Samajwadi Party workers overpowered an alleged member of the Ravi Pujari gang

Samajwadi Party workers overpowered an alleged member of the Ravi Pujari gang at their office in Colaba late on Wednesday.Khalid Roshan Ansari (22) walked into Sentinal House on Azmi Road and tried to enter the lift to go to party city unit chief Abu Asim Azmi's son Farhan's flat, after identifying himself as a Pujari gang member. When stopped by the security guard, Ansari told him to inform Farhan that Abdullah of the Pujari gang had sent him to collect some mon...

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74-year-old man was today shot dead by a suspected contract killer allegedly at the behest of an underworld gangster in suburban Goregaon

74-year-old man was today shot dead by a suspected contract killer allegedly at the behest of an underworld gangster in suburban Goregaon, the second firing incident in the city this week, police said. The assailant shot dead Angare Pujari (74), owner of Monginis cake shop in the suburb, from a close range when he was at the bakery this afternoon. The shooter was overpowered by passersby and the staff, who later handed him over to police while Angare was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. According to police, the accused Kushal Sharma (29) had gone to the shop where he ate a pastry and requested for a chocolate. After a while, he went to cash counter where Angare was sitting. "He then whipped out a revolver and fired one round at Angare with the bullet hitting the victim's...

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Hernandez-Martinez of Cincinnati faced the death penalty after being convicted Thursday of two counts of aggravated murder

Hernandez-Martinez of Cincinnati faced the death penalty after being convicted Thursday of two counts of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and participating in a criminal gang. He was a complicitor in the July 13, 2008, gang-motivated killing of Evelvin Osveli-Morales and Marlon Enamordo-Gomez outside the former Casa Tequila on Ohio 4 in Fairfield, according to police.Instead of a death sentence, Butler County Common Pleas Judge Michael Sage gave him 78 years to life in prison, meaning the 24-year-old Mexico native would not be eligible for parole until he’s 102.The Spanish-speaking Hernandez-Martinez smiled when an interpreter told him the jury recommended he receive 30 years to life for each homicide.Defense attorney David Washington asked Sage to run the sentences concurrently....

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David Wilson, 34, of Washington, DC ., a leader of a violent drug gang, was sentenced today to 45 years and eight months in prison for his role in two murders and other crimes committed by the Congress Park Crew

David Wilson, 34, of Washington, DC ., a leader of a violent drug gang, was sentenced today to 45 years and eight months in prison for his role in two murders and other crimes committed by the Congress Park Crew, announced United States Attorney Ronald C Machen Jr; James W McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office; and Cathy L Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Wilson, also known as Cool Wop, was sentenced this afternoon by the Honorable Judge Richard W Roberts in United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Wilson was one of six defendants prosecuted by the government during an eight-month trial in 2007 before Judge Roberts. During that trial, the government presented evidence that Wilson, along with his five co-defendants,...

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Florida toddler is in critical condition after he was shot in the head in an apparent drive-by shooting, MyFoxOrlando.com reports.

Florida toddler is in critical condition after he was shot in the head in an apparent drive-by shooting, MyFoxOrlando.com reports. Eugenio De La Cruz's 1-year-old son, Isaiah, was shot Sunday night inside his family's Orange County home as he sat in a walker, according to the station. The bullet went through the front door and struck the child in the back of the head, authorities said. De La Cruz said at least two other bullets were fired into the house, but said no one else in the family was injured. Paramedics rushed the child to Arnold Palmer Hospital, where he immediately underwent surgery. Doctors told the boy's family that the bullet traveled through the child's brain and remains lodged near his forehead. The boy is reportedly expected to survive.  Deputies, meanwhile,...

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Mexican authorities say soldiers have raided a drug gang's camp in northeastern Mexico and killed eight gunmen in a shootout.

Mexican authorities say soldiers have raided a drug gang's camp in northeastern Mexico and killed eight gunmen in a shootout.The Defense Department says gunmen opened fire on troops as they approached the camp outside San Fernando, a town in the border state of Tamaulipas.A military statement says nine other people were detained in the raid Friday, including a woman who claimed she had been kidnapped. It says soldiers seized 10 guns, marijuana, 58 camouflage uniforms and 11 bulletproof jackets.The statement does not say what gang ran the camp, but San Fernando is in the heart of territory controlled by the Zetas cartel. Zetas were blamed for the massacre of 72 South and Central Americans at a ranch outside the town last Augu...

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Twitter is growing rapidly in Mexico, where some government agencies have started using the social networking site to dispel rumors and quickly provide information about violent incidents.

Twitter is growing rapidly in Mexico, where some government agencies have started using the social networking site to dispel rumors and quickly provide information about violent incidents."It's not about warning of shootouts. The reason why the account (@sspdgo for the Public Safety Secretariat in Durango state) was created is to provide accurate information at the time of the incidents, with the goal of giving certainty and calming the citizenry," police spokesman Fernando Fonseca told Efe.Of the Twitter users in Mexico, governments, institutions, parties and politicians account for just 0.60 percent, while educational and academic institutions represent 1.4 percent, a report released this month by consulting firm Mente Digital said.The situation, however, appears to be changing in Mexico.President...

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Best friends who fell out over gangster King Ratt after split

Best friends who fell out over gangster King Ratt after split : "Gangster Brian Rattigan's sister Sharon is now at loggerheads with his ex girlfriend, Natasha McEnroe, following the couple's breakup. Two male associates of Rattigan recently tried to kill McEnroe's new boyfriend at her Ranelagh home and the couple have been warned they are in serious danger. The Herald can today reveal the background to a rift between the two women closest to Rattigan, which developed as he languished in a jail cell. Natasha McEnroe was thrown out of Sharon Rattigan's family home in Drimnagh after she split with the gangster last November. The split came about after a third woman, who also lives in Drimnagh, contacted King Ratt weeks earlier and alleged that McEnroe was seeing someone else. McEnroe fell...

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'French Connection' gangster claims wrong man convicted in Riviera murder

'French Connection' gangster claims wrong man convicted in Riviera murder  "Jean-Pierre Hernandez, 75, said his conscience finally forced him to break a gangland secret over who murdered Agnès Le Roux, whose mother owned one of Nice's most prestigious casinos - the Palais de la Méditerraneé. Then aged 29, Miss Le Roux disappeared at the wheel of her white Range Rover in 1977. Her ex-lover, Jean-Maurice Agnelet, 72, a former playboy lawyer is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for her murder. However, in his book, 'Confessions of a Gang Leader', Mr Hernandez said the tears of Mr Agnelet's sons drove him to reveal the 'true' culprit...

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Gangster is suspect in hit and run killing

Gangster is suspect in hit and run killing "SOUTH inner city gangster has emerged as a new suspect in the hit and run killing of a father-of-two. Edward Lynch (37, below) died two days after being mowed down by a car in Ballyfermot on February 23, 2009. In the aftermath of the second anniversary, his heartbroken family has appealed for information on his murder as a fourth suspect emerged in the investigation. Gardai had already established two drug dealers and a vicious and violent young criminal from Blanchardstown as suspects, but further information has led them to believe that a major Inchicore crime figure was also involved. It is understood that the Inchicore gangster may have ordered the killing which was carried out by a young associate. A family spokesperson told the Herald:...

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Youth gets life in triple murder He gunned down three people in cold blood for no other reason except he was mad about being kicked out of a birthday party

Youth gets life in triple murder - : "He gunned down three people in cold blood for no other reason except he was mad about being kicked out of a birthday party. Now a young street gang member who continues to pose a high risk to reoffend has been given the maximum sentence allowed by law for his role in a mass killing. The 18-year-old, who was 15 at the time of the March 2008 attack, received a mandatory life sentence on Tuesday with no chance of parole for at least seven years. A jury convicted him last year of three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder. Queen's Bench Justice Colleen Suche then ruled he would be raised to adult court for sentencing. The youth and a co-accused were found to have fired nearly two dozen gunshots into a crowded birthday party on...

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Millionaire racehorse owner killed in Mafia-style hit - Australasia, World

Millionaire racehorse owner killed in Mafia-style hit - Australasia, World"Melbourne's reputation as a city with a dark underbelly has been reinforced by the gangland-style execution of a millionaire racehorse owner rumoured to have links with organised crime. Les Samba, 60, was shot up to five times in the head and back in a suburban street after an argument with a man he had gone to meet and apparently knew. Police are investigating several leads but say there is no evidence to confirm reports a contract" The murder, which took place last Sunday night, shocked Melbournites. For years such killings were almost routine in the city, as rival...

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Judge lends accused gangster tie for trial of Vincent 'Gorgeous' Basciano for murder

Judge lends accused gangster tie for trial of Vincent 'Gorgeous' Basciano for murder : "He's on trial for murder, so it's not surprising that mob boss Vincent Basciano would want to put his best face forward. But when he panicked over facing the public without a tie today, help came from an unexpected quarter - the judge. Basciano, nicknamed 'Gorgeous' for his usually-coiffed hair and dapper suits, was just minutes away from appearing at the Brooklyn Federal Court in New York today when he panicked about his informal garb. He was clad in just a grey suit and a white shirt. His lawyer George Goltzer brought the issue to the attention of Judge Nicholas Garaufis, who did not hesitate. He immediately offered to lend the accused murderer and organised crime boss the tie he keeps on hand for...

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