gangs
FBI: Gangs Becoming More Dangerous, Prolific
By Steve Neavling ticklethwire.com Gangs are becoming more dangerous and prolific, according to the 2012 FBI gang report. There are more than 33,000 gangs across the country, with as many as 1.4 million members, the Business Insider reports. About half of violent crimes committed in the U.S. are gang-related, the report states. The FBI also…
900-Plus Law Enforcement Officers Involved in Arrests of 27 and Execution of Search Warrants in SF Bay Area
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com More than 900 law enforcement officers and agents followed through on arrests and search warrants in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday, according to a press release, as part of a large-scale takedown of a narcotics trafficking ring. Local, state and federal officers, including an FBI SWAT team, made 27…
FBI: Violent MS-13 Gang Members in Custody, Facing Murder and Other Charges
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Consider the streets of Suffolk County, N.Y. that much safer: Five members of the violent street gang MS-13 were named in a indictment unsealed on Monday, the FBI announced later that day. The charges include murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, armed robberies, firearms…
Hell’s Lovers Arrested, Appear in Court
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com If prison is hell, some Denver gang members may have found their soul mates. Members of the motorcycle gang Hell’s Lovers were arrested this weekend and made their first court appearance on Monday afternoon, reports 9news.com. There wasn’t enough room for all 19 defendants in the jury box, 9news reports, so…
FBI Seeking Five Members of Cartel-Like Gang in San Diego
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Five members of the cartel-like Los Palillos gang, a blight on life in San Diego, remain at large while the FBI continues searching for them, reports 10 News. “It’s as if a group of serial killers moved from Tijuana into San Diego and started murdering citizens here,” deputy district attorney Mark…
Gangs Infiltrating Military, Sending High-Powered Weapons to American Streets
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com American streets may become much more dangerous. Military.com reports that, according to the latest National Gang Intelligence Center Report (NGIC), American street gangs are acquiring high-powered, military-grade weapons with increasing frequency, the result of gang members both enlisted and working as contract civilians at military bases who may be funneling the…
FBI Admits Report Overestimated Gang Problem in Utah
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Salt Lake County, Utah may not be gang free, but it’s not nearly as bad as the FBI initially suggested. The Deseret News reports that the FBI has conceded that it far overestimated the gang problem in Salt Lake County, saying it miscalculated the numbers. The paper reported that the FBI…