Gangs
The Gangs topic page provides patrol officers with updated information on the language, graffiti, and habits of street gangs and criminal organizations.
Rising gang violence has escalated in Sweden over the past decade, leading to an increase in shootings, grenade bombings and concerns about public safety
It can hold the key to solving more and bigger crimes
Recruiting and operating organized crime gang members and bosses as long-term confidential criminal informants is a dangerous game for law enforcement officers
“NYPD detectives will go to the ends of the earth to ensure these criminals are brought to justice. Our message to them: There’s nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.”
Officer Muhammed Chowdhury was beaten so badly he couldn’t speak to police colleagues and first responders
“I refuse to allow gang members or other violent criminals to operate with impunity in San Bernardino,” said Police Chief Darren Goodman
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said the men were “lying in wait” to target police in an attempt to gain street cred for their gangs
The comments came after a police officer was shot responding to a drive-by shooting
Communities far from the border are confronting complex criminal issues spawned by the unbridled flood of illegal migrants
Police were responding to a shooting that left one person dead and four others injured
SWAT
While SWAT and community policing naturally feels to be in conflict with each other that does not have to be the case
“In my 34 years in the LAPD, I have never seen this type of criminal behavior,” Capt. Jonathan Tippet said
A shooting that left 6 dead and 12 wounded was a gunfight among gang rivals, police said
The $120,000 grant will be used to create a gang task force
For over three years, the unlikely duo have manned a 24/7 hotline directed at resolving conflicts
The city has faced increasing pressure to act as residents’ outrage has grown over a surge in violent crime
A gang in L.A.'s Eastside orchestrated the thefts, according to LAPD detectives
Several of the gang’s members are charged in the slaying of off-duty Officer Fernando Arroyos
Police Superintendent David Brown said the bulk of the homicides are the result of conflicts between rival gangs
Police also seized nearly $300,000 in cash and over 100 firearms
Chicago
The use of the federal racketeering law to go specifically after violence has ramped up since 2017
Chiefs and sheriffs may need to consider greater enforcement efforts while not injuring police-community relations
The move acknowledged that a key component of crime-fighting efforts was not working effectively and in need of adjustment
Multi-agency collaboration aids in thwarting violent criminal activity in central S.C.
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea says the NYPD is pulling out all the stops in curbing violence committed by warring street gangs
“I have to commend the four officers for the incredible restraint that was shown on [body camera] video,” said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea
A 28-year-old Chicago man is accused of shooting and wounding three law enforcement officers
Some city council members objected. “We are not looking to have civilians do exactly what police officers do”
Statutes define gang crime as involving persons committing crimes for the benefit of the gang. But what if the crime is committed by a lone wolf?
When analyzed in abstract terms, the intelligence process sounds vague, complicated and difficult to execute. This need not be the case
Five key factors make up the mission of security threat group intelligence gathering operations in a correctional setting
The thwarting of inmate plans for escape, drug trafficking, gang activity or assaults does not occur by chance
Chief Col. Hugh T. Clements said it involved an “ongoing feud” involving two groups known to authorities
