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Oct 15, 2008 |Resource Link| Chicago Tribune

Oct 15, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

Gang-related drive-by shooting probed in Northlake

Northlake police on Tuesday were investigating the gang-related drive-by shooting death of Rene Murillo-Gomez, 17, of Villa Park, who was with two companions when he was shot late Friday near Roy Avenue and Victoria Drive. The two companions suffered...

Tags: Police Investigations, Crimes, Police, Villa Park

Oct 15, 2008 |Story| Hartford Courant

Judge: Ex-FBI Agent Key Foe To New England Mafia

A senior federal judge and self-described expert on organized crime testified Tuesday that ex- FBI agent John Connolly had a "certain flair" for developing informants that made him a major contributor to the FBI's successful effort to "decimate" Mafia...

Tags: Judges, Police Investigations, Punishment, Crimes, Organized Crime

Oct 15, 2008 |Story| Baltimore Sun

Gang member sentenced in double shooting

A 21-year-old Bloods gang member was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison and five years of probation for a double shooting that left one victim paralyzed from the chest down and another in a coma for six weeks. On the eve of trial, Antonio Ferguson,...

Tags: Punishment, Trials, Prisons, Murder, Crimes

Oct 15, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

World Briefing

Thailand, Cambodia trade threats Thailand said it was ready to respond militarily if attacked by Cambodia after its smaller neighbor issued an ultimatum for Thai troops to pull back from disputed border territory. Thailand moved more troops to a...

Tags: Defense, Punishment, Prisons, Crimes, Armed Forces

Oct 15, 2008 |Story| Newsday

Oct 15, 2008 |Column| Chicago Tribune

A legacy of violence: Remembering Dantrell Davis

"Boys and girls," says the principal, "quiet down. This is a very solemn occasion." It's Tuesday. The boys and girls of Rooms 301 and 303, 5th and 6th grades at Jenner Academy of the Arts, are standing in a semicircle around a lectern outside the school'...

Tags: Murder, Crimes, Robert Downey Jr.

Oct 15, 2008 |Story| Virginia Gazette

Punishing juveniles

The Gazette performed a valuable service by focusing attention on the issue of juvenile offenders (Oct. 8 article, “Juvenile injustice”) and consequences for those youths. The current climate in James City County may actually be exacerbating...

Tags: Newspapers, Crimes, Police, Juvenile Delinquency, People

Oct 15, 2008 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

Oct 15, 2008 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

Robbery suspect also faces gang charges

A 20-year-old man arrested Monday for a robbery at a convenience store in Hampton will also be charged with gang participation. Terrence Lamar Hayes of Chapel Street, Hampton, was charged with robbery after a man entered the Q-Mart store at 336 LaSalle...

Tags: Crimes, Theft

Oct 14, 2008 |Story| Associated Press

2 found not guilty in shootout with police

A Cook County judge has found two alleged gang members not guilty of conspiracy to commit murder. Lamell Burns and Melvin Martin were charged in connection with a shootout with Chicago police in October 2006 that left two of the defendants' fellow...

Tags: Crimes, Police

Oct 13, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

Official undone by tight trouser crackdown

A senior official in South Sudan who ordered a crackdown on young women wearing tight trousers has been sacked, officials said Saturday. Police arrested scores of women -- many on their way home from church -- in the capital Juba last week on charges...

Tags: Government, Heads of State, Crimes, Police, Police Arrests