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Honduran gangs to announce truce to cut violence

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:22:28 -0400

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' two largest and most-violent gangs will sign a truce next week and ask for a dialogue with the government and police to help them start leaving their gang lifestyle, a Roman Catholic bishop said Friday.

Salina resident accused of LA gang activity

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:49:25 -0400

SALINA, Kansas - California authorities have arrested a 31-year-old woman accused of helping coordinate activities of Los Angeles gang members from her home in central Kansas.

N. NV police brace for influx of new gang members

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:43:43 -0400

RENO, Nevada - Gustavo Alvizar, 26, drove his car to a residential neighborhood in southeast Reno on Feb. 8 and ordered his 18-year-old passenger to fire shots at a 16-year-old boy in broad daylight, according to a Washoe County District Attorney's Office criminal complaint.

Boston police target alleges gang members

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:31:19 -0400

BOSTON - Boston authorities say they are cracking down on drug trafficking, violent crime and gang activity in the city.

Macau lawyer says assault was intimidation attempt

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:44:12 -0400

HONG KONG - A Macau lawyer assaulted in broad daylight in the Chinese gambling haven said Monday the attack was an attempt to intimidate him.

AP IMPACT: Honduran criminals missing after arrest

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:58:05 -0400

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - At least five times in the last few months, members of a Honduras street gang were killed or went missing just after run-ins with the U.S.-supported national police, The Associated Press has determined, feeding accusations that they were victims of federal death squads.

Farmington mall shooting sparks fears of gang war

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:35:28 -0400

FARMINGTON, New Mexico - A recent mall shooting in Farmington has sparked increased policing in neighborhoods amid fears of a new gang war.

Former street gang leader in Texas gets 20 years

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:10:04 -0400

HOUSTON - A Houston-area man who formerly led a violent street gang that protected drug lords and their loads has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Immigration debate creates dilemma for Obama

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:18:09 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's prospects for a sweeping legislative victory this year now rest almost solely on the immigration overhaul working its way through Congress. But immigration's tricky politics have created a dilemma for a president fighting for an issue he considers central to his legacy.

Top fed prosecutor in Conn. resigns after 3 years

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:14:03 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - U.S. Attorney David Fein announced Tuesday he will resign after three years as Connecticut's top federal prosecutor, a period marked by crackdowns on sexual abuse of children, financial fraud prosecutions and the arrest of four police officers in East Haven on civil rights charges.

Police say gangs increasingly violent in Ohio city

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:07:18 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Police say gangs in a northwest Ohio city have become increasingly violent over the past couple of decades even as gang-related homicides were reported to be down last year compared with 2011, a newspaper reported Sunday.