MS-13 Gang Members kill woman and Toddler
Federal prosecutors say a Hempstead woman and her toddler were slain in Central Islip woods earlier this year by MS-13 gang members in retaliation for the woman asking rival gang members to threaten her estranged boyfriend, court papers say. Vanessa Argueta, 19, had given her boyfriend’s address to members of the 18th Street gang, a [...]
The Dying City Because of Drug Gang Murders
The mother of four raised a finger, pointing out abandoned and stripped concrete homes and counting how many families have fled the Western Hemisphere’s deadliest city on her street alone. “One, two, three, four, here, and two more back there on the next block,” said Laura Longoria. The 36-year-old ran a convenience store in her [...]
Gang cops say photo law makes it difficult to document juveniles
The scenario is familiar to gang cops in Salt Lake City: An officer sees a teen hanging out with older known gang members in a neighborhood, flashing gang signs or wearing gang colors to declare an allegiance. The officer questions the teen, ready to document his or her identity in a database designed to help [...]
China sentences 4 gang members to death
Beijing, Dec 26 A Chinese court has sentenced four members of a drug gang to death, while four others were sentenced to life imprisonment, a media report said. Wu Zhijian was sentenced to death by the Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court for running a criminal gang involved in producing, selling and transporting drugs. Three other gang [...]
