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8 Alleged Gang Members Arrested For Kidnap, Rape Of 2 Teen Girls
SANTA PAULA (CBS/AP) — Several alleged gang members were arraigned Tuesday afternoon on sex crimes charges after police say they used social media websites to kidnap and rape young girls. The seven...
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Cops: Teen Enlists Gang Members In Attempt To Kidnap 15-Day-Old Girl
SANTA ANA (CBS) — A 17-year-old girl is accused of enlisting gang members in a plot to help her steal her roommate’s 15-day old daughter. Gladys Remigio, of Santa Ana, will be arraigned Friday on one...
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Gang Member Convicted In Slaying Of Woman Who Interrupted Graffiti Vandal
NORWALK (CBS) — A 21-year-old man was convicted today of murder for shooting a Pico Rivera woman to death after she interrupted a gang member spraying graffiti near her home, but the jury acquitted his...
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2 Teenage Boys Arrested In 2010 Killing In Santa Ana
SANTA ANA (CBS) — A pair of teenage boys have been arrested in connection with the 2010 killing of an Irvine man in downtown Santa Ana. The boys, who are 16 and 17 years old now, were 14 and 15 years...
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Gang Members Sentenced For Robbing 2 OC Jewelry Stores
WESTMINSTER (AP) — Prosecutors say two San Diego gang members have been handed lengthy sentences for their roles in the armed robberies of two Orange County jewelry stores in 2009. A DA’s office...
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Murdered Youth Pastor Remembered By Community In Compton
COMPTON (CBS) — A murdered youth pastor was remembered by friends with praise and music Thursday night in Compton. Police said Oscar Duncan, 23, who went by the name Choirboy, was gunned down while...
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Caught On Tape: Sign Waver Thwarts Robbery At Hesperia Jewelry Store
HESPERIA (CBS) — A jewelry store robbery was thwarted by an unarmed sign waver who warned the owners not to buzz the suspects in. Hesperia police took eight people into custody on Thursday following...
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Suspects Murder Man After Vandalizing His Inglewood Apartment
INGLEWOOD (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a wheelchair-bound man was fatally shot after suspects vandalized his Inglewood home early Sunday morning. Officers responding to a shots fired call found the...
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8 Indicted In Inland Empire Teenage Sex Trafficking Ring
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — Several Los Angeles-area gang members are among eight people who have been indicted on sex trafficking charges for allegedly prostituting teen girls, the Department of Justice...
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Dozens Arrested, Guns Seized In ‘Operation Halo’ Anti-Gang Effort
ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — A multi-agency, anti-gang effort has resulted in dozens of arrests in Orange County. Operation Halo, a year-long investigation targeting career criminals and street gang members,...
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3 Gang Members Charged With Bank Robbery, Money-Tossing Police Pursuit
SAN FERNANDO (CBSLA.com) — Three reputed members of the Rollin’ 40s Crips have been charged Friday with robbing a Bank of America branch in Canyon Country, then leading sheriff’s deputies on a wild...
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Armenian Gang Members Sentenced For Running Identity Theft Ring From Prison
SANTA ANA (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two men who orchestrated an elaborate identity theft ring from behind bars will each stay there to serve new 25-year sentences. U.S. attorney spokesman Thom...
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Moreno Valley Police Nab Suspect For Alleged Sexual Assault, Kidnapping
MORENO VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Police in Moreno Valley have arrested a suspect for an alleged sexual assault that occurred Thursday about 9 p.m. The alleged assault took place in the 24900 Block of...
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2 Latino Men Arrested For Alleged Hate Crimes Against African-American Family
COMPTON (CBSLA.com) — Two Latino men suspected of being in a gang have been arrested for allegedly directing a series of hate crimes against an African-American family in Compton. A statement issued...
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2 Sentenced In 2006 Shooting Death Of Young Inglewood Mother
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Two gang members were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole stemming from the 2006 shooting death of a young Inglewood mother. Los Angeles Superior...
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Trial Begins For Reputed Gang Member Accused In Halloween Murder Of Boy, 5
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Trial has begun for a reputed gang member accused of gunning down a 5-year-old boy as he played in his South Los Angeles backyard on Halloween day in 2010. “A 5-year-old life...
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LA Gang Members Accused Of Running Food Truck Extortion Ring
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — Prosecutors said 20 members of a Los Angeles gang pleaded not guilty Monday to felony charges of running a food truck extortion racket in Hollywood. Los Angeles County District...
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Three Charged In Fatal Stabbing On High School Campus
VAN NUYS (CBSLA.com) — A 16-year-old alleged gang member will be tried as an adult for the first-degree murder of an 18-year-old man at Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda. Anthony Carpio, 16, was...
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Corrections Officer Fights For Life After Being Shot In The Head
COLTON (CBSLA.com) — A California Department of Corrections officer is fighting for his life after reportedly being shot in the head Thursday evening in Colton. Tom Dennie, 52, was shot multiple times...
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Several Alleged Gang Members And Associates Arrested In LA Burglary Ring
EL SEGUNDO (CBSLA.com) — Several suspected Inglewood gang members and their associates have been arrested for more than 25 burglaries that have taken place in the Los Angeles area since November 2012....
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Search Continues In Boyle Heights For 3 Barricade Suspects
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A search continued Sunday in the Boyle Heights district for three alleged gang members who authorities say held police at bay for several hours before escaping. Los Angeles...
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2 Gang Members Plead Guilty In Compton Hate Crimes
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Two Latino gang members Thursday pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes stemming from a New Year’s Eve attack in Compton. Jeffrey “Turkey” Aguilar, 20, and 22-year-old Efren...
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6 Arrested In Ventura County Crackdown On Mexican Drug Trafficking
OXNARD (CBSLA.com) — Half a dozen gang members were arrested Wednesday as the result of a federal investigation into a Mexican drug trafficking ring. The men arrested Wednesday morning by a joint task...
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FBI Investigating Local Gang Members Fighting With Terrorist Group In Syria
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —The FBI Tuesday is investigating two Los Angeles gang members who have traveled overseas to fight in Syria. A video of two unidentified men, who appear to be shouting out to...
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Eagles Release WR DeSean Jackson In Wake Of Gang Affiliation Allegations
PHILADELPHIA (CBSLA.com/AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have released wide receiver DeSean Jackson. The team cut Jackson on Friday in wake of a report on NJ.com saying the team was concerned with his...
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Parents, School Board Discuss Photo Of Cheerleaders Dressed As Gangsters
REDLANDS (CBSLA.com) — Parents and school board members gathered in Redlands on Thursday to discuss a photo of cheerleaders dressed as gang members to celebrate spirit week. A photo of the Redlands...
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Redlands Varsity Cheerleading Program Reinstated After Photo Investigation
FONTANA (CBSLA.com) — Varsity spirit squad members at Redlands East Valley High School were cheering for more than one reason at Friday night’s season-opening football game. The team was reinstated...
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Former Gang Rivals Work Together Baking, Cooking Way To Better Life
INGLEWOOD (CBSLA.com) — A local young group of former gang rivals are now working together, using baking and cooking as their ticket away from their former lives as gang members. A nonprofit group...
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4 Suspected Gang Members Arrested In ‘Knock-Knock’ Burglaries
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says four people have been arrested in an investigation of so-called knock-knock burglaries. The arrests were made Monday in Pacific...
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Members Of 3 LA Gangs Indicted For Racketeering
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say three rival Los Angeles gangs united and conspired to control drug trafficking and carried out crimes that included murder and extortion. An indictment...
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Gang Member Sentenced To Prison In 2010 Christmas Murder Of LA Mother
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A gang member was sentenced to prison on Thursday for his role in the Christmas murder of a mother five years ago. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s...
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3 Men Sentenced For Murdering Mom In Front Of Her Child On Christmas Day 2010
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities said three men have been sentenced for the Christmas day 2010 murder of a 25-year-old woman in front of her 3-year-old daughter. The Los Angeles County District...
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2 Gang Members Charged With Killing 2 Women In Montecito Heights
MONTECITO HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — People who attended a community meeting in Montecito Heights Thursday night said they were relieved to learn that the murders of two young women last fall were not...
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3 Gang Members Convicted Of Killing Arleta Man Who Complained About Graffiti
SAN FERNANDO (CBSLA.com) — Three gang members were convicted Wednesday of murdering a neighbor of one of the defendants for complaining about graffiti in front of his Arleta home almost two years ago....
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Police: Gang Member Arrested For Killing Man In Fontana Park
FONTANA (CBSLA.com) — A gang member has been arrested in the deadly shooting of a man in a Fontana park, police announced Thursday. On Tuesday at 7:08 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired...
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Police Believe Teen Found Dead Under Freeway Overpass Targeted By Rival Gang...
Police believe gang members drove up and shot a 17-year-old boy dead while he was tagging a freeway overpass early Sunday.
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Grand Jury Testimony: Suspect Fatally Shot Nipsey Hussle After Rapper Asked...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Testimony in a grand jury hearing says rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down after he asked alleged shooter Eric Holder if Holder was a snitch. Holder has been indicted by a...
View ArticleDisturbing Security Video Shows Suspect Firing Assault Weapon During Watts...
WATTS (CBSLA) — A 7-year-old boy continues to recover Thursday after he was shot by stray bullets during a gun battle in Watts yesterday. Bullet holes outside the Watts home are visible reminders of...
View ArticleLAPD Chief Moves To Fire Officer Involved In Investigation Of Alleged Gang...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore has moved to fire an officer who allegedly falsified information collected during traffic stops of motorists, the agency announced...
View ArticlePomona Police Seize Guns From Known Gang Members
POMONA (CBSLA) – The Pomona Police Department seized multiple firearms from known gang members on parole and arrested them. Frank Castro, 49, of Pomona, and his nephew, Raymond Castro, 28, of Pomona,...
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