Use of GPS on gang suspects challenged
Almost two months after the state began tracking a handful of reputed Nashville gang members, two people have gone back to jail, at least three have gotten out from under the tracking, and defense attorneys have begun challenging the practice. The Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole in early March unveiled a program with Metro [...]
Authorities charge 18 alleged Bloods gang members with racketeering, distributing drugs
TRENTON — Street gangs are constantly evolving enterprises. When leaders are arrested, others take their place. So when a State Police investigation broke up the Nine Trey set of the Bloods in 2006, members formed three separate groups. Today, police circled back around to help finish the job, arresting members of one of those groups, [...]
Gang Member found Hiding underwater in a Swimming Pool
Police arrested a wanted fugitive and validated gang member who ran away from officers and then hid in a vacant home’s swimming pool. California Highway Patrol Officers called Clovis Police after the suspect ran from a car they had pulled over at Shaw and Peach. After getting several calls from residents reporting a prowler, Clovis [...]
Gang Member Convicted after Tattooing Murder scene on his chest
The process was routine. L.A. County Sheriff’s homicide investigator Kevin Lloyd was flipping through snapshots of tattooed gang members. Then one caught his attention. Inked on the pudgy chest of a young Pico Rivera gangster who had been picked up and released on a minor offense was the scene of a 2004 liquor store slaying [...]
