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TEXTING WHILE DRIVING CAN KILL

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on February 4, 2010 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Jersey City double murder likely gang-related

Hudson prosecutor: Jersey City double murder likely gang-related

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

By SARAH RAHMAN

JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

Two Jersey City men were both shot in the head yesterday morning at the corner of Woodlawn Avenue and Corcoran Street in what police believe to be a gang-related execution.

At around 4 a.m., cops found Lester "Bleek" Thompson and Mileak Richardson sprawled on the sidewalk face down, Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on February 3, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

ID theft operation uncovered in Phoenix and surrounding communities

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on February 2, 2010 at 8:43pm — No Comments

Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members (Los Angeles, CA):

By THOMAS WATKINS

The Associated Press

Tuesday, February 2, 2010; 2:24 PM

LOS ANGELES -- When a gang member was released from jail soon after his arrest for selling methamphetamine, friends and associates assumed he had cut a deal with authorities and become a police informant.

They sent a warning on Twitter that went like this: We have a snitch in our midst.

Unbeknownst to them, that tweet and the traffic it generated were being closely followed by… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on February 2, 2010 at 7:32pm — No Comments

History Channel to feature Columbia gangs

A prime-time History Channel show on local television tonight will focus on a face of Columbia rarely seen - the capital city as a mecca for bloody gang violence and drug dealing.

"In the Deep South, one gang reigns supreme . . . the Gangsta Killa Bloods," intones a deep-voiced narrator at the show's beginning.

The show airs at 8 p.m. today on the History Channel, channel 45 on Time Warner Cable. It is part of the History Channel's gangland series.

For the next… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on February 1, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Maker of 'Stop Snitching' Videos Convicted

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 29) -- Ronnie "Skinny Suge" Thomas, a Maryland gang leader who produced and starred in the infamous "Stop Snitching" videos, was convicted Thursday in Baltimore federal court of being part of an organization involved in drug trafficking, conspiracy to commit murder and robbery.

Authorities alleged that Thomas and another gang member Sherman Pride, who was also convicted Thursday, were part of the Tree Top Piru Bloods (TTP Bloods). Twenty-five other people have… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on February 1, 2010 at 9:23am — No Comments

This is amazing...

Be sure to read and review the PICTURE! This was shared by an anonymous doctor.

A couple of days ago I was running (I use that term very loosely) on my treadmill, watching a DVD sermon by Louie Giglio... And I was BLOWN AWAY! I want to share what I learned.... But I fear not being able to convey it as well as I want. I will share anyway.

He (Louie) was talking about how inconceivably BIG our God is.... How He spoke the universe into being.... Then He went on to speak of… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on January 26, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

ALWAYS SHOW LOVE

OUR KIDS SHOULD NEVER FEEL LIKE WE DONT LOVE THEM,WHEN RAISING CHILDREN,ITS HAS TO BE A BALANCE, LOVE, ATTENTION, AFFECTION, AND DISCIPLINE. ALL CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW THAT THEY R LOVED, IT HAS TO START AT HOME, TRY TO PROVIDE A LOVING ENVIRONMENT IN THE HOME,PRAY WITH YOUR KIDS, EAT DINNER AS A FAMILY,HUG THEM EVERYDAY AND CONSTANTLY TELL THEM YOU LOVE THEM, AND HAVE THEM DO THE SAME WITH THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND ALWAYS HAVE A COMMUNICATION LINE OPEN WITH UR CHILDREN,AND LET THEM KNOW NO… Continue

Added by MISS CASH on January 24, 2010 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

Your Awesome Mission

Thank you God for people like Rob and Lucinda Boyd.

We all know our teenagers walk a fine line between good and bad. The bad seems to look so good when they are feeling lonely, hurt, rejected and abandoned. It then becomes even more important for them to "fit in somewhere", feel welcomed, needed, important and loved. Those who rule the streets spot these "needy" kids immediately, They are the sliest at making them feel accepted, loved, respected, and a part of this "new found… Continue

Added by Sharon Lee Applegarth Simmons-Ke on January 24, 2010 at 2:46am — 2 Comments