Law enforcement agencies estimate that tens of thousands of gangs operate across the United States today. These groups range from ...

Prosecutors allege members of 18th Street, one of L.A.'s most powerful street gangs, transformed MacArthur Park into an "open ...

Twelve alleged 18th Street gang members were arrested in Los Angeles as part of “Operation Dead Horse," a federal case alleging racketeering, extortion, drug trafficking and a 2022 murder connected to ...

Nearly two dozen people have been arrested as part of a massive investigation in Alabama targeting criminal activity associated with a violent street gang. Operation Gang Shield, launched seven months ...

The FBI announced Friday nearly 50 members and associates of the violent Latin Kings street gang have been arrested following a sweeping, multistate crackdown aimed at gang-related activity, drug ...

Federal agents carried out a raid and arrested “several members and associates” of the 18th Street Gang Thursday morning. “FBI agents and partners with LAPD, HSI, IRS, DEA, and U.S. Marshals served ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A system designed to protect state inmates has led to increased violence involving so-called ‘dropout’ gangs of ...

Ecuador has become a crucial transit country for moving cocaine to the U.S. and Europe from neighboring Colombia.

Post-war America came upon a rather unique "issue" in 1945 when the conflict was done. Thousands and thousands of WWII veterans were coming back home; They'd experienced intense camaraderie, constant ...

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