This is what comes of it.’ ”"
State Rests In Texas Mexican Mafia Trial - San Antonio News Story - KSAT San Antonio: "defendants are identified as Jacinto Navajar, 54, Mike Garcia and Jose Martinez, both 44 years old.
Steven Price, who represents Navajar, joined lawyers for the other men in labeling the government's witnesses as killers, thieves and liars.
People, Price said, 'who will kill without hesitancy.'
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joey Contreras said the witnesses were 'killers who terrorized South Texas.'
'Don't be afraid to do what is right and correct a whole series of wrongs,' he told the jury.
The defendants are accused in the killings of 24 people over a six-year period. They are among 32 people arrested following a lengthy FBI investigation. The others have already entered into plea deals to avoid trial."
Steven Price, who represents Navajar, joined lawyers for the other men in labeling the government's witnesses as killers, thieves and liars.
People, Price said, 'who will kill without hesitancy.'
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joey Contreras said the witnesses were 'killers who terrorized South Texas.'
'Don't be afraid to do what is right and correct a whole series of wrongs,' he told the jury.
The defendants are accused in the killings of 24 people over a six-year period. They are among 32 people arrested following a lengthy FBI investigation. The others have already entered into plea deals to avoid trial."
Teen stabbed in face during gang fight - Salt Lake Tribune: "15-year-old was knifed in his face during a gang fight Sunday in Midvale, police said.
Police would not say which gangs were involved in the fight near 7900 S. Allen St. (612 West). The teen was reported stabbed about 5 p.m. and was taken to a hospital, said Midvale police Sgt. Torin Chambers. The teen had 'a big cut to his face,' but the injury was believed to be superficial, Chambers said.
Officers were searching for a suspect in West Valley City, Chambers said. Police would not identify the suspect."
Police would not say which gangs were involved in the fight near 7900 S. Allen St. (612 West). The teen was reported stabbed about 5 p.m. and was taken to a hospital, said Midvale police Sgt. Torin Chambers. The teen had 'a big cut to his face,' but the injury was believed to be superficial, Chambers said.
Officers were searching for a suspect in West Valley City, Chambers said. Police would not identify the suspect."
Fresno gang member gets 8 years for shooting death - San Jose Mercury News: "Fresno gang member will serve eight years in prison for manslaughter in the death of a 16-year-old youth.
A Fresno County Superior Court judge sentenced 23-year-old Antonio Garcia to the term for opening fire on Feb. 11, 2007. after seeing people spray rival gang graffiti on a church. A bullet hit 16-year-old Steven Keffel in the back as he was running for his life.
In November, Garcia was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter and also the attempted manslaughter of one of Keffel's associates. Garcia was also found guilty of cocaine possession."
A Fresno County Superior Court judge sentenced 23-year-old Antonio Garcia to the term for opening fire on Feb. 11, 2007. after seeing people spray rival gang graffiti on a church. A bullet hit 16-year-old Steven Keffel in the back as he was running for his life.
In November, Garcia was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter and also the attempted manslaughter of one of Keffel's associates. Garcia was also found guilty of cocaine possession."
CBC News - Montreal - Joseph associate gets 6 months for assault: "employee of reputed street gang leader Ducarme Joseph has been handed a six month conditional sentence for an attack on a doorman at a posh Montreal restaurant.
Joseph is believed to have been the intended target of a brazen fatal shooting in an Old Montreal clothing store in March.
Osborne Anthony was one of four men who joined Joseph in the attack at Buonanotte restaurant on St. Laurent Boulevard in September 2009.
The incident apparently started when Joseph's bodyguard, Peter Christopoulos exchanged words with a customer and the doorman came over to check things out.
Joseph responded by pouring out his bottle of champagne and then chasing after the doorman, bottle in hand."
Joseph is believed to have been the intended target of a brazen fatal shooting in an Old Montreal clothing store in March.
Osborne Anthony was one of four men who joined Joseph in the attack at Buonanotte restaurant on St. Laurent Boulevard in September 2009.
The incident apparently started when Joseph's bodyguard, Peter Christopoulos exchanged words with a customer and the doorman came over to check things out.
Joseph responded by pouring out his bottle of champagne and then chasing after the doorman, bottle in hand."
Scots among drug and gun gang jailed for 106 years - Scotsman.com News: "Liverpool Crown Court yesterday McIntosh, 33, of Spitalfield Place, Arbroath, was sentenced to 16 years.
Lucasz Litwinski, 24, of Glenogil Drive, Arbroath, received 15 years. Martin Graham, 43, of Kirkland Walk, Methil, Fife, received 11 years. They all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class-A and class-C drugs.
Leslie Graham, 33, of Peddie Street, Dundee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class-A drugs and received 14 years and eight months. James Boyle, of Meldrum Road, Kirkcaldy, pleaded guilty to the same charge and will be sentenced on 11 June.
Hailwood, 39, formerly from Liverpool, received 22 years, while Jason Bowley, of Holmewood Road, Croydon, received 15 years and four months. Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class-A drugs.
Karol Siejda, 20, of Eskdale Rise, Bradford, received 12 years for conspiracy to supply class-A and class-C drugs."
Lucasz Litwinski, 24, of Glenogil Drive, Arbroath, received 15 years. Martin Graham, 43, of Kirkland Walk, Methil, Fife, received 11 years. They all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class-A and class-C drugs.
Leslie Graham, 33, of Peddie Street, Dundee, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class-A drugs and received 14 years and eight months. James Boyle, of Meldrum Road, Kirkcaldy, pleaded guilty to the same charge and will be sentenced on 11 June.
Hailwood, 39, formerly from Liverpool, received 22 years, while Jason Bowley, of Holmewood Road, Croydon, received 15 years and four months. Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class-A drugs.
Karol Siejda, 20, of Eskdale Rise, Bradford, received 12 years for conspiracy to supply class-A and class-C drugs."
East Side Crip Gang Member Sentenced To Life - Bakersfield News Story - KERO Bakersfield: "BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The last remaining founder of an East Side Crip gang subset has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Tommy Davidson is one of the last original members of the East Side Crips and a major shot caller.
Davidson was convicted of killing another gang member, Jesse Hill, in March 2009"
Tommy Davidson is one of the last original members of the East Side Crips and a major shot caller.
Davidson was convicted of killing another gang member, Jesse Hill, in March 2009"
Daniel clan’s ‘two fingers’ to the Lyons at Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll funeral The Sun Home ScotlandScottish News: "More than 200 mourners and Daniel crime clan members attended the funeral of the notorious enforcer, 29. Rogue's wreaths ... some of the elaborate floral tributes left at Carroll's gravesideAnd grieving relatives and associates paid tribute with dozens of elaborate floral tributes - including some spelling out 'Gerbo', 'Brutha' and 'Adios Amigo'.
The show of strength was last night described as a 'massive two-fingered salute' to the rival Lyons gang - suspected of being behind Carroll's bloody assassination in an Asda car park four months ago."
The show of strength was last night described as a 'massive two-fingered salute' to the rival Lyons gang - suspected of being behind Carroll's bloody assassination in an Asda car park four months ago."
Daniel clan’s ‘two fingers’ to the Lyons at Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll funeral The Sun Home ScotlandScottish News: "More than 200 mourners and Daniel crime clan members attended the funeral of the notorious enforcer, 29. Rogue's wreaths ... some of the elaborate floral tributes left at Carroll's gravesideAnd grieving relatives and associates paid tribute with dozens of elaborate floral tributes - including some spelling out 'Gerbo', 'Brutha' and 'Adios Amigo'.
The show of strength was last night described as a 'massive two-fingered salute' to the rival Lyons gang - suspected of being behind Carroll's bloody assassination in an Asda car park four months ago."
The show of strength was last night described as a 'massive two-fingered salute' to the rival Lyons gang - suspected of being behind Carroll's bloody assassination in an Asda car park four months ago."
Closing arguments today in gang trial: "Accused gang general Jacinto “Cache” Navajar, 54, and purported lieutenant Jose “Bam Bam” Martinez, 44, rested their cases Tuesday without calling a single witness, while alleged lieutenant Michael “Mikio” Garcia, 43, called four witnesses in an effort to poke holes in the prosecution’s case.
The three were among 34 defendants indicted in 2008 in a crackdown by the FBI, San Antonio police and other agencies. The indictment alleges several racketeering acts, including extortion, drug trafficking and 22 killings between 2000 and 2005. The three on trial are the only ones who did not plead guilty.
They are charged in connection with 12 slayings, and face up to life in prison without parole."
The three were among 34 defendants indicted in 2008 in a crackdown by the FBI, San Antonio police and other agencies. The indictment alleges several racketeering acts, including extortion, drug trafficking and 22 killings between 2000 and 2005. The three on trial are the only ones who did not plead guilty.
They are charged in connection with 12 slayings, and face up to life in prison without parole."
Murdered gangster Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll laid to rest as mourners are told 'he had heart of gold' - The Daily Record: "FEARED gangland enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll was laid to rest yesterday - after mourners were told he had a 'heart of gold'.
The 29-year-old was executed in a hail of bullets in broad daylight outside an Asda supermarket in January.
And yesterday, 250 crime associates and family members heard a moving tribute to the gangster who slashed and tortured his way to the top of Glasgow's underworld.
After a half-hour service at Maryhill Crematorium, the coffin was paraded through the streets in a glass-sided horse-drawn carriage before Carroll was buried at Lang Faulds Cemetery in Bearsden.
Floral tributes spelled the words 'Adios Amigo' and 'Gerbil' while one was in the shape of a Red Bull can."
The 29-year-old was executed in a hail of bullets in broad daylight outside an Asda supermarket in January.
And yesterday, 250 crime associates and family members heard a moving tribute to the gangster who slashed and tortured his way to the top of Glasgow's underworld.
After a half-hour service at Maryhill Crematorium, the coffin was paraded through the streets in a glass-sided horse-drawn carriage before Carroll was buried at Lang Faulds Cemetery in Bearsden.
Floral tributes spelled the words 'Adios Amigo' and 'Gerbil' while one was in the shape of a Red Bull can."
Murdered gangster Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll laid to rest as mourners are told 'he had heart of gold' - The Daily Record: "FEARED gangland enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll was laid to rest yesterday - after mourners were told he had a 'heart of gold'.
The 29-year-old was executed in a hail of bullets in broad daylight outside an Asda supermarket in January.
And yesterday, 250 crime associates and family members heard a moving tribute to the gangster who slashed and tortured his way to the top of Glasgow's underworld.
After a half-hour service at Maryhill Crematorium, the coffin was paraded through the streets in a glass-sided horse-drawn carriage before Carroll was buried at Lang Faulds Cemetery in Bearsden.
Floral tributes spelled the words 'Adios Amigo' and 'Gerbil' while one was in the shape of a Red Bull can."
The 29-year-old was executed in a hail of bullets in broad daylight outside an Asda supermarket in January.
And yesterday, 250 crime associates and family members heard a moving tribute to the gangster who slashed and tortured his way to the top of Glasgow's underworld.
After a half-hour service at Maryhill Crematorium, the coffin was paraded through the streets in a glass-sided horse-drawn carriage before Carroll was buried at Lang Faulds Cemetery in Bearsden.
Floral tributes spelled the words 'Adios Amigo' and 'Gerbil' while one was in the shape of a Red Bull can."
Head of Christian bike club gets probation - San Jose Mercury News: "leader of a Christian motorcycle group that police believe is a gang front was sentenced to three years of probation on charges stemming from a 2008 bar brawl with Hells Angels members
Phillip Aguilar, 62, pleaded guilty last week to a single count of being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition. In exchange, prosecutors dismissed three other charges against him, including street terrorism, said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the Orange County district attorney's office.
Aguilar is founder of the Set Free Church in Anaheim and leader of the Set Free Soldiers, which he says is a Christian motorcycle club dedicated to helping recovering addicts. Police and prosecutors believe it's an outlaw motorcycle gang.
Police raided the Set Free compound after a brawl erupted at a Newport Beach bar that ended in the stabbing of two Hells Angels members. A Set Free member was punched with a billiard ball, according to police.
Police arrested Aguilar and six associates during the raid a week later.
Set Free member Jose Enrique Quinones, 43, of Anaheim, later pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Four other Set Free Soldiers, including Aguilar's son, were charged with weapons and gang-related crimes.
A Hells Angels member has a June trial on gang-related charges, but a judge tossed charges against another Hells Angel because of questions about a detective's honesty."
Phillip Aguilar, 62, pleaded guilty last week to a single count of being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition. In exchange, prosecutors dismissed three other charges against him, including street terrorism, said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the Orange County district attorney's office.
Aguilar is founder of the Set Free Church in Anaheim and leader of the Set Free Soldiers, which he says is a Christian motorcycle club dedicated to helping recovering addicts. Police and prosecutors believe it's an outlaw motorcycle gang.
Police raided the Set Free compound after a brawl erupted at a Newport Beach bar that ended in the stabbing of two Hells Angels members. A Set Free member was punched with a billiard ball, according to police.
Police arrested Aguilar and six associates during the raid a week later.
Set Free member Jose Enrique Quinones, 43, of Anaheim, later pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Four other Set Free Soldiers, including Aguilar's son, were charged with weapons and gang-related crimes.
A Hells Angels member has a June trial on gang-related charges, but a judge tossed charges against another Hells Angel because of questions about a detective's honesty."
BBC News - Men jailed for major 'drugs and firearms conspiracy': "gang smuggled the weapons, and cocaine with a street value of £10m, into the UK.
The men are from Angus, Fife, Dundee, Liverpool, Bradford and Croydon. Their sentences ranged from 11 to 22 years.
Police said the four-year investigation to convict them was 'complex and protracted'.
Officers from Lancashire Constabulary and the Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) were involved in the inquiry, known as Operation Greengage.
Today's sentences reflect the very serious nature of these crimes and, quite rightly, these people will now be spending a very long time behind bars
Det Sup Steve Mounsey
Lancashire Constabulary
Michael Hailwood, from Liverpool, Karol Siejda, from Bradford, Jason Bowley, from Croydon, Martin Graham, from Fife, Leslie Graham, from Dundee, and Lucasz Litwinski and Edward McIntosh, both from Angus, all pleaded guilty to drugs offences.
In November 2006, officers found the group had bought four Fiat Multipla people carriers in the north of England and Arbroath."
The men are from Angus, Fife, Dundee, Liverpool, Bradford and Croydon. Their sentences ranged from 11 to 22 years.
Police said the four-year investigation to convict them was 'complex and protracted'.
Officers from Lancashire Constabulary and the Scottish Crime and Drugs Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) were involved in the inquiry, known as Operation Greengage.
Today's sentences reflect the very serious nature of these crimes and, quite rightly, these people will now be spending a very long time behind bars
Det Sup Steve Mounsey
Lancashire Constabulary
Michael Hailwood, from Liverpool, Karol Siejda, from Bradford, Jason Bowley, from Croydon, Martin Graham, from Fife, Leslie Graham, from Dundee, and Lucasz Litwinski and Edward McIntosh, both from Angus, all pleaded guilty to drugs offences.
In November 2006, officers found the group had bought four Fiat Multipla people carriers in the north of England and Arbroath."
The gathering of the crime clans - The Sun mobile: "enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll today.
The coffin of the 29-year-old - who was shot dead in January - will be paraded through the streets in a horse-drawn carriage before being buried.
Mourners at the lavish ceremony are expected to include members of London's notorious Adams crime clan, as well as his hardened Glasgow associates and undercover detectives.
And sources claim Carroll's hated gangland rivals, the Lyons family, could even send in SPIES to the funeral to discover where underworld loyalties lie.
A gangland insider revealed: 'You've got Gerbil's crew, a mob from London, spies from the Lyons camp and undercover cops - it could kick off big time.'
Another underworld source added: 'His coffin will be paraded for all to see."
The coffin of the 29-year-old - who was shot dead in January - will be paraded through the streets in a horse-drawn carriage before being buried.
Mourners at the lavish ceremony are expected to include members of London's notorious Adams crime clan, as well as his hardened Glasgow associates and undercover detectives.
And sources claim Carroll's hated gangland rivals, the Lyons family, could even send in SPIES to the funeral to discover where underworld loyalties lie.
A gangland insider revealed: 'You've got Gerbil's crew, a mob from London, spies from the Lyons camp and undercover cops - it could kick off big time.'
Another underworld source added: 'His coffin will be paraded for all to see."
SoCal teens guilty of intimidating witness - San Jose Mercury News: "Two gang members have pleaded guilty to witness intimidation in the case of a high school honor student who was shot to death after a homecoming football game in Long Beach.
The girls, ages 16 and 17, entered pleas to felony counts each on Monday in juvenile court. They were sentenced to 30 days of house arrest and placed on probation until they are 21.
The Woodrow Wilson High School students allegedly threatened a boy who testified at a preliminary hearing for two 16-year-olds in the murder case.
Those teens are accused of firing into a crowd of thousands at the end of the homecoming game last October. Authorities say they were aiming at gang rivals but killed an innocent bystander, Melody Ross.
Both are awaiting trial."
The girls, ages 16 and 17, entered pleas to felony counts each on Monday in juvenile court. They were sentenced to 30 days of house arrest and placed on probation until they are 21.
The Woodrow Wilson High School students allegedly threatened a boy who testified at a preliminary hearing for two 16-year-olds in the murder case.
Those teens are accused of firing into a crowd of thousands at the end of the homecoming game last October. Authorities say they were aiming at gang rivals but killed an innocent bystander, Melody Ross.
Both are awaiting trial."
Police respond to Whitey Bulger sighting on Nantucket - BostonHerald.com: "James 'Whitey' Bulger, the Boston gangster now on the FBI’s most wanted list, walking up Main Street Monday afternoon, reports The Inquirer and Mirror.
By the time police caught up with the suspect on Centre Street, they quickly realized it wasn’t the notorious criminal, but rather a New Jersey man on vacation with his wife, and the couple hadn’t even heard of Whitey Bulger before.
Ken Howlett and his wife Lonnie, of central New Jersey, were stopped by officer Suzanne Gale, who asked the man for his identification. Several more officers arrived at the scene, but after it became clear that Howlett was indeed not Bulger, they even stopped to take pictures with the couple."
By the time police caught up with the suspect on Centre Street, they quickly realized it wasn’t the notorious criminal, but rather a New Jersey man on vacation with his wife, and the couple hadn’t even heard of Whitey Bulger before.
Ken Howlett and his wife Lonnie, of central New Jersey, were stopped by officer Suzanne Gale, who asked the man for his identification. Several more officers arrived at the scene, but after it became clear that Howlett was indeed not Bulger, they even stopped to take pictures with the couple."
Suspected gang member charged with extortion of elderly Garwood resident : "Authorities have arrested a suspected member of the Bloods street gang for allegedly extorting larger amounts of money from an elderly Garwood resident. Edward Schram, 33, was charged with 2nd degree extortion and drug offenses according a statement released by Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow.
According to an investigation launched by Special Prosecutions Unit of the Union County Prosecutor's Office and the Garwood Police Department, Schram,of Sayerville had been extorting large sums of money from the elderly victim who lives in Garwood by threatening bodily harm.
Schram, a suspected member of the Bloods street gang, repeatedly threatened the victim and collected the money 'for protection,' said Romankow.
Authorities believe the victim might have paid upwards of $50,000 to Schram over a five month period."
According to an investigation launched by Special Prosecutions Unit of the Union County Prosecutor's Office and the Garwood Police Department, Schram,of Sayerville had been extorting large sums of money from the elderly victim who lives in Garwood by threatening bodily harm.
Schram, a suspected member of the Bloods street gang, repeatedly threatened the victim and collected the money 'for protection,' said Romankow.
Authorities believe the victim might have paid upwards of $50,000 to Schram over a five month period."
Alleged gang member convicted of murder in 49th Street Massacre L.A. NOW Los Angeles Times: "Charles Ray Smith, 41, repeatedly shook his head as the verdicts were read in a packed downtown Los Angeles courtroom. In the audience behind him, the mother of the 10-year-old boy wept quietly.
The 2006 slayings shocked the city and were part of a series of high-profile interracial gang crimes that stoked fears among some minority activists of a possible race war. The two gunmen who carried out the attack were described as black, the victims were Latino.
Police said the dead were not connected to gangs but that they suspected the attackers were. But prosecutors argued during the trial that race had little to do with the motive behind the killings.
Prosecutors said the gunmen, armed with AK-47 assault rifles, mistook the victims as rival gang members in a bloody feud between two local gangs.
The jury deliberated about two weeks before finding Smith guilty of the murders and the attempted murder of a 12-year-old boy wounded in the attack. The two boys who were shot were brothers and had been riding their bicycles in front of their South Los Angeles home.
Jurors also found Smith guilty in a separate fatal shooting of a construction worker three months earlier. The convictions mean Smith could face the death penalty."
The 2006 slayings shocked the city and were part of a series of high-profile interracial gang crimes that stoked fears among some minority activists of a possible race war. The two gunmen who carried out the attack were described as black, the victims were Latino.
Police said the dead were not connected to gangs but that they suspected the attackers were. But prosecutors argued during the trial that race had little to do with the motive behind the killings.
Prosecutors said the gunmen, armed with AK-47 assault rifles, mistook the victims as rival gang members in a bloody feud between two local gangs.
The jury deliberated about two weeks before finding Smith guilty of the murders and the attempted murder of a 12-year-old boy wounded in the attack. The two boys who were shot were brothers and had been riding their bicycles in front of their South Los Angeles home.
Jurors also found Smith guilty in a separate fatal shooting of a construction worker three months earlier. The convictions mean Smith could face the death penalty."
Somerville boy chased down Broadway by armed MS-13 gang members: "MS-13 gang members armed with a baseball bat and metal pipe chased a 16-year-old Somerville boy down lower Broadway May 11, according to police. The 16-year-old victim was returning home from work when he got off the bus near Franklin Street and noticed four males following him, police said. The group chased the victim and started to yell in Spanish, police said.
The boy, who doesn't speak or understand Spanish, was able to get his keys in his hands as he ran and quickly entered his home, police said. He barely made it to his hallway and ehen the gang members missed him, they smashed a small window on his door, police said. The victim told officers he was afraid the MS-13 members would 'cut him' with a machete, police said."
The boy, who doesn't speak or understand Spanish, was able to get his keys in his hands as he ran and quickly entered his home, police said. He barely made it to his hallway and ehen the gang members missed him, they smashed a small window on his door, police said. The victim told officers he was afraid the MS-13 members would 'cut him' with a machete, police said."
Millionaire's son tied up in raid on mansion - Telegraph: "James Thomas, 26, suffers panic attacks following the ordeal at the luxury property in Hale, Cheshire, which the family say has left them living in fear.
Ryan Dunwoody, 24, a convicted killer, and Daniel Price, 24, bound Mr Thomas and threatened to stamp on his head before stealing tens of thousands of pounds worth of electrical goods."
Ryan Dunwoody, 24, a convicted killer, and Daniel Price, 24, bound Mr Thomas and threatened to stamp on his head before stealing tens of thousands of pounds worth of electrical goods."
Heller Street Tongan street gang Trial Begins For Man Accused Of Killing High School Student - News Story - KTVU San Francisco: "Prosecutors allege that Zarate and Garcia were members of rival street gangs and got involved in a fight at a party on Columbia Avenue near El Camino Real in unincorporated San Mateo County's North Fair Oaks area that night.
'This is a very simple case,' prosecutor Al Giannini said. 'This is a murder, plain and simple.'
Zarate, a 5-foot-10-inch who weighed 255 pounds and an alleged member of the Heller Street Tongan street gang, decided to 'check,' or challenge, an opposing gang member at the party, Giannini said.
He picked a suspected member of the North Fair Oaks gang, of which Garcia also allegedly belonged, according to Giannini.
When Garcia saw his friend fighting with Zarate, he 'jumped in immediately,' Giannini said, 'to be the biggest, baddest gangster.'"
'This is a very simple case,' prosecutor Al Giannini said. 'This is a murder, plain and simple.'
Zarate, a 5-foot-10-inch who weighed 255 pounds and an alleged member of the Heller Street Tongan street gang, decided to 'check,' or challenge, an opposing gang member at the party, Giannini said.
He picked a suspected member of the North Fair Oaks gang, of which Garcia also allegedly belonged, according to Giannini.
When Garcia saw his friend fighting with Zarate, he 'jumped in immediately,' Giannini said, 'to be the biggest, baddest gangster.'"
BallerStatus.com » 40 Glocc On Trial For Gang Injunction In San Bernardino, CA: "Rapper 40 Glocc reportedly went on trial on Monday (May 17) in San Bernardino, California for allegedly promoting his gangbangin' lifestyle through his music and videos.
According to AllHipHop.com, the rapper (real name: Lawrence White) is at the center of a civil gang injunction filed by San Bernardino County D.A., against 40's alleged 'gang', the Colton City Crips.
40 Glocc is one of 60 names listed in the documents, which was originally filed in 2008.
District Attorney Mark Vos and prosecutors allege that the rapper is a 'senior member of the gang who has become a rap star,' and hope to bar him from rapping about the gangbangin' lifestyle and/or making any mention of the Crips in his music, interviews, or anything else to do with his music career."
According to AllHipHop.com, the rapper (real name: Lawrence White) is at the center of a civil gang injunction filed by San Bernardino County D.A., against 40's alleged 'gang', the Colton City Crips.
40 Glocc is one of 60 names listed in the documents, which was originally filed in 2008.
District Attorney Mark Vos and prosecutors allege that the rapper is a 'senior member of the gang who has become a rap star,' and hope to bar him from rapping about the gangbangin' lifestyle and/or making any mention of the Crips in his music, interviews, or anything else to do with his music career."
Attack on young woman highlights Osceola’s gang problem Street Gangs Resource Center – Los Angeles and California The Gang Experts Crips Bloods Mara Salvatrucha 18th Street: "Three young men were recently convicted of abducting and raping a Poinciana woman last year in an attack that illustrates the extreme violence of Central Florida’s street gangs.
The men belonged to the Crips — one of about 20 street gangs with more than 500 members in Osceola County.
They were sentenced to 20 to 30 years in prison and have been labeled as sexual predators for life for attacking a woman Jan. 18, 2009 after she visited an Orlando nightclub.
The ringleader — Emmanuel “Miami” Mendez, 21, — was awaiting trial for murder at the time the woman was gang raped in a rental home in Poinciana.
Court records show all five men in the case — the three rapists and two other men who watched while the woman begged and screamed for help — had long criminal histories and belonged to gangs based near the Osceola-Polk County Line."
The men belonged to the Crips — one of about 20 street gangs with more than 500 members in Osceola County.
They were sentenced to 20 to 30 years in prison and have been labeled as sexual predators for life for attacking a woman Jan. 18, 2009 after she visited an Orlando nightclub.
The ringleader — Emmanuel “Miami” Mendez, 21, — was awaiting trial for murder at the time the woman was gang raped in a rental home in Poinciana.
Court records show all five men in the case — the three rapists and two other men who watched while the woman begged and screamed for help — had long criminal histories and belonged to gangs based near the Osceola-Polk County Line."
Lil Wayne Was Caught With “Music Contraband” In Prison « WNKS-FM Kiss 95.1 – Homepage: "LIL WAYNE has gotten himself into some trouble at Rikers Island prison.
–During a search, Wayne was reportedly caught in possession of, quote, “music contraband” . . . which in this case was earphones and an MP3 charger. And later, prison officials found the corresponding MP3 player in another inmate’s unit.
–According to “The Village Voice”, Wayne had hidden the earphones and charger in a snack bag in his cell’s garbage can. It’s unclear if that’s where they were found.
–The “New York Daily News” says Wayne will be charged with an “infraction” for having unauthorized electronics . . . but there’s no word what the consequences of that would or could be"
–During a search, Wayne was reportedly caught in possession of, quote, “music contraband” . . . which in this case was earphones and an MP3 charger. And later, prison officials found the corresponding MP3 player in another inmate’s unit.
–According to “The Village Voice”, Wayne had hidden the earphones and charger in a snack bag in his cell’s garbage can. It’s unclear if that’s where they were found.
–The “New York Daily News” says Wayne will be charged with an “infraction” for having unauthorized electronics . . . but there’s no word what the consequences of that would or could be"
Two killed in separate gang-related shootings in Bell Gardens, Azusa L.A. NOW Los Angeles Times: "Authorities on Tuesday were investigating two separate gang-related shootings in Los Angeles County that left two people dead.
At about 5:40 p.m. Monday, authorities found a teenage male shooting victim in the 5800 block of Gage Avenue in Bell Gardens, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Lillian Peck.
The unidentified youth was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The other shooting occurred about 8:45 p.m. Monday in a parking lot in the 600 block of North Rockvale Avenue in Azusa, said Sheriff's Deputy Benjamin Grubb and an L.A. County coroner’s official. The victim, a 19-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene."
At about 5:40 p.m. Monday, authorities found a teenage male shooting victim in the 5800 block of Gage Avenue in Bell Gardens, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Lillian Peck.
The unidentified youth was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The other shooting occurred about 8:45 p.m. Monday in a parking lot in the 600 block of North Rockvale Avenue in Azusa, said Sheriff's Deputy Benjamin Grubb and an L.A. County coroner’s official. The victim, a 19-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene."
Former stockbroker jailed for dealing drugs after police found heroin hidden in his underwear - Telegraph: "David Siddle, the grammar school-educated son of an architect and an artist, studied economics at university and began working on the stockmarket.
However, after his relationship ended 15 years ago he began to use heroin, Newcastle Crown Court heard. Briton Samantha Orobator 'got pregnant to avoid death penalty in Laos'He now faces a three and a half year sentence for dealing drugs to support his own habit.
'After a very good start in life you threw it all away,' Judge Guy Whitburn said. 'Your life has been destroyed by your addiction to drugs.'
Siddle, 39, was caught with bags of heroin worth up to £640 hidden in his underwear when police stopped him and another dealer in Newcastle last July."
However, after his relationship ended 15 years ago he began to use heroin, Newcastle Crown Court heard. Briton Samantha Orobator 'got pregnant to avoid death penalty in Laos'He now faces a three and a half year sentence for dealing drugs to support his own habit.
'After a very good start in life you threw it all away,' Judge Guy Whitburn said. 'Your life has been destroyed by your addiction to drugs.'
Siddle, 39, was caught with bags of heroin worth up to £640 hidden in his underwear when police stopped him and another dealer in Newcastle last July."
Gang Member Gunned Down In South Side Home - cbs2chicago.com: "street gang member who had numerous arrests was gunned down at his South Side home Monday night by two young men, police said. The shooting happened about 10:20 p.m. at the home of Cleo Bratkins, 5939 S. Emerald Ave., according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. Two males, each believed to be about 18-years-old, and wearing dark hooded sweatshirts, entered the home and shot Bratkins, 29, according to police. Bratkins suffered multiple gunshot wounds, according to the medical examiner's office. He was pronounced dead at 11:09 p.m. at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County."
Three men jailed after gang attack with shovels, hammer and knives in Watsonville - San Jose Mercury News: "Three suspected gang members were arrested after police rushed to break up a fight between young men armed with shovels, knives and a hammer on Monday evening, authorities reported.
Someone called 911 around 8 p.m. to report the fight in a parking lot near Main Street and Oholone Parkway, Watsonville police Sgt. Saul Gonzalez said.
A group of young men had confronted a motorist in a parking lot, asked what gang he belonged to and challenged him to fight, police reported. Instead of driving away, the man, a 20-year-old Watsonville resident, jumped out of his car and retrieved a hammer from the back to protect himself from the gang members, Gonzalez said."
Someone called 911 around 8 p.m. to report the fight in a parking lot near Main Street and Oholone Parkway, Watsonville police Sgt. Saul Gonzalez said.
A group of young men had confronted a motorist in a parking lot, asked what gang he belonged to and challenged him to fight, police reported. Instead of driving away, the man, a 20-year-old Watsonville resident, jumped out of his car and retrieved a hammer from the back to protect himself from the gang members, Gonzalez said."
3 United Front gang members sentenced SouthCoastToday.com: "sentenced three United Front gang members to prison terms this week for drug and firearms charges stemming from a trifecta of drug busts starting in March 2008.
The sentences, handed out in Boston over a three-day stretch to Terrell Baptiste, John Burgos and Aaron Livramento, come tethered to post-release conditions ordering them to stay away from United Front Homes Housing development, located off Kempton Street, and to not associate with United Front gang members.
On March 18, 2008, Baptiste, 24, was found in a Jean Street apartment, where police found more than 300 grams of crack cocaine, a .40-caliber firearm loaded with 10 rounds, 511 rounds of .22-caliber ammunition, two safes with more than $5,600 in cash, a police scanner, a scale and packaging materials.
This January, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base within 1,000 feet of a school and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition."
The sentences, handed out in Boston over a three-day stretch to Terrell Baptiste, John Burgos and Aaron Livramento, come tethered to post-release conditions ordering them to stay away from United Front Homes Housing development, located off Kempton Street, and to not associate with United Front gang members.
On March 18, 2008, Baptiste, 24, was found in a Jean Street apartment, where police found more than 300 grams of crack cocaine, a .40-caliber firearm loaded with 10 rounds, 511 rounds of .22-caliber ammunition, two safes with more than $5,600 in cash, a police scanner, a scale and packaging materials.
This January, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of cocaine base within 1,000 feet of a school and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition."
Hip-hop artist blames Dartmouth prison guards for stabbing SouthCoastToday.com: "hip-hop artist and longtime member of the Bloods street gang says he was attacked last week in the Dartmouth House of Corrections because jail officials assigned him to a cell block occupied by several Crips.
Sean Hicks, 38, of Boston, whose stage name is Ghost, said four inmates armed with shanks assaulted him on April 28, resulting in two superficial stab wounds to his arms. Two inmates are being charged with the attack, officials said.
Hicks — who was taken to the jail two days earlier to be detained while questions over unpaid court fees were worked out — said he had been assured by a correctional officer that he would not be put in the general population because of his prior gang affiliations and quasi-celebrity status."
Sean Hicks, 38, of Boston, whose stage name is Ghost, said four inmates armed with shanks assaulted him on April 28, resulting in two superficial stab wounds to his arms. Two inmates are being charged with the attack, officials said.
Hicks — who was taken to the jail two days earlier to be detained while questions over unpaid court fees were worked out — said he had been assured by a correctional officer that he would not be put in the general population because of his prior gang affiliations and quasi-celebrity status."
Officers find victim in possible gang-linked shooting in NE Portland OregonLive.com: "Portland police found a man with a bullet wound tonight after a report of shots fired near Northeast 18th Avenue and Dekum Street.
The 18-year-old victim, whose wound was not life-threatening, was taken to a hospital, said Detective Mary Wheat, a Police Bureau spokeswoman.
The Gang Enforcement Team was called to investigate the 7:10 p.m. incident as gang related, she said. There have been several reports of similar shootings in recent weeks.
No suspect was in custody"
The 18-year-old victim, whose wound was not life-threatening, was taken to a hospital, said Detective Mary Wheat, a Police Bureau spokeswoman.
The Gang Enforcement Team was called to investigate the 7:10 p.m. incident as gang related, she said. There have been several reports of similar shootings in recent weeks.
No suspect was in custody"
Police launch raids against Toronto gangs Toronto & GTA News Toronto Sun: "Police executed 105 search warrants and so far 71 people were arrested in the GTA and Ottawa areas.
Police said 10 firearms were seized, along with $30,000 cash, $10,500 in casino cheques, diamonds, cocaine, crack, marijuana, hash oil, more than 10,000 Ecstasy pills, body armour and vehicles.
The source also said homicide detectives will be reviewing the eight shooting deaths in south 12 Division that occurred in early 2008 to determine if there's any connection with the arrested suspects.
The seized firearms, some taken in during the raids and others as Project Corral progressed, will undergo ballistic tests to determine if they're linked to any unsolved crimes.
Officers from three police divisions — 12, 23 and 31 — were needed to handle the influx of suspects.
Tactical teams and uniform officers from other services in the GTA were brought in to assist."
Police said 10 firearms were seized, along with $30,000 cash, $10,500 in casino cheques, diamonds, cocaine, crack, marijuana, hash oil, more than 10,000 Ecstasy pills, body armour and vehicles.
The source also said homicide detectives will be reviewing the eight shooting deaths in south 12 Division that occurred in early 2008 to determine if there's any connection with the arrested suspects.
The seized firearms, some taken in during the raids and others as Project Corral progressed, will undergo ballistic tests to determine if they're linked to any unsolved crimes.
Officers from three police divisions — 12, 23 and 31 — were needed to handle the influx of suspects.
Tactical teams and uniform officers from other services in the GTA were brought in to assist."
20 years in prison for head of family drug ring on Red Lake Reservation StarTribune.com: "Marcus J. Neadeau, 28, of Red Lake, was sentenced Monday in federal court in St. Paul. A jury convicted him in October of drug-trafficking. He and five co-defendants, including his wife and two cousins, were indicted a year ago."
Alleged gang member tries to bite cop during Vineland drug raid - NJ.com: "target of the raid, 41-year-old Jose L. Sierra, aka “Wincho,” whom police labeled as a known member of the Neta street gang, allegedly attempted to bite a police officer while resisting arrest."
Man shot 9 times clings to life; suspects charged :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago Crime: "Erik Quiroa, 25, and Oscar Hernandez, 19, -- members of the Spanish Gangster Disciples -- had set out to 'get' a rival gang member, said Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Sam Cervera. As the 31-year-old victim walked in the 3400 block of West Lawrence, Quiroa jumped out of an SUV driven by Hernandez and shot him in the chest, arms and legs, Cervera said. Police chased the men, and Quiroa allegedly broke an officer's finger as he struggled to escape and is also charged with resisting a peace officer, Cervera added."
Gang Violence Leaves 25 Dead Near Mexico-US Border: "Mexico's bloody drug wars triggered a new spate of killings over the weekend with 25 people shot dead in the northern state of Chihuahua bordering the United States, AFP reported Sunday.
Seven of the deaths occurred in violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's murder capital, bringing to 62 the number of people killed in the city over the past week.
The 18 other slayings, all late Saturday into Sunday, included four people gunned down by automatic weapons in a bar in the town of Camargo, and two women whose bodies were found stuffed in the trunk of an abandoned car in the same town, prosecutors said."
Seven of the deaths occurred in violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's murder capital, bringing to 62 the number of people killed in the city over the past week.
The 18 other slayings, all late Saturday into Sunday, included four people gunned down by automatic weapons in a bar in the town of Camargo, and two women whose bodies were found stuffed in the trunk of an abandoned car in the same town, prosecutors said."
Wust was stopped in a black Ford pick-up near a residence in the 36000-block of Old Yale Road with another male.
Const. Ian MacDonald said in a news release that the males were connected to the house where the Abby gang squad, backed by members of the Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team executed a warrant.
'The search of the residence resulted in the seizure of a loaded 40 calibre semi-automatic hand gun, ammunition, 2 bullet-proof vests, cash and Oxycontin,' MacDonald said."
Cocaine trade turns backwater into hideout for brutal assassins World news The Observer: "newly elected president, Porfirio Lobo, took office and Zelaya, his term expired, voluntarily went back into exile. But since then the traditional ruling class which toppled Zelaya – with limited protest from the US – has been paralysed by escalating violence centred in the north of the country. Critics say state elements are in the pay of gangs that take Colombian cocaine from Venezuela to Honduras, then to Mexico and the US.
Journalists have been gunned down almost every week. Text messages to Gerardo Chevez, a reporter for Radio Progreso, say he will be next. Political activists, especially Zelaya supporters, have been abducted, abused and killed. A Jesuit priest, Ismael Moreno, received death threats after sheltering a woman who said she was raped by police."
Journalists have been gunned down almost every week. Text messages to Gerardo Chevez, a reporter for Radio Progreso, say he will be next. Political activists, especially Zelaya supporters, have been abducted, abused and killed. A Jesuit priest, Ismael Moreno, received death threats after sheltering a woman who said she was raped by police."
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