Saturday, July 05, 2008
Crime Stories

Gang fears rise

A shooting of five people in the Southside is the latest of several high-profile instances of gang violence in Tracy, and it has some residents worried about the safety of their neighborhoods.
Written by Aaron Rognstad / Tracy Press  
Wednesday, 02 July 2008


Are we going to let gangs take control of Manteca?

Dennis Wyatt, Managing Editor - Manteca Bulletin
Saturday, June 28, 2008


Violence at Watts pool raises questions of safety in areas troubled by gangs

The 109th Street facility has been closed after a crowd of young men attacked workers there. Now community leaders in South Los Angeles are looking for ways to guarantee protection.
By John L. Mitchell - Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
June 24, 2008


The county must do all it can to curb gang violence

myDesert.com - Rod Pacheco, Riverside County district attorney
June 12, 2008


14 killed in weekend violence in L.A. County

Most of the homicides are shootings in high-crime areas. Many of the cases are gang-related, law enforcement authorities say.
By Andrew Blankstein - Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
June 10, 2008


East Bay Gangs Are Recruiting 7-Year-Olds

Anneli Rufus - East Bay Express
June 3, 2008


Drug Traffickers and Gangs Unite

New America Media
June 2, 2008


Cops Target L.A. Gangs' 'Shot Callers'

By Dina Temple-Raston - NPR
June 2, 2008


Norteno Gang Crackdown In Stockton, California

allamericanpatriots.com
May 30th, 2008


Mexican Drug Cartels threaten the United States

Michael Webster, Investigative Reporter - American Chronicle
May 28, 2008


Act now to preserve community peace

Modesto Bee
May 28, 2008


SAN MARCOS: San Diego gang active near campus, sheriff's officials say

By DAN SIMMONS - Staff Writer | North County Times
May 9, 2008


Membership in San Jose gang can be a family affair

By Leslie Griffy - Mercury News
May 15, 2008


Vandalism, violence prompts gang sweep

By Susan Meeker/Staff Writer - Willows Journal
May 8, 2008


Modestans share ways to stop gangs

By ROSALIO AHUMADA - Modesto Bee
Thursday, May 08, 2008


Police: Gang seeking rivals settles for passer-by

By Karl Fischer - West County Times
May 01, 2008


AP IMPACT: Prosecutors Demand More Witness-Protection Money

Prosecutors Complain that Witness-Protection Programs Are Getting Shortchanged
By TODD RICHMOND - The Associated Press
April 30, 2008 - MILWAUKEE


Prosecutor hopes public spurred to action

By SUSAN HERENDEEN - Modesto Bee
April 29, 2008


Gang crime up 19 percent in first 3 months of 2008

UNION-TRIBUNE
April 18, 2008


Santa Barbara County economy threatened by gangs

The Associated Press - Santa Maria Times
April, 17, 2008


Southside Chiques injunction upheld

By Raul Hernandez - Ventura County Star
Wednesday, April 16, 2008


Gang-member violence climbing in courts

By Troy Anderson, Staff Writer - Daily News
March 07, 2008


Battling West Fresno Gangs

By John-Thomas Kobos - abc30.com
April 02, 2008


Gangs, Guns Taint 2 Central Valley Cities

2 Gang-Related Shootings Hit Separate Cities On Same Day
my58.com
March 26, 2008


Fiery death sent a message

The killers who set a man on fire in East L.A. know that fear silences witnesses. It's a common tactic, police say.
By Jill Leovy - Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 17, 2008


Gangs, wildfires on voters' minds

By Ronald W. Powell - UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
March 14, 2008


Shooting suspects tied to gang, police say Staff reports

visaliatimesdelta.com
March 13, 2008


Mayor, act now to stop the gangs

Steve Lopez - Los Angeles Times
March 12, 2008


Gang injunctions first step toward solutions

Visalia Times-Delta editorial
March 11, 2008


L.A. officials grapple with gang violence

By Rick Orlov, Staff Writer - Daily News
March 05, 2008


Memo: Gang members plan to ambush Sheriff's deputy

KGET.com
March 4, 2008


Small towns, big gang issues

Law enforcement officials are trying to crack down on the urban problems that have begun to spread into the Central Valley.
By Tim Reiterman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
5:20 PM PST, February 23, 2008


Gangs spreading to suburbs, deputy says

By Amanda Brooks/Staff Writer (The Lompoc Record)
February 13, 2008


Racially charged violence puts Monrovia on edge

Officials have called in extra officers from surrounding cities and gang investigators from Los Angeles after three shooting deaths.
By Sam Quinones - Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
February 4, 2008


Officer's Death Sparks Tough Proposal to Stop Gangs in Elk Grove

 Written by Deborah Hoffman, Reporter 


Drug enforcement agency's funding in jeopardy

By Michael Van Cassell
Jan 30, 2008


Frank Girardot: Teen's death reflects life on mean streets

Whittier Daily News
January 28, 2008


Pair guilty in slaying of teen over snacks

By Karen Maeshiro,Staff Writer
Article Last Updated:  01/09/2008 08:11:36 AM PST


Ex-gang member reforms, earns scholarships

Inside Bay Area
January 7, 2008


Some of Gang's Killings Race-Based In L.A., Latinos Targeted Blacks

By Thomas Watkins - Associated Press
Sunday, January 6, 2008


City's murders down, but gang killings up

The Desert Sun
January 2, 2008


Gang rivalry fuels surge in killings in San Jose

By Mark Gomez and Sean Webby - Mercury News
December 30, 2007


Gang culture alleged in US surfer's death

By Catherine Elsworth in Los Angeles - telegraph.co.uk
December 17, 2007


Witnesses in Colorado fear paying ultimate price

December 17, 2007
By Randi Kaye - CNN.com


L.A. Gangs: Nine Miles and Spreading

More codeless, arbitrary and brutal than ever... and coming to a neighborhood near you
By PETER LANDESMAN - LA WEEKLY
Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 11:00 am


Police say GPS helps crack case in drive-by slaying

A gang member wearing a tracking bracelet is arrested after he is traced after the shooting.
Dec 12, 2007 | By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times


Gang shooting victim dies

Tuesday, December 11, 2007  |  By Register Staff - Napa Valley Register


Gang Crime Spikes 23 Percent

November 12, 2007 | By WILL CARLESS - VoiceofSandiego.org


State attorney general calls gangs 'domestic terrorists'

November 5, 2007  |  By MICHELLE DeARMOND - The Press-Enterprise


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