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NOGALES, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV) - The Nogales, Arizona Police Department says it will not be stopped by threats from drug cartels. But Nine On Your Side has learned Nogales police are also threatened by a lack of funding. Outdated tools are putting its officers at a disadvantage when it comes to fighting drug smugglers.

Last weekend, a Mexican drug cartel issued a threat to shoot off-duty officers who bust up their loads. Officer Victor Hertherington said, "The border is always scary.…

The Ledger

EL PASO, Texas — A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a 15-year-old Mexican boy after a group trying to illegally enter the U.S. threw rocks at the agents at an international bridge near downtown El Paso, authorities said Tuesday.

The shooting, which happened Monday evening, drew sharp criticism from Mexico, where the…

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A federal indictment, unsealed in Los Angeles on Wednesday, charges 21 members of a Chino street gang with being part of a drug distribution ring with ties to the Mexican Mafia prison gang.

The indictment is the result of a two-year-long investigation known as "Operation Redemption." It targeted members and associates of the "Chino Sinners" street gang.

They are accused of distributing controlled…

State prison officials have traced the genesis of a new gang to Tracy's Deuel Vocational Institution. The Northern Riders first gained attention in 2000 when a founding member made a brazen declaration of war in a yard at Deuel. Officials today are determining if this group should hold rank among California's established prison gangs.

If it started inside the Tracy prison, as officials suspect, it would become the state's eighth documented prison gang and Deuel's…

Police seized drugs, four handguns and an assault rifle during arrests on Wednesday, capping an investigation that began 18 months ago.…

Chicago - Eight known or suspected members of the Gangster Disciples street gang were arrested early on Tuesday, culminating a nearly three-year investigation into drug trafficking in and around the Cabrini-Green housing project on Chicago’s Near North Side, the FBI and Chicago police announced on Wednesday.

All of those arrested were taken into custody at various locations in Chicago, without incident, by members of the FBI’s Joint Task Force on Gangs and Officers from the CPD Gang…

When seventh-grader Raymond Hosier was suspended for wearing rosary beads to school late last month, civil rights groups rushed to his defense.

"Without question, the continuing action taken by the school district in punishing Raymond for wearing a rosary to school violates the constitutional rights of our client," argued Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice.

After Sekulow filed a lawsuit, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on June 1, telling…

While only a small fraction of Latinos are in gangs, only a small fraction of gang members are non-Latino.

Police Officer Involved Domestic Violence. Lighting a candle of remembrance for those who've lost their lives to domestic violence behind the blue wall, for strength and wisdom to those still there, and a non-ending prayer for those who thought they had escaped but can't stop being afraid.think

• [TN] Nashville Police Officer Deon Cartmell can't get his story straight about how his wife Shari was shot to death http://is.gd/cNG9T about 10 hours ago
• [NY] The NEW wife of fired-rehired-fired-and-appealing Officer John Lewis has injuries to her…

The U.S. attorney's office said the arrests on Tuesday stem from a 22-count federal racketeering and narcotics indictment naming 17 defendants.

Prosecutors say four of the defendants are eligible for the death penalty if convicted of the 2006 killing of a rival gang member. The remaining 13 face 20 years to life without parole.

The…

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…