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Deputies investigate gang vandalism at Dover church
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Manatee gang members charged with racketeering
MANATEE -- Thirteen reputed members of the SUR 13 criminal street gang have been charged with racketeering and related charges, culminating an 18-month ...
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monitor social networking to fight gangs
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Security targets gang members
Riddles linger over slain witness in Top 6 gang case
9 Chicago Gang Members Arrested For Allegedly Selling Girls For Sex
Massive Gang Crackdown Results In 44 Arrests - News Story - WFTV ...
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The Top 6 gang has been characterized as Palm Beach County's most violent
gang. It has been connected to 14 homicides and 150 shootings. ...
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Fla gang trial turns deadly with witness' killing
49 arrested in Palm Beach county gang crackdown - Fox29 WFLX TV ...
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Orlando Sentinel - 1
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hour of last month's fatal shooting at a Kissimmee high-school-graduation party, according to newly released records ... |
| Florida Today - 9 hours ago Operation Game Over has targeted Brevard's
most violent offenders. Often, that means going after gangs: It
has arrested 642 people (including 118 known gang ... |
Judges tosses part of prosecutors' case against alleged Buck Wild gang
NAACP and local police held summit | NewsChief.com
Gangs of Osceola County
Krazy Locos, Florida's Most Redundant Gang, Gets 237 Years in ...
Winter Haven Chief: Street Gangs a Real Problem | TheLedger.com
Palm Bay attack video depicts generation of desensitized, bold youth
Jun 3, 2011 ... Teens charged after police said they beat 15-year-old, posted video online.www.floridatoday.com/
ICE takes down gang members in Florida
May 26, 2011 ... ICE takes down gang members in Florida. Earlier this month, a 50-person team of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel and ...
Jacksonville gang members sentenced
May 5, 2011 ... Jacksonville police and prosecutors have used racketeering laws to get more than 150 years in prison for leaders and members of two local ...
Officials: Threats against Flagler teen gang-related
Sheriff's investigators say they have arrested two members of a new gang claiming to be affiliated with the Flagler County Bloods.
Arrest made in gang-related drive-by shooting in Fort Pierce ..
Gangs in Crestview?
The Gang Reduction Task Force of Okaloosa and Walton counties believes that one way to combat any nascent gang activity in the Crestview area is to be ...
Six reputed gang members arrested in Bradenton
Mar 17, 2011 ... “It's a united effort,” said Bradenton Police Chief Michael Radzilowski. ... The six suspects arrested, according to the police department, ... Six arrested in gang crackdown
MANATEE COUNTY - Authorities arrested six more men in the fight against Manatee County criminal street gangs Wednesday as part of the state's new approach ...
AK47s vs. bean bags in border drug wars - CBS Evening News - CBS News
Mar 4, 2011 ... CBS Evening News: AK47s vs. bean bags in border drug wars - Newly-released court documents give details in the murder of AFT agent Brian ...
Gang suspects often slip through fingers of prosecutors - Sun Sentinel
Mar 6, 2011 ... A local reputed gang member who for the second time had ...
Thoughts ... on gangs, farmers market, sports stadiums - Our Take ...
Feb 26, 2011 ... Manatee County ranks as a ground-breaking success story in the struggle to contain street gangs. Four years ago, gang membership stood at ...
ICE: 26 gang members and associates arrested in Tampa, Fort Myers ...
Tampa, Florida -- The US Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) says it has arrested 26 gang members and associates from the Tampa and Fort Myers areas as ...
Inside South Florida's Gang Wars | NBC Miami
... A look at local gangs from two perspectives: police and a former member.
Fort Pierce police take big step in reducing gang violence
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Police in Fort Pierce say they've taken a big step toward reducing gang violence in the city. As part of "Operation Cease Fire," Police
5 members of Fort Pierce gang arrested
Feb 16, 2011 ... The five gang members arrested by the Fort Pierce Police Department ... the arrests of five "enforcers" from the 13th Street Gang on racketeering charges. ... Ex-Fort Pierce mayor's grandson charged with insurance fraud ...www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/feb/.../5-members-of-fort-pierce-gang-arrested/
Jacksonville to embark on multi-year gang intervention program
Gateway Community Services will run the program, which will hire former gang members, with Journey funds paying $250000 for the program's first year. ...Florida Times-Union
Area gangs not going away, but numbers down - Crime & Courts ...
Feb 12, 2011 ... MANATEE -- When Detective Garrick M. “Ski” Plonczynski joined the Gang Suppression Unit of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, ...
Gangs here, often hidden | The News-Press | news-press.com
Feb 6, 2011 ... Gang activity in Southwest Florida — like the graffiti's messages — is not always visible to the naked eye, officials say.
Gang Awareness For Volusia County Residents
Deltona has them, DeBary and DeLand also. ...
Lawmaker: More cops, not more laws, needed to fight gangs
"Let's not give false hope to people by passing gang bills, if you don't have cops on the street to enforce laws," Sweeney said.
NW today: Man gets 5 life sentences for Pasco killings -
Jan 21, 2011 ... What's news in the Northwest today: PASCO – Vicente Ruiz was ordered Thursday to serve one life term for each of the men he killed 23 years Shooting near schools forces lockdowns
(WSVN) -- Reports of a shooting has two schools on lockdown just as students were about to go home for the day. According to North Miami Beach Police, ...7Online WSVN-TV
Once ignored, gangs will play greater role in Northeast Florida's ...
Once ignored, gangs will play greater role in Northeast Florida's 2011 criminal investigations Gangs aren't always easy to see
They are often what are referred to as “hybrid” gangs, or loose associations of people that are started locally and aren't bound by the rules of city gangs. ...
Two Spring Hill teens face burglary charges in gang recruiting ...
Dec 28, 2010 ... He and another he's accused of recruiting for the Bloods also face burglary charges. SPRING HILL — The boys had two ways to join the gang, ...
Gang Violence Down in Our Area
But despite the alarming numbers, the Bay County Sheriff's Office says their labors to keep gang violence down are paying off. Early 2010 they saw a spike ...
St. Petersburg police sweep targets drugs, rival gangs - St ...
Dec 16, 2010 ... Police do a one-day sweep to send a message to those responsible for a recent crime spike. ST. PETERSBURG — Posted on opposite walls in the ...
Orange County deputy shot and killed during traffic stop. FULL STORY - 41 minutes ago
The deputy, identified as Brandon Coates, was shot around 8:30 pm at 45th Street ... shooting, seven officers were killed in the line of duty in Florida. ...
9 alleged Sur 13 gang members agree to plead guilty; 4 others will ...s ago
By Andrew Marra WEST PALM BEACH — Nine alleged local members of the Latino street gang Sur 13 have now agreed to plead guilty to racketeering charges ...
Alleged member of violent Sur 13 gang expected to plead guilty today
Roberto Trejo, one of 10 alleged members of the Sur 13 gang who face racketeering charges, is expected to plead guilty today.Feds working with local police to target international gangs
But international gangs are melding with local gangs, broadening their reach and recruiting immigrants, investigators say. So ICE and local police are ...Sun-Sentinel
Palatka Daily News > News > Three county men face multiple charges ...
Nov 4, 2010 ... Three county men face multiple charges of felony drug trafficking ... racketeering and numerous counts of felony drug trafficking, he said. ...palatkadailynews.com/articles/2010/11/04/news/news01.txt
Member of Krazy Locos criminal street gang sentenced - Federal ...
Oct 22, 2010 ... Member of the Krazy Locos Criminal Street Gang Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Following Convictions for Two Homicides, Robbery, and Firearms ...Gang members arrested in sweep
Gang members arrested in sweep. Updated: Thursday, 28 Oct 2010, 1:58 PM EDT Published : Thursday, 28 Oct 2010, 1:58 PM EDT. ORANDE COUNTY, Fla
Cops: Men Arrested For Promoting Gangs Online
Cops: Men Arrested For Promoting Gangs Online. Posted: 12:00 pm EDT October 12, 2010Updated: 12:42 pm EDT October 12, 2010. POLK COUNTY, Fla. ...Gang member wanted in violent felonies surrenders after Fellsmere ...
FELLSMERE - Officers Wednesday said they negotiated the surrender of a man wanted for violent felonies after he had barricaded himself in an apartmentGangs
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US Marshals Task Force Apprehend Alleged 'Gangster Disciple - 19 hours ago
Pensacola, FL – The US Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a ... County after hours of negotiations during a standoff Tuesday night. ...U.S. Marshals Service (press release)
Slaying may be related to gangs
09/06/2010 © Bradenton Herald
MANATEE — The shooting death of an 18-year-old Manatee man may have been related to gang activity, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
09/06/2010 © Miami Herald
West Kendall, where baseball fields, horse trails and shopping centers are the norm, has witnessed eight drive-by shootings over the past eight months, a result of heightened gang activity, police say.
On METV, county leaders discuss how to prevent gangs
09/02/2010 © Bradenton Herald
MANATEE — There are two sides to gang life. There’s the side glorified by music videos and Hollywood, and then there’s reality.
Gang related graffiti discovered downtown
09/01/2010 © WJHG NBC News 7 Panama City
Panama City - Authorities say they don't know if an act of vandalism in downtown Panama City is related to the cove vehicle burglaries Violent crime falls on heels of gang crackdown
Bradenton Herald
Those convicted of racketeering represented three street gangs: Brown Pride Locos, ... or having gang tattoos — they can be considered a gang member. ...
BPD officer wins gang investigator award - Crime & Courts ...
Aug 26, 2010 ... BRADENTON — The Gang Investigator of the Year award has been awarded to Bradenton Police Department Gang Unit Officer Ben Pieper by the ...Survey reports rise in drugs, gangs in public schools - latimes.com
Aug 19, 2010 ... WASHINGTON _ More than one quarter of middle and high school students say gangs and drugs are present at their schools, according to a ...Authorities trace Hillsborough drug network to multiple gangs and ...
Aug 13, 2010 ... PALM RIVER — Hillsborough deputies unveiled a multi-gang, multimillion dollar drug bust ... The Gradebook · The Heater (Rays) · Help Wanted · High School Sports ... that the ring involved multiple states and traced drugs coming up from Mexico. ... Want more breaking news? Subscribe to the Times ... 32 in custody, more to come in Daytona gang arrests - 2 minutes ago
By Wednesday morning, 32 are in custody. "This is a loose confederation of men and women who are here to rape, rob and pillage our community," Daytona Beach ...
Tampa Police Officer Fatally Shot: Officer Down News at Officer.com TAMPA, Fla. -- As the city woke this morning to the somber news of a police
officer shot dead in the line of duty, the people who live in ...
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Gainesville teen - Naymontie Nashared Enoch - gets three years for ...
Jun 15, 2010 ... Gainesville teen gets three years for gang videos ... state this week to be sentenced to prison for posting gang videos on the Internet, ... a video posted on YouTube showing a man talking about his gang in Gainesville, ...
'Wild West' in Fla. streets?
Tallahassee Democrat
While some of the men involved in the shootout had rival gang affiliations, Brown, he said, was not involved with gangs and had no previous arrests. ...
Recent prisoner accused of gang-related murder attempt
Ocala
Folks Nation is an alliance of street gangs based out of Chicago. ... Officials say Lasley was taken to Shands at the University of Florida Hospital in ...
Gang rape: Attack on young woman highlights Osceola's gang problem - 1 hour ago
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. ...
9 with gang ties arrested on charges of cocaine sales - 6 hours ago
Nine people with ties to a Brownsville gang were arrested Monday on felony drug charges. The suspects are linked to the Garnet Circle Boys, the Escambia ...
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Update May 1, 2010
Right Side News
... violent street gangs in the Chicagoland area. This is the latest local effort in an ongoing national ICE initiative to target foreign-born gang members. ...
Major gang crackdown in Queens
7Online.com
Among the 84 individuals so far arrested are 45 alleged gang members with ties to the ... by two officers was shot at during a shootout between rival gangs. ...
04/13/2010 © Lakeland Ledger
HAINES CITY | A woman whose two visiting teenage grandsons were pulled from their car and beaten by a gang of toughs on March 26 pleaded with City Commissioners to do something about the city's gang problem.
Sheriff links 3 Osceola killings to gang members
Orlando Sentinel
Herring and Barreiro-Trevino are affiliated with street gangs, ... Florida police agencies routinely decline to comment on gang activity in their
Jacksonville high school student dies after being shot
Jacksonville police hunt for teen's killer as classmates mourn Jacksonville high school student dies after being shot ...
6 Ways Law Enforcement Uses Social Media to Fight Crime
Law enforcement has been able to infiltrate street gangs by posing as fellow gang members online, making connections, and intercepting criminal
Drugs, weapons seized in massive gang sweep
MyFoxOrlando.com
Over fifty law enforcement agencies from across Central Florida made surprise face visits to convicted gang members who were out on probation,
Bloods gang leader who escaped from jail left YouTube message
Orlando Sentinel
The county has 20 different street gangs with 579 documented gang members, ... and violent offenders on felony probation in nine Central Florida counties.
Treasure Coast 'sweep' aimed at gang members, violent felons ...TREASURE COAST — Law enforcement agencies in nine counties, including the Treasure Coast, spent seven hours Tuesday night making “surprise” ...
Officials educate public on gangs Mar 9, 2010 ... Officials educate public on gangs. Schools, law enforcement speak about problems of gangs. By ROBERT NAPPER - rnapper@bradenton.com
Police Chief: 30 Gangs In Jacksonville
WJXT Jacksonville
The attorney general's office said the numbers are down from a few years ago, but Gary Killam, the president of the Florida Gang Investigators Association,
Figures show Manatee’s growing gang problem
02/25/2010 © Bradenton Herald
MANATEE — A large share of the region’s gang problem is right here in Manatee County. Of the 4,289 gang members in a 10-county region that also includes Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier, some 800 in 15 different gangs, or 18 percent, were in Manatee, according to a state report released Wednesday
Florida considered a growing gang capital
WPTV
There are apparently 457 gangs and 19685 gang members in South Florida. ... the arrest of a dozen members of a Palm Beach County criminal street gang called ...