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June 2010 Blog Posts (46)

Police: Salvadoran gang member arrested Friday is key player in Pogonip area drug trade

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…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 10, 2010 at 5:50am — No Comments

Federal, state officials nab top leaders of La Puente-based gang with ties to Mexican Mafia

LA PUENTE - Federal and state police on Tuesday arrested the top two leaders of the Puente 13 street gang during an early morning sweep.

Authorities arrested 40-year old gang leader Rafael Munoz Gonzalez of La Puente and his brother Cesar Munoz Gonzalez, 36, of Rowland…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 10, 2010 at 5:49am — No Comments

23 Nuestra Familia Members & Associates Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges

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…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 10, 2010 at 5:45am — No Comments

Prosecutor: K2 synthetic pot may already be illegal in Indiana

SOUTH BEND — A potential "game changer" emerged late Wednesday in St. Joseph County's new fight against synthetic marijuana. Local leaders say the herbal incense known as K2, Spice, Mr. Smiley or Mr. Dutch may already be illegal.

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…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 10, 2010 at 5:37am — No Comments

Thanks

Thank you very much for allowing me to tell my story, in hopes that what happened to me Might possibly NOT happen to someone else. I enjoyed talking to everyone tonight, and appreciate the chance. And i think I did a little bit of healing tonight, as well. God bless you guys and what you are doing. Thanks again, Rob and Lucinda!

Added by karen L. Keller on June 9, 2010 at 10:52pm — No Comments

radio show tonite tune in

06/09/10 11:30 P.M. Eastern Time Karen Keller
Tonight Ms. Karen Keller tells her story from abuse to being set free from abuse. We need harsher laws. And they need to be applied the FIRST offense of domestic violence. Not wait until an aggravated battery has been committed! It's been 16 years and I STILL have nightmares of him beating me and chasing me. If I could get ONE woman to safety, I would feel slightly avenged.
tune in tonite

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 9, 2010 at 12:02pm — No Comments

Speaking at Glendale Library

Robert and Lucinda will be speaking

at the Glendale Public Library on June 15, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. At the book discussion group.
5959 West Brown Street, Glendale, Arizona 623-930-3566

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 8, 2010 at 6:15pm — No Comments

Book Signing

MARICOPA PUBLIC LIBRARY

41600 W. Smith-Enke, Maricopa, Arizona
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 6:00P.M. - 8:00P.M.
520-568-2926

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

from Best selling Author Robert D. Boyd Jr.

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 8, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Government denies reports on gang member working as informant

Lawyers for gangs say man killed while under contract...
By JULIA REYNOLDS

Herald Salinas Bureau
Updated: 06/07/2010 09:33:52 AM PDT…


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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 8, 2010 at 12:42am — No Comments

70 percent of youth report past traumatic experience including physical or sexual abuse

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…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 8, 2010 at 12:25am — No Comments

NEARLY 10.8 MILLION YOUTH, AGES 12-20, ARE UNDERAGE DRINKERS: CRIME STATISTICS

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,…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 8, 2010 at 12:21am — No Comments

Dope War in Afghanistan

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and élite Afghan counter-drug units are poised to stage an aggressive offensive this fall against drug traffickers who are reaping enormous profits in Afghanistan, the world's No. 1 source of opium and heroin. Although…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 7, 2010 at 11:59pm — No Comments

Drug Trade Complicates U.S. Task in Marjah

The impetus for the U.S.-led assault on Marjah began one moonless night last May when a squad of American and Afghan anti-narcotics agents, backed by U.S. Marines, slipped through the town's empty streets and raided the Lachoya opium bazaar.

Crashing open shutters,…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 7, 2010 at 11:48pm — No Comments

Mexican authorities recover 55 bodies from mine shaft

Bodies were first discovered in the mine shaft near the city of Taxco, Mexico, a week ago.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • 55 bodies found inside mine shaft believed to be mass grave
  • Three bodies were mummified
  • Remains were first found a week ago
  • Investigators are searching other ventilation shafts…
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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 7, 2010 at 11:39pm — No Comments

Suicide, Gangs, Drugs.... why are young children so distressed???

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…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 7, 2010 at 8:15pm — No Comments

21 arrested in Adelanto gang sweep

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…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 7, 2010 at 7:42am — No Comments

Nearly 40 Gang Members Indicted In Connection With Bronx Shooting

Dozens of alleged gang members were indicted Friday in connection with shootings and assaults over the past year in the Bronx, including a near-fatal shooting of a Bronx teenager last November.

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…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 7, 2010 at 7:40am — No Comments

Gangs on the rise here...

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.

The May 28 robbery and slaying at BG’s Express #2 in the county, which left one store clerk dead and another wounded, is one of several recent incidents that might be related to gang activity, Perry said.

Although he said he couldn’t say conclusively that the shooting was the work of gang… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 7, 2010 at 7:38am — No Comments

GPS monitors placed on paroled gang members in Pasadena area

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has begun fitting paroled gang members with GPS monitors to better keep track of criminals considered to be among the worst of the worst.

By the end of the year, about 260 paroled gang members are expected…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on June 7, 2010 at 7:36am — No Comments

june contest and be the first to win a copy of the up coming book in july never hit a woman

The first member to get 30 people to join The Streets Don't Love You Back Movemet in JUNE... will get a free copy of Boyd's new Book..."Never Hit A Woman that will be coming out in july.

Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on June 4, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

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