Griselda Blanco, gunned down in Medellin, Colombia Two armed riders pulled up to Blanco as she was leaving a butcher shop in her hometown

Florida Department of CorrectionsGriselda Blanco in 2004.The convicted Colombian drug smuggler known as the “Godmother of Cocaine,” Griselda Blanco, 69, was gunned down by a motorcycle-riding assassin in Medellin, Colombian national police confirmed late Monday, according to the Miami Herald.Blanco spent nearly 20 years in prison in the United States for...

Bikie gang suspects in brawl arrests at Penrith shopping centre

FOUR men with alleged links to outlaw motorcycle gangs were arrested last week after a brawl at a Penrith shopping centre. Police officers from the gangs squad and Penrith local area command had been investigating the brawl, which forced shoppers to flee for their safety about 2.45pm last Monday. Police will allege a man was leaving the shopping centre when he was confronted by a group of nine men and fighting began. A number of people...

27 charged in California-Mexico methamphetamine ring

 Local and federal authorities moved Thursday to break up an alleged drug trafficking ring connecting a major Mexican cartel and San Gabriel Valley street gangs, arresting 17 people in a pre-dawn sweep. A federal indictment unsealed Thursday charges 27 defendants with making, possessing and dealing methamphetamine imported by La Familia Michoacana, one of Mexico’s most violent cartels, to two Pomona gangs: Los Amables and Westside...

Police think Ogden drive-bys are tied to gang's power struggle

Police believe drive-by shootings at an Ogden home Tuesday night and Wednesday morning may be related to a violent power struggle within a street gang over control of leadership, drugs and money. Ogden Police Lt. Scott Conley declined to identify the gang, but said members are not affiliated with the Ogden Trece. On Monday, 2nd District Judge Ernie Jones issued a permanent injunction against Trece members, banning them from associating...

The nine people believed injured by stray police gunfire outside the Empire State Building were not the first to learn how dangerous a crowded street can be in a gunfight.

 Civilians occasionally find themselves in harm's way when officers use deadly force, though usually only a handful of times annually. When that happens, a rigid process of investigation is set in motion — and the police department can reasonably expect a lawsuit. The latest episode came when police say a man disgruntled over losing his job a year ago shot a former colleague to death and pointed his weapon at two police officers in...

Tracking a Rare Tattoo-Related Infection

A Trail of Ink: Tracking a Rare Tattoo-Related InfectionAn uncommon skin infection led to a doctor's investigation into tainted tattoo ink. (Monroe County Health Department)The reddish-purple rash, seemingly woven into the tattoo on a 20-year-old New Yorker's forearm, was strange enough to have doctors scratching their heads.This trail began when the man...

Armed gang fight breaks out in Venezuelan prison

Twenty-five people were killed and 43 others hurt in a prison battle in Venezuela as two armed gangs vied for control of a penitentiary near Caracas, authorities said on Mond...

NYPD detective suspended after kidnapping victim found in his garage

17-year veteran of the New York Police Department has been suspended without pay after a kidnapping victim was found tied up in his garage. The New York Post reports Ondre Johnson, a detective with the Brooklyn north gang unit, was being questioned in connection with the incident and was forced to surrender his gun and badge. A source tells the Post the 25-year-old victim was snatched off the street on July 26. The victim's friends then...

Jamie “Iceman” Stevenson is back on the streets

Jamie “Iceman” Stevenson is back on the streets – less than halfway through his prison sentence for laundering £1million of drugs cash. Scotland’s most powerful mobster has been enjoying meals at expensive restaurants and socialising with pals after being allowed home for a week each month. Stevenson – who was also accused of shooting dead his best friend in an underworld hit – was put behind bars in September 2006 when he was arrested...

Four Dead in Gang Related Shooting

Police in Alice are investigating a shooting that occurred near Reynolds Street. According to investigators, it all started on South Nayer Street where police say Isaac Vela was standing on the side of the road waiting for a ride. A vehicle -- with four people inside passed by. One of the passengers, police say, shot Vela in the face. The vehicle fled the scene, but the driver only made it a few blocks before he lost control of the vehicle....

Tulisa's Friend, 21, Shot Dead In Gangland Hit

Reece James, 21, a close friend of Tulisa Contostavlos has been shot dead in a reported gangland attack. The 21-year-old, who appeared with Tulisa in a video for rapper Nines, was shot in the head in a "pre-planned and targeted" hit, 100 miles from his home in London, reports the UK's Sun newspaper. Police found James' body in Boscombe, Bournemouth, at around 2.30am near where Somali drug gangs are said operate. A 22-year-old man was arrested....

Two dead in shooting at Toronto street party, 21 injured

Two people were killed and 21 others injured in what may have been a gang-related shootout at a Toronto street party late on Monday evening, raising fears of violent retaliation in Canada's largest city. In the second high-profile shooting in Toronto in less than two months, a 14-year-old girl and a 23-year-old man were killed. Police said a toddler was grazed by a bullet and is expected to recover, while another victim was in critical...

alleged gangster suspected of fatally shooting two women in a Chinatown apartment last month was plucked off a Hong Kong-bound flight at JFK Airport

DANIEL SHAPIROHORROR SCENE: Firefighters outside the apartment where two women were shot to death June 29. An alleged gangster suspected of fatally shooting two women in a Chinatown apartment last month was plucked off a Hong Kong-bound flight at JFK Airport yesterday, moments before the jet was to take off, The Post has learned.The man, whose name...

Police say suspect sought in retaliatory gang shooting in Round Lake Park

Round Lake Park police are searching for a man suspected in what they believe was a gang-related retaliatory shooting. Police Chief George Filenko said a 19-year-old man was shot in his left leg while on a deck behind a home in the 400 block of Highmoor Drive. He said the victim was with at least three other individuals when four or five shots were fired at the group about 9:15 p.m. Monday. Filenko said the victim was reported in stable...

Year-long investigation leads to arrest of Livermore man in connection with 2011 gang shooting

second suspect in a 2011 gang shooting has been arrested and charged after an investigation that lasted more than a year, police said. Jesus Ramon Gonzalez, 18, was in Alameda County Juvenile Hall on another offense when police arrested him July 4 in connection with the shooting, Officer Steve Goard said. Gonzalez and 21-year-old Thomas Melching were the chief suspects in a shooting that occurred near Chestnut and North I streets on March...

Oxnard police investigate two shootings that leave one person dead

Police were investigating two shootings Monday night in Oxnard that left one man dead and another in critical condition. The shootings occurred about 8:50 p.m. about 250 feet apart in the 2500 block of Greenbrook Drive and the 1800 block of O'Neill Place, Oxnard police said. Authorities think the same shooters were involved in both incidents. Police responded to reports of gunshots and found Oxnard resident Jose Gonzales, 19,...

Two arrested in Plymouth shooting that left 3 dead, including Scranton Prep student

15-year-old Scranton Preparatory School student was among those brutally shot dead by two teenage brothers in Plymouth Saturday night, eliminated so as to not leave witnesses to a drug deal gone bad, police said. Shawn James Hamilton, 18, and Sawud Davis, 16, face three counts of criminal homicide in the deaths of 15-year-old Lisa Abaunza of Duryea and Bradley James Swartwood, 21, and Nicolas Robert Maldonado, 17, both of 401 First St.,...

Suspect in Good Samaritan shooting faces more than 300 years in prison

One of the men who pleaded guilty to the 2010 shooting of a "Good Samaritan" who rushed to the aid of a pregnant woman being robbed at gunpoint will find out Tuesday how long he will spend in prison. Jonathan Murray, 22, pleaded guilty in April to charges of criminal street gang activity and three counts of armed robbery. This is the first time criminal street gang activity has been adjudicated in Baton Rouge. The law states the...

Gang Members Accused of Killing Disabled Man Face Murder Charges

 Two reputed gang members accused of killing a developmentally disabled man in Lincoln Acres last year strictly for the thrill of it are scheduled to appear in court in Chula Vista Monday for a preliminary hearing being held to determine if they will have to stand trial for murder. Humberto Emanuel Galvez, 19, and Juan Ignacio Gomez, 21, are charged with murder in the slaying of 21-year-old Jordan Hickey on April 29, 2011. The defendants...

FBI seeks public's help to find wanted member of Yonkers' Strip Boyz gang

The FBI is asking the public for help in finding a member of the Strip Boyz street gang known as "Flint Money." Melvin A. Dias is wanted for his alleged involvement in the distribution of crack cocaine and marijuana, the FBI said today. He was indicted June 20 along with other members of the violent street gang that operated in and around the Schlobohm Housing project. Teams of FBI agents and Yonkers police swept through Yonkers early...

Gang-related deaths are on the rise in Denver

Six young men. That's how many have lost their lives in gang-related murders this year between January and May, according to the Denver Police Department. Though there's been much speculation that 21-year-old Rollin Oliver, who was arrested in connection with the murder of Denver police officer Celena Hollis on June 24, was a gang member, the police department and Mayor Michael Hancock have been hesitant to confirm that. Related Content...

Teen Gang Banger Donald Ray Dokins Arrested for Shooting of 2-Year-old Angel Cortez Nava

The Los Angeles Police have made an arrest in the gang related slaying of a 14-month-old boy near the South LA neighborhood of Watts last month. Donald Ray Dokins, an alleged member of the Fudgetown Mafia Crips, stands accused of firing the shot that took young Angel Cortez Nava’s life on June 4th, according to the LA Times. Police believe that Dokins fired on Angel’s father, Mauro Cortez, because the leader Cortez was wearing a purple...

Longtime gangster and founder of the Independent Soldiers Randy Naicker was shot to death in Port Moody Monday.

 Randy Naicker (right) with Hell’s Angel Larry Amero.Photograph by: Handout photo , Vancouver Sun files  Naicker, a convicted kidnapper once targeted by killers at his Vancouver halfway house, was gunned down at about 4:45 p.m. near St. Johns and Queens streets.Police confirmed Tuesday morning that Naicker was the victim of the fatal shooting.Vancouver...

2 killed in possible gang shooting in LA

Los Angeles police say two people were shot and killed in the Arlington Heights neighborhood in what is believed to be a gang shooting. Spokesman Bruce Borihahn says it's unclear if the two killed were targets or innocent bystanders when shots rang out at about noon on Wednesday. Borihahn says the shooter walked by the victims and fired numerous times at the two male victims near the intersection of West Pico and 6th Avenue. Borihahn...

Convicted killer in Bolsa Restaurant gang slaying to apply for mistrial after confession comes to light

Calgary man convicted in the gang-related triple homicide at Bolsa Restaurant on New Year’s Day 2009 will make a formal application for a mistrial, based on a confession by a key witness just disclosed recently. Andrea Urquhart, acting as agent for Real Christian Honorio on Friday, told Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Bryan Mahoney that co-counsel Tonii Roulston and Greg Dunn have reviewed the new evidence and will make the application...

Charges filed in fatal Murray shooting

28-year-old Magna man has been charged with the shooting death of a man in Murray that was apparently gang-related. Jonas Rodriguez Perez was charged last week in 3rd District Court with first-degree murder for the slaying of Alvert John Mike, 21. Join the Discussion Post a Comment According to charging documents, Perez began fighting with Mike at a party near 6600 South 630 West in the early morning hours of May 19. The party...

Conclusions in Trial to 37 Zetas Captured in Guatemala

The Public Ministry is starting to give its conclusions here in the trial to 37 accused people of belonging to Mexican criminal group Los Zetas, captured in Guatemala.   According to the information, the Public Ministry will make the summary on more than 250 pieces of evidence given in the process in course in a high court. The accused are indistinctly imputed the kidnapping, murder, attacks against the forces of security, illegal...

Murdered Bronx gang member Abdul Garcia Jr. was on streets since 12, tried to go legit, his companion insists

Abdul “Showtime” Garcia, Jr., was found June 4 at Hoe and Aldus Aves. with five bullets in him. Cops said he was a Bloods gang member. A red bandanna adorned the sidewalk memorial to him. Police say Garcia had a long criminal record, was a suspect in a recent shooting that paralyzed a man, and died with a gun in his back pocket. But his common-law wife painted a different portrait. The softspoken, petite 23-year-old woman said he was...

Fatal shooting possibly to bolster San Bernardino gang

Anthony Phillips, 26, of San Bernardino, is accused of fatally shooting Maurice Major, 29, of Riverside, at an apartment complex in the 1200 block of North Sierra Way. Phillips was arrested the next day. He is charged with one count of murder, and prosecutors have added a gang enhancement for Phillips' alleged involvement in a San Bernardino gang. Phillips, who was in San Bernardino Superior Court on Thursday, has pleaded not guilty to...

ranking member of the Fruit Town Brims set of the Bloods street gang was sentenced to 63 months in prison Wednesday

A Jersey City man who is a ranking member of the Fruit Town Brims set of the Bloods street gang was sentenced to 63 months in prison Wednesday for his role in the gang’s criminal enterprises, officials said. Tequan Ryals, 34, had pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy before U.S. District Court Judge Stanley R. Chesler, who imposed the sentence in Newark federal court Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. Ryals, with fellow...

Mob snitch who botched three hits ratted out Colombo gangster in murder trial

A mob snitch who couldn’t shoot straight easily pointed the finger at a reputed Colombo gangster on trial for murder. Dino Basciano took the witness stand in Brooklyn Federal Court to testify that he heard Frank (BF) Guerra was part of a hit team that successfully whacked Joseph Scopo in 1993. Basciano, 56, wasn’t much of a hit man himself, botching at least three rubout attempts. In one case, he shot Patricia Capozzalo, the sister of...

Slain teen Ramarly Graham's twin brothers convicted of heading gang

The twin half brothers of Ramarley Graham, the Bronx teen fatally shot by a police officer in February, were convicted Tuesday for gun possenion and being part of a Harlem street gang. Hodean and Kadean Graham were sentenced to eight years in jail for heading a crew known as "One-Twenty-Nine" and "Goodfellas/The New Dons" between 2007 and 2011 in the area around W. 129th Street, between Lenox and Fifth Avenues. The 20-year-old brothers...

Fears for Chicago teens as fatal shootings in city outnumber US troops killed in Afghanistan

A funeral director in Chicago has revealed how young people in the city do not expect to live late into adult life, as the number of fatal shootings continues to surge.The worrying revelation by Spencer Leak, Sr. came as it emerged that more people have been shot dead on the streets of Chicago this year than U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan.'These...

Little Italy shooting victim had long association with bikers, police say

The day after a brazen daytime shooting in Toronto’s Little Italy neighbourhood, a single bouquet of flowers lay outside the Sicilian Sidewalk Cafe in memory of the 35-year-old victim who died at the scene. The shooting during a Euro 2012 soccer match appeared to be targeted, and sources say the slain man once belonged to an outlaw motorcycle gang, prompting police to investigate possible mob links. A second victim was wounded in the ...

Murdered Strand Gang henchman Joseph Thompson was a prime suspect into the unsolved killing of a rival gang leader

MURDERED Strand Gang henchman Joseph Thompson was a prime suspect in the unsolved killing of a rival gang leader. The 31-year-old was among five arrested by police over the murder of Croxteth Crew leader Danny McDonald, who was gunned down in Norris Green’s Royal Oak pub on New Year’s Day in 2004. He was blasted four times with a powerful handgun as he drank with other Crew members. But despite intense investigations, no one was ever...

Fifteen members of the brutal Los Zetas drug cartel

Fifteen members of the brutal Los Zetas drug cartel — co-leader Miguel Angel Trevino Morales — have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Austin on money laundering conspiracy charges. The 25-page indictment was handed up May 30 and unsealed this afternoon. It accuses the men of funneling the proceeds from drug sales into the United States, where it was used to invest in quarter horses. “The money laundering network of this conspiracy...

2 Suspected members of Mexican cartel arrested in Guatemala

Two Guatemalans suspected of belonging to Mexico's Los Zetas drug cartel were arrested in a town in northern Guatemala, President Otto Perez Molina said. The suspects "are hitmen and members of the operations group of Los Zetas," which has a presence in northern Guatemala, the president said. Edwin Otoniel Sis and Abel de Jesus Bolvito were arrested at a soccer field Sunday afternoon in Salama, a city about 180 kilometers ( miles) north...

Kin Of Mexican Drug Cartel Boss Held In US

U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday that they had arrested the brother of a suspected Mexican drug cartel boss after busting a major money-laundering operation involving horse-racing ventures. According to officials, law-enforcement officers arrested Jose Trevino Morales and six others in raids carried out in Oklahama and New Mexico. Morales is the brother of Miguel Angel Trevino, the suspected leader of Mexico's infamous Zetas drug cartel....

Suspects in Veto Street NW assault, robbery have admitted to crime, court records show

Four of five suspects in last week's brutal Veto Street NW home invasion, robbery and sexual assault have admitted to the crime, police said in court records. "Investigators spoke with four of the suspects, who all admitted to the home invasion/armed robbery," a Grand Rapids police officer wrote in an affidavit for an arrest warrant against the suspects. "The four suspects implicated their co-defendants as the ones who committed the multiple...

shooting a cop dead is now legal in the state of Indiana.

Governor Mitch Daniels, a Republican, has authorized changes to a 2006 legislation that legalizes the use of deadly force on a public servant — including an officer of the law — in cases of “unlawful intrusion.” Proponents of both the Second and Fourth Amendments — those that allow for the ownership of firearms and the security against unlawful searches, respectively — are celebrating the update by saying it ensures that residents are protected...

Reputed Bloods gang member charged with Bound Brook murder asks to move trial

A reputed Bloods gang member charged with fatally shooting a Teaneck man near the Bound Brook train station last year has asked a Superior Court judge to hold his trial somewhere else. James Ford, representing himself in a Somerville courtroom today, said he’s concerned by the publicity of the case and by what he called a violation of his due process rights. "It’s clear I won’t receive true justice here," he told Judge Julie Marino. Ford,...

Gang members indicted for murder in Dodge City

Federal prosecutors in Kansas unsealed charges Friday against 23 members of a Dodge City, Kan., street gang, including counts alleging racketeering and murder. Members of the Nortenos allegedly killed Israel Peralta and wounded another man near a Dodge City trailer park in June 2009, said U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom. “They engaged in drug trafficking, robbery and even murder for the purpose of expanding their power, wealth and influence,”...

Greenville Gang Member Arrested For Shooting

A gang member in Greenville is behind bars today, accused of shooting a fellow gang member one week ago. Greenville police say Rontrell Hooks was arrested Wednesday night. Police officer Drueschler located Hooks on Frontgate Dr. around 10:40 p.m. Police say Hooks ran but was captured after a brief foot chase. Hooks is now charged with Assault With a Deadly Weapon With Intent to Kill for the shooting of Jamar Clark on River Bluff Drive...

Lorain police keep heat on gang members

Although it’s only been two weeks since police started sweeping gang members off the streets, several people in the city are seeing a change in the city. “I think we noticed the difference,” Lt. Mark Carpentiere said. “There’s been no shootings or any other gang related violence. It’s been quiet as far as that’s concerned.” Police have in custody 18 of the 22 targeted members of a gang called MOB for Member of Bloods or Money over Bitches....

Bust of gang offers hope for Dodge City immigrants

The scars on Jose Aguilar’s hands are pretty standard stuff for a man who’s made a rough living carving up cattle. He dismisses them as “nada” — nothing. It’s the mark on his scalp, where he was clubbed with a tire iron, that leaves a lasting mark on his psyche. Aguilar is like so many immigrant workers in town who provide easy prey for American born-and-bred Latino gang bangers. He’s in the country illegally. He speaks virtually no...