Body found at North East service station - Sunday Sun

Body found at North East service station - Sunday Sun: "DEAD body was found today at a North East service station. A shocked lorry driver stumbled over the body at Easington Services on the A19 at around 2.30am. Police were called and cordoned off the area on the south side of the dual carriageway. A forensic team are being called in to make a detailed inspection of the parking area where the body was discovered. It is not yet known if the death is being treated as suspicious or not. A postmortem will now be carried out. A Durham Constabulary spokeswoman...

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Reno hit men linked to Vancouver gangland shooting - Live@Five

Reno hit men linked to Vancouver gangland shooting - Live@Five: "Four Reno, Nevada men are in custody and facing immigration charges after 10 people were injured at a gangland birthday party early Sunday morning. Reno? I thought we were a world class city now. What about all that money we spent on the Olympics? Couldn't we at least get Vegas or Atlantic City hit men? What's next: Washington state casinos and bingo halls? And they are facing 'immigration charges'? What about shooting 10 people? Did the authorities find out they lied about visiting...

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Fears over return to Limerick city of gangland criminal Wayne Dundon - Limerick Leader

Fears over return to Limerick city of gangland criminal Wayne Dundon - Limerick Leader: "NOTORIOUS gangland figure Wayne Dundon returned to Limerick last Thursday from his base in the UK, prompting fears that he may attempt to 're-establish his position' as one of the city's most feared criminals. Reports over the weekend in several tabloid and broadsheet newspapers suggested Dundon had returned with the intention of reasserting himself as one of the city's most feared criminals and gang leaders, and a source confirmed to the Leader this Monday...

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Ten people were injured early Sunday morning when someone opened fire with a high-powered assault rifle outside of a restaurant where known gangsters were celebrating

5 still in hospital after Vancouver gangland shooting - CTV News: "Three more victims in the Vancouver birthday party shooting that injured 10 over the weekend have been released from hospital, leaving two women and three men still in treatment. Ten people were injured early Sunday morning when someone opened fire with a high-powered assault rifle outside of a restaurant where known gangsters were celebrating the birthday of accused drug dealer Darren Cunningham. No arrests have been made in the shooting. Among the guests at the party were the...

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Ducarme Joseph owes Revenue Quebec almost $300,000

Ducarme Joseph owes Revenue Quebec almost $300,000: "Reputed street-gang leader Ducarme Joseph has had a legal mortgage of $283,743 imposed on his luxury home in Dollard des Ormeaux. That's the amount of unpaid taxes and interest Revenue Quebec says he owes for 1994, 1995, and 2010. The mortgage is a lien on the stone-facade home on Radisson St. It is on the market for $1.6 million. He bought the six-bedroom property in 2008 for $1.35 million. Joseph, 41, is believed to have been the target of a daytime shooting at a boutique in Old Montreal...

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Gangland boss Carl Williams 'threatened to kill cellmate' | The Australian

Gangland boss Carl Williams 'threatened to kill cellmate' | The Australian: "MELBOURNE gangland boss Carl Williams allegedly threatened to kill the man now charged with his murder, court documents have revealed. The claims emerged in the Geelong Magistrates Court yesterday as Matthew Charles Johnson, 37, was ordered to stand trial next year for the murder. The court has previously heard the Barwon Prison cellmates had a good relationship, with Williams's father even sending Johnson spending money. But documents tendered yesterday allege Williams...

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Gangland feud reignites as man shot near airport - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Gangland feud reignites as man shot near airport - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "MAN was rushed to hospital after being shot by a gunman in a hockey mask as a result of a gangland feud boiling over again. The injured man, who was being treated at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin last night, is in his 40s and is awaiting trial on larceny charges. The victim was sitting in a parked car in a lay-by close to Dublin Airport when a dark coloured...

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Alan Sugar's apprentice Stella English engaged to scaffolder Ray Dewar | Mail Online

Alan Sugar's apprentice Stella English engaged to scaffolder Ray Dewar | Mail Online: "She grew up on a council estate, mixed with some of South London’s most notorious crime families before winning The Apprentice. But now Stella English is set to marry Ray Dewar, a scaffolder with links to the criminal underworld in South-East London. Alan Sugar’s newest recruit, 31, became engaged to boyfriend Dewer after landing the coveted role with the high-profile...

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Abutbul released from prison as mob threatens his life

Abutbul released from prison as mob threatens his life: "Police fear release of mafioso 'Francois the Great' may spark gang wars; Abutbul received death threats while in prison. Underworld figure Francois Abutbul was released from prison on Sunday, after serving a year and ten months of a 22-month-sentence for physically assaulting his wife. With the Netanya mob boss back on the street, police fear a flare up in gangland violence as his adversaries...

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'Gangland-style' shooting victim named - Crime, UK - The Independent

'Gangland-style' shooting victim named - Crime, UK - The Independent: "Wayne Basnett, 30, from Widnes, Cheshire, is thought to have been targeted in a gangland-style execution. Mr Basnett, a father of one, was found collapsed with massive head injuries on Pepper Street, Hale, shortly after midnight yesterday. Residents in the village, near Widnes, alerted police after hearing gunshots. Mr Basnett was taken to hospital, where he later died. Sources...

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Royal security questioned after attack

An attack on a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla has raised questions as to how the two Royal Family members could have been chauffeured into the middle of a volatile student protest. The royal couple was headed to a charity event on Thursday evening when their Rolls Royce was attacked in London's West End. The vehicle drove through an area where students had been protesting planned tuition hikes, and some protesters had escaped from the grasp of police who were trying to keep them in check. As many as 20 protesters...

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Parking ticket for dead man - Yahoo! Cars

Parking ticket for dead man - Yahoo! Cars: "parking warden ticketed a car in Cambridge without realising the driver was dead in the back seat. The grey Nissan Qashqai was parked in a pay-and-display bay in a car park at the River Cam, Cambridge when it was ticketed. The parking warden didn't see the man slumped in the back seat until after he had put the ticket on the car. Other people parked in the car park thought the man, who was in his fifties,...

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Johnson pleads not guilty to murder of gangland killer Carl Williams

Johnson pleads not guilty to murder of gangland killer Carl Williams: "man accused of murdering gangland killer Carl Williams in a high-security unit at Barwon Prison last April today pleaded not guilty to the charge. Matthew Charles Johnson, 37, stood with his hands on the railing of the dock at the Geelong court as Magistrate Rosemary Carlin found there was enough evidence to support a conviction and ordered him to stand trial next year in the Supreme Court. The court heard today that copies of statements Williams had made to police were found...

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Arrest Made in Downtown Gang Shooting

Sacramento Press / Arrest Made in Downtown Gang Shooting: "Sacramento Police Department has arrested a suspect responsible for a shooting that injured a 21-year-old man and a 10-year-old boy. On November 26, 2010, the two victims were walking to Panda Express in the shopping complex located on 19th and S Street. Two suspects that were also walking in the area got into a verbal confrontation with the victims over gang affiliation. One of the suspects, a 16-year-old male Hispanic, pulled out a gun and shot at the 21-year-old. The shooting resulted...

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81 dead in Chile gang warfare prison blaze | Travel news from car rentals

81 dead in Chile gang warfare prison blaze Travel news from car rentals: "massive blaze which started during a riot at a Chile prison has claimed at least 81 lives and injured many more. The blaze is alleged to have been started during a prison riot between two rival gangs when a prisoner set several mattresses ablaze to distract warders attempting to quell the violence in a cell block at overcrowded San Miguel Prison. The facility, sited just south of the country’s capital Santiago, holds convicted members of violent drugs gangs, some of whom...

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Nazario 'The Craziest One' Moreno Mexican drug lord suspected killed in clashes | Reuters

Mexican drug lord suspected killed in clashes Reuters: "National security chief Alejandro Poire said a leader of La Familia cartel was presumed dead in one of many clashes between drug gang members and authorities in the western state of Michoacan. Asked in an interview on broadcaster Televisa if the leader was Nazario 'The Craziest One' Moreno, Poire said: 'That is the preliminary information we have yet to confirm. It is an ongoing operation.' Since...

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Shooting victim removed from life support

OCEANSIDE: Shooting victim removed from life support: "Police are asking for the public's help to find suspects in a suspected gang shooting last week that caused the death of an 18-year-old Oceanside man. Edgar Luna, who was shot last week in an apparent drive-by shooting, was taken off life support on Wednesday. Luna was shot in the head Friday night in the 200 block of Lustrosos Street near Libby Lake City Park in Oceanside. Luna had been in critical condition at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla until Wednesday night, when he was removed from...

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Ex-Arizona beauty queen gets prison time

Ex-Arizona beauty queen gets prison time: "former beauty queen and University of Arizona law school student accused of orchestrating the kidnapping and torturing of her ex-boyfriend is going to prison. Pima County prosecutors say 28-year-old Kumari Fulbright was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison and six years' probation. She pleaded guilty last December to conspiracy to commit kidnapping and aggravated assault as part of a plea agreement that stipulated the prison sentence. The Arizona Daily Star says it was up to a judge to decide how...

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South Side Indio, or SSI gang:Task Force Busts 3 Riverside County Gangs | NBC Los Angeles

Task Force Busts 3 Riverside County Gangs NBC Los Angeles: "Fourteen of 22 federal defendants were among those arrested Tuesday in Riverside County's largest criminal sweep, which was focused primarily on three Indio street gangs, including one accused of methamphetamine trafficking. Three defendants already were in federal custody on unrelated charges, an FBI official said. Eleven federal search warrants were executed during an operation dubbed ``Eastern...

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Central Islip man convicted in teen's death

Central Islip man convicted in teen's death: "Lavelle Todd, 21, was acquitted of second-degree murder in the Memorial Day 2008 death of Robert Adams Jr. of Central Islip. He could be sentenced to a maximum of 75 years in prison if County Court Judge Martin Efman rules that sentences for manslaughter and assault may run consecutively, Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla said. Sentencing was scheduled for Jan. 18. The jury of seven men and five women reached its verdict shortly before 5 p.m. after deliberating about 23 hours over four...

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A 1%er is the one of a hundred of us who have given up on society

A 1%er is the one of a hundred of us who have given up on society And the politicians one way law. This is why we look repulsive. We are saying we don’t want to be like you or look like you. So stay out of our face. Look at your brother standing next to you and ask yourself if you would give him half of what you have in your pocket. Or half of what you have to eat. If a citizen hits your brother will you be on him without asking him why? There is...

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650 Mongols, or “full patches,” operate in the United States

"The Mongols Motorcycle Club, or Mongol Nation, formed in Montebello, Calif., in 1969 and was named after the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia. Original members reportedly were disgruntled Vietnam-era veterans. During the 1960s, The Hells Angels would not allow Hispanics into the club simply due to their race and the Mongols supposedly formed in response to that restriction. Approximately 650 Mongols, or “full patches,” operate in the United States....

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God forgives, Outlaws don’t

Three Bike Gangs Dominate Montana: "The Outlaws Motorcycle Club, also called the American Outlaw Association, was founded by John Davis in 1959 in Chicago. The club has about 34 chapters in the United States and Canada, with about 900 members. Detroit has been the “mother chapter” since 1984. It changed from Chicago when a new national president was elected. The club rallies under the Outlaws’ colors, affectionately known as Charlie. Charlie is...

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More Die as Drug Gangs Battle in Mexico - World - CBN News - Christian News 24-7 - CBN.com

More Die as Drug Gangs Battle in Mexico - World - CBN News - Christian News 24-7 - CBN.com: "violent drug war in Mexico is escalating following an attack, Saturday, in Ciudad Juarez that killed 16 people. Four police officers died when their car was ambushed. Stray bullets also hit two bystanders -- one a 10-year-old girl. A day later, armed commandos attacked two drug rehabilitation centers in the city, leaving four dead and five wounded. Gangs have attacked dozens of drug rehab clinics across Mexico, including nine last summer. Drug cartel leaders...

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arrested Jonathan Arellano, 19, Jose Castro II, 18, and three juveniles. They could face charges of aggravated assault, aggravated robbery and assisting a criminal street gang.

arrested Jonathan Arellano, 19, Jose Castro II, 18, and three juveniles. They could face charges of aggravated assault, aggravated robbery and assisting a criminal street gang. By noon, police also arrested a man with a parole violation and another man who they say had drugs on him. The early-morning warrants were served at homes in Old Town El Mirage, in the 11000 block of West Ash Street, the 13000 block of North B Street, the 12000 block of West Scott Drive, and the 14000 block of North El Mirage Road. El Mirage police called DPS to assist...

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Two members of the Nine Trey Headbustas Bloods street gang have pleaded guilty to racketeering

Two members of the Nine Trey Headbustas Bloods street gang have pleaded guilty to racketeering for their roles in the 2008 murder of the gang’s New Brunswick leader, authorities said today. Syree Hakins, 38, of West Orange, and Tyrane Mathis, 34, of Newark, pleaded guilty Wednesday before Superior Court Judge Joseph Paone in Middlesex County, state Attorney General Paula Dow said. A third defendant, Davon Parker, 22, of Edison, pleaded guilty to racketeering last month, authorities said. As part of his plea, Parker agreed to testify against Hakins...

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Chenier (Big) Dupuy drew up a set of rules to live by after he finished a six-month prison sentence in 2008.

Chenier (Big) Dupuy drew up a set of rules to live by after he finished a six-month prison sentence in 2008. But there was one key rule he forgot to follow. Rule No. 11 on the reputed street gang leader's list -titled Ten Rules to Follow -was one that read "No jail. Fini." Unfortunately for him the list was seized on Oct. 22, 2008, when Dupuy, alleged to be the head of the BoGars street gang, was arrested for drug trafficking. He has been behind bars since then and yesterday prosecutor David Simon told Quebec Court Judge Jean-Pierre Boyer...

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