Even Gang Members Love Starbucks

Friday morning was pretty eventful since I learned that even gang members like Starbucks. In the East Village and Alphabet City, even in a post-Rudy Giuliani New York, one expects their fair share of shady folks, grifters and junkies. But in Gramercy Park, one expects a bit of suburbia in the city. So imagine this, [...]

Drugs, Arms & Human Trafficking August 18

U.S. law enforcement officials at the federal, state and local levels arrested 80 people involved in street gangs across Massachusetts, according to The Conservative Voice. Those arrested represent 24 violent gangs that all include members of foreign descent. All possess criminal records and most of the members risk deportation from the United States. Fifty-five are [...]

Trafficking News Week of March 31

Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton and U.S. Attorney Thomas O’Brien announced a 10-count unsealed indictment of 12 gang members associated with the Grape Street Crips, who were charged with participating in a conspiracy to make and distribute large quantities of PCP in the Watts area [...]