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Saturday, 25 August 2012

The nine people believed injured by stray police gunfire outside the Empire State Building were not the first to learn how dangerous a crowded street can be in a gunfight.

 Civilians occasionally find themselves in harm's way when officers use deadly force, though usually only a handful of times annually. When that happens, a rigid process of investigation is set in motion — and the police department can reasonably expect a lawsuit. The latest episode came when police say a man disgruntled over losing his job a year ago shot a former colleague to death and pointed his weapon at two police officers in the shadow of a major tourist attraction. He apparently wasn't able to fire before police killed him, one firing off seven rounds and the other nine. Bystanders suffered graze wounds, and some were struck by concrete gouged from buildings by the bullets, authorities said. At least one person said he was actually hit by a bullet. Robert Asika, a 23-year-old...

Thursday, 23 August 2012

Tracking a Rare Tattoo-Related Infection

A Trail of Ink: Tracking a Rare Tattoo-Related InfectionAn uncommon skin infection led to a doctor's investigation into tainted tattoo ink. (Monroe County Health Department)The reddish-purple rash, seemingly woven into the tattoo on a 20-year-old New Yorker's forearm, was strange enough to have doctors scratching their heads.This trail began when the man received a tattoo in Rochester, N.Y. in October 2011. A short while later, he noticed the raised, bumpy rash. He called his primary care physician.Doctors initially treated the man's arm with topical steroids, thinking that the rash was allergic-contact dermatitis. But that only made the...

Armed gang fight breaks out in Venezuelan prison

Twenty-five people were killed and 43 others hurt in a prison battle in Venezuela as two armed gangs vied for control of a penitentiary near Caracas, authorities said on Mond...

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

shooting a cop dead is now legal in the state of Indiana.

Governor Mitch Daniels, a Republican, has authorized changes to a 2006 legislation that legalizes the use of deadly force on a public servant — including an officer of the law — in cases of “unlawful intrusion.” Proponents of both the Second and Fourth Amendments — those that allow for the ownership of firearms and the security against unlawful searches, respectively — are celebrating the update by saying it ensures that residents are protected from authorities that abuse the powers of the badge. Others, however, fear that the alleged threat of a police state emergence will be replaced by an all-out warzone in Indiana. Under the latest changes of the so-called Castle Doctrine, state lawmakers agree “people have a right to defend themselves and third parties from physical harm and crime.” Rather...

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Dog 'The Bounty Hunter' Chapman's Show Canceled

Dog "The Bounty Hunter" Chapman will have more time on his hands to catch criminals, because his show on A&E is being canceled ... TMZ has learned. Multiple sources connected with the show tell us ... Dog's people and A&E have been negotiating, but the network has now decided to pull the plug and not do season 9. One source connected with Dog tells us the cancellation is based on "creative differences."  But here's the reality ... saying "creative differences" is like breaking up with a girl and saying, "It's not you, it's m...

Sunday, 13 May 2012

Shootings not my fault, says ex-bikie Wissam Amer

THE man believed by police to be the central figure in a bikie feud has declared he is not at fault for Sydney's spate of drive-by shootings and says they are the "act of a coward". Wissam Amer, 28, broke his silence to The Sunday Telegraph to say he was not at the heart of the current shootings between the Hells Angels and Nomads outlaw motorcycle gangs. Last week The Sunday Telegraph revealed police believe Amer was the source of the conflict after he defected from the Hells Angels to the rival Nomads. Speaking through his lawyer Maggie Sten, the former bikie said unequivocally that he was no longer part of any gang and disputed police claims he's responsible for the feud. "The conflict between the Hells Angels and the Nomads is dead and buried - it has been for a while," Mr Amer said...

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Shooting a 'warning' from rival bikie gang

SIMMERING tension between rival bikie gangs exploded on the Gold Coast yesterday with the drive-by shooting of a tattoo parlour in the heart of Bandidos territory. Police fear the attack could be a push for territory by the Hells Angels as the outlaw gang seeks a toehold on the lucrative Glitter Strip. Less than 24 hours after police commissioner Bob Atkinson told the Bulletin that bikie gangs were "one of the greatest challenges to face law enforcement", the Bandido-protected Mermaid Beach tattoo shop was hit by at least four shots in the early hours of yesterday morning.  High-ranking police yesterday said it was "inevitable" that the violence that has plagued Sydney would eventually spill across the border. "We do not believe it is directly connected to the war between the Hells...

Jury hears grisly details about murder scene

Police discovered a grisly scene on Sept. 10, 2000, when they entered a Cogmagun Road home in Hants County. “It was a very brutal scene,” Cpl. Shawn Sweeney, who was a constable with the Windsor rural RCMP detachment that day, testified Tuesday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Kentville. It was the second day of trial for Leslie Douglas Greenwood, 42, who is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Barry Kirk Mersereau, 48, and his wife, Nancy Paula Christensen, 47. Sweeney, a Crown witness, testified that he and four other police officers who responded to a 911 call found Christensen sitting upright in a chair in the living room of her Centre Burlington home with a bullet wound in her left cheek, under her glasses. She had a cup of tea in her hand...

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Internal dispute behind SA bikie shooting

 A DISPUTE within the Hells Angels bikie gang is thought to be behind the shooting of a gang member as he was driving in suburban Adelaide. The 29-year-old man was shot twice in the chest and arm around midnight in a targeted attack in the city's northwestern suburbs. He managed to drive his ute to Royal Adelaide Hospital, where he arrived at 12.20am CDT today. He remains in a serious condition. Crime gangs task force boss John De Candia said the man had provided police with some information, and detectives believed the attack stemmed from a dispute between fellow gang members. "What I can say is this is not a random incident," Superintendent De Candia said today. "We do not believe this is linked to any other past feud between any other motorcycle gangs. "We believe, at this stage,...

Jury returns guilty verdict in Salinas gang murder case

 A jury found Carlos Espinoza guilty of all charges involving the August 2009 fatal shooting of a Salinas High School student who was on his way to football practice. Espinoza, 20, was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder and street terrorism. Jurors also found true special allegations that Espinoza personally used a firearm and committed the crimes for the benefit, at the direction of and in association with a criminal street gang. Jurors began deliberations after closing arguments Friday. Espinoza was on trial for the murder of Jose Manuel Perez, 15, and attempted murder of another teenager on Aug. 6, 2009, in the 500 block of Terrace Street in Salinas. Perez died from multiple gunshot wounds. The other teen, identified as "Poncho" in court, was unscathed. He identified...

large Norteno gang party in the 500 block of East Cameron Street.

 On Friday Kings County Gang Task Force (KCGTF) Investigators received information that there was going to be a large Norteno gang party in the 500 block of East Cameron Street. KCGTF Investigators patrolled the area and at about 11:00 p.m. they noticed large groups of juveniles walking the streets and arriving in vehicles. KCGTF Investigators conducted surveillance on the location in unmarked vehicles and watched as numerous people entered a home. During the surveillance, someone contacted the Hanford Police Department complaining of a Juvenile party and possible underage drinking. At about 11:30 p.m. KCGTF Investigators along with the Hanford Police Department and the Kings County Sheriff’s Department arrived. Investigators entered the home and saw that there were nearly 100 people...

Monday, 16 April 2012

Corsican gang wars in spotlight

Zero tolerance will be shown for violence in Corsica, says Nicolas Sarkozy. Photo: ReutersFRENCH security forces will show ''zero tolerance'' on gun possession in Corsica after a flare-up of violence on the Mediterranean island, Nicolas Sarkozy said.''I understand the attachment of Corsicans to hunting but there are guns in their possession that are not tolerable,'' the President said after a meeting in Ajaccio with the Interior Minister, Claude Gueant, the Justice Minister, Michel Mercier, and local police. ''There is a level of arms possession in Corsica that doesn't come close to anywhere in France.''There have been six murders so far...

Five Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Members Sentenced in Houston for Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering

 Five members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in an aggravated assault that took place in Tomball, Texas, in September 2008, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas. United States District Court Senior Judge Ewing Werlein Jr today sentenced Zechariah Aaron Johnston, 31, aka “Oz,” to 84 months in prison; Stephen Kyle Knebel, 33, aka “Lil Evil,” to 24 months in prison; Robert Lynn Sheats, 33, aka “Dirty,” to 36 months in prison; and Johnny Ray Nichols, 35, aka “Nick,” to 18 months in prison.  On March 23, 2012, Senior Judge Werlein sentenced Rusty Dwayne Plante, 34, aka “Rusty,” to 36 months in prison. All...

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Biker fires gunshot at trooper

 total of six individuals were in custody Wednesday night following an incident where a gun shot was fired at a West Virginia State Police Trooper earlier in the day, according to police. Shortly before 3 p.m., West Virginia State Police attempted to make a traffic stop of a group of individuals riding  motorcycles in the Harper Heights area of Raleigh County, police report. Instead of pulling over, one of the bikers — who police believe is affiliated with the Avengers motorcycle gang — fired at least one gunshot at the trooper and the alleged assailant, along with two others, attempted to flee the scene. The trooper sustained no injuries, authorities said. The suspects’ attempted escape resulted in a crash and a two-hour manhunt pursued, according to Raleigh County Sheriff Steve...

Friday, 16 March 2012

A gangster famous for melting corpses in barrels of acid as part of one of New York's most feared mobs has written a gushing apology to his lawyer.

 Charles Carneglia, who is serving life in prison for four murders, was a hitman for John Gotti, leader of New York's Gambino mob in the 1980s.But now a letter from 65-year-old Carneglia, who has been incarcerated at a high-security prison in Pennsylvania, hints at a pang of remorse.'I apologise for being, how can I say this, pushy, in the past,' Carneglia wrote to lawyer Beverly Van Ness, the New York Daily News reported.'I’m trying my best to cope with the situation. Again I apologise and I hope you forgive me.'Yet the convicted killer, also known as 'Charlie Carnig', did not add any apologies for his victims.  More...Iraq...

Sunday, 11 March 2012

Garage boss loses bid to sue cops for saying he was a gangster

 A GARAGE owner’s bid to sue police for £200,000 for branding him a crook was thrown out yesterday. David Lyons – who is part of the notorious Lyons crime family – said he was defamed when police claimed he was involved in “serious and organised crime, including trafficking and supply of class A drugs”. Lyons insisted that although members of his family had been in serious trouble, he was an honest businessman. He also said police had no evidence to back up their claims. The 52-year-old, who runs Applerow Motors in Lambhill, Glasgow, brought acivil action at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. Lyons had his MoT licence revoked two years ago following representations made by Strathclyde Police to the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA). In his action, Lyons said he lost the licence...

Saturday, 10 March 2012

Cops Camping in Thailand for Dawood Aide Extradition

 Armed with hurriedly-prepared extradition documents, Indian police have rushed to Thailand to lay claim on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's close aide, who is set to be freed soon upon completion of his sentence in a murder case, a move aimed at thwarting Pakistan's claim that gangster was their national. Mumbai police have been camping in Thailand since the last two days, to seek extradition of Dawood's aide Muzakkir Mudassar Hussain Sayyed alias Munna Zingada, who has been behind bars in Bangkok in a firing case in 2001, in which, rival gang leader Chhota Rajan was injured and latter's right hand man Rohit Verma was killed. Police sources said that Indian embassy in Thailand had informed the Delhi authorities, stating that Pakistan had already moved documents seeking Munna Zingada's...

Bulger’s girlfriend may opt to plead guilty

 James “Whitey’’ Bulger’s girlfriend, Catherine Greig, is considering pleading guilty to charges of helping the gangster evade capture for more than 16 years, according to several relatives of Bulger’s alleged victims. Steven Davis, whose sister Debra was one of 19 people allegedly slain by Bulger, said a victims’ advocate for the US attorney’s office told him Friday that Greig’s lawyers have indicated that she wants to plead guilty to the single charge of conspiracy to harbor a fugitive. “There is no plea bargain,’’ said Davis, adding that he has been told that Greig has not been given a deal by prosecutors and faces up to five years in prison on the charge. Related 11/20/11: The long, unlikely journey of Cathy Greig It is unclear whether Greig could be forced to testify against...

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang member pleads guilty

 Allan "Dog" Hunter, 33, of Chicago, was present during the March 6, 2011, shooting death of Javell T. Thornton, 32, also of Chicago, at 126 South Main St. according to a federal indictment. As part of his plea, Hunter, a member of the Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang, admitted Thursday in federal court that he conspired with other members of the gang to dispose of several firearms after the shooting. WOS was in Marion for a meeting at a private motorcycle club. In the early morning hours of March 6, a fight at the gang's after-hours party spilled onto the sidewalk on South Main Street. When the dust settled, three men were injured with stab and gunshot wounds, and Thornton was dead. The federal indictment states that Anthony R. Robinson shot three victims in the back as they...

Monday, 5 March 2012

Gangster First Most-Wanted Woman in 10 Years

 A CRIPS gang member who was last seen in Fort Worth has been added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted list. Damesha Roshun Traylor , 33, is the first woman in more than 10 years to appear on the list, according to the Department of Public Safety. Traylor's criminal history includes aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, drug possession and prostitution, the DPS said. Traylor is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs about 270 pounds. She has several tattoos, including "Sexy D" on her outside right wrist and on her outside upper left arm. The words "Playa Made" are tattooed on the center of her lower back. She also has cut scars on the back of her neck and left forearm. Traylor has worked on farms, in restaurants and at laundry facilities. A $7,500 reward is being offered for information leading...

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