The California Post has reported the shocking story that many homeless encampments around LA aren’t just places where the poor, addicted, and mentally ill take refuge. They’re also apparently run by ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Poor economic opportunities, unemployment, high school drop-out rates, and lack of family structure or support can sway at-risk youth into gang activity. Omaha Police has been ...

An unholy alliance is reshaping Los Angeles’ criminal underworld. Police have told The California Post once-sworn enemies MS-13 and 18th Street have set aside differences and decades of violence to ...

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We've done surveillance here. He's been made at this residence. Just after sunrise, he has prior arrests for weapons and gang enhancements and narcotics. Sacramento County Sheriff SWAT officers and ...

The simple act of crossing the road landed gang member Calen Morris in more trouble with the police. He had been wearing his leather patch – depicting a horned skull engulfed in red flames, and the ...

Virginians struggling with rising electric bills could see some relief under one of the first measures signed this session by Gov. Abigail Spanberger. From jail to manhunt: How an Appomattox arrestee ...

Gangs are a problem plaguing our nation. While trends show a steady decrease from the past, gangs are still prevalent in many communities throughout the U.S. Unfortunately, many gangs lure susceptible ...

Detroit — Not understanding the culture surrounding gang graffiti in Detroit can get the uninformed killed. Rule No. 1: Paint over gang graffiti at your peril. "Tag wars" have raged in Detroit for ...

RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (WTOC) - Fifteen members of the Southeast Georgia Chapter of the Outcast Motorcycle Gang have been convicted in what officials call the largest motorcycle gang prosecution in state ...

Both rulings turned on a 2021 law that raised the standard of evidence for proving that someone broke a law as part of “criminal street gang activity.” In different ways, the Supreme Court chose to ...