June 2010 Blog Posts (46)

SANTA CRUZ - A "kingpin" in the Pogonip drug trade and documented Salvadoran gang member was arrested Friday by Santa Cruz police and federal immigration officials, and may be deported, police reported Tuesday.

Police said Jose Alvarenga, 23, of Aptos is a key player in heroin and cocaine sales in Santa Cruz's Harvey West neighborhood, between UC Santa Cruz and Highway 9. He also allegedly is a member of Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13, a violent street gang blamed for at least two of the…

37 Charged in Joint Federal, State, and Local Operation

FRESNO, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that state, local, and federal agents arrested 23 members and associates of the Nuestra Familia organization on drug trafficking and related charges and served more than 20 federal search…

K2 is sold legally in gas stations and convenience stores across the area. South Bend Police have identified at least 11 stores selling the product in the city. Elkhart Police have identified at least 10 stores doing the same.

The leafy green…

Robert and Lucinda will be speaking

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Come get your Autographed copy of The Streets Don't Love You Back Book

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If one wonders why we have high levels of crime in America, one simply needs to review the data below and recognize that most youth do not get the services they need to address these issues.

Findings include....

Problems with anger are especially prevalent within this population, with more than 60 percent of youth reporting that they were easily upset, quick to lose their temper, and often angry

Symptoms of depression and anxiety are also common, with 51 percent of the…

After reading our articles on marijuana and its connection to criminal activity (causing virtually all to stare at us in digital disbelief) several readers challenged us via e-mails and in the forums to clearly state the dangers of alcohol use.

There is a new document from the federal government providing a guide for parents regarding alcohol use by children. Selected statistics and the link are below.

The bottom line regarding substance abuse of any kind is age of onset,…

FYI...

According to the American Association of Suicidology, in 2006, 216 children ages 10 -14 committed suicide in the U.S. Suicide rates for children between the ages of 10-14 increased 50% between 1981 and 2006.

Approximately 11.5 youth suicides occur every day and…

Jun. 6--ADELANTO

--San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies and other officials made 21 arrests Friday in Adelanto's first enforcement of an injunction against the Brown Pride Gang.

From 2 p.m. until midnight, Victor Valley sheriff 's station deputies, with assistance from the sheriff 's stations of Hesperia, Apple Valley, Barstow and Victorville, and officers from the San Bernardino County Probation Department, Adelanto Code Enforcement Division and Adelanto Animal Control…

The 160-count indictment was unsealed Friday against 38 suspected gang members. They will be arraigned on conspiracy, attempted murder, assault, illegal gun possession and drug charges.

Thirty-two suspects are in custody; another six are being sought.

Among those charged…

The presence of gangs is growing locally, Henry County Sheriff Lane Perry said Saturday, and he fears the problem will get worse if the community does not pull together to fight it.