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Bloods rising?
- Former street crew member Ronald Moten initially dismissed as idle talk the rumors that gang members from the notorious Bloods were attempting to infiltrate Washington.
- Former street crew member Ronald Moten initially dismissed as idle talk the rumors that gang members from the notorious Bloods were attempting to infiltrate Washington.
4 alleged gang members hit with indictment
- A federal grand jury handed up a 19-count indictment against four alleged members of a notorious and violent Hispanic gang, including two men who police say shot a woman in the face because she refused to let them move into her home.
Police chief: Gang members who shot kids are ‘cowards’
- The suspected gang members involved in a shooting of two West Baltimore toddlers are nothing more than “cowards,” said Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld, who challenged the gang to turn in the gunman.
County law officers, residents set symposium to target gangs
- A man fired a barrage of bullets at a crowded Westminster street corner four years ago, and Carroll County soon learned gangs had arrived.
Police chief says Howard not immune to gang violence
- Howard Police Chief William McMahon said the shootings in Oakland Mills this past weekend weren’t related to gangs or drugs, but conceded to gang activity in the county.
Bill seeks to alleviate school gang tensions
- Proposed legislation would require D.C. police to craft specific strategies to combat expected jumps in gang tensions as schools absorb students from the 23 public campuses that will close this year.
- Proposed legislation would require D.C. police to craft specific strategies to combat expected jumps in gang tensions as schools absorb students from the 23 public campuses that will close this year.
Force proposed as Pr. George’s falls behind in fighting gangs
- A proposed task force to stem gang activity in Prince George’s County is raising questions about the county’s spending habits as it falls behind neighboring Montgomery County in combating a rising tide of gang violence.
- A proposed task force to stem gang activity in Prince George’s County is raising questions about the county’s spending habits as it falls behind neighboring Montgomery County in combating a rising tide of gang violence.
Einstein students, parents note more gang presence in region
- As police continue to find gang ties to a gun deal that allegedly took place in a locker room at Montgomery County’s Albert Einstein High School, students and parents say that a growing number of students are affiliated with the notorious, predominantly Hispanic gangs seen across parts of the county.
Memo links ‘gang activity’ to weapons cache at school
- An arsenal of weapons found at Albert Einstein High School following a gunshot at the school Wednesday were linked to “gang activity,” according to a memo from the county school superintendent and county police.
MS-13 gang leaders found guilty, could spend life in federal prison
- Two high-ranking members of a Montgomery and Prince George’s counties-based branch of the fearsome Salvador-based MS-13 gang were convicted of running a criminal racket and other charges by a federal jury Thursday.
Authorities: Gang crime activity increased last year over 2006
- Reported gang crime in Montgomery County shot up 29 percent in 2007, from 360 incidents in 2006 to 477 incidents this year, and was accompanied by a 20 percent increase in the number of known, active gang members, according to gang task force officers.
Fate of alleged MS-13 gang leaders in jury’s hands
- The international Salvadorian gang MS-13 is akin to a beer-guzzling college fraternity, not a criminal racket based on murder and violence, defense attorney Michael Montemarano argued in his closing argument Wednesday in the trial of two alleged gang members from Montgomery County.
Defense attorneys take issue with broader anti-gang bills
- Eight bills aimed at strengthening Maryland’s anti-gang legislation make it too easy to label juvenile or nonviolent criminals as gang members, public defenders argued in a state Senate hearing this week.
