Tag: Gangs
Guatemala sends troops to fight gangs in 2 high-crime areas
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemala’s new president announced a state of alert for two municipalities with high crime rates to combat gang activity Friday,...
US border arrests drop as focus turns to Mexicans
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The number of people arrested or stopped entering the United States on the Mexico border fell for a seventh straight...
Denied asylum, migrants return to place they fear most: home
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) - By now, the young couple thought they’d be in the United States. Somewhere, anywhere, in the United States....
NYC over 300 killings, but not all were in ’19
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City’s annual homicide total has surpassed 300 for the first time since 2016, fueled by pockets of gang...
NYC surpasses 300 killings 3 years after modern-era low
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City’s annual homicide total has surpassed 300 for the first time since 2016, fueled by pockets of gang...
Feds: Over 60 Latin Kings members arrested along East Coast
BOSTON (AP) - More than 60 members of the Latin Kings have been arrested on federal racketeering, drug and firearms charges, including the leaders...
Late detective gets attorney general’s award for MS-13 cases
WASHINGTON (AP) - A New York police detective who relentlessly investigated killings committed by MS-13 gang members before succumbing to cancer last year became...
Mother of slain man sues Cleveland mayor, police chief
CLEVELAND (AP) - Questions about whether an Ohio mayor intervened on behalf of his grandson in the hours after a fatal shooting have prompted...
Former Los Angeles police chief named interim in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's mayor on Friday named former Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck to serve as Chicago's interim police superintendent, a day...
Former Los Angeles police chief named interim in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's mayor on Friday named former Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck to serve as Chicago's interim police superintendent, a day...
