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Paroled gang-banger speeds off, injuring Cicero officer
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
Quezada, of Cicero, is a gang member with gang tattoos on his neck, authorities said. State records show he was paroled last month after serving time for ...
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Police criticize parade honoring gang leader
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
“Officers should be aware that the aforementioned gangs have historical and current conflict with other rival gangs as well as some factions experiencing ...
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Urban Terrorists in America?
FinalCall.com - Chicago,IL,USA
In Florida, legislators are working on an anti-gang bill that requires gang members to register and has local police work closely with the Florida ...
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2 teens charged in gang-related shooting at East Aurora High School
Chicago Tribune - United States
Two teens have been charged in a gang-related shooting near East Aurora High School, where police stepped up patrols Tuesday after a 15-year-old girl ...
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1 dead, 2 wounded in gang-related shooting on Southwest Side ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
Police on Friday were investigating a gang-related shooting in which a man was killed and two others were wounded late Thursday on Chicago's Southwest Side, ...
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3 bodies found in Chicago home in gang-plagued neighborhood
The Associated Press -
CHICAGO (AP) — Police found three people shot to death Wednesday inside a home in a gang-plagued neighborhood, the latest gun killings in a spate of ...
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Durbin, Obama say Chicago should be part of anti-gang initiative
Chicago Tribune - United States
"Chicago is home to some of the largest and most violent gangs in the country, but has been left out of one of the most highly touted federal anti-gang ...
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Updated 4/28: Evanston to receive more than $26000 in anti-gang effort
Pioneer Press Online - Glenview,IL,USA
The awards fall under the federally funded Anti-Gang Initiative, unveiled in 2006 by the US Department of Justice. Other departments that are to receive ...
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Wheaton man gets 15 years in gang-related shooting
Chicago Tribune - United States
A Wheaton man with gang ties was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for shooting and critically wounding a restaurant worker last year as he dropped ...
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Chicago rolls out SWAT teams to prevent 2nd violent weekend
The Associated Press -
Last weekend, there were 36 shootings — at least 14 of which police believed were gang related. But he said he's concerned about possible repercussions from ...
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Man killed, teen wounded in gang-related attacks
Chicago Tribune - United States
A man was killed and a teenager was critically wounded late Tuesday in separate gang-related shootings on Chicago's West Side, police said. ...
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32 shootings, 6 homicides reported in Chicago over weekend.
The Associated Press. Mon, Apr 21, 2008 (9:12 a.m.). An epidemic of gunfire rattled the city ...
Grant money to help aid in curbing gang violence, narcotics
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
The grants were made available to agencies who identified gang violence in their communities and submitted proposals. Officials say gang violence was in ...
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Sheriff's, Waukegan police to get anti-gang funds
Waukegan News Sun - Waukegan,IL,USA
The exact dollar amount has not been revealed but the funds will be used to hire a gang crime analyst. The awards fall under the federally funded Anti-Gang ...
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Students get lessons in horrors of gang life
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
BY ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter/rrossi@suntimes.com Growing up, most people Marzet Tucker knew were gang members. But they abandoned him in a second ...
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Jury still out in Aurora gang trial
Aurora Beacon News - Aurora,IL,USA
Prosecutors say the seven defendants' involvement with the Insane Deuces gang led to the murders of David Laczano, Robert Perez, David Diego Morales-Garcia ...
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Cops: Gang ties at issue in mall fight
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
TYPICAL gang mentality... Too weak to address his own conflicts, he has to call in as many "friends" as possible so he can ensure a "win" over his adversary ...
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Alleged gang leader caught after 4 years
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
Jehan, whose nickname is "Scandalous," reputedly is a high-ranking Black Disciples gang member. He is charged with helping lead a South Side drug business ...
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3 of Lake County's 'Most Wanted' gang leaders captured
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
Three street gang members who were wanted for crimes ranging from aggravated battery to carjacking to drug dealing near a school have been arrested, ...
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Mixed approach needed to attack 'hybrid gang' issue
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
By the Pantagraph Editorial Board The so-called "hybrid gangs" of youths around the Twin Cities that have been engaging in petty crimes and pellet gun ...
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Aurora gang trial may go to jury
Aurora Beacon News - Aurora,IL,USA
CHICAGO -- The federal trial of seven men accused of murder and drug conspiracy involving an Aurora gang may go to the jury today. ...
'Hybrid gangs' a growing concern for Twin Cities
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
They have no affiliation with gangs in Chicago or St. Louis. | Agency's attempt to address gangs shorted by funding They are responsible for an uptick in ...
Former gang leader testifies in
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
AURORA (WLS) -- A former Aurora gang leader testified against an underling Tuesday in the trial for the murder of a 6-year-old boy. ...
Man shot on South Side, possibly gang-related
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
The shooting was possibly gang-related, but officers remained on the scene investigating the shooting as of 2 pm Sunday, police said.
Suspected Cicero gang member shot dead
Chicago Tribune - United States
A Cicero man who police say was a gang member was fatally shot Friday night. Hugo Haro, 25, was shot four times in the head and chest while walking in the ...
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Reputed gang member fatally shot in Cicero, rival members ...
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
A 25-year-old reputed gang member was fatally shot while walking in an alleyway in southwest suburban Cicero Friday evening. Hours later, rival gang members ...
2 shootings of kids, gang violence worry students at Global ...
Chicago Tribune - United States
"[There] was a just a big gang fight yesterday," senior Jasmine Lofton, 18, said after school Wednesday. "It's really about to be something when it gets hot ...
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Gang-related shooting of girl, 12, is detailed in court
Chicago Tribune - United States
A teenager charged with shooting a 12-year-old girl in a gang-related incident last week was held Monday in lieu of $450000 bail. Jaki Bell, 15, of the 9000 ...
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Lake County's 10 most-wanted gang members put on list
Chicago Tribune - United States
The northern suburbs, where there is minimal gang competition and police departments lack the gang experience of Chicago officers, became an appealing place ...
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Reputed ex-gang boss sentenced for Aurora murder he ordered
Chicago Tribune - United States
A reputed former street gang leader was sentenced Tuesday in Kane County court to 38 years in prison for ordering the 1989 shooting of an underling. ...
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Gang member sought in 1998 death of girl arrested in Mexico
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Dan P. Blake | Tribune reporter 6:02 PM CDT, March 17, 2008 A gang member wanted in the 1998 drive-by shooting death of a 14-year-old girl on Chicago's ...
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'A suicide bombing mentality'
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
Each is dominated by a different gang. That means students arrive at the fortress-like school on the edge of the Eisenhower lugging tensions fueled by ...
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