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Five plead guilty in Marlboro County gang investigation | SCNow

Five plead guilty in Marlboro County gang investigation SCNow : "Marlon “Fish” Hasty and James Luther “Little Nitty” McLean each face 20 years to life in prison for drug conspiracy, while Demario “Dee” Hasty and Patrick Bostic “Big Pat” Broughton face 10 years to life in prison for the same crime, according to a press release issued Wednesday by the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office."

Local News | Detective who shot Hells Angel sues, says Seattle police mishandled case | Seattle Times Newspaper

Local News Detective who shot Hells Angel sues, says Seattle police mishandled case Seattle Times Newspaper : "Seattle police detective who shot a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club in Sturgis, S.D., in 2008 has filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Department, alleging the department disparaged him and negligently provided false information that led to his indictment on a perjury charge."

Youngtown police: Shots fired at gang party

Youngtown police: Shots fired at gang party : "During the party, a fight broke out among gang members outside the house, located in the 11300 block of North 112th Avenue, said a Youngtown police spokesman, Lt. Duren Robertson. Officials said the gang fight ended with someone firing 12 rounds from a semi-automatic handgun."

Norteño gang members went after people they thought were rival Sureños,

alleged Norteño gang members went after people they thought were rival Sureños, but in many cases their targets were innocent Latinos, said Livermore police Lt. Ava Garavatti. The crimes were committed at the behest of Norteño gang leaders who directed that Sureños be attacked "on sight," Garavatti said. The most serious incident was the Oct. 26 stabbing death of a man near Walnut Street and Livermore Avenue. The victim, whose name wasn't released, was mistaken for a rival gang member, police said. Raul Martinez Jr., 25, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murder and is being held without bail. In November, a man waiting at a bus transfer station was beaten after being mistaken for a Sureño, police said. Anna Delarosa, 20, and David Navarro, 26, are being held on suspicion of attempted murder. Then, in December, a man was stabbed, kicked and punched, again after being wrongly accused of Sureño membership, police said. Ronnie Martinez, 18, and Fernando Per

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Neon Daneyon JAMMOTT | Jamaica's Most Wanted

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Neon Daneyon JAMMOTT Jamaica's Most Wanted : "Toronto Police Homicide Squad is requesting the assistance of the public in locating two suspects wanted for a murder, which occurred on Friday, September 9, 2005, at approximately 2:54 p.m., at 25 Bishop Tutu Boulevard, in the City of Toronto. Neon Daneyon JEMMOTT Wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder On Friday, September 9th, 2005, police were called to a scene where a body had been discovered in the stairwell covered in blood. The cause of death was determined to be a “gunshot wound to the neck”. The investigation has revealed that on Friday, September 9th, 2005, an apartment occupant gave access to the apartment to two drug dealers known as “D” and “Stretch”. D and Stretch were to use the apartment for a drug deal. D has been identified as Neon Daneyon Jemmott and Stretch has been identified as Jason David Browne."

Shootings of college students in 2007 called gang-related | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/08/2010

Shootings of college students in 2007 called gang-related Philadelphia Inquirer 04/08/2010 : "gang expert expected to testify against a man charged with murdering three friends in a Newark schoolyard in 2007 said Wednesday that the slayings were gang-related and not the result of a random robbery attempt as originally speculated. New York State Police investigator Hector Alicea testified at a pretrial hearing in the case of Rodolfo Godinez, the first of six defendants to face trial in the murders of Terrance Aeriel, Iofemi Hightower, and Dashon Harvey. A fourth victim was shot in the head and survived but is not being identified by The Associated Press because of sexual-assault charges against two other defendants. Three of the friends were Delaware State University students, and a fourth had planned to enroll that fall. The barbarity of the killings - police said three of the victims were lined up in front of a wall and shot in the head, and a machete was used to slash at lea

Father dies after swigging liquid cocaine from smuggle bottle of rum given to him as gift | Mail Online

Father dies after swigging liquid cocaine from smuggle bottle of rum given to him as gift Mail Online : "father-of-two died of a heart attack after drinking from a bottle of rum, unaware that it contained pure liquid cocaine.The alcohol was used to smuggle the drug into Britain from St Lucia but, in a bizarre chain of events, one bottle was handed to cab driver Lascell Malcolm, 63, as a gift.The bottle was intended to be handed over to drug baron Martin Newman, 49. He had asked unsuspecting flyer Martin Lawrence to carry two bottles of rum in his luggage, claiming his own bags were over weight."

Raylene Sarvak and Antony Szarvak plead guilty to string of armed robberies at pub and pokie venues in Melbourne | Herald Sun

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Raylene Sarvak and Antony Szarvak plead guilty to string of armed robberies at pub and pokie venues in Melbourne Herald Sun : "Bonnie and Clyde - lovers who went on an armed crime spree across the city - today admitted their crimes. The married Bacchus Marsh couple, Raylene Sarvak and Antony Szarvak, pleaded guilty to a string of armed robberies of pub and pokies venues in Melbourne's west. Ms Sarvak, a 29-year-old mother of four described in court as a 'homemaker', rode a green Kawasaki motorbike with her husband Antony and wielded a .357 Magnum revolver as the pair cut a swath through the western suburbs. While their four pre-school and primary-age kids were babysat at home, the husband and wife bandits robbed five venues in one month, stealing up to $33,000.Together they racked up 15 armed robbery-related convictions as they hit the Glengala Hotel in Sunshine West, St Albans Sports Club, Deer Park Hotel, the Rifle Range Hotel in Williamstown, and Yarraville's

Man gets life sentence for gang fantasy killing - Breaking News - TheSunNews.com

Man gets life sentence for gang fantasy killing - Breaking News - TheSunNews.com : "20-year-old South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a teen in what a prosecutor said was part of his fantasy of being a gangster. Multiple media outlets reported Donovan Roman pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder in the killing of 17-year-old Jeremiah Jenkins. Prosecutors say Roman and two friends lured Jenkins to an abandoned building in Florence in August 2008 because they wanted the victim to join their 'crime organization.' Authorities say Roman had his friends put on gloves, then gave one of them a sign to begin stabbing Jenkins. An autopsy showed Jenkins was also beaten in the head before his body was stuffed in a wall of the building. Murder charges against 18-year-old A.J. Woye and 19-year-old Zachary Morgan are still pending"

Inside the Gang of 49 | Adelaide Now

Inside the Gang of 49 Adelaide Now : "gangs also recognise their membership with the use of American-style gothic gang tattoos. Police spokeswoman Shelay Boothey said police were not aware of these gangs being linked to criminal activity. 'There is no evidence of the existence of any organised indigenous criminal gang structures,' Ms Boothey said. 'Anyone with any information of the existence of any such illegal activity should be contacting police so they can investigate.' James Cook University researcher Laura Swanson, who last year spent four weeks mixing with 10 known Gang of 49 offenders, told a national criminology conference the young offenders were 'amused' by the media attention given to the Gang of 49 and enjoyed the notoriety. Ms Swanson said the gangs copied American gangs such as the 'Crips,' 'Bloods' and 'Latin Kings', adopting their image, music, clothing and language. Some offend as a necessity - to gain peer app

Inside the Gang of 49 | Adelaide Now

Inside the Gang of 49 Adelaide Now : "Black Scorpions, West Side Bloods, Crazy After Dark, Crazy Black Fellas and RBM (Real Black Nungas) - have fuelled the Gang of 49 phenomenon with their crimes. The fiercely territorial clans are spurred on by American gang culture and are at constant war on our streets with other ethnic gangs. They are actively recruiting troops in readiness to unleash a wave of reckless, random attacks for easy money and dangerous thrills. Experts, indigenous leaders and police say it is these gangs, and more like them, that are feeding the loose coalition for what has collectively been tagged the Gang of 49."

top leadership of a local chapter of the Latin Kings street gang were arrested on drug, assault and weapons charges

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Eight high-ranking gang members that make up the top leadership of a local chapter of the Latin Kings street gang were arrested on drug, assault and weapons charges, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy announced Friday. Two others, believed to be gang "associates" were also arrested.The arrests come as a result of an investigation that spanned several months and included aggressive efforts from the FBI Long Island Gang Task Force and the Suffolk County Police Department Special Operations Team.Gang violence has long plagued several communities on Long Island prompting the FBI to recently boost its anti-gang personnel and add more agents to gang crackdown investigations.Among those arrested include Angel Cordero Jr. who authorities describe as the leader of the Huntington-area chapter. According to court papers, Cordero, at one point, was the leader of the Latin Kings on all of Long Island.The federal warrant supporting the arrests lists three gang-related shootin

execution-style hit by reputed members of the Bloods street gang in Kingston

Seven reputed members of the Bloods street gang in Kingston have been indicted on murder and other felony charges in what authorities are calling an “execution-style hit against a man who was cooperating with police, Ulster County District Attorney Holley Carnright said today.The grand jury returned first-degree murder indictments against Kingston residents Trevor Mattis and Gary Griffin. Mattis, Griffin and five other reputed gang members — Jermaine Nicholas, Jarrin Rankin, Rondy Russ, Amanda Miller and Demitria Kelley — were charged with conspiracy to commit murder, Carnright said.The district attorney said the victim of the murder, city resident Joseph King Jr., was shot after he cooperated with police in the investigation of a shooting on Henry Street that took place Nov. 21, 2009. Rankin was arrested in connection with that shooting. Carnright said Rankin is charged with “masterminding” the hit on King from his cell at the Ulster County Jail “in retaliation for his

John Gotti Jr. is ready to tell his story in a documentary film, a feature film, and a book

John Gotti Jr. is ready to tell his story in a documentary film, a feature film, and a book. Gotti Jr., the former head of the Gambino crime family, will soon be looking to make deals to tell a father-son story and what it was like to grow up with a dad who was the most famous mob boss in America. Gotti Jr. followed in his father's criminal footsteps, eventually taking over after his father, John Gotti, was sent to prison for life for racketeering and other offenses. Junior, who has long maintained he left the crime game in 1999, is free to tell his tale after federal prosecutors in January announced they would not seek a 5th trial against Gotti Jr for alleged offenses that included racketeering and murder. The first 4 cases resulted in mistrials.Gotti Jr will cooperate with Triplicity Entertainment, a New York-based production company that was formed in 2005. Among its founders is Tony D’Aiuto, one of the attorneys who successfully defended Gotti Jr in his last trial. G