Posted September 21, 2009
police chase through Houston ended with the arrests of three men early Monday morning. High-speed chase
started just before 2 a.m. on I-10 when police tried to pull over a black pickup truck. Officers said the truck sped off, and so they gave chase. Police said the truck fled at speeds in excess of …
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Posted September 21, 2009
Rickey Rice, 28, was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith. Rice was one of 11 co-defendants named in a 39-count indictment last spring that included charges of murders, robberies, assaults, arson and other criminal activity surrounding the gang.Rice pled guilty in April to…
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Posted September 17, 2009
Lawrence Ballard was charged on April 29 with first-degree murder for the shooting death of Colby Harris. Harris was shot at the Brightwater Apartments, 2202 S. Phoenix Ave., on April 28. Police believe that Ballard, who uses the street name “Man Man,” had fought with Harris about money shortly befo…
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Posted September 17, 2009
Joe Richard Poston, 24, and Robert Benjamin Seats, 28, died of gunshot wounds after a shoot-out in the parking lot of J-Mumbly's, at 903 Hollywood Drive in the Hollywood Shopping Center. Police believe the men shot each other during an argument that began inside the club.Seven others - three women a…
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Posted September 17, 2009
30 to 40 percent of Arizona's 40,000 prison inmates are associated with gangs that continue to grow both inside and outside of prison. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice reported the Mexican drug cartels, this country's "greatest organized crime threat," have established affiliations with stree…
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Posted September 15, 2009
Convicted kidnapper Randy Naicker admitted to the National Parole Board Monday that he founded the Independent Soldiers.But Naicker claimed it was only a clothing company he started back in 2004 and not the notorious gang known to police for drug trafficking and violence.Naicker, who police believe …
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Posted September 13, 2009
The TEC-9 used in the Nelson Boys' drive-by shootings
Jeffrey Grant faced up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder, improper discharge of a firearm, criminal gang activity and using a gun in a drive-by shooting. He testified against another gang member who was convicted last…
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Posted September 13, 2009
14-year-old boy has become the city's 22nd homicide of the year. Police say the teen was pronounced dead in a hospital after being shot multiple times in the courtyard of an apartment complex Thursday night. The shooting is being investigated as gang-related. Gang violence has plagued the farming co…
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Posted September 12, 2009
More than 600 people had been arrested in the month-long sweep. More than 200 of them were alleged Bulldog gang members.Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer announced on Monday the results of the department's recent crackdown on gangs and gang activities.Dyer told reporters at a news conference that the B…
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Posted September 12, 2009
Two arrests have been made in Monday's shootings and the investigation continues, said Rudy Esquivel, spokesman for the Guatemalan prison system."This was a very structured job; very well-defined," Esquivel said from Guatemala City, the nation's capital.
Killed were a prison assistant director, a war…
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Posted September 12, 2009
French filmmaker and photojournalist Christian Poveda, known for his award-winning documentary about gang life in El Salvador, was killed last week. His death is a tragic reminder of the risks faced by journalists and other artists covering controversial stories and broadcasting unpopular views.Gett…
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