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House OKs Stronger Laws Against Gang Members

The House of Delegates passed legislation on Tuesday to make it easier to prosecute gang members and stiffen penalties against them.

The House voted 111-28 to close loopholes in the Gang Prosecution Act of 2007,…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 8, 2010 at 6:36am — No Comments

The Streets Don’t Love You Back Movement will be supporting PROJECT CRY NO MORE, ANNUAL VICTIMS' WEEK

Apr 18- 24, 2010 (6:30 PM to 7:30 PM)
7:00 p.m. Moment of Silence..
Soooo, Get your families, groups, friends and candles ready. Plan at least one night of the week to remember those lost to violence and pray for a change, an end to violence, and peace in our communities and world.
Rob and Lucinda

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 7, 2010 at 3:21am — No Comments

"We were in denial that there could ever be a gang problem in little, rural West Virginia"

An investigation into the shooting of a police officer in Southern West Virginia is leading investigators into things they'd hoped they'd never see.

Lieutenant Jim Sizemore with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office says the incident has revealed that, without question, his rural county is now a growing region for big city style gang activity.

Oak Hill Police Officer Chris Young was shot last month by…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 7, 2010 at 3:16am — No Comments

A man was stabbed for wearing the wrong colors.

COLORADO SPRING - A gang related stabbing happened on Saturday night. The victim was stabbed in the 2600 block of East Yampa. According to police, the man was stabbed for wearing the wrong colors. He drove himself to Memorial Hospital with life threatening injuries. Police say gang violence is increasing, but not necessarily the number of gangs in the city.

One local church is hoping to reduce gang violence. Victory World Outreach runs a program…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 7, 2010 at 3:12am — No Comments

Police: Triple Stabbing Is Gang-Related

LAS VEGAS -- A trio of juvenile gang members is responsible for three stabbings overnight in a neighborhood near downtown Las Vegas, police said.

Police said the gang members tried to rob and wound up stabbing three juveniles at a home on Rexford Place, near Las Vegas and Oakey boulevards just after midnight Monday. The victims were rushed to University Medical Center with minor injuries.

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 7, 2010 at 3:10am — No Comments

Woman injured in Ogden gang shooting, police say

A woman was injured in a shooting early Monday in Ogden, and police believe it was gang-related.

The 26-year-old Layton woman was visiting friends in the 3200 block of Stevens Road when she walked outside about 4:30 a.m., said Ogden police Lt. Danielle Croyle.

Multiple shots were fired from a handgun, and one hit her in the side, Croyle said. She was taken to a local hospital. Her injuries weren't thought to be…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 7, 2010 at 3:09am — No Comments

NYPD arrests dozens after gang runs amok in Times Square, Herald Square

The latest outbreak of midtown mayhem - which the mayor Monday declared an episode of "wilding" - resurrected memories of the "bad old days of the 1970s."

Fifty-six youths were arrested or given summonses after hundreds of thugs rampaged through Times Square and Herald Square on Easter Sunday night.

Four people - a man and a woman in Times Square and two women outside Macy's - were shot in what cops say is becoming an annual tradition.

"It came out of nowhere. I just saw…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 7, 2010 at 3:04am — No Comments

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DONATE TO The Streets Don't Love You Back Scholarship Fund.

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The Streets Don't Love You Back Scholarship Fund. Help us build a foundation of education for our youth. Please send your tax deductible contribution to The Streets Don't Love You Back Scholarship Fund. All tax deductible contributions should be sent to The Streets Don't Love You Back Scholarship Fund P.O. BOX 226 Cincinnati,Ohio 45201 or below

Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on April 7, 2010 at 2:13am — No Comments

Jacob The Jeweler Enters Halfway House After Two-Year Bid

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on April 6, 2010 at 10:41am — No Comments

Highlights of the gangs

Highlights of the

2008 National Youth Gang Survey…

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on April 6, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Teachers urged to watch out for gangs

Teachers should look out for signs of gang activity such as pupils wearing stab vests, dressing alike or using different nicknames, according to new advice for schools.Teachers should look out for signs of gang activity such as pupils wearing stab vests, dressing alike or using different nicknames, according to new advice for schools.

The toolkit, published by the NASUWT teaching union, gives…

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on April 6, 2010 at 10:28am — No Comments

27 People Arrested In NJ Teen Gang Rape Case

Two men and three teenage boys were charged Saturday with gang-raping a 7-year-old girl who was sold by her 15-year-old…

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on April 5, 2010 at 11:04am — No Comments

MISSION STATEMENT...ATT.A RED ALERT TO ALL MOTHERS AND FATHERS AROUND THE WORLD

ATT.A RED ALERT TO ALL MOTHERS AND FATHERS WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD TO GANGS AND DRUGS WE ARE ASKING YOU TO JOIN OUR TEAM THE STREETS DONT LOVE YOU BACK AT www.thestreetsdontloveyouback.ning.com TO HELP MAKE A CHANGE IN OUR CITIES AROUND THE WORLD TOGETHER AS A TEAM WE CAN MAKE THE CHANGE THAT WE ALL SO SEEK.

MISSION STATEMENT....It is our mission to be a force for positive

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on April 4, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Shooting At McDonalds Easter Sunday

CINCINNATI -- Police are searching for the suspect in a shooting that took place in a Price Hill McDonald’s parking lot Easter Sunday.

It happened after 6:30 p.m. in the 3700 block of Warsaw Avenue.

When police arrived on the scene they found the victim shot multiple times. He was taken to University Hospital.

The victim’s name and condition have not been released.

The suspect, described as…

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on April 4, 2010 at 5:34pm — No Comments

It’s a dead end in MS-13

Lucky had no idea where he was headed. Hours earlier, he was thrilled to be invited to a party. Now he sat in the passenger seat of a pickup with Travieso at the wheel.

Travieso’s real name is Joseph Ivan Diaz, but nobody called him that. The nickname — “mischievous” in Spanish — just suited him. Lucky’s name was Lal Ko, a Burmese immigrant who liked the idea of being in a gang. Days earlier, the Parkview High senior had endured a load of bruises when he was “jumped” into the MS-13… Continue

Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on April 4, 2010 at 10:22am — No Comments

Fresno Police Steps Up Efforts to Arrest Bulldog Gang Members.

Fresno, Calif. (KMPH News) — A string of gang shootings over the weekend are prompting concern about a rise in violence in the city of Fresno. Investigators call it a feud between two separate groups within the Bulldog criminal street Gang.

26–year old Celis Gonzalez and 26–year old Richard Solomonian were gunned down Saturday. Investigators have made no arrests. But, they believe their murders are linked to Fresno's notorious…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 2, 2010 at 10:15pm — No Comments

Suspected gang member arrested for last week's shooting.

Police on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old suspected gang member for accidentally shooting a teenaged girl last week and then covering the incident up.

David Espinoza, an alleged Norteño gang member, is charged with street terrorism, making a false report to a peace officer, concealing a crime scene, being a gang member in possession of a handgun, contributing to delinquency and negligent discharge of a firearm, Tracy police Sgt. Tony Sheneman said.

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 2, 2010 at 10:04pm — No Comments

2 injured in gang-related shooting in Providence.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Just hours after the city's third homicide of the year, two men were shot Thursday night in a separate incident in what the police describe as a gang-related drive-by shooting in the West End.

The men's injuries are not considered to be life-threatening, Maj. Thomas F. Oates III said.

The two men -- Sareivouth…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 2, 2010 at 10:03pm — No Comments

Gang members indicted in connection with "hit"

Gang members indicted in connection with “hit”

KINGSTON – Seven members of the Sex, Money, Murder Gang and their associates were indicted by an Ulster County grand jury on eight counts in connection with the retaliation murder of a fellow gang member, who they thought was a snitch.

The gang is a subset of the Unified Bloods…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 2, 2010 at 10:01pm — No Comments