Manchester and Old Trafford where young people see gang life as their only choice

` gangs are running scared," insisted Chief Supt Dave Keller at the start of the meeting.He is credited with building strong relationships between the police and the community in Moss Side and Hulme. Officers have even been applauded as they carry out raids - a scene unthinkable five years ago.But there are still parts of Manchester and Old Trafford where young people see gang life as their only choice. Those drawn to this way of life are getting younger and their allegiances more chaotic. It is no longer just about men controlling the drug business, it's about boys playing around with guns.But Operation Cougar is having a surprising impact....

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look for a suspect in a deadly shooting at a local park

Jacksonville Sheriff's Officers continue to look for a suspect in a deadly shooting at a local park. They say children were playing when it happened. Residents plan to meet today to talk about the violence.According to residents in one Northside community and police, someone shot a 15-year-old Wednesday night. Police found the teen in the parking lot at Panama Park around 7 o'clock. Paramedics took him to the hospital where he died. Authorities do not have a suspect. They still have many questions about the shooting. They do not know if it was random or if someone targeted the victim. At the time of the shooting, people were on the basketball court and kids were playing in the park. Police say when shots were fired, those on the court ran. They were able to talk with a few people.The head...

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dispute over a woman may have led to the shooting death of a 49-year-old Birmingham man

dispute over a woman may have led to the shooting death of a 49-year-old Birmingham man Tuesday night, the victim's brother said. The shooting happened in the 3600 block of 42nd Avenue North at 9:33 p.m. North Precinct officers found Roderick Monday in the street and he was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to police. Jones Davis Monday said he happened to see the man he believes killed his brother earlier that evening. On Wednesday morning, Monday said a friend told him the man had been walking around the neighborhood. "I heard they got into it about some woman and some licks were passed," Monday said. "Then the guy went and got a gun."Monday said he and his brother, a handyman who did roofing work, have lived in the Harriman Park community since 1963. The death...

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Police believe Ramel Ramos shot and killed Carlos Vasquez

Police believe Ramel Ramos shot and killed Carlos Vasquez in February. But Ramos was never charged with the killing because a key witness, Javon Shelton, could not be located. Now sources close to the case say federal authorities may launch their own investigation. They will be able to cross state lines to try to find Shelton, who is from New Jersey.If charges are brought in the case, the killer could face capital murder charg...

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early morning shooting outside The Palomino nightclub

City police are investigating an early morning shooting outside The Palomino nightclub at 2869 Owen Drive.It happened between 2 and 2:30 a.m. in the club’s parking lot, a police spokesman said.The identity of the victim was not available.No charges have been filed, the spokesman sa...

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Deshaun Miller, 24, was taken by ambulance to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center just before 7:00 p.m. after being shot in the right shoulder

Police were investigating the second shooting of the day, Wednesday evening, after a man was shot in the 700 block of Linn Street.Deshaun Miller, 24, was taken by ambulance to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center just before 7:00 p.m. after being shot in the right shoulder and upper right back.Miller was able to tell officers that the shooter was a black male, dressed in a white shirt and jeans. He was also described as driving a silver or gray Toyota Camry.No arrests have been made in this ca...

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shooting broke out at 2411 Elysian Fields Ave.

Gunshot wounds to the chest have left a 28-year-old man in critical condition this morning, a spokesman for the city's Emergency Medical Services said.According to the New Orleans Police Department, the shooting broke out at 2411 Elysian Fields Ave. before 6:27 a.m.Shortly thereafter, paramedics arrived and transported the victim to University Hospital's trauma center, where he was listed in serious condition, said EMS spokesman Jeb Tate.NOPD has released no other details.At the scene, a crime scene technician placed ankle-high, bright yellow cones usually used to mark evidence around several items in front of a gas station, which sits between the Carnival Club video poker truck stop and a Lowe's home improvement store. Several people sat on buckets and on the hoods of cars as they watched...

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14-year-old boy is accused of shooting and wounding his grandfather

14-year-old boy is accused of shooting and wounding his grandfather in East St. Louis when the man confronted him about skipping school. The boy isn't being publicly identified because he's charged as a juvenile with attempted murder. The teenager is being held at the St. Clair County juvenile lockup, pending his trial scheduled for May 17th. Authorities say the 51-year-old grandfather plans to assist in the prosecution. Police say the boy had been skipping school and was confronted by the grandfather Friday when he again was truant. That's when investigators say the shooting happened. The shotgun hasn't been fou...

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arrested two suspects in the fatal shooting of a Best Western clerk during a robbery early Monday.

Fort Worth police have arrested two suspects in the fatal shooting of a Best Western clerk during a robbery early Monday.Police responded to the hotel in the 6500 block of Interstate 35W after a guest found the body of the victim, Michael Myers, 59.Myers was shot three times, once in the neck and twice in the ch...

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worst mass killings in Chicago Anthony Scales Jr., Donovan Richardson, Whitney Flowers and Rrs, three men and two women were found shot to death

Authorities would not identify the victims, but relatives said four of the dead were Anthony Scales Jr., Donovan Richardson, Whitney Flowers and Reginald Walker. They were in their 20s. The fifth victim's name was not known.In one of the worst mass killings in Chicago in years, three men and two women were found shot to death Wednesday afternoon in a ransacked South Side home.Police are investigating whether the two-story home in the 7600 block of South Rhodes was being used as a house of ill repute, a source saidThe victims were found on the first floor of the home, police said. At least one was shot in the head One of the women was nude and the other was partially clothed, sources said.Police said they did not have a motive for the shootings. But relatives of Richardson suspect the home...

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Police arrested four people Wednesday night in connection with a bank robbery in which a teller pregnant with twins was shot

Police arrested four people Wednesday night in connection with a bank robbery in which a teller pregnant with twins was shot, but the suspected gunman remained at large.Four men were arrested on preliminary charges of conspiracy to commit robbery after police questioned people. At least three of those questioned were taken into custody after a raid at a home.The robbery occurred about Tuesday morning when a masked gunman entered a Huntington Bank branch, jumped over the counter screaming, shot teller Katherin Shuffield and grabbed cash from her drawer, police said.Shuffield, 30, is five months pregnant with twins and was shot in the abdomen. Her husband, Jason Shuffield, said Wednesday that she remained in critical but stable condition.Chief Michael Spears said the shooting was the most important...

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judge has named and shamed a Liverpool boy

A judge has named and shamed a Liverpool boy, 16, after sentencing him to five years' detention for gun crime.Judge Adrian Lyon lifted reporting restrictions identifying Kieran Farrell, of Croxteth.At Liverpool Crown Court Farrell, who was convicted at trial, was sentenced to five years for conspiring to possess a firearm, ammunition and silenc...

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James Clayton Riach,Barry Gene Espadilla were arrested while police found eight firearms, 350 grams of cocaine, drug packaging paraphernalia

Two young Vancouver gangsters are facing weapons and drug charges after police raided their Yaletown apartment and found a cache of illegal guns, including one with a silencer. As more than 500 gang police specialists gathered in Vancouver last week for the 2008 Western Canada Gang Conference, investigators from the B.C. Integrated Gang Task Force, RCMP E Division Criminal Intelligence Section, National Weapons Enforcement Support Team and the Vancouver Police Department Emergency Response Team, executed a high-risk search warrant at the home in the 1200-block of Homer Street. Two residents of the suite, James Clayton Riach, 24 and Barry Gene Espadilla, 23, were arrested while police found eight firearms, 350 grams of cocaine, drug packaging paraphernalia and $22,000.00 in cash. Sgt. Shinder...

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Rocky Pearson talked about using the gun against anyone at the residence if he needed to

Roseburg police arrested 48-year old Rocky Pearson of the Salem area after an undercover operation by Douglas Interagency Narcotics officers.Police received a tip that Pearson was headed to a location in Douglas County to rip off a marijuana grower. Surveillance allowed police to follow his vehicle. An informant told police Pearson talked about using the gun against anyone at the residence if he needed to.He was charged with conspiracy to commit burglary and robbery, felon in possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon.Pearson was arraigned in circuit court Tuesday and entered a not guilty plea. His trial date was set for June...

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Darryl Donnell Boykin,Deandre Lamar Barnes are each charged with second-degree assault, terroristic threats, being felons in possession of a firearm

Darryl Donnell Boykin, 22, and Deandre Lamar Barnes, 24, are each charged with second-degree assault, terroristic threats, being felons in possession of a firearm and possession of a pistol without a permit.According to the criminal complaint, a patron of the Kozy Bar told police that the two men wanted $20 he owed them for crack cocaine. He said Boykin put him up against the wall and Barnes held a gun in his face and said he was going to kill him. The man broke away, ran inside the bar and told the bartender to call 911.When police arrived, the victim said Barnes tossed the gun to Boykin who hid it behind a dartboard.According to the complaint, Barnes has been convicted of a felony drug offense in Michigan in 2006. Boykin was convicted of burglary in Arizona in 2004.In a memo to the court,...

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Jermaine F. Harris was indicted this month on gun and second-degree murder charges

Jermaine F. Harris was indicted this month on gun and second-degree murder charges.Henrico County police have arrested a second suspect in the violent death last year of Vincent Lamont Eldridge, who was gunned down at his apartment door.Police said Jermaine F. Harris, 21, was arrested during a traffic stop Wednesday night. Harris, who lives in the Highland Springs area, was indicted this month on gun and second-degree murder charges in the case.Eldridge, 20, lived in the 500 block of North Laburnum Avenue. Witnesses have said that two men were involved in the May 18 shooting. At the February trial of another person charged in the case, an investigator identified Harris as the second suspect.In the February trial, however, a jury deadlocked in trying to reach a verdict against the other man,...

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Three men, one armed with a gun, attempted to force their way into a couple's home

Three men, one armed with a gun, attempted to force their way into a couple's home in the 600 block of North Raguet early Saturday, a police report stated.A woman and her husband heard a knock on their door and the wife asked who it was, the report stated.A man outside the door said it was "Rodney." The woman cracked open the door to see who it was and three men began to force their way inside the house, the report stated. The men said they were looking for money.As the woman's husband helped her to push the door shut, one of the men brandished a gun through the door. The men left on foot when they learned the couple had dialed 911, the report stat...

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Sgt. Chris Reyka was shot to death in Pompano Beach the key missing piece of evidence in the Reyka case: the gun that killed him.

Sgt. Chris Reyka was shot to death in Pompano Beach, one path seemed promising.It led police north past the Walgreens parking lot where Reyka was ambushed to a dead-end street in Collier City. On the map, it's called Northwest Ninth Street. On the street, it's called ''The Hole'' -- one of the last pockets untouched by progress in this community that rose from Broward County's old bean fields.For months, BSO detectives, along with agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, have been working these fields, hoping to harvest the key missing piece of evidence in the Reyka case: the gun that killed him.They've been in and out of this community because Timothy Johnson -- who police say masterminded a series of drugstore holdups that have made him a ''person of interest''...

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Thomas Elam ,Detravious Mills, charged with possession of a firearm under the age of 21 and violating South Carolina’s gun laws.

Detravious Mills, 17, of 825 Ferry St., and Thomas Elam, 19, of 413 Clark Lane, both of Anderson were arrested Monday after leading Anderson police officers on a high-speed chase along several city streets and a foot chase at River Oaks Apartments.According to records at the Anderson City Jail, Mills is charged with possession of a firearm under the age of 21 and violating South Carolina’s gun laws. Elam, the driver of the car, is charged with criminal domestic violence, failure to stop for a blue light, grand larceny and violating the state’s gun laws, according to jail records.Anderson Municipal Court Judge Hugh Welborn listened Tuesday as Mills said he failed to complete Westside High School after being shot and Elam said he has a criminal record for gun violations and “all kinds of stuff.”According...

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Eric Burns,Kenneth Hawkins arrested Officers found a loaded handgun under a mattress inside Burns' house

Eric Burns, 26, was arrested at his house on the 1400 block of Riverside Drive on suspicion of shooting a gun in a dangerous manner, child endangerment, street gang participation and a parole violation, according to a Barstow Police Department report.Kenneth Hawkins, 54, was arrested at another house on the same block on suspicion of obstructing a police officer and on an outstanding warrant. Both were booked early Friday morning, according to the report.At about 12:23 a.m. Friday, police received a report that someone was breaking windows and shooting a gun on the 1400 block of Riverside Drive. Officers heard another shot fired as they arrived on scene. It was unclear whether the shot was fired at them, the report said.Officers determined that a fight occurred between two houses on the block....

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Joel Gutierrez,,Franciso Cervantes.Luis Medina charged with trafficking methamphetamine, manufacturing the drug and possession of a firearm

Joel Gutierrez, 19, Franciso Cervantes, 32, and Luis Medina, 27, all of Fort Valley, were charged with trafficking methamphetamine, manufacturing the drug and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, Deese said.All three men were being held at the Peach County Law Enforcement Center in Fort Valley, the sheriff said.The Peach County Drug Enforcement Unit and Sheriff's Emergency Response Team served a warrant and raided a mobile home at 3356 Peach County Parkway in Fort Valley. The small mobile home park is located off Ga. 49.Narcotics officers found what appeared to be the remnant of what was once a working meth lab, Deese said.Officers also seized $1,500 in cash and a .22 caliber pistol, the sheriff sa...

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Jonathan Belvin Taylor spent most of 2007 in prison

Jonathan Belvin Taylor, 24, spent most of 2007 in prison after a conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was released on parole in October, the state Department of Corrections said. Taylor, a Los Angeles resident killed in the Friday night shootout when he pulled out a handgun and fired at the two officers, was convicted in 2002 for carrying a concealed firearm in a car, was sentenced to 16 months in prison in 2005 for receiv...

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Daniel Duran,Basilio Bron charged with three counts of assault, and one count of criminal mischief.

Bradenton Police responded to an attempted robbery in the 700 block of Manatee Avenue at about 7 p.m. Friday resulting in the arrest of two men, authorities said.A grey compact vehicle with two men and a woman coming from Lakeland were following a gold SUV with three people on Manatee Avenue.A man from the car fired a BB gun at the SUV.When the SUV spotted law enforcement, they pulled over and reported the shooting.Police pursued the vehicle, resulting in 11 officers responding to the scene including a canine unit.The two men, whose names have not been released, have been charged with three counts of assault each. The driver, Daniel Duran, 19, of Cape Coral, was also charged with fleeing to elude law enforcement. The passenger, Basilio Bron, 27, also of Cape Coral, was charged with three counts...

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A victim was found with a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Two people were arrested in the fifth district Friday night after police heard gunshots go off in the area. D.C. Assistant Police Chief Dian Groomes said 5D unites were in the area of Saratoga when they heard gunshots on Brentwood Road. Officers said they saw two males leaving the scene in a green car. The officers followed the car and the suspects bailed out, according to police. The officers chased them down on foot and arrested both of them. Police said they recovered two guns. A victim was found with a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Friday nights arrests comes the same day Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr., Assistant Police Chief Diane Groomes and Fifth District Commander Lamar Greene announced a plan to address a...

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Thomas Lockett ,Randy Foreman arrested

After reports of shots being fired at Village Green, Bibb County deputies stopped a vehicle last week and found 2 heavily armed men, one a convicted felon. An array of guns & bottles of alcohol were visible on the seat of the SUV. Thomas Lockett & Randy Foreman, were arrested, but both bonded out of ja...

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Cory Cline Charged with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace and possession of a controlled substance

Two Grimsby men are facing weapons and drug charges after members of the Niagara Regional Police Service responded to a firearms call in an apartment complex in Grimsby. On April 14, at about 2:30 p.m. uniformed police officers responded to a complaint of a gun being fired from the seventh floor of an apartment building on Slessor Boulevard in Grimsby. Upon entering the apartment police located and seized a pellet rifle that one of the apartment occupants was allegedly using to shoot at attendees of the apartment complex. During their investigation into the alleged shooting police also discovered a large quantity of marijuana, and six people in the apartment were arrested for drug possession. Detectives from the No. 8 District Criminal Investigations Unit attended the scene and their investigation...

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The suspects ''fired several shots at them with a high-powered weapon,''

A 22-year-old man sitting in a car with his girlfriend and 2-month-old baby was shot in the neck in a drive-by Tuesday, police said.A car, possibly a gold Saturn, with several men inside drove up to the couple at Northwest Second Avenue and 53rd Street.One man got out and opened fire just before 3 p.m.The suspects ''fired several shots at them with a high-powered weapon,'' said Napier Velazquez, a department spokesman.The victim put the car in reverse out of the area and then ran inside the nearby Chef Creole restaurant at 200 Northwest 54th St., where people called 911.The man was taken to Ryder Trauma Center in very critical condition, Velazquez said.''Given what happened, it's a miracle that the child and the girlfriend weren't hit,'' said Martha Carbana, a department spokeswoman.Police...

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Armed with a handgun and the knowledge he was a marked man, Bandidos member Francesco "Cisco" Lenti fired five shots at the four Hells Angels

Armed with a handgun and the knowledge he was a marked man, Bandidos member Francesco "Cisco" Lenti fired five shots at the four Hells Angels surrounding him before stepping over a felled man and firing a fatal bullet. Lenti took responsibility yesterday for the chilling snapshot of violence that erupted at a Vaughan strip club in 2006. The 60-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the shooting of Hells Angels sergeant-at-arms David (White Dread) Buchanan and the aggravated assault of then Hells Angels prospect Carlos Verrelli (now a full member) and full-patch member Dana Carnegie. Lenti will be sentenced May 12. Court heard a detailed account of the fatal shooting and the biker politics that fuelled it as Assistant Crown Attorney David Moull read an agreed statement of facts into the...

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man was shot in the stomach and was taken by ambulance to Albany Medical Center.

Police were called to an alleyway on Bridge Street about six o'clock Tuesday night for a report of shots fired.Neighbors tell us it was a driveby shooting and one person was taken away by ambulence.Police tell us a man was shot in the stomach and was taken by ambulance to Albany Medical Center. The victim of the shooting has not been identified. We do not have a report yet on his condition.The shooter fled westbound on Bridge Stre...

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Jonathan Belvin Taylor killed in the Friday night shootout when he pulled out a handgun and fired at the two officers

Jonathan Belvin Taylor, 24, spent most of 2007 in prison after a conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was released on parole in October, the state Department of Corrections said. Taylor, a Los Angeles resident killed in the Friday night shootout when he pulled out a handgun and fired at the two officers, was convicted in 2002 for carrying a concealed firearm in a car, was sentenced Lt. Raymond Garcia was shot in the face and is recovering. to 16 months in prison in 2005 for receiving stolen property, and served seven months of a 16-month sentence for carrying a gun in 2007, county and state records show. He also was arrested...

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officers saw the passenger throw something out the window before they could pull the vehicle over, The item turned out to be a sawed off shotgun

Alejandro Ramirez, 26 of Parma, and Anthony Bernal, 18 of Nampa, were placed in the Canyon County jail and charged with possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, an illegal firearm, stolen property and burglary tools. They were also charged with felon in possession of a firearm and destruction of evidence.officers saw the passenger throw something out the window before they could pull the vehicle over, authorities said. The item turned out to be a sawed-off shotgun.The suspects were placed in custody while there car was searched, officers said, revealing a second loaded shotgun, ammunition for pistols and shotguns, a stun gun, a bullet proof vest, stolen property and two bandannas with a receipt from a local busine...

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Gunpoint home invasion in Westbury

Gunpoint home invasion in Westbury three men pushed through the front door of a residence where a 17-year-old girl was home alone, then handcuffed the girl and searched the house, the police said.The girl's older sister, 25, came home with a male friend during the 4 p.m. burglary and they were both held at gunpoint, police said. No one was injured.Detectives said the men rang the doorbell of the Marietta Drive home and when the girl opened the door, a man with a gun pushed through and let the other two burglars in.A police report said the burglars searched the house, but the report did not say whether they took anything.The victims saw the men escape in two cars. They drove off in a newer-model silver Nissan Maxima and an older-model green car, possibly a Nissan Maxima or Honda Accord.In addition...

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Bruce Jones who's lucky to be alive after 4 laser-guided shots from the citizen's gun missed him

Bruce Jones, 26 who's lucky to be alive after 4 laser-guided shots from the citizen's gun missed him was only charged with aggravated assault and carrying a concealed weapon, and was jailed on a total of $6,000 bond on both charg...

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Gregory Hughes charged with armed robbery was Gregory Hughes

8th District detectives yesterday arrested a suspect in a robbery in that same notorious 500 block of Burgundy on 3.2.08. Charged with armed robbery was Gregory Hughes, 35, a black guy, 6'1" tall, weighing 180 pounds. He was positively identified in a photo lineup by the white victim who was walking down the street at 11:25 p.m. when he was robbed by a black guy with a pistol. Hughes is being held on $100,000 b...

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Officers also seized drugs, a .380-caliber handgun and $827 in cash.

Akron police said a gun violence reduction sweep resulted in the arrest of 15 people on 29 charges.The sweep was conducted by the Akron Police Department, the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm and Explosives diversion and the U.S. Marshal's Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.The charges include 14 felony arrests, 12 misdemeanor arrests and three warrant arrests.Officers also seized drugs, a .380-caliber handgun and $827 in ca...

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Petro Canada gas station a male produced a hand gun

three males entered the Petro Canada gas station kiosk at 1123 Dorval Drive in Oakville. One male produced a hand gun and told the clerk to look at the ground. All three males then proceeded to open the cash register and remove an undisclosed amount of money. The three males used a garbage bag to collect a large amount of cigarettes. There were no injuries during the robbery. The suspects were seen leaving the area in dark vehicle displaying blue headlights. Suspect 1: White, approximately 5’6", average build, wearing black baseball cap with white buttons, black bandana covering lower half of his face, dark plaid jacket with light stripes and...

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Since the murders of Mark Moloney and James Cronin six homes had just been hit by machine gun fire

The garda crack squad, the Emergency Response Unit (ERU), were drafted into Limerick over two weeks ago to quell the trouble and augment armed patrols and checkpoints.Six homes had just been hit by machine gun fire after a stolen car with a false taxi sign fixed to the roof entered St Mary's Park. The Collopy gang were the intended targets but neighbouring adults and children had to dive for cover.Residents in socially deprived estates believed that the arrival of the ERU would put a halt to gun crime. However, since the ERU arrived, the gangland violence has been defiantly stepped up.Drugs well in excess of €1m have been seized in the past three weeks. Firearms and ammunition have been seized on a regular basis in waste ground or at the rear of homes.Crime and gang-related activity in Limerick...

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Lamont McCray, 30, of Oakwood Road in Kingstree is charged with possession of a stolen gun

Lamont McCray, 30, of Oakwood Road in Kingstree is charged with possession of a stolen gun, Ford said.The father of a boy who police say brought a loaded gun on a school bus is charged in connection with the case, Kingstree Police Chief Robert Ford said.The 13-year-old Kingstree Elementary School student brought the gun on the bus Tuesday afternoon, pointed at a 7-year-old girl and threatened to kill her, Ford said.Police ran a background check on the gun soon after the incident and discovered the .9 mm semi-automatic pistol was reported stolen in Laurens County, Ford said. The suspect told police he didn’t know the gun was stolen.McCray turned himself into police Friday and has cooperated with investigators, Ford said.McCray appeared before a judge for a bond hearing Friday afternoon where...

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Stun gun used to subdue two people at a Westchester County wedding reception

Police are acknowledging they used a stun gun to subdue two people at a Westchester County wedding reception after a ruckus erupted over the band. The two _ the groom and the couple's daughter _ were arrested at Saturday's event, as was the bride. Port Chester Police Lt. James Ladeairous says officers followed department guidelines allowing them to use a Taser stun gun when they can't otherwise get control of a suspect. The 21-year-old daughter says she and her father were left with bruises. Both were arrested on misdemeanor charges of obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest. The bride was arrested on a felony criminal mischief charge. The daughter says the couple was legally married 22 years ago but had a long-delayed church wedding Saturd...

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One officer was shot in the jaw, another in the shoulder

One officer was shot in the jaw, another in the shoulder, police Lt. Walt Krumbach said. Both were taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and are said to be stable. Neither of the injuries are believed to be life threatening.Two police officers wounded in a shootout at a movie theater that killed a suspect are recovering, authorities said Saturday.The wounded officers' names have not been released.The shooting broke out Friday night at the Pacific Beach Cities Stadium 16. Officers had gone in to escort a young man out and he opened fire. Police shot and killed the gunman outside the theaters.Officers searched in and around the theater for companions of the gunman and took two men into custody at a nearby parking structure.At first, police said the pair were being considered "persons of interest"...

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David Welker is accused of raping a woman in broad daylight at a Wal-Mart parking lot located on John Young Parkway after forcing her into her car

A 24-year-old man held a gun to the head of a 15-month-old girl while he raped her mother for 25 minutes in a Wal-Mart parking lot, according to an arrest report.David Welker is accused of raping a woman in broad daylight at a Wal-Mart parking lot located on John Young Parkway after forcing her into her car at gunpoint.The gun was placed against the child as Welker raped the woman twice, Thursday's arrest report said.The document also said "he ordered her to dump out her purse. He then took her cellular phone, her debit card" and $70 in cash.Crimeline tips led detectives to Welker after photos apparently showing him at an ATM were released to the public earlier in the week."This is huge," Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Rich Mankewich said. "Obviously, he caused fear in a lot of people over the...

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Violence Suppression Team was formed by municipal police forces and the RCMP after the unprecedented gangland slaughter of six people

Violence Suppression Team was formed by municipal police forces and the RCMP after the unprecedented gangland slaughter of six people in a Surrey highrise last fall.Since then, the team has pulled over gangsters in 2,334 cars, some multiple times, and seized 20 guns, Robinson told reporters on the last day of the Western Canada Gang Conference.The street-level uniformed team has also made 34 arrests, laid 52 charges and seized five sets of body armour since its formation Nov. 14.But more important, Robinson said, are the 1,234 "high-value intelligence reports" the team has developed. These aid beat cops in the areas where gangsters party."It...

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Christopher Stella raised his off-duty Glock 9 mm pistol to his head and shot himself, according to law-enforcement sources.

It was unclear why Christopher Stella, of Great Kills, took his own life, and law-enforcement sources said it appeared he left no note. Stella first smashed his own car into two parked vehicles at the King Kullen supermarket in Greenridge Plaza at about 3:30 a.m., cops said. He then raised his off-duty Glock 9 mm pistol to his head and shot himself, according to law-enforcement sources. "He was a good kid, quiet kid, no problems," said one colleague in the 72nd Precinct in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Officials also noted that Stella was not under departmental investigati...

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investigation into the conduct of a Thai policeman who shot dead Leo Del Pinto

Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej today (Thursday) formally ordered an investigation into the conduct of a Thai policeman who shot dead a Canadian tourist and injured a second.The Thai Premier, in his role as the Chairman of the Department of Special Investigations, ordered the DSI to formally investigate charges of murder and attempted murder.The move comes in the midst of allegations that police in Pai, a picturesque tourist village in northern Thailand, deliberately attempted to cover up the actions of one of their own officers, whom they had to investigate.The case was taken up by the Thai Human Rights Commission. Commissioner Saisuree...

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We had heard he had multiple weapons in the residence, including a high-powered rifle and sawed-off shotgun," Commander Lt. Dino Sgambellone s

Jesse Bishop, 22, of 3224 Park Avenue West, was arrested late Wednesday night after the METRICH Enforcement Unit raided his house. He was charged with felony possession of drugs.METRICH planned to raid Bishop's residence Tuesday night, but he wasn't home. Ontario police had contacted the regional drug task force after getting reports of drug trafficking and weapons at Bishop's residence. "I don't want people to think it's a safe haven," Ontario police Chief Rodney Smith said. "We're going to continue to hunt where these places are at and try to take them down."Bishop's case presented a challenge for local authorities."We had heard he had multiple weapons in the residence, including a high-powered rifle and sawed-off shotgun," METRICH Commander Lt. Dino Sgambellone said.METRICH detectives,...

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David Freeman was killed while the driver of the car suffered a minor neck wound

Police say 34-year-old David Freeman, of McKees Rocks, was killed while the driver of the car suffered a minor neck wound. The car crashed into a fire hydrant as the driver tried to escape the gun fire and another passenger was also hurt.The driver and passenger have been treated and released from a hospital.Police are still looking for whoever fired at least six shots from a silver Cadillac about 2 a.m. Friday.Police are not saying whether they have any suspec...

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shooting death of a 39-year-old man

Police in Sanpete County are investigating the shooting death of a 39-year-old man Thursday night. Police in Mount Pleasant, about 30 miles southeast of Nephi, are investigating the 11:30 p.m. shooting that left one man dead, according to the sheriff's office. More information was expected to be released later today. Mount Pleasant police Chief Jim Wilberg could not immediately be reached for comment, but Sanpete County Sheriff's Department officials confirmed the shooting probe was under w...

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Wayne Jackson, was fatally shot in the head

Wayne Jackson, 23, was fatally shot in the head on the South Side as a co-worker was dropping him off after work shortly after 3 a.m. in the 8500 block of South Saginaw Avenue. Jennifer Collins, 22, tried to escape the barrage of bullets by climbing into the back seat but was shot in the leg. She later was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition. The two male assailants were wearing ski masks and driving a white Ford Explo...

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Senmeon Williams was shot in the head outside a Racine grocery store

Man who was shot in the head outside a Racine grocery store has died at a suburban Milwaukee hospital.Racine police say 23-year-old Senmeon Williams died at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Thursday night, about 11 hours after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting outside Racine Supermarket.Witnesses tell police Williams was at Five Corners Tavern when he decided to run across the street to the store, then was hit by a gunshot.Investigators say they're looking for two male suspects who were in a four-door gray c...

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Arrest of an armed man in Limerick city 46 year old who was arrested is alleged to have been in possession of an automatic pistol

Gardai have described last night's arrest of an armed man in Limerick city as significant.A taser gun was used to stun the 46 year old in the Rhebogue area of the city around 10.45pm.He is suspected to have links to one of Limerick`s criminal gangs. It`s the first time a taser gun has been used by gardai.Members of the Emergency Response Unit suspected the man was carrying a firearm as he walked along a road in Rhebogue last night and used a taser gun to subdue him.It`s designed for use in cases where a lethal weapon would otherwise have been used and shoots small darts which deliver an electric shock, designed to stun a person, whilenot harming them permanently.Many Limerick people on the streets believe the use of this type of weapon is necessary.The 46 year old who was arrested is alleged...

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Viktor Bout "Merchant of Death," has charges dropped

Thai police dropped charges Wednesday against a Russian man accused of being one of the world's most prolific black market arms dealers, saying they will proceed with hearings to extradite him to the United States.Viktor Bout, a 41-year-old Russian, faces several counts in the U.S. of "conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization" for allegedly arranging to sell and transport weapons, including portable surface-to-air missiles to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.Lt. Gen. Phongphan Chayaphan, chief of the Thai police's Crime Suppression Division, said Bout would remain detained pending extradition...

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Six men in police custody after a member of the public reporting that shots had been fired in the vicinity of Miss Daisy Lane.

Six men are currently in police custody and two firearms and a car have been seized following an operation carried out in West Bay . Officers investigating the Saturday morning shooting in Miss Daisy Lane made the arrests soon after 2pm. The men aged between 21 and 38 have been arrested on suspicion of possessing unlicensed firearms, suspicion of discharging an unlicensed firearm and consumption of a controlled drug. Officers from the Uniform Support Group, West Bay and George Town CID, West Bay Uniform Department and K9 carried out the raid at an address in Town Hall Road where the men, the firearms and the vehicle were located. The arrests relate to an incident which occurred at around 6am on Saturday morning in the area known locally as ‘Log Wood’, West Bay. The 911 Emergency Communications...

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Gunshots in the Calgary's northeast

Police responded to several reports of gunshots in the Calgary's northeast.Duty inspector Dave Wood said one man was found in the alley behind Malvern Drive N.E., in Marlborough Park, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.Witnesses reported two vehicles fleeing the area. Wood said it was too soon to say whether the shooting was related to one that happened early Sunday morning in the northwest.Officers were on-scene late into the evening, cordoning off the area where the shooting occurred, collecting evidence and talking to witness...

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Waehabae Tuankama was shot dead by a pillion

An informant for the authorities was killed in a drive-by shooting here late Sunday night, police siad.Police said Waehabae Tuankama, 15, was shot dead by a pillion rider while he was riding his motorcycle home in Narathiwat's Muang district at about 12:10 am.Police said Waehabae was trailed after by a motorcycle after his work at a karaoke bar. The pillion rider fired a 9mm pistol at him ten times.Waehabae was an informant for the authorities, police sa...

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critical condition after he was shot in the chest in a drive by shooting in Yakima

A man is in critical condition after he was shot in the chest in a drive by shooting.It happened on the 400 block of East Beech Street in Yakima.Police say the victim was conscious when they arrived on the scene, but was not cooperating with them.He said he believed the shooter was driving a gray or blue van.Police say the victim is a known gang member and his house was heavily tagged with gang graffi...

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Fidel Jimenez was caught in gun fire while driving down Blackstone and Herndon

Fidel Jimenez was caught in gun fire while driving down Blackstone and Herndon the night of March 23rd. Two suspects were fighting when gun fire erupted and Jimenez was shot around 11:41pm, according to Fresno Police.Officers found Jimenez in the parking lot on the 6700 block of N. Blackstone suffered from a gunshot wound. Jimenez was rushed to the Community Regional Medical Center after being shot and crashing into a business at the intersection. On Friday, April 4th, he died from the gunshot wound. Twenty- one-year-old Luciano Lopez and a 17- year- old juvenile were arrested Friday night in their homes for the deadly shooting. This is the tenth murder in Fresno this year. Officials say this time last year, there were eleven homicid...

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Juan Silva was struck in the foot and buttocks before reaching cover. His brother also was hit.

Salinas police said Juan Silva, 20, and his 14-year-old brother apparently were standing between two vehicles in the 1200 block of Paseo Grande, talking to their father when a green Honda drove by, made a U-turn and stopped in front of the residence. Police said a passenger in the right-rear seat pulled a handgun and began shooting. Silva was struck in the foot and buttocks before reaching cover. His brother also was hit. The brothers were transported to a Salinas hospital by a relati...

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Otis "Cowboy" Carden Cache of weapons that included the launcher, fully automatic rifles, an "elephant gun," and handguns was put on display

A cache of weapons that included the launcher, fully automatic rifles, an "elephant gun," and handguns of various sizes and shapes was put on display today by the sheriff and law enforcement officers from other jurisdictions that participated in the nearly year-old probe.The investigative team focused its attention on Otis "Cowboy" Carden, 26, and Terry "Ox" Gilmore, 34, who are accused of being the ringleaders. Sgt. Ian Floyd said everyone else arrested worked for these two."Some stole vehicles," Floyd said. "Others broke into houses and stole guns."The investigation began last summer after a vehicle theft, he said. From there, it led to drugs...

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Randy A. Crosby allegedly fired two shots inside a home in greater Bluffton

Randy A. Crosby triggered a manhunt when he allegedly fired two shots inside a home in greater Bluffton during a domestic dispute Monday faces more drug charges -- and now a shooting charge -- after he was arrested twice in the same day. Two of the home's other occupants also face drug charges. Less than a half-day after being released from the county jail Wednesday on a marijuana possession charge, 21-year-old Randy A. Crosby was arrested following a traffic stop and charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of narcotics, simple possession of marijuana, driving under suspension and failure to surrender a driver's license. He also was charged with discharging a firearm into a dwelling, which stemmed from the incident in the Mayfair section of Woodbridge on Monday....

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Deandre Anderson, an eighth grader from Allapattah Middle School was shot and killed

Deandre Anderson, an eighth grader from Allapattah Middle School was shot and killed in a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood Thursday was the victim of a vicious episode of road rage, police said.According to police, Deandre and another young man were driving north on Northwest Seventh Avenue near 112th Street when they changed lanes and struck a gray, late-model Ford Thunderbird.Deandre and his companion tried to speed away from the accident, but the driver of the Thunderbird gave chase.It was not immediately clear which young man was behind the wheel of the maroon compact car carrying Deandre. The car broke down a few blocks away, on Northwest 114th Street near 11th Avenue.The teen jumped out of the car and tried to run. He didn't make it far.According to police, someone inside the Thunderbird...

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Detective Cpl. Steven Andrus results linked Andrus' duty weapon to some of the casings, police said

Detective Cpl. Steven Andrus, a six-year veteran of the Gary Police Department, will remain on paid suspension for the duration of the investigation, said Cmdr. Samuel Roberts.Andrus and at least three other Gary officers, as well as a fourth who recently got another job, are suspects in the March 18 drive-by at a house in Portage.Portage police allege that the shooting occurred hours after Andrus, Gary Patrolman Daryl Gordon and others got into a fight outside in a bar in nearby Hobart, where Andrus lives, after they had been drinking on St. Patrick's Day.Gordon suffered two black eyes and may have been hospitalized when an extended cab pickup truck drove past a Portage man's house and someone fired several shots in his direction. The Portage man and his two brothers had faced off against...

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Jermaine Carvery, who was on remand on charges of attempted murder and hostage-taking, escaped from guards outside the Centennial Building of the Vict

Jermaine Carvery, who was on remand on charges of attempted murder and hostage-taking, escaped from guards outside the Centennial Building of the Victoria General hospital at about 1:15 p.m. while being transferred from a prison van to the hospital, where the 30-year-old was to undergo day surgery.But it is unclear how he made his brazen midday escape.Several questions remain unanswered.Did Mr. Carvery, who is noticeably thinner than the picture provided to the media, slip one of his ankles through the leg iron? Or did he have some sort of key?How did he outrun two unarmed guards in a busy area of Halifax? And why did it take 25 minutes before anyone notified police of his disappearance?Those are all questions that the provincial Justice Department hopes to answer during its internal review...

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Victor Manuel Varela Jr suspected gun runner was arrested by agents from the Bureau of Alcoho, Tobacco, Firearms and explosives this week.

Victor Manuel Varela Jr., 23, of Tuscon, AZ was taken into custody by the Arizona U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force as part of Operation Gunrunner.suspected gun runner was arrested by agents from the Bureau of Alcoho, Tobacco, Firearms and explosives this week. Investigators believe the alleged gun-runner carried the guns into Mexico at the Columbus, N.M. border crossing and were intended for use in the ongoing battles between rival cartels and with Mexican law enforcement.The arrest follows an investigation conducted by the ATF and the Arizona Attorney General's Office, and investigators believe it will disrupt a group of gun smugglers that...

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George Reginald Graves arraigned negligently firing a weapon and a misdemeanor count of destruction of evidence

George Reginald Graves, 39, is scheduled to be arraigned at Southwest Justice Center within the next week on a felony count of negligently firing a weapon and a misdemeanor count of destruction of evidence. He could not be reached Wednesday for comment.A defense attorney who represented Graves after his arrest in June said Wednesday he has not spoken to Graves since the criminal charges were filed by the Riverside County district attorney's office.According to court documents, Graves and another man had been drinking at Corner Pocket bar on California Oaks Road the night of June 23, 2007.Murrieta police were sent to the bar to investigate a report of gunshots being heard.A security officer at the bar told police that he saw a car drive away, heard a gunshot and saw a muzzle flash from the...

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Marc Kidby's Ohio University employee concealed-carry permit was not suspended until he lay dying of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

His permit to carry a hidden handgun should have been suspended, and his guns surrendered, when his wife obtained a domestic-violence protection order Feb. 11.However, the Athens County sheriff's office didn't suspend his permit, as required by state law, and might not even have asked Kidby to turn over his guns.After two public suicide attempts, Kidby fatally wounded himself yesterday morning by firing rounds from his .38-caliber handgun into his chest and head at his rural home.In the weeks before, he had threatened twice to jump off tall structures in Athens, was admitted to a mental-health hospital and talked of “suicide by cop.”The Athens County sheriff's office apparently was unaware that the law requires sheriffs to immediately suspend gun permits when a protection order is issued against...

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