Parinder Singh Adiwal was sprayed with gunfire in the underground parking lot of his Burnaby high-rise

Parinder Singh Adiwal was sprayed with gunfire in the underground parking lot of his Burnaby high-rise about 10 p.m. Tuesday.RCMP Cpl. Alexandra Mulvihill said the shooting “appears to be a targeted hit and has all the earmarks of being gang-related.”“Investigators will spend today continuing to speak with witnesses and to start to piece together the information they have,” she said. “It is the Burnaby RCMP's intention to be as factual and accurate as possible with the information we release. For this reason, aside from what has already been released, there will no further updates on this file...

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Chief suspect for Ireland's biggest ever tiger raid has left the country

Chief suspect for Ireland's biggest ever tiger raid has left the country but his €5.8m haul remains untouched.Gardai now believe that the man, in his late 30s and from Dublin's north inner city, is hiding out in Britain, and have liaised with UK police in efforts to trace his whereabouts.He emerged at the chief suspect for the College Green robbery in the 48 hours after the crime, when suspects for the raid were observed entering the home of the man's sister on Dublin's northside.Detectives believe that the man planned the robbery with the assistance of a family-based north inner city crime gang,...

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Niranjan Das and Sant Rama Nand — underwent operations for gunshot wounds, but Nand died early Monday

Sikh preacher died Monday after being wounded in an attack on his temple by a group of fundamentalist Sikhs armed with knives and a handgun, police said. India's prime minister appealed for calm as riots protesting the deadly shooting spread to several northern Indian cities.Witnesses said the Vienna temple attended by lower-caste Sikhs had been attacked by fundamentalist Sikhs from a higher caste, who accused one or both of the preachers of being disrespectful of the religion's Holy Book.The attack set off a brawl that wounded 16. It was not clear whether some of the weapons used were kirpans...

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Australia woman's account of a late night shooting in Sydney has turned her into an Internet sensation with T-shirts, mugs and a dance remix made

Australia woman's account of a late night shooting in Sydney has turned her into an Internet sensation with T-shirts, mugs and a dance remix made in her honor but there's just one problem -- she made it up.Sydney woman Clare Werbeloff's dramatic account of a shooting, with her "chk chk boom" firing of a gun and imitation of the men involved, made her an overnight hit on video sharing website YouTube, prompting about 500,000 viewings.The 19-year-old has since received invitations to appear on various TV shows and even the offer of a bikini photo shoot.But the Australian media were left red-faced...

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Man shot multiple times Saturday night in North Philadelphia.

Homicide detectives said yesterday they were investigating the death of a man who was shot multiple times Saturday night in North Philadelphia.The man, whom authorities did not identify, was shot about 8:30 p.m. at 20th and Susquehanna Streets. He was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he died at 6:02 a.m. yesterday.The death marked the 111th homicide in Philadelphia this year, police sa...

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67-year-old Rosario Gambino arrived at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport on a flight from Miami.

67-year-old Rosario Gambino arrived at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport on a flight from Miami. Wearing a gray jumpsuit and looking frail he sat in a wheelchair as he was escorted out by police officers.Gambino, an Italian-born New Jersey resident, was considered a top mobster in the New York-based crime family led by his late cousin Carlo Gambino.In 1984 he was convicted in a multi-million-dollar conspiracy to sell heroin in southern New Jersey and sentenced to 45 years in jail.Gambino was linked to the "Pizza Connection" probe, which broke a $1.6 billion heroin and cocaine smuggling operation...

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Andre D. Trott a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang, but have declined to say whether the killing was gang-related

Cadre Williams, 31, of Georgia, hung himself with a sheet in a high-security cell in the jail.Cicchi said Williams was found by jail staff in his one-man, locked cell, but declined to release further details, saying the investigation is continuing.Earlier authorities called his death an apparent suicide and gave no details.Cicchi said Williams showed no signs of being troubled when a psychologist did a face-to-face interview with him a day earlier."He presented no suicidal ideations during the interview," Cicchi said.Cicchi said the investigation has shown there were no violations of the jail's...

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Three men were shot in Tacoma late Friday after being confronted by another man

Three men were shot in Tacoma late Friday after being confronted by another man while walking along a street and are in stable condition in local hospitals, Tacoma police reported.Three men were arrested and jailed in connection with the shooting, police spokesman Mark Fulghum said Saturday.The shooting occurred around 11:20 p.m. Friday in South Tacoma along South 51st Street, between Pine and Junett streets.Fulghum said the shooting appears to be gang-related but he would not say why police believe that’s so.The three men, all 21, were walking along South 51st Street when they were confronted...

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Comanchero bikie Mahmoud "Mick" Hawi walked free from jail yesterday after raising $200,000 bail .

Mahmoud "Mick" Hawi walked free from jail yesterday after raising $200,000 bail - and celebrated with a kiss for his expectant wife.The Comanchero bikie gang president emerged from Silverwater Correctional Facility just before 3pm after spending five days in solitary confinement waiting for friends to raise the surety.A female friend managed to raise the bail after mortgaging her home as security.Hawi is charged with affray over his alleged involvement in the Sydney airport brawl with Hells Angels, in which Anthony Zervas, 27, died.As he waited more than three hours for his release, Hawi was met...

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Dennis Karbovanec Red Scorpion gang member convicted last month of executing three people in the Surrey Six slayings

Red Scorpion gang member convicted last month of executing three people in the Surrey Six slayings has had two other sets of criminal charges he was facing stayed, a Crown spokesman confirmed Thursday.Neil MacKenzie said the prosecution team decided it would not be in the public interest to continue with other cases against Dennis Karbovanec, who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the October 2007 killings in a Surrey highrise.Karbovanec’s surprise plea April 3 led to a life sentence with...

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Rastrojos the armed wing of the Norte del Valle cartel surrendered in Choco province

Rastrojos the armed wing of the Norte del Valle cartel surrendered in Choco province, near the border with Panama. They had been surrounded during a Colombian military operation that involved army and naval units. The Rastrojos had become such a big threat that President Alvaro Uribe declared them his main target. The men had formed a private army controlling a crucial part of the Pacific Coast in Choco province, a launch pad for cocaine leaving Colombia, the BBC's Jeremy McDemrott reports from Bogota. It is considered a major player in Colombia's illegal drugs trade, which accounts for exports...

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Race War gang members take pride in their racism and often refer to the VHG Gang as the 'Hate Gang,'"

Varrio Hawaiian Gardens gang members take pride in their racism and often refer to the VHG Gang as the 'Hate Gang,'" the main indictment states. "VHG gang members have expressed a desire to rid the city of Hawaiian Gardens of all African-Americans and have engaged in a systematic effort to achieve that result by perpetrating crimes against African-Americans."Latino street gang has waged a racist campaign to eliminate black people from a Southern California city through attempted murders and other crimes. Five indictments charged a total of 147 members and associates of the Varrio Hawaiian Gardens...

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19-year-old man was shot in the neck during what appears to be a gang-related attack

19-year-old man was shot in the neck during what appears to be a gang-related attack, police said.The shooting occurred at 8:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of West Neighbors Avenue, near Euclid Street and La Palma Avenue, said Anaheim police Sgt. Juan Reveles.Officers responding to the area regarding an assault with a deadly weapon didn't find the victim. He had been taken to a hospital by a female resident. The hospital called police regarding a shooting victim and he was taken to a trauma center, Reveles said.The victim's injuries were non-critical and his condition has stabilized, Reveles said.Police...

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Hisham Talaat Mustafa former member of the Egyptian Parliament was sentenced to death Thursday for ordering the murder of his former girlfriend

Billionaire developer and former member of the Egyptian Parliament was sentenced to death Thursday for ordering the murder of his former girlfriend, a troubled Lebanese pop singer whose body was found in her high-rise apartment in the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai.The verdict against Hisham Talaat Mustafa, once a member of the ruling National Democratic Party, was the latest twist in a drama that has offered a rare peek into the closely guarded realm of Egypt's politicians and businessmen. Mustafa...

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Giovanni Strangio, the Calabrian mafia boss suspected of organising a massacre in Germany in 2007, has been extradited to Italy

Giovanni Strangio, the Calabrian mafia boss suspected of organising a massacre in Germany in 2007, has been extradited to Italy from The Netherlands. Escorted by Interpol agents, he arrived at Rome's Ciampino military airport and was transferred to the Italian capital's high-security Rebibbia prison.Strangio is believed to have masterminded and led the massacre of six members of a rival crime family in Duisburg in western Germany on 15 August 2007. A Dutch court last week approved Strangio's extradition to Italy. Strangio, 30, was arrested in the Netherlands in March, with another of Italy's 30...

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Four men have been arrested after a home robbery in south Wichita left two victims with gunshot wounds

Four men have been arrested after a home robbery in south Wichita left two victims with gunshot wounds sometime after 1:30 a.m. today, police said.Police patrolling the area after receiving a report of shots overheard near Harry and Washington at about 1:42 a.m. heard more shots and then spotted a vehicle speeding from the area, Lt. Todd Ojile said.A brief chase ensued before four suspects bailed from the vehicle and were taken into custody near Ida and Zimmerly with the help of a Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office K-9 dog, Ojile said.At about the same time, a caller reported a shooting victim at...

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Bloods street gang runs rampant inside New Jersey prisons

Bloods street gang runs rampant inside New Jersey prisons, with members smuggling in drugs and cell phones, demanding money to protect other prisoners and recruiting new members, a new report shows.The report from New Jersey's State Commission of Investigation, released Tuesday, shows the Bloods and other street gangs have a firm grip on the state's prisons, running their crime operations from inside with ease, despite stepped-up efforts to stop them."Our prison system has become a major part of the recruiting and running of violent street gangs in the streets of towns and cities all over New...

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Kenneth Lavon Jones, 34, is charged with possession of a firearm

Kenneth Lavon Jones, 34, is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and a parole violation. A gang intelligence unit with the Barrow County Sheriff's Office received a tip about Jones' alleged affiliation with the gangster disciples. Deputies set up surveillance and interview witnesses before a SWAT team moved in early Monday morning. Police found Jones in possession of a loaded .40 caliber pistol and marijuana, Sheriff's Office...

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Bobby Speirs sentenced at Manchester Crown Court .

Mr Justice Griffith Williams sentenced Bobby Speirs, 41,to serve a minimum term of 23 years in jail at Manchester Crown Court today.Bobby Speirs, 41, showed no reaction as he was convicted of his part in organising the bloody Brass Handles pub shootout in Salford three years ago. Speirs believed he had the 'perfect alibi' when he went to the game between Manchester United and Newcastle United at the time of the horrific shooting. He was watching the game from an executive box as he organised the...

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Dilun Heng, 26, wanted on a Canada-wide warrant

Dilun Heng, 26, wanted on a Canada-wide warrant since being charged last Friday with plotting to kill the Bacon brothers of Abbotsford.Seven others also charged in the massive conspiracy case have already made their first court appearances and will be returning to Vancouver Provincial Court on June 9.On Tuesday, four other accused -- Ion (Johnny K-9) Kroitoru, Daniel Ronald Russell, Soroush Ansari and Yong Sung (John) Lee -- squished into the prisoners' box at Vancouver Provincial Court for their...

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Dave Courtney Gangster, actor and author has been made bankrupt owing the HM Revenue & Customs, an estimated £250,000.

Dave Courtney Gangster, actor and author has been made bankrupt owing the HM Revenue & Customs, an estimated £250,000.The published author, whose books include Dodgy Dave’s Little Black Book and The Ride’s Back On is understood to owe an estimated £400,000 to creditors.It is believed the taxman called time on Courtney’s debts and applied for the insolvency order against him. It is believed the case could focus on the book rights that Courtney retains his main asset as a way of settling creditor’s...

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Sivajodi Anantharaja, 41, organised the brutal retaliation after his cousin was injured by the 'East Side Boys' based in East Ham.

Sri Lankan gang master in Britain who led revenge attacks against two rivals that left one man dead and another disabled has been jailed for at least 24 years.Sivajodi Anantharaja, 41, organised the brutal retaliation after his cousin was injured by the 'East Side Boys' based in East Ham.The first victim Mathiraj Mathiyaparanam, 24, was repeatedly slashed on the head and arm with a samurai sword in a shop in broad daylight.When he survived, the gang ambushed and killed Maheswaran Kaneshan, 26, in the street using an axe, swords and a cricket bat.Anantharaja fled to Sri Lanka after the murder in...

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Michael Wilson was on his way home from a night out in Redcar when he was set upon by a gang of youths next to the Royal Standard pub

Michael Wilson was on his way home from a night out in Redcar when he was set upon by a gang of youths next to the Royal Standard pub in West Dyke Road.The 18-year-old was punched and kicked unconscious by the group, which included six girls, and was taken to hospital suffering from facial injuries.Speaking from his Redcar home today, Michael said: “I remember something coming across the back of my head and then constantly getting kicked in the head.“It was like my head was going to explode. I would say there were about 12 or 15 of them.“I must have curled up in a ball because I’ve got bruises...

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Brooklyn man was in critical condition after he was shot several times in the chest during a morning fight inside a bodega

Brooklyn man was in critical condition after he was shot several times in the chest during a morning fight inside a bodega, police said.The victim got into an argument with another man inside the Church Avenue Grill in East Flatbush just before 9 a.m., police said. The disagreement soon became physical, and the two men began shoving each other inside the store, a bodega employee said. "Are you pressing me?" one man said to the other, the bodega worker recalled. That man then pulled out a handgun and fired several shots, hitting the victim in the chest. The bodega worker called 911, and paramedics...

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Steve Weber is suspected of fatally shooting his ex-wife, 47-year-old Francesca Weber, at her Fitchburg apartment last Saturday.

Dozens of federal and local agents, some wearing camouflage, set up a perimeter around a Madison park Tuesday after a murder suspect's vehicle was discovered nearby. Police say a pickup truck believed to be owned by Steve Weber was found Tuesday morning near the wooded Hoyt Park. Staff, children and others at the Madison School & Community Recreation building in Hoyt School near the park were ordered to stay inside with doors locked. Weber is suspected of fatally shooting his ex-wife, 47-year-old Francesca Weber, at her Fitchburg apartment last Saturd...

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Former Gypsy Jokers bikie president Lennard Kirby and associate Alexandro Scilio shooting

Five people are being questioned by police over the shooting of former Gypsy Jokers bikie president Lennard Kirby and associate Alexandro Scilio.Assistant Commissioner (Specialist Crime) Wayne Gregson said the five were "helping police with their inquiries'' over the bikie shooting in Jandakot.Two of the five are injured and have been taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. It is not known how badly hurt they are, or how they sustained their injuries.A man and a woman went with police to Curtin House, the City detectives headquarters in Stirling Street.A fifth person remained with police at...

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Two men fired shots at a group of people last week, including deputies interviewing witnesses after a fight near Elkton.

No one was injured when authorities said the men opened fire from a car in the 1300 block of E. Old Philadelphia Road around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.The sheriff's office said 18-year-old Jeremiah Bedwell of Elkton and 24-year-old Raymond Chadwick had been involved in the fight earlier and returned to the scene. The fight was the latest incident in an ongoing feud between two non-gang-related groups, according to authorities.Bedwell and Chadwick were arrested a short time after the shooting and charged with two counts of first-degree assault, six counts of second-degree assault and weapons charg...

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Warrant issued charges 30-year-old Donald Donnell Brown Jr. with second-degree murder, reckless endangerment, assault and a weapons charge

Harford County Sheriff's Office has issued a warrant charging a Baltimore man in the shooting death of an Edgewood man. The warrant issued Sunday charges 30-year-old Donald Donnell Brown Jr. with second-degree murder, reckless endangerment, assault and a weapons charge in the death of Yamar Martin. Authorities say Brown shot Martin in the area of Mayberry Drive in Aberdeen on May 5. The sheriff's office says friends were driving Martin to Harford Memorial Hospital when they crashed near Havre de Grace on Route 40. Martin was taken to Shock Trauma, where he died. The sheriff's office says detectives...

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15-year-old boy died Sunday evening in a street shooting

15-year-old boy died Sunday evening in a street shooting possibly prompted by an earlier fist fight, Richmond police say.The victim, Oscar Hernandez, visited friends in the city's Fairmede/Hilltop neighborhood during the afternoon, Detective Sgt. Lori Curran said."We know he went swimming at a community pool," Curran said. "We also know there was a fight earlier in the day. He might have been involved."Hernandez, a De Anza High School student who lived in the unincorporated Tara Hills neighborhood near San Pablo and Pinole, hung around with at least six other young people that afternoon.The group...

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Rafael Alvarez, Wander Espinal, Danny Joel Rodriguez and Carlos Hilario, all born in the Dominican Republic, have been charged with murder

Manhattan District Federal prosecutor Robert Morgenthau yesterday announced the indictment of four Dominicans on five charges of murder carried out by hit men in the Dominican Republic, and whom for years trafficked drugs across borders using New York as their base. The official said Rafael Alvarez, Wander Espinal, Danny Joel Rodriguez and Carlos Hilario, all, said Morgenthau, born in the Dominican Republic, have been charged on 25 counts of murder, conspiracy, money laundering and conspiracy to distribute cocaine in New York. He said the accused hired several hit men to murder five Dominicans...

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Arrested Larry A. Pina, 17, of New Bedford over the weekend

Reputed Monte Park gang member is charged with being an accessory to a shooting earlier this month near New Bedford District Court and the Hastings Keith Federal Building, reports the Standard-Times.Police arrested Larry A. Pina, 17, of New Bedford over the weekend after witnesses said they saw him with two other suspects running from the scene.On May 1, witnesses reported hearing multiple gun shots in the downtown area. Three unoccupied cars were struck by bullets. Police found six shell casings. There were no reported injuries.Witnesses said they saw three black, teenage boys running from the...

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Vinh Truong is out on $25,000 bail.

Police arrested Truong on Wednesday, charging him in connection with a shooting in Sandstone on New Year's Eve 2007.In the incident, disguised gunmen walked up to a jeep and opened fire on two men who both survived.The Calgary Sun reports, one of the men who escaped injury in that attack was Matthew Chubak. Police had pegged him as an associate of the "Fresh off the Boat" gang.Chubak was killed in January. The charges against Truong come on the heels of four men accused of attempted murder after a shooting in Chinatown last November.purported gang member charged in connection with a New Year’s...

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Ian "Blink" McDonald's Mercedes has been torched while parked outside his house in the Hogganfield area of the city.

Ian "Blink" McDonald's Mercedes has been torched while parked outside his house in the Hogganfield area of the city.The attack happened shortly after 1am yesterday, while Mr McDonald was being held in police custody for an alleged nightclub brawl on Friday. He is due to appear in court today in connection with that incident.The firebombing of the car - registration number "B1LNK" - comes just days after the career criminal survived two attempts on his life.May 8, army explosives experts defused a gas canister hidden beneath the same black Mercedes.Then, just four days later, three men ambushed...

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Charged 17-year old Eduardo Escobar with seven counts, including felony assault and armed criminal action.

Charged 17-year old Eduardo Escobar with seven counts, including felony assault and armed criminal action.The shooting happened Monday afternoon in the 1000 block of Cleveland Avenue.According to court documents, the victim was shot inside a car as Escobar walked across the street. Police say Escobar unzipped his jacket, and opened fire.The bullet pierced the front passenger side door before hitting the victim in the abdomen.He was taken to the hospital, where his condition was not being released.Escobar...

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Andre Francis Remekie was stopped May 8 at a Langley gas station

Andre Francis Remekie was stopped May 8 at a Langley gas station by the uniformed component of the task force.“He was checked along with a well-known Lower Mainland gang associate,” Kirk said. “And he was found to have a warrant out of Edmonton for trafficking in cocaine.”The Vancouver Sun has learned that Remekie was with Sandip Singh (Dip) Duhre, a former associate of the late Bindy Johal who had been living out of province since two attempts were made on his life.Duhre and his brother Balraj were both targeted in shootings twice in 2005, with Balraj being wounded in a Vietnamese restaurant...

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Mauricio Diaz, 33, the known leader of the Puro Lil Mafia

Mauricio Diaz, 33, the known leader of the Puro Lil Mafia ( PLM ), a violent criminal street gang that operated in Wichita Falls, Texas, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Dallas, announced acting U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Diaz, has been in custody since his arrest on April 8, 2009, when members of the Wichita Falls Police Department SWAT Team and FBI agents executed arrest and search warrants for Diaz at his residence on Redbud Lane in Wichita Falls. A detention hearing is scheduled for Diaz in U.S. District Court in Dallas on May 11, 2009, before...

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Hells Angels linked to Aussie ex-pat murder

Sandie Dave, 61, was found battered and stabbed to death at a recycling plant on the Gold Coast, while his wife Susan, 50, was found stabbed and butchered six miles from her husband's body. The owner of a security firm, Sandie was investigated in 2006 after four guns, including two Smith and Wessons, were stolen from his business. At the time the police investigated the victim because the weapons were reported stolen from the wrong address to which they were licensed. Detective Superintendent Dave Hutchinson said he believed they were hunting for more than one person. Playing down the link with...

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Annual murder rate of around 1,500, Jamaica is one of the world's most violent countries, on a par with South Africa and Colombia

The postmortem room at the Spanish Town Hospital, outside Kingston, typically has no refrigeration. So what might serve as evidence disintegrates fast. Bodies are brought in by the commercial funeral homes in the early morning, and piled up in corners. The pathologists rarely get to them before midday, if at all. Annual murder rate of around 1,500, Jamaica is one of the world's most violent countries, on a par with South Africa and Colombia. A recent report by Amnesty International, "Let Them Kill...

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Police arrested Raymond John Garcia, 24; Ernesto Guadalupe Ruiz Esparza, 19; and Ralph Anthony Garcia, 21

Police arrested Raymond John Garcia, 24; Ernesto Guadalupe Ruiz Esparza, 19; and Ralph Anthony Garcia, 21 — all San Jose residents.They were arrested on April 23, 25 and 29 respectively, according to officer Garcia. He did not know specifically why police waited to announce the information until Thursday.The arrests stem from the death of Enrique Flores on April 17, as he walked from his house about 10 p.m. to a market near Almaden Expressway and Foxworthy Avenue. His girlfriend, Nancy Nieto, said he went out to buy beer, and chips for their daughter, who is a kindergartner at Schallenberger Elementary...

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Worlds first declaration against members of the Finks motorcycle gang.

world-first declaration against members of the Finks motorcycle gang.It may do so under controversial new laws aimed at curbing bikie criminal activity.Premier Mike Rann on Sunday confirmed that Attorney General Michael Atkinson was considering an application from South Australian police to have a declaration issued against members of the gang.According to the Sunday Mail newspaper, 42 gang members are the subject of the application, with the declaration likely to occur this week."The Finks are thugs," Mr Rann told journalists in Adelaide."Members of the Finks have got criminal records involving...

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Sintray Bell twice in the head ,The six week Gang War

17-year-old man has been killed as part of a a six-week dispute between two gangs in Columbia.Police say a member of a rival gang shot Sintray Bell twice in the head as he drove by in a car with other gang members early Friday morning.Authorities say Bell's fellow gang members left his body in the vehicle and fled. Investigators arrested 22-year-old Cola Taylor several hours later and charged him with murder.Authorities say the rival gangs have been shooting at each other for several weeks, but this is the first time someone has been struck.Taylor remains in the Richland County jail. It wasn't...

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Ian "Blink" McDonald is a former friend of gangster Paul Ferris and worked for the late Glasgow godfather Arthur Thompson Snr.

Ian "Blink" McDonald, 47, said the men who put the homemade bomb beneath his luxury car put children at risk. Police and army bomb disposal experts evacuated the block of flats where he lives and closed the street. McDonald said: "I've a very good idea who's behind this. "There are people who'd like to see me dead but I don't understand why they put the lives of others at risk to hurt me. "Children play outside my flat all the time. Women walk by with their babies in buggies."The police told me they think the device would've taken half my building away."The guys who planted this bomb obviously...

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Jeremi “J-Shasta” Chaplin, 22, earned a reputation of robbing drug dealers and shooting up parties and clubs

Leaders Jeremi “J-Shasta” Chaplin, 22, earned a reputation of robbing drug dealers and shooting up parties and clubs beginning when he was 17. Other leaders were identified as Antonio “Tiger” Williams, 20; Reginald “Young Smoke” Lewis II, 23; Courtney “Chicago” Frierson, 19; Sharodd “Ville” Mitchell, 20; and Darien “D” Flowers, 19; and Vincent “Poppa” Byrd, 23. Seven men arrested in the past two years were the leaders of a violent street gang that wreaked havoc in Duval, Clay, Volusia and Leon counties.The men, all tied to Westside neighborhoods off 103rd Street, have been charged in the past...

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Gangwar in Chattanooga Gangster Disciples, Crips and Bloods.

On Friday, a woman on 4th Avenue Court was shot buy a man police say is a gang member. Two other men involved in this case also have ties to the Bloods. That night there was a shooting on Dodds Avenue. Police say the victim in this case was shot in the arm and showed up at Parkridge Hospital. They say he's also a member of the Bloods.Weary says other shootings involving at least six other men and other shootings were the ones investigators were tipped about. They've been investigating three gangs: Gangster Disciples, Crips and Bloods. Crime Supression Unit investigators are continuing to identify...

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Everyone's worried it could explode at the funeral,Police on high alert Tuesday during the funeral of a woman gunned down in a Rockaways gang shooting

Everyone's worried it could explode at the funeral.The Bloods and GIB have been warring since at least May 2006, when one man was shot and wounded after a GIB member caught him handing out stolen GIB sweatshirts, sources said.Police on high alert Tuesday during the funeral of a woman gunned down in a Rockaways gang shooting, police sources said Monday.Police from a number of different units - including the Gang Division, Narcotics, the Queens South Task Force and Community Affairs - will be on hand when Melissa Williams, 28, is mourned at St. John's Baptist Church on Rockaway Beach Boulevard,...

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Joseph Randay and Dilsher Gill,were killed in gang-style violence at Abbotsford

Joseph Randay and Dilsher Gill, both 18, were reportedly kidnapped at gun-point from a city park at dinner time Thursday by a car-borne assailant, Amarjit Randay, father of the one of the slain teenagers, told the media. Their bodies were discovered inside the abandoned car on a rural road Friday.Two Indo-Canadian teenage boys were killed in gang-style violence at Abbotsford near here Friday. Abbotsford is home to one of the largest Punjabi communities in Canada.Randay said his son Joseph and Gill were hanging out with their school mates in the park when the assailant pulled up to them. He said...

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$1 million cash-only bail was set today for the Latin Kings street gang member Joseph "King Megs," Moreira

$1 million cash-only bail was set today for the Latin Kings street gang member who was arrested in Maryland last week by U.S. marshals after being on the run since a 2005 murder on a Jersey City Heights street corner. The marshals used a taser to subdue Joseph "King Megs," Moreira, 29, formerly of Marshall Drive in Hoboken, when they arrested him last Friday night in Prince Charles County, officials said.Moreira was returned to New Jersey Thursday night and yesterday made his first appearance in court on charges he gunned down Juan Batista, 26, on Oct. 18, 2005, on the sidewalk outside a Palisade...

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Ger Dundon senior member of the notorious McCarthy-Dundon criminal gang was back on the streets of Limerick last night.

senior member of the notorious McCarthy-Dundon criminal gang was back on the streets of Limerick last night.Ger Dundon (22) returned to the city yesterday after being freed from the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise at lunchtime.Mystery remains over the exact circumstances surrounding his release, but a prison source said he had served his full sentence.Earlier this week, Dundon's barrister argued that his client should have been released on April 7 last as he had served 10 months for more than 30 motoring...

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