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Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members
2:38 PM on 02/02/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Law enforcement officials say gangs are making greater use of Twitter and Facebook, where they sometimes post information that helps agents identify gang associates and learn more about their organizations...
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California teens accuse police of failure to protect
4:05 PM on 01/27/2010
UNION CITY, Calif. (AP) - The families of California black teens who say they've been the target of racially motivated crimes by a Hispanic gang are suing the Union City police...
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Caught on tape: Teenage girls brawl at laundromat
9:42 AM on 11/24/2009
A central Florida teenage girl is recovering after being viciously attacked by another group of teens...and its caught on tape.
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FBI conducts gang sweep in southern LA
3:40 PM on 10/22/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- More than 1,100 FBI agents and police officers spread out through South Los Angeles, banging on doors before dawn Thursday...
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Baltimore drug rivalry injures 16, kills 2 at backyard cookout
9:26 AM on 07/27/2009
A feud between rival drug gangs led to a shooting at a backyard cookout that left 12 people wounded, including a pregnant woman and a 2-year-old girl, Baltimore's police commissioner said Monday.
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Ex-drug addict turned little league coach inspires kids
9:32 AM on 06/21/2009
The Compton neighborhood in Los Angeles is known as a tough one. One man there is using an abandoned baseball diamond to make a difference to the local youth. Tim Lewis used to play Little League baseball on the corner of Compton and El Segundo 40 years ago. In the...
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Organization looking to eliminate Chicago's gang-related murders (video)
10:00 PM on 06/06/2009
CHICAGO - Within 24-hours 8-people were shot in gang-related drive-by shootings. Ten year-old Nikwell Fowler was near her home, 12-year-old Samir Kahn was at the corner grocery, and 18-year-old Terrell Bosley was in a church parking lot. They were all innocent bystanders and they were all killed in the crossfire...
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Dems down to the wire lobbying for reform votes
VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to "yes."...
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