Salt Lake murder suspect a familiar face in Belize | The Salt Lake Tribune: "Jules Vasquez recognized the man in the photograph right away.
'It’s Big Tom,' he said. 'Absolutely, 100 percent.'
Kenneth Lewellyn Flowers, 33, sits in Salt Lake County Jail, charged with shooting and killing a man in a Main Street apartment on Dec. 18.
Prosecutors have also charged him with being a restricted person in possession of a firearm, because he was twice been deported to Belize.
That’s how Vasquez, a reporter in Belize City, recognized him. For the better part of a decade, Kenneth 'Big Tom' Flowers was known as an enforcer for a once-prominent Belizean street gang — a usual suspect for police officers, someone who knew about life on both sides of the gun.
'He was notorious,' said Vasquez, who has covered the city’s gang problems for 7 News in Belize. 'I knew him as a hitman. He was a gun for hire.'
In 2002, Flowers was shot in the chest but refused to cooperate with police in an investigation, according to Belizean media reports. He was charged with shooting and killing a man in front of a mechanic’s shop just two days later, though he was never convicted on the charge."
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Arrests Worldwide
GANGWAR
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- Gangland widow takes stand
- Gangland widow takes stand in her own murder trial 17/02/2011
- Armenian Power gang,Thirteen Arrested in Miami in Massive Mafia Crackdown
- '137th Street Crew,'Gang Case Arrests Are Made,2 Mafia Family' and 'Goons on Deck' gangs
- 70 reputed Armenian gangsters arrested
- Clay Roueche Says he was "Disappointed to Get a 30-Year Sentence
- Suspect on the run after gang shooting
- Latin Kings gang leader pleads guilty in racketeering case - National public safety | Examiner.com
- San Francisco Police Arrest Two in Connection with Mission Street Shooting - San Francisco News - The Snitch
- New book profiles the Black P. Stones gang in Chicago | WBEZ
- Chandler police searching for suspect in gang shooting
- 'the buck fifty,' a deep gash along the jaw line.It's called that because it takes 150 stitches to close the cut
- Witnesses tell police deadly fight on Avenue D was gang-related
- Redding, then allegedly a 17-year-old member of the violent street gang 30 Deep, became the face of Atlanta crime
- Prosecutor: Gang member confessed to murder in suicide note
- Judy Moran pleads not guilty to murdering Desmond Moran | Herald Sun
- Asian gang member faces death penalty trial for café shooting
- Gangster gets max prison term in dismemberment murder
- U.S. arrests 'most wanted' fugitive at New York airport after extradition from Ukraine - Oneindia News
- Johnny K-9 arrested for BC murders
- Big Bad 40 Arrested For Weapons Violation | Street Gangs Resource Center
- Lennox gang gets RICO indictment | Street Gangs Resource Center
- Police make 8 arrests after targeting violent drug traffickers
- Tulare County has about 4,500 Norteños and Sureños."
- Man sentenced for aiding gang members | WAVY.com | Newport News, Va.
- Local Gang Leader Transferred After Attack in Jail - WGHP
- La Familia is not dissolved, but in retreat says Mexican government
- Gunfight feared at gang funeral
- Fazakerley murder victim Joey Cummins survived previous attempt on life in street shotgun attack - Liverpool Local News - News - Liverpool Echo
- Police offer $100,000 reward to solve Chaouk murder | News.com.au
- Four Months After DEA's "Operation Greedy Grove" Drugs and Gang Sweep, a Guilty Plea - Dallas News - Unfair Park
- Feds target long time the Lennox 13 street gang
- Flavio Mendez Santiago, also known as 'El Amarillo' or 'The Yellow One,' was arrested along with a bodyguard
- Nomads bikie gang boss Hassan "Sam" Ibrahim was shot by people who knew him and police fear there may be revenge attacks as part of an ongoing gang war.
- Nomads bikie gang boss Hassan "Sam" Ibrahim was shot by people who knew him and police fear there may be revenge attacks as part of an ongoing gang war.
- Hassan ‘‘Sam’’ Ibrahim, was shot twice in the legs at close range
- Hassan ‘‘Sam’’ Ibrahim, was shot twice in the legs at close range
- Police have denied suggestions there is an all out bikie gang war in western Sydney
- Police have denied suggestions there is an all out bikie gang war in western Sydney
- Hassan "Sam" Ibrahim, was gunned down in an attack in Sydney's south-west last night, in the latest act of a war between rival gangs.
- Hassan "Sam" Ibrahim, was gunned down in an attack in Sydney's south-west last night, in the latest act of a war between rival gangs.
- Seventh dealer pleads guilty to charges from gang war
- Seventh dealer pleads guilty to charges from gang war
- MS-13 gang member sentenced for Pender robbery | StarNewsOnline.com
- MS-13 gang member sentenced for Pender robbery | StarNewsOnline.com
- 2 sentencings bring number of Hilltop Crips sent to prison to 23 | Tacoma - The News Tribune
- 2 sentencings bring number of Hilltop Crips sent to prison to 23 | Tacoma - The News Tribune
- Salt Lake murder suspect a familiar face in Belize | The Salt Lake Tribune
- Salt Lake murder suspect a familiar face in Belize | The Salt Lake Tribune
- Salt Lake murder suspect a familiar face in Belize | The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake murder suspect a familiar face in Belize | The Salt Lake Tribune
Posted December 29, 2010
Salt Lake murder suspect a familiar face in Belize | The Salt Lake Tribune
Posted December 29, 2010
Salt Lake murder suspect a familiar face in Belize | The Salt Lake Tribune: "Jules Vasquez recognized the man in the photograph right away.
'It’s Big Tom,' he said. 'Absolutely, 100 percent.'
Kenneth Lewellyn Flowers, 33, sits in Salt Lake County Jail, charged with shooting and killing a man in a Main Street apartment on Dec. 18.
Prosecutors have also charged him with being a restricted person in possession of a firearm, because he was twice been deported to Belize.
That’s how Vasquez, a reporter in Belize City, recognized him. For the better part of a decade, Kenneth 'Big Tom' Flowers was known as an enforcer for a once-prominent Belizean street gang — a usual suspect for police officers, someone who knew about life on both sides of the gun.
'He was notorious,' said Vasquez, who has covered the city’s gang problems for 7 News in Belize. 'I knew him as a hitman. He was a gun for hire.'
In 2002, Flowers was shot in the chest but refused to cooperate with police in an investigation, according to Belizean media reports. He was charged with shooting and killing a man in front of a mechanic’s shop just two days later, though he was never convicted on the charge."
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'It’s Big Tom,' he said. 'Absolutely, 100 percent.'
Kenneth Lewellyn Flowers, 33, sits in Salt Lake County Jail, charged with shooting and killing a man in a Main Street apartment on Dec. 18.
Prosecutors have also charged him with being a restricted person in possession of a firearm, because he was twice been deported to Belize.
That’s how Vasquez, a reporter in Belize City, recognized him. For the better part of a decade, Kenneth 'Big Tom' Flowers was known as an enforcer for a once-prominent Belizean street gang — a usual suspect for police officers, someone who knew about life on both sides of the gun.
'He was notorious,' said Vasquez, who has covered the city’s gang problems for 7 News in Belize. 'I knew him as a hitman. He was a gun for hire.'
In 2002, Flowers was shot in the chest but refused to cooperate with police in an investigation, according to Belizean media reports. He was charged with shooting and killing a man in front of a mechanic’s shop just two days later, though he was never convicted on the charge."
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MS-13 gang member to be tried as adult in execution-style slayings of Long Island woman, son
Posted December 29, 2010
MS-13 gang member to be tried as adult in execution-style slayings of Long Island woman, son: "feds are prosecuting a teen gang member as an adult in the execution-style slayings of a young Long Island woman and her 2-year-old son, the Daily News has learned.
A Salvadoran member of the notorious MS-13 gang, who was 17 years old at the time, lured a mother and her child to a Central Islip industrial park last February and, in the coldest of cold-blooded murders, they were shot in the head, the feds say.
A judge gave prosecutors the unusual go-ahead to bring murder in aid of racketeering charges against the thug - similar to what they would slap a mobster with for carrying out a hit, court papers reveal."
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A Salvadoran member of the notorious MS-13 gang, who was 17 years old at the time, lured a mother and her child to a Central Islip industrial park last February and, in the coldest of cold-blooded murders, they were shot in the head, the feds say.
A judge gave prosecutors the unusual go-ahead to bring murder in aid of racketeering charges against the thug - similar to what they would slap a mobster with for carrying out a hit, court papers reveal."
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MS-13 gang member to be tried as adult in execution-style slayings of Long Island woman, son
Posted December 29, 2010
MS-13 gang member to be tried as adult in execution-style slayings of Long Island woman, son: "feds are prosecuting a teen gang member as an adult in the execution-style slayings of a young Long Island woman and her 2-year-old son, the Daily News has learned.
A Salvadoran member of the notorious MS-13 gang, who was 17 years old at the time, lured a mother and her child to a Central Islip industrial park last February and, in the coldest of cold-blooded murders, they were shot in the head, the feds say.
A judge gave prosecutors the unusual go-ahead to bring murder in aid of racketeering charges against the thug - similar to what they would slap a mobster with for carrying out a hit, court papers reveal."
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A Salvadoran member of the notorious MS-13 gang, who was 17 years old at the time, lured a mother and her child to a Central Islip industrial park last February and, in the coldest of cold-blooded murders, they were shot in the head, the feds say.
A judge gave prosecutors the unusual go-ahead to bring murder in aid of racketeering charges against the thug - similar to what they would slap a mobster with for carrying out a hit, court papers reveal."
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“PT Gang,” who have made arrangements on targeting associates belonging to the rival gang, known as “Acorn.Violent gang member shot to death by police
Posted December 23, 2010
Violent gang member shot to death by police - National Violent Crime | Examiner.com: "Oakland police say that he was driving en route to target rival gang members.
Police say that there were three other people who were inside the vehicle. One of those three was captured at the location and was, then, taken into police custody, but was released later on. As for the other two suspects, they fled after the wreck, which followed a short highway pursuit. The crash occurred in East Oakland Monday.
The teen that was fatally gunned down by two Oakland police officers has been identified as 19-year-old Obataiye Edwards of Oakland. Edwards was the one who wielded a gun at the officers, leading them to shoot him, according to authorities. Reportedly, he was also a member of a fierce West Oakland gang.
Cops say that the vehicle that the suspects occupied was a Lincoln sedan, and when police looked into the trunk of the car, they discovered a loaded SKS-style assault rifle.
Police say that the hot pursuit started at approximately 1:30pm Monday after cops received a report regarding four affiliates of a faction, known as the “PT Gang,” who have made arrangements on targeting associates belonging to the rival gang, known as “Acorn.”"
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Police say that there were three other people who were inside the vehicle. One of those three was captured at the location and was, then, taken into police custody, but was released later on. As for the other two suspects, they fled after the wreck, which followed a short highway pursuit. The crash occurred in East Oakland Monday.
The teen that was fatally gunned down by two Oakland police officers has been identified as 19-year-old Obataiye Edwards of Oakland. Edwards was the one who wielded a gun at the officers, leading them to shoot him, according to authorities. Reportedly, he was also a member of a fierce West Oakland gang.
Cops say that the vehicle that the suspects occupied was a Lincoln sedan, and when police looked into the trunk of the car, they discovered a loaded SKS-style assault rifle.
Police say that the hot pursuit started at approximately 1:30pm Monday after cops received a report regarding four affiliates of a faction, known as the “PT Gang,” who have made arrangements on targeting associates belonging to the rival gang, known as “Acorn.”"
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“PT Gang,” who have made arrangements on targeting associates belonging to the rival gang, known as “Acorn.Violent gang member shot to death by police
Posted December 23, 2010
Violent gang member shot to death by police - National Violent Crime | Examiner.com: "Oakland police say that he was driving en route to target rival gang members.
Police say that there were three other people who were inside the vehicle. One of those three was captured at the location and was, then, taken into police custody, but was released later on. As for the other two suspects, they fled after the wreck, which followed a short highway pursuit. The crash occurred in East Oakland Monday.
The teen that was fatally gunned down by two Oakland police officers has been identified as 19-year-old Obataiye Edwards of Oakland. Edwards was the one who wielded a gun at the officers, leading them to shoot him, according to authorities. Reportedly, he was also a member of a fierce West Oakland gang.
Cops say that the vehicle that the suspects occupied was a Lincoln sedan, and when police looked into the trunk of the car, they discovered a loaded SKS-style assault rifle.
Police say that the hot pursuit started at approximately 1:30pm Monday after cops received a report regarding four affiliates of a faction, known as the “PT Gang,” who have made arrangements on targeting associates belonging to the rival gang, known as “Acorn.”"
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Police say that there were three other people who were inside the vehicle. One of those three was captured at the location and was, then, taken into police custody, but was released later on. As for the other two suspects, they fled after the wreck, which followed a short highway pursuit. The crash occurred in East Oakland Monday.
The teen that was fatally gunned down by two Oakland police officers has been identified as 19-year-old Obataiye Edwards of Oakland. Edwards was the one who wielded a gun at the officers, leading them to shoot him, according to authorities. Reportedly, he was also a member of a fierce West Oakland gang.
Cops say that the vehicle that the suspects occupied was a Lincoln sedan, and when police looked into the trunk of the car, they discovered a loaded SKS-style assault rifle.
Police say that the hot pursuit started at approximately 1:30pm Monday after cops received a report regarding four affiliates of a faction, known as the “PT Gang,” who have made arrangements on targeting associates belonging to the rival gang, known as “Acorn.”"
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Ten members and associates of the Las Vegas street gangs Donna Street Crips and Anybody's Murders have been arrested
Posted December 23, 2010
Ten street gang members arrested, indicted on federal drug charges - Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 | 11:23 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun: "Ten members and associates of the Las Vegas street gangs Donna Street Crips and Anybody's Murders have been arrested and indicted for crack cocaine trafficking and unlawful firearm possession, Nevada's U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden said today.
The Las Vegas Safe Streets Gang Task Force, comprised of the Las Vegas division of the FBI, Metro Police and the North Las Vegas Police Department, conducted the investigation leading to the federal charges.
Four men who were charged with drug conspiracy were arraigned last week. They are: Jorge Montes, aka “Jaime,” and “Camotes,” 32; Brandon Johnson, aka “Spank,” 27; Antione Hall, aka “Bookworm,” 35; and Tarhain Woods, aka “Boochie,” 38, all of Las Vegas. They are each charged with conspiracy to distribute 280 grams of crack cocaine or more since June 2009, and variously with 16 counts of distribution of crack cocaine. They appeared earlier this month before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr., pleaded not guilty to the charges, and were detained pending trial."
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The Las Vegas Safe Streets Gang Task Force, comprised of the Las Vegas division of the FBI, Metro Police and the North Las Vegas Police Department, conducted the investigation leading to the federal charges.
Four men who were charged with drug conspiracy were arraigned last week. They are: Jorge Montes, aka “Jaime,” and “Camotes,” 32; Brandon Johnson, aka “Spank,” 27; Antione Hall, aka “Bookworm,” 35; and Tarhain Woods, aka “Boochie,” 38, all of Las Vegas. They are each charged with conspiracy to distribute 280 grams of crack cocaine or more since June 2009, and variously with 16 counts of distribution of crack cocaine. They appeared earlier this month before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr., pleaded not guilty to the charges, and were detained pending trial."
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Ten members and associates of the Las Vegas street gangs Donna Street Crips and Anybody's Murders have been arrested
Posted December 23, 2010
Ten street gang members arrested, indicted on federal drug charges - Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 | 11:23 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun: "Ten members and associates of the Las Vegas street gangs Donna Street Crips and Anybody's Murders have been arrested and indicted for crack cocaine trafficking and unlawful firearm possession, Nevada's U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden said today.
The Las Vegas Safe Streets Gang Task Force, comprised of the Las Vegas division of the FBI, Metro Police and the North Las Vegas Police Department, conducted the investigation leading to the federal charges.
Four men who were charged with drug conspiracy were arraigned last week. They are: Jorge Montes, aka “Jaime,” and “Camotes,” 32; Brandon Johnson, aka “Spank,” 27; Antione Hall, aka “Bookworm,” 35; and Tarhain Woods, aka “Boochie,” 38, all of Las Vegas. They are each charged with conspiracy to distribute 280 grams of crack cocaine or more since June 2009, and variously with 16 counts of distribution of crack cocaine. They appeared earlier this month before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr., pleaded not guilty to the charges, and were detained pending trial."
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The Las Vegas Safe Streets Gang Task Force, comprised of the Las Vegas division of the FBI, Metro Police and the North Las Vegas Police Department, conducted the investigation leading to the federal charges.
Four men who were charged with drug conspiracy were arraigned last week. They are: Jorge Montes, aka “Jaime,” and “Camotes,” 32; Brandon Johnson, aka “Spank,” 27; Antione Hall, aka “Bookworm,” 35; and Tarhain Woods, aka “Boochie,” 38, all of Las Vegas. They are each charged with conspiracy to distribute 280 grams of crack cocaine or more since June 2009, and variously with 16 counts of distribution of crack cocaine. They appeared earlier this month before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr., pleaded not guilty to the charges, and were detained pending trial."
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M-13 gang member sentenced to 10 years in 2008 drive-by shooting
Posted December 22, 2010
M-13 gang member sentenced to 10 years in 2008 drive-by shooting: "member of the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, was sentenced Dec. 10 to 10 years in prison for his role in a 2008 drive-by shooting in Sterling, the Loudoun County commonwealth's attorney said in a statement.
Hector Valdamir Campos-Aguilar, 19, pleaded guilty in July to three felony charges related to the shooting, which injured three people.
Campos-Aguilar, who was 17 at the time of the shooting and had previous felony convictions in Fairfax County, had been certified by the court to be tried as an adult."
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Hector Valdamir Campos-Aguilar, 19, pleaded guilty in July to three felony charges related to the shooting, which injured three people.
Campos-Aguilar, who was 17 at the time of the shooting and had previous felony convictions in Fairfax County, had been certified by the court to be tried as an adult."
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M-13 gang member sentenced to 10 years in 2008 drive-by shooting
Posted December 22, 2010
M-13 gang member sentenced to 10 years in 2008 drive-by shooting: "member of the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, was sentenced Dec. 10 to 10 years in prison for his role in a 2008 drive-by shooting in Sterling, the Loudoun County commonwealth's attorney said in a statement.
Hector Valdamir Campos-Aguilar, 19, pleaded guilty in July to three felony charges related to the shooting, which injured three people.
Campos-Aguilar, who was 17 at the time of the shooting and had previous felony convictions in Fairfax County, had been certified by the court to be tried as an adult."
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Hector Valdamir Campos-Aguilar, 19, pleaded guilty in July to three felony charges related to the shooting, which injured three people.
Campos-Aguilar, who was 17 at the time of the shooting and had previous felony convictions in Fairfax County, had been certified by the court to be tried as an adult."
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Gangland widow takes stand
Posted February 17, 2011
"For more than two weeks Judy Moran has listened as the Crown outlined its case against her; alleging she drove the gunman to and from the scene, disposed of clothing afterwards and that she dumped the alleged get-away vehicle.
Today she walked to the witness box with the aid of a cane, to appear as the first witness in her own defence.
She recalled the shooting deaths of her two sons Mark and Jason and then her ex-de facto husband Lewis Moran.
She told the Court how she always considered them dead but not gone and continued to talk to them from a makeshift shrine in her backyard.
She told the Court that right up until his own violent death in 2004 Lewis Moran continued to pay her bills and to give her $2,000 a month. 'If I needed clothing or anything' she said 'he'd give me more.'
After Lewis Moran was gunned down his brother started giving Judy Moran money. She told the Court it was a couple of thousand dollars on a few occasions but usually just a couple of hundred every three to six months.
Judy Moran says that six months before he was killed, her brother-in-law, who she calls 'Tuppy', ran out of money. He told her he planned to sell a bull to buy her a new car but the bull escaped its enclosure and got hit by a truck."
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Today she walked to the witness box with the aid of a cane, to appear as the first witness in her own defence.
She recalled the shooting deaths of her two sons Mark and Jason and then her ex-de facto husband Lewis Moran.
She told the Court how she always considered them dead but not gone and continued to talk to them from a makeshift shrine in her backyard.
She told the Court that right up until his own violent death in 2004 Lewis Moran continued to pay her bills and to give her $2,000 a month. 'If I needed clothing or anything' she said 'he'd give me more.'
After Lewis Moran was gunned down his brother started giving Judy Moran money. She told the Court it was a couple of thousand dollars on a few occasions but usually just a couple of hundred every three to six months.
Judy Moran says that six months before he was killed, her brother-in-law, who she calls 'Tuppy', ran out of money. He told her he planned to sell a bull to buy her a new car but the bull escaped its enclosure and got hit by a truck."
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Gangland widow takes stand in her own murder trial 17/02/2011
Posted February 17, 2011
Gangland widow takes stand in her own murder trial 17/02/2011: "The Melbourne gangland
widow, Judy Moran, on trial for murder, has taken to the witness box.Moran is accused of orchestrating the murder of her brother-in-law, Des 'Tuppence' Moran. He was gunned down in the doorway of a cafe in June 2009.
The prosecution alleges that a long-running dispute over money was the motive for the murder.
Today Judy Moran told the Victorian Supreme Court that she didn't like Des Moran but that she never demanded money from him before he died."
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Armenian Power gang,Thirteen Arrested in Miami in Massive Mafia Crackdown
Posted February 17, 2011
Thirteen Arrested in Miami in Massive Mafia
Crackdown - Miami News - Riptide 2.0: "Organized crime is still alive in Miami, but after a crack down today not so well. Thirteen people throughout South Florida have been arrested and charged with ties to an organized crime syndicate. The arrests were part of a larger crackdown on a group called the Armenian Power gang. 100 people total were charged with crimes in South Florida as well as Denver and Los Angeles.The thirteen men arrested in Florida were charged with a dizzying array of crimes between them, including but not limited to extortion, firearm smuggling, credit card fraud, money laundering, and health care fraud.
Aram Khranyan, 41, of Sunny Isles Beach, was one of the highest profile arrests in Miami. According to the Department of Justice he 'was the 'overseer' of the extortion conspiracies and maintains strong ties to Armenia and Russia.'"
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'137th Street Crew,'Gang Case Arrests Are Made,2 Mafia Family' and 'Goons on Deck' gangs
Posted February 17, 2011
Gang Case Arrests Are Made - WSJ.com: "arrested 14 alleged gang members
who they charged had held their central Harlem community 'hostage' by conspiring to turn it into a drug zone using guns, beatings and intimidating fellow members from cooperating with police.Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced the indictments of 14 members of a street gang called the '137th Street Crew' on Wednesday.
Known as the '137th Street Crew,' the gang of mostly teenagers was a collaboration between the '2 Mafia Family' and 'Goons on Deck' gangs, according to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance. He said the gangs operated on 137th Street between Lenox and Seventh avenues.
'The gang over years created an environment where residents lived in a state of fear, waiting for the next gunshot, or the next drug deal or the next act of violence,' Mr. Vance said. He said defendants recruited children under 16 to haul guns, transport drugs and participate in shootings, and used young women to 'move firearms to reduce the likelihood of guns being detected by authorities.'"
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70 reputed Armenian gangsters arrested
Posted February 17, 2011
More than 70 reputed Armenian gangsters arrested | Reuters: "70 reputed members and associates of the Armenian Power syndicate were arrested on Wednesday in a state and federal crackdown targeting organized crime, authorities said.
The arrests stem from two federal indictments and state cases that charge a total of 113 defendants with crimes including kidnapping, extortion, bank fraud and narcotics trafficking.
Among the accusations are that Armenian Power members installed 'skimming devices' at cash registers of 99 Cents Only stores and stole customers' information to create counterfeit credit and debit card accounts, officials said.
'The indictments targeting Armenian Power provide a window into a group that appears willing to do everything and anything to generate a profit,' said U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr."
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The arrests stem from two federal indictments and state cases that charge a total of 113 defendants with crimes including kidnapping, extortion, bank fraud and narcotics trafficking.
Among the accusations are that Armenian Power members installed 'skimming devices' at cash registers of 99 Cents Only stores and stole customers' information to create counterfeit credit and debit card accounts, officials said.
'The indictments targeting Armenian Power provide a window into a group that appears willing to do everything and anything to generate a profit,' said U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr."
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Clay Roueche Says he was "Disappointed to Get a 30-Year Sentence
Posted February 14, 2011
Clay Roueche Says he was "Disappointed to Get a 30-Year Sentence - The Real Scoop: "convicted founder of the United Nations gang 
is hoping Judge Robert Lasnik will reduce his jail time Tuesday when he returns to a Seattle courtroom to be sentenced for the second time on drug smuggling charges.Roueche's lawyer Sheryl Gordon McCloud has filed a 29-page sentencing memo, arguing forcefully against a repeat of the 30-year term Roueche was handed in December 2009. She said the U.S. Attorney has filed inflammatory and unsubstantiated information about Roueche and other members of the United Nations Gang. And it would be unfair if any of the material is used in Roueche's re-sentencing Tuesday, she said.
There are many new letters filed with the court - from Roueche's parents, from his sister, from his young daughters, from a former high school teacher and people who knew Roueche growing up.
But Roueche's letter is the longest - eight pages laying out his positive attributes and apologizing for his role in drug smuggling."
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Suspect on the run after gang shooting
Posted February 13, 2011
Suspect on the run after gang shooting | NATIONAL News: "A Mongrel Mob member has been shot in Wairoa.
The 48-year-old has been taken to Wairoa Hospital with a gunshot wound to his shoulder, ONE News was told.
Police said the shooting, which happened about 8am, was not a gang clash but more of a neighbourhood dispute.
Police are hunting a 19-year-old Black Power member in connection with the shooting."
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The 48-year-old has been taken to Wairoa Hospital with a gunshot wound to his shoulder, ONE News was told.
Police said the shooting, which happened about 8am, was not a gang clash but more of a neighbourhood dispute.
Police are hunting a 19-year-old Black Power member in connection with the shooting."
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Latin Kings gang leader pleads guilty in racketeering case - National public safety | Examiner.com
Posted February 9, 2011
Latin Kings 
gang leader pleads guilty in racketeering case - National public safety | Examiner.com: "Brandon Smith, a/k/a Little One and King Little One, pleaded guilty today in Baltimore to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member and leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, according to a report obtained by the Organized Crime Committee of the National Association of Chiefs of Police.The Latin Kings is a violent street gang with thousands of members across the country and overseas. The gangs have a detailed and uniform organizational structure, which is outlined – along with various prayers, codes of behavior and rituals – in a written manifesto widely distributed to members throughout the country."
San Francisco Police Arrest Two in Connection with Mission Street Shooting - San Francisco News - The Snitch
Posted February 9, 2011
San Francisco Police Arrest Two in Connection with Mission Street Shooting - San Francisco News - The Snitch: "Police arrested two San Mateo County residents who allegedly shot a man on his way to work in the Mission District yesterday.
David Salgado, 19, and Giovanni Sandoval, 19, were taken into custody shortly after officers responded to a shooting near 2114 Mission St. Monday morning.
At about 7 a.m., the victim was walking to work, near the corner of 17th and Mission Streets when two men drove up to the victim and started flashing gang signs. One of the men shot the victim in the back and drove off. Police said the victim is not a gang member.
The victim was taken to a local hospital where he is recovering from the gunshot wound. The victim was able to give police a good description of the shooter
. Officers later found the two suspects and a gun in the back of their car."
David Salgado, 19, and Giovanni Sandoval, 19, were taken into custody shortly after officers responded to a shooting near 2114 Mission St. Monday morning.
At about 7 a.m., the victim was walking to work, near the corner of 17th and Mission Streets when two men drove up to the victim and started flashing gang signs. One of the men shot the victim in the back and drove off. Police said the victim is not a gang member.
The victim was taken to a local hospital where he is recovering from the gunshot wound. The victim was able to give police a good description of the shooter. Officers later found the two suspects and a gun in the back of their car."New book profiles the Black P. Stones gang in Chicago | WBEZ
Posted February 9, 2011
New book profiles the Black P. Stones gang in Chicago | WBEZ: "In the 1960s the Blackstone Rangers—later known as the Almighty Black P Stone Nation—dominated Chicago’s South Side. The street gang was something of a paradox - a mix of both legal and illegal activity. They managed to attract federal funding for social work but they also engaged in shakedowns and other acts of violence. These two sides of the gang would eventually come into conflict and send Black Stone leader Jeff Fort to his first of many prison stays. Fort remains in prison today but the legend and legacy of his gang continue."
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