Memphis and Shelby County are no strangers to violent crimes, but how much of those major violent crime are at the hands of gang members? Bill Gibbons with the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission answered that and what`s being done to disrupt gang activity.
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Feds: Over 60 Latin Kings members arrested along East Coast
BOSTON (AP) — More than 60 members of the Latin Kings have been arrested on federal racketeering, drug and firearms charges, including the leaders of the street gang’s East Coast operations, ...
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Grateful Summits: How Climbing Inspires Gratitude
From an early age he felt it was his responsibility to protect them. He thought becoming affiliated with one of the city’s gangs could help him do that. Understanding the complexity of Memphis gangs ...
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EU drug agency sees rising gang violence amid steady prices
The European Union agency that monitors drug use says it has detected a trend of escalating violence between gangs operating on the continent. The agency says in its annual report on the drugs market ...
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Ex-Con Arrested in Otay Mesa Church’s Chicken Shooting Faces Murder Charge
Albert Lee Blake, a 49-year-old “self-proclaimed gang member,” faces 114 years to life behind bars if convicted of the ... of his car and cell phone shortly after fleeing the shooting scene. He was ...
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Church's Chicken shooting suspect pleads not guilty after being extradited from Memphis
Albert Lee Blake, a 49-year-old "self-proclaimed gang member," faces 114 years to life behind bars if convicted of the ... U.S. Marshals arrest Church's Chicken shooting suspect in Memphis Police and ...
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Haslam Signs Gang-Enhanced Sentencing Bill In Memphis
Goveror Bill Haslam on Wednesday held a ceremonial bill signing in Memphis for legislation that rewrites and simplifies the criminal gang offense enhanced punishment law. Gang-related crimes are of ...
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He gave up gang violence for his daughter. Then she was killed in a shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Keland Nance said he’d hoped his daughter would learn from his past with gang violence. Growing up in Memphis, he dropped out of school as a sophomoregang prevention advocate, mourns ...
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Man shot by police gang unit members in Memphis identified
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that 33-year-old Willie Hudson was killed in a confrontation with Shelby County sheriff's deputies who belong to an anti-gang unit. Authorities say ...
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Justice Dept. rolls out new program to combat gun violence
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Attorney General William Barr announced ... gun to commit a violent crime or drug-trafficking offense or is suspected of being a violent gang member. “Gun crime remains a pervasive ...
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Gang Initiation – Ask Directions, Then Shoot
He said let everyone know that Memphis Police Department received an alert this morning from a reliable source that a Gang Initiation is starting today and will be going until the end of December. The ...
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Live at 9: Gangs in Memphis, The Freedom Awards & ‘Almost Famous’
Memphis and Shelby County are no strangers to violent crimes, but how much of those major violent crime are at the hands of gang members? Bill Gibbons with the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission answered ...