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Graffiti Threatens Life of Florida Officer
Officer.com - USA
Griffith said they've identified at least four different gangs in Palatka in the last several years, but he wouldn't reveal which gangs.
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Indicted gang members controlled large part of Gadsden crack trade
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA
Also, investigators believe the gang was bringing up kilos of cocaine from South Florida each month. At one point, the gang controlled all the street-level ...
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AG: Members of 'North Florida gang' arrested
The News Herald - Panama City,FL,USA
By S. Brady Calhoun Seven members of a “North Florida gang” have been arrested and charged with criminal racketeering, conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and ...
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7 indicted in north Florida by gang grand jury
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
AP Authorities reported Wednesday that seven north Florida gang members have been indicted by a statewide grand jury convened last summer to address the ...
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Sheriff's Deputies Make Clean Sweep
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
The deputies removed gang names and symbols from stop signs and other traffic signs. They painted over markings on sidewalks, roads, fences and other ...
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Local DARE students now ready to say 'no'
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte Harbor,FL,USA
They teach students strategies to avoid peer pressure, and children learn how drugs, alcohol and gang activity can be harmful. ...
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Bullying continues to pose problems in schools
Venice Gondolier - Venice,FL,USA
Ten percent said they had been a member of a gang in the past 12 months; 18 percent had been asked to join a gang. Jennifer Mainey, Safe School liaison for ...
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Florida Senate seeks ways to make it tougher on gangs
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
By MICHAEL C. BENDER TALLAHASSEE — A bill aimed at fighting gang violence in Florida cleared its first hurdle in the state Senate today, but not before ...
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They struggle for hearts and minds of youth
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA
Last October, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced that a long-range anti-gang initiative was in the works, a response to the 61-percent ...
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Gangs demand "urgent" attention
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
There are gangs in Florida. A Jan. 27 Sarasota Herald-Tribune editorial said, "In a state of more than 18 million people, the numbers might not seem that ...
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FL Florida Snapshots
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USA
Prosecutors say she provided the car that she and two other teens were riding in when the shots were fired at others as part of a gang dispute in May. ...
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Getting smart
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USA
In fact, gang activity and violence can flourish there. Thanks to this view, Florida is putting away many juvenile offenders who don't need to be locked up. ...
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'Video Star' Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Charges
CBS 4 - Miami,FL,USA
MIAMI (CBS4) ― A South Florida gang member caught on an internet video taunting police has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges in Miami. ...
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Catch Me If You Can
A reputed Florida gang member taunts police in a video posted on YouTube. Click here to see the video. more.
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Gang case raises security concerns at Palm Beach County Courthouse
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
By Nancy L. Othón | South Florida Sun-Sentinel February 11, 2008 The cases of 10 suspected gang members recently indicted by a statewide grand jury are just ...
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Rutherford Student Arrested
WMBB-TV - Panama City,FL,USA
Sgt. Guilford sent the note on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, to the President of the Florida Gang Investigators Association who in turn sent it to the FBI. ...
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New Jersey gang member jailed
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Torres was wanted for possessing and pointing a sawed-off shotgun at a member of the rival Bloods gang in a dispute over a dirt bike Oct. 31 in Camden, ...
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LawFuel - The Law News Network
Legal news and law firm news, including law press releases, law jobs, ... US Attorney Reports 14 Florida Gang Members Charged In RICO Conspiracy ...
Everyone has a need to belong. An inert desire which most seek to ...
By Rosemarie Cruz(Rosemarie Cruz)
Detective Vasquez, another speaker from the meeting, presented the different types of street gangs. The two main groups are the People Nation and the Folk Nation. There are 210 identified threat groups in the state of Florida, ...
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More Cubans entering Florida after long trek through Mexico
Palm Beach Post - FL, United States
"The gangs are very well-organized, well-financed and very powerful," says Mexican Sen. Carlos Navarrete. "They are a very serious problem for both ...
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Adults in Poinciana get lesson on danger and prevalence of gangs
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
They wear the pride of their gangs as tattoos all over their bodies. The video says they are from neighborhoods across the country and throughout Florida. ...
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Southside 13 Gang Members Arrested in Lake Charles
KPLC-TV - Lake Charles,LA,USA
Ortiz joined the gang around 2005. Both were on their way to Clearwater, Florida when they were arrested. They are being detained without bond at the Basile ...
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