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An assault rifle, a sawn-off shotgun and 1000 rounds of ammunition linked to the Notorious bikie gang have been seized in a raid, say police. At least one of the guns has been used in a shooting, police believe, and all the guns will be forensically tested. The SKS assault rifle, the loaded shotgun, a loaded .22 calibre rifle and the ammunition were found during a raid on a storage unit in Packard Avenue, Castle Hill about 3.45pm yesterday, police said. Advertisement: Story continues below The raid was part of Strike Force Raptor's investigations into the gang. Strike Force Raptor was formed two years ago to target bikie gangs and their alleged criminal dealings.

Michael Sykes, a suspected gang member, was arrested Monday morning at a Moreno Valley home, police sources confirm to FoxNews.com. Police allege that Sykes, along with six juvenile gang members, raped the child in the bathroom at Moreno Valley's Victoriano Park between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. March 10, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise.  The attack, which was on the south side of the city near Moreno Valley College, wasn't made public until Sunday, and police have not released further details about the incident. "As a father — even as a police officer — there are crimes that shock us. This is one of them," Capt. John Anderson, chief of the Moreno Valley station, said. Detectives told the newspaper that the girl was at a shopping center near the park when she was approached by an older girl, who lured her to the bathroom where the six boys and the 19-year-old were waiting. The attack was in an area where gangs and crime aren't a problem, Anderson said.  The si

As part of the Metropolitan Police’s Operation Connect, 27 Wandsworth homes were searched along with 14 other addresses across six other boroughs during a pan-London “hit day”, in a bid to tackle gang-related activity. Seventeen Wandsworth men between the ages of 15-35 were arrested for offences including conspiracy to supply class A drugs and possession with intent to supply, and are currently being interviewed at a number of south London police stations. About £10,000 in cash was seized as well as drugs, various drug dealing paraphernalia such as scales, mobile phones and jewellery which was believed to be stolen. MPS Territorial Policing Commander Steve Rodhouse, said: "Today’s raids demonstrate our determination to continue to dismantle gang networks that are responsible for a disproportionate amount of criminality in London. "They also send out a clear message that drug dealing, which can fuel many other gang-related activities, will not be tolerate d.”

The girl was hit in the chest, and a 35-year-old man also found at the Stockwell Food & Wine shop in Lambeth, was shot in the face. The two victims are in a critical but stable condition in hospital.The five-year-old was visiting relatives who owned the shop and the man lived above the premises. Police said two black youths were believed to have run into the shop shortly before the shots were fired. These criminals have seriously injured two innocent bystanders and must face the consequences of their actions Detective Chief Inspector Tony Boughton "The youths had been chased from Broom Grove Road, across Stockwell Road, and into the shop by three other black youths on bicycles," a statement said. "Once the youths on bikes were outside the shop, one of them fired shots into the shop front." Officers believe the two intended targets then ran from the shop to chase the three on bicycles, heading back towards the Stockwell Park Estate. Detective Chief Inspector Tony

Gunmen working for organized crime groups staged attacks over the weekend on two bars in Torreon, a city in the northern state of Coahuila, and on a bar in Ciudad Juarez, a gritty border metropolis in Chihuahua state that has become Mexico’s murder capital, killing 13 people and wounding 18 others, officials said. Initial reports said men wielding assault rifles attacked two bars in Torreon, killing eight people and wounding 15 others. The gunmen arrived at the El 3-2 bar on Saturday afternoon in two SUVs and opened fire on patrons, killing four people, the Coahuila Attorney General’s Office said. A fifth person died while being treated at a hospital, the AG’s office said. Ten other people were hit by gunfire, with some of them reported to have serious wounds, the AG’s office said. Gunmen attacked the Los Virreyes bar several hours later, officials said. The masked gunmen opened fire with assault rifles on the bar’s patrons, killing two of them and wounding five others, the AG’s office

arrested 31 alleged gang members as part of the on-going Operation Street Sweep. The initiative is designed to apply pressure on the gang criminal element in the county, said Sheriff Lupe Treviño. The suspects had outstanding warrants for their arrests ranging from murder revocation to burglary of vehicles, he added. “We have discovered that violent and property crime is significantly down since we started Operation Street Sweep,” Treviño said. “Every day that a gangster spends in jail, is one less day he has to commit a crime.” The suspects belonged to various street and prison gangs, including Southside Folk, Southside Bandit, Texas Syndicate, Valluco, Loco 13 and Latin Kings.   “We will continue to pursue the whereabouts of every gang member that is wanted on an open warrant until all leads are exhausted,” Treviño said.  Last month, deputies arrested an addition 45 gang members also as part of the operation.

Fourteen Chicago-area street gang members and associates were arrested as part of a nationwide sweep targeting gangs affiliated with drug trafficking organizations, authorities said today. The crackdown, part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ongoing "Project Southern Tempest," netted 678 total arrests of gang members and associates from 133 different gangs between December and February. A similar sweep last September resulted in 20 Chicago-area arrests. The Chicago-area gang members come from Chicago, Addison, Elgin, Harvey, Joliet, Melrose Park, Park Ridge, St. Charles and Wauconda, ICE officials said in a news release. The suspects represent the Latin Kings, Belizean Bloods and Sureño 13s street gangs; 12 suspects came from Mexico and two from Belize, authorities said. Federal authorities worked with local police agencies in making the arrests. The local suspects were all charged with administrative violations and face deportation. Authorities wouldn't

Jeremiah Manghan, 20, was one of five people whose 10 cell phones were tapped as part of a three-month investigation into the OGs. He is charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin, possession of heroin, and possession of a gun -- a P95 Ruger pistol -- while facing other charges. A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent testified at a detention hearing today that Mr. Manghan owned two of 10 cell phones that were tapped, and engaged in thousands of coded conversations about the distribution of heroin. The word "heroin" was never said, but rather the drug was referred to as "jigs" or "joints," or by brand names like "7 Up" and "Child abuses." Guns were referred to as "burners" or "pieces." The agent said that Mr. Manghan in one phone conversation claimed that he'd been "packin' a piece since he was 12." Mr. Manghan was out on bond on state drug charges stemming from an April arrest, and was su