Hector Joseph "Baca" Chirino, 18, of Orland was arrested Feb. 13 in connection with a drive-by shooting the day before at an East Street home.

Hector Joseph "Baca" Chirino, 18, of Orland was arrested Feb. 13 in connection with a drive-by shooting the day before at an East Street home.Though Orland police recommended attempted murder charges against the alleged gang member, he was released Wednesday after the Glenn County District Attorney's Office concluded there was not enough evidence to charge him.About 10 p.m. Thursday, Chirino was arrested again in Orland after a short car chase by Orland police Officer Kyle Cessna.Cessna reported the vehicle, traveling "at a high rate of speed," failed to yield at a stop sign.Glenn County sheriff's Sgt. Todd James said Chirino was one of four people who jumped out of an unidentified vehicle and ran from police.The others, possibly juveniles, remained at large Friday afternoon, according to...

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John Carroll gunned down in front of customers in a Dublin pub

Father-of-three gunned down in front of customers in a Dublin pub was a suspected major drug dealer, it has emerged.Detectives knew John Carroll as an associate of a number of criminal gangs in the capital, particularly the underworld faction in Crumlin.The 33-year-old was killed when a gunman wearing a motorcycle helmet burst into Grumpy Jack's bar, in the Coombe in the city's southside last night, singled out his victim and opened fire a number of times with a handgun. The victim was taken to St James' Hospital but later died from his injuri...

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Thomas Osborn 20-year-old Hayward resident died in a hospital Tuesday morning after being gunned down Monday night in a drive-by shooting

Thomas Osborn 20-year-old Hayward resident died in a hospital Tuesday morning after being gunned down Monday night in a drive-by shooting on Gading Road.His death was the city's first homicide of the year, Hayward police Sgt. Steve Brown said."That guy was a guy with a really big heart," his distraught mother, Tommie Osborn, said during a vigil held for her son Thursday night. "He was just a beautiful person.""I love him and he loves me," said Alma Villasana, his fiancee. "He was the best guy in the world, and they took him."About 120 family members and friends gathered in front of the Las Casitas Apartments — the site where Osborn was shot. A makeshift memorial of flowers, candles, packs of cigarettes and empty liquor bottles was set up just in front of the parking lot entrance of the complex.After...

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Robert Datillo suspected of shooting two Indiana police officers in an ambush

Man suspected of shooting two Indiana police officers in an ambush has been found dead in Louisville, Ky., of a self-inflicted gunshot after an all-day standoff.Louisville Metro Police spokesman Robert Biven said the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene 8:45 p.m. Friday after he shot himself. That's about the same time police deployed gas inside a house where he had been barricaded in a standoff since the morning.Biven would not identify the dead man, but police had earlier said the suspect in the house was Robert Datillo, 37, of Jeffersonville, Ind.Datillo was wanted in the shootings Thursday night at a motel in southern Indiana. The two officers shot were in stable condition Frid...

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Felipe Carrillo Puerto elementary school epicenter of a two-hour gun-and-grenade battle

Felipe Carrillo Puerto elementary school in this bustling border city was open as usual Friday, but fears of gangland violence kept all but a handful of its 960 students at home.The low-walled school compound was at the epicenter of a two-hour gun-and-grenade battle this week between Mexican troops and drug gang gunmen — a terrifying episode that served to illustrate how Mexico’s gangland violence touches even its youngest, most vulnerable citizens.“We’re going to see Monday how many students show up,” said teacher Luis Enrique Mora, 32. “Many are going to be traumatized. They’re never going to forget.”Reynosa, across the Rio Grande from the McAllen area, is home to scores of foreign-owned manufacturing plants and the Gulf Cartel, one of Mexico’s most powerful gangs. But the city has been...

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Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was charged with three gun-related misdemeanors

Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was charged with three gun-related misdemeanors Thursday after his arrest last week in Southern California.Lynch was charged in Los Angeles County Superior Court with possessing a concealed, loaded and unregistered firearm, police Detective Ryan Thompson said.Lynch was arrested on Feb. 11 after police smelled marijuana coming from a parked car that Lynch occupied with two other men. Officers searched the vehicle and found a loaded pistol and four marijuana cigarettes. They did not book any of the men for any drug offenses."We would have preferred no criminal charges. However, given that charges were filed we are pleased that they are misdemeanors as opposed to felonies," said Lynch's attorney, Gerald Schwartzbach.Lynch's arraignment is scheduled for...

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Andrew Richardson, 48, accidentally shipped a lethal revolver and ammunition from America

Andrew Richardson, 48, accidentally shipped a lethal revolver and ammunition from America, where he had been living, when he returned to live in the county 12 years ago. Instead of handing it in to police he decided to keep it, placing the weapon in storage.But yesterday a judge at Norwich Crown Court said he had no option but to jail Richardson as the weapon could have easily fallen into the wrong hands. Last night it emerged family and friends had been unaware of the court appearance - and only learnt the full details when contacted by the EDP. His father, leading Norfolk farmer, broadcaster and commentator, David Richardson said he could not...

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Byron Ladell Williams was arrested last March after police found him in the back of a parked car in which a "ready-to-fire" semi-automatic pistol.

New Orleans man already convicted twice for cocaine possession now faces a possible 10-year federal prison sentence for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office says 24-year-old Byron Ladell Williams was arrested last March after police found him in the back of a parked car in which a "ready-to-fire" semi-automatic pistol, loaded with 26 rounds, was on the floorboard. New Orleans police made the arrest and later turned it over for investigation by federal authorities working under the "Project Safe Neighborhood" program.Sentencing is set for May ...

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HSBC Bank held up by armed gang

Three men armed with handguns held up the HSBC Bank branch at 1017 Broadway about 9:45 a. m. Friday, Buffalo police said. One approaching a teller window grabbed a customer around the neck and took $210 from him while another held a bank security guard against a wall at gunpoint. The third bandit demanded money from teller. An unknown amount of cash was taken. The three fled south on Lombard Street. Police later found a bag of money and dye pack in the 200 block of Lomba...

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Gang of gunmen have been pushing their way into homes in Brooklyn and Queens in search of cash, jewelry and other valuables.

Cops are hunting for a gang of gunmen who have been pushing their way into homes in Brooklyn and Queens in search of cash, jewelry and other valuables.The three men in hoodies ring the doorbell, pull guns and force their way into the homes, police said.The robbery spree began in October and the crew has since hit 17 homes, most recently Thursday in Bushwick. They flee the scenes in a light-colored minivan, cops said"Many of their targets are small business owners," said a police source. "Often, they are looking for a safe and cash."But they're not picky. They take laptops, jewelry, cell phones - anything valuable and easy to carry, cops said.And they aren't above violence. Victims have been punched and pistol-whipped. In once incident, a 44-year-old man was shot in the lower back during a...

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Shooting murder of Glenford Reid at a Brampton party last year is now believed to be connected to the slaying of an acquaintance, Winston Watson

Shooting murder of Glenford Reid at a Brampton party last year is now believed to be connected to the slaying of an acquaintance, Winston Watson, who was shot dead on a Malton street. The slayings were possibly sparked by something that happened in Jamaica during a visit by Reid, 31, detectives said. Watson, 47, a general labourer and a father of two, was shot dead on Brandon Gate Dr. near Rockhill Rd. on March 15, 2007. He was walking along Brandon Gate when he was confronted by a gunman who opened fire, hitting him several times. The gunman ran to a parked car and drove away. Last June 30, Reid, whose street name is Prento, was at a Canada Day party at a Woodsend Run home in the Mavis Rd.-Hwy. 407 area when he was repeatedly shot as he was standing beside his brother. Also injured at the...

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Mohammed Anwar grocer was kidnapped at gunpoint in Pakistan by crooks who demanded a £50,000 ransom.

grocer was kidnapped at gunpoint in Pakistan by crooks who demanded a £50,000 ransom. The gang threatened to kill dad-of-five Mohammed Anwar, 64, if the cash wasn't paid within two days. But Mohammed was freed after several terrifying days in captivity and is now back home with his family in Glasgow. A relative told the Record last night: "He's been through two weeks of hell. When you talk about what happened he starts shaking. "The family were in total shock. They were going out of their minds with worry." Mohammed was abducted on Tuesday, January 27, by armed men who walked into a relative's home in the Punjabi city of Sadikabad. A local man, the son of his brother-in-law, was also taken. The Record found out about the kidnap within hours but agreed not to print the story while Mohammed...

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Francis Alex Degioanni was shot by two men on a motorcycle as he sat in a black Toyota

Canadian real estate developer died on his birthday after he was riddled with bullets by two men on a motorcycle.At the time of the attack, Francis Alex Degioanni was sitting in his black Toyota outside his seven-story Panorama Condominium block, located in a hillside area off Nanai Rd in South Patong.Kathu Police officers were alerted to the incident at around 8.30 pm. They hurried to the scene along with doctors from Patong Hospital and rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation.Medical examination showed Mr Degioanni had seven .38 caliber bullet wounds in his body, four in his arms, one in the head, one in the neck and one in the chest.Mr...

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Sara Vandeneynde said yesterday that she narrowly escaped death after being shot in the neck by a U.S. deputy marshal

Sara Vandeneynde said yesterday that she narrowly escaped death after being shot in the neck by a U.S. deputy marshal, who had been hit by a car driven by a wanted man.Deputy Marshal Rodney Hartzell stopped a vehicle driven by Terry Moll, 33, of 18 City Park Ave., Apt. 45, at East Broadway and Starr Avenue about 6 p.m. Wednesday and ordered him out of the car at gunpoint, authorities said.Moll fled and struck Mr. Hartzell with his car. Ms. Vandeneynde was in the passenger's seat.The federal officer then fired a shot through the driver's side window, striking Ms. Vandeneynde in the neck, authorities said."I felt like I wasn't going to make it," Ms. Vandeneynde, 22, said from her hospital bed at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, where she remained in fair condition last night.Mr. Hartzell hurt...

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Gun madness is gripping Jamaica

Gun madness is gripping Jamaica, with 61 murders recorded in the 34 days already gone this year. The last six murders were committed within a ten-hour span yesterday.The latest murder victims have been identified as: Joel Victor, 22; Keon Murphy, 29; Denver Massiah, 30; Kevon Henry, 21; Jean Paul Pierre, 25, and Kenneth Chandler, 41. The rampant murders this year, come as a slap to the face of National Security Minister Martin Joseph, who during a recent post-Cabinet press conference, confidently assured the nation that TT would not see a repeat of 2008, the year when the all-time murder record of 545 was set. If the current rate of almost two murders a day continues, the 2008 record would easily be surpassed. Pressed for comment on the murders, Joseph yesterday said: “I remain committed to...

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Two gunmen opened fire inside a crowded coffee shop, killing one man and wounding six others

Police on Friday sought two gunmen who opened fire inside a crowded coffee shop, killing one man and wounding six others, several critically, in a suspected gang-related revenge attack. Sheriff Lee Baca said it appeared the masked gunmen were targeting a specific person. "The manner in which it was done suggests it was a payback situation or a revenge situation," Baca said. "They had a specific person they were trying to shoot." Sheriff's officials said it did not appear to be a robbery because the shooters opened fire immediately and did not demand money. "The preliminary investigation would lead homicide detectives to believe this is gang-related," sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said. The shop was crowded with at least 40 people when the attack occurred late Thursday, but deputies were...

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Man was shot dead in a liquor store parking lot Friday night

About 8:30 p.m., a 36-year-old man was shot in the face outside the Glass House Party Supply liquor store, 2547 N Cincinnati Ave. The man, whose name was not released Friday night, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A witness told police that three men ran from the scene and that the shooter ditched a hooded shirt and a handgun in front of a house before running inside it. Police took three people from a nearby house into custody and recovered the shirt and gun, authorities said.One of the people taken into custody matched the description of the shooter "to a T,” said Tulsa police Capt. Shawn King."We’re pretty certain that we do have the shooters in custody,” King said of the arrests.Officers were having crowd-control issues at the crime scene, as about two dozen onlookers and...

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Police shot and killed a gunman early Friday morning

Reginald Bernard Smith, 27, of Fort Valley, died on the scene after police responded to a large fight at the restaurant at 2:18 a.m. Smith had a gun and was described by police as an “active shooter.” Police shot and killed a gunman early Friday morning outside the Waffle House at 1287 S. Houston Lake Road. An autopsy showed that Smith was shot multiple times by both officers involved in the shooting, according to a Warner Robins police news release issued late Friday afternoon. Police declined to release the exact number of times Smith was shot.The fatal shot was in the upper torso, the release said.At a news conference earlier Friday, Warner Robins Police Chief Brett Evans said the shooting stemmed from a fight inside the restaurant during which a gun was pulled. There were visible signs...

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Tina Lester was arrested Friday on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Ronald Schlatter of LaPorte, Colo.

65-year-old woman wanted in a 1968 slaying in Denver has been arrested in Dayton, Ohio. where police say she's been living under an alias.Denver police spokeswoman Sharon Avendano says Tina Lester was arrested Friday on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Ronald Schlatter of LaPorte, Colo.According to a Denver Post article from the time, Schlatter was playing pool at the Blue Chip Bar on Nov. 8, 1968, when he and Lester got into a scuffle.Lester allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Schlatter in the chest. Witnesses told police Schlatter grabbed the gun and fired at Lester as she fled. He then collapsed and died.Avendano says Denver's homicide unit obtained a warrant for Lester's arrest in 1968 and has been looking for her sin...

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It is not unusual for one gun to be used in one member state or territory for one crime, and then show up in another member state for another crime

In Trinidad, 544 people were murdered last year and official statistics show that 295, or 54.2 per cent, were killed as a result of gang-related activities involving the use of firearms.Figures are staggering. About half a billion small arms are in use around the world and nearly half a million people are killed by them annually.For Caribbean countries, such as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), where more than 100 people have so far been murdered in January, the illicit trade in small arms is especially worrying.“It is not unusual for one gun to be used in one member state or territory for one crime, and then show up in another member state for another crime,” said Lynne Anne Williams, executive director of the Trinidad-based Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS).“Sometimes,...

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