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Boy, 16, held on $1M in shooting of woman outside H.S.
Tribune reporterA 16-year-old Chicago high school student whose friend had been killed earlier, accidentally shot a female student on Wednesday as he was gunning for a rival gang member, prosecutors said today. Johnathon Calvillo, who prosecutors said was a gangmember,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Lawyers, Justice System, Students, Shootings
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Seven Montebello-area gang members arrested in cold case killings
Seven reputed Montebello-area gang members have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in at least half a dozen killings stemming from ongoing rivalries over drugs and turf, authorities said Wednesday. The arrests made by Montebello police and...
Tags: Murder, Police Arrests, Blackmail and Extortion, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Criminals
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Reputed Montebello gang members linked to six murders, police say
Seven reputed Montebello-area gang members have been arrested for their alleged involvement in at least half a dozen murders stemming from ongoing rivalries over drugs and turf, authorities said Wednesday. The arrests by Montebello police and agents...
Tags: Murder, Google+, Police Arrests, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Shootings
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Alleged gang leader being held in poor conditions, lawyer says
As the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family gang at the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal prosecutors say, Tavon White could get access to pretty much whatever he wanted: drugs, phones, money and sex. He is now being held under more...
Tags: Trials, Black Guerrilla Family, Prisons, AFSCME, Prosecution
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Allentown 2ND gang members get prison for drug trafficking
Three members of an Allentown street gang that filled the city's North Second Street neighborhood with crack cocaine have been sentenced as the case by federal prosecutors stemming from an October 2011 raid draws to a close. U.S. District Judge James...Tags: Trials, Punishment, Cocaine, Crimes, Prisons
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Gun sale loopholes can often put weapons in felons' hands
Kenneth Lee was a convicted felon who wanted a gun, authorities say. Darlene Hoover was a single mom with a clean record who needed cash. So the two acquaintances from the South Side made a deal, according to prosecutors. For $200, Hoover drove about 40...Tags: Physical Therapy, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Punishment, Lawyers, Health Treatments
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Pre-paid cards, phones and codes are inmates' currency
In the black market of Maryland's prisons and jails, where the right price can secure cellphones and drugs, transactions unfold through a complex system of currency. Among the key elements: 14-digit codes, prepaid debit cards and text messages. One...
Tags: Trials, Organized Crime, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI
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Voice of the People, May. 11
Age: 84 Residence: Tinley Park Writing letters since: His retirement in 1988. Along with the Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times and Southtown Star also publish his letters ("I've lost count over the years," he said). Life story in 100 words or less: Born...Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, University of Chicago, Roosevelt University, Crime, Law and Justice
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Police participate in countywide curfew sweep
About 11 p.m. Thursday, Costa Mesa police Sgt. Pat Wessel and Officer Jason Chamness eyed two teens skateboarding down the alley that borders the Placentia Avenue fire station on the Westside. As the officers pulled up, the smell of pot emanated from...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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A killing and backyard burial: Manslaughter, judge says, not murder
A Pico Rivera man convicted of fatally shooting a 19-year-old gang member and burying the body in his backyard has had his murder conviction reduced to voluntary manslaughter, authorities said. Robert Charles Redd, 53, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years...Tags: Murder, Punishment, Lawyers, Prisons, Justice System
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O'Malley promises corrections reform as GOP calls for audit
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that he would expand the use of technology to block cell phone calls in Maryland corrections facilities, part of a set of reforms designed to "root out corruption" after a federal indictment alleged widespread gang...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Annapolis, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Inmate, 17 other alleged Bloods indicted on racketeering charges
A federal grand jury indicted 18 alleged gang members on racketeering charges, including a detainee at a state-managed detention center, news that could draw more scrutiny to Maryland's beleaguered correctional system. Federal officials say the members...
Tags: Punishment, Organized Crime, Prescription Drugs, OxyContin (drug), Black Guerrilla Family
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