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'Hot Boys Mafia' Gangster Was Being Served In NJ Shooting That Injured Him, Detective: Cops 'Hot Boys Mafia' Gangster Was Being Served In NJ Shooting That Injured Him, Detective: Cops
'Hot Boys Mafia' Gangster Was Being Served In NJ Shooting That Injured Him, Detective: Cops A Perth Amboy detective remains in stable condition after he was shot while executing an arrest warrant in Rahway on the evening of Wednesday, July 24, authorities said. At 8:32 p.m., the detective, who has not been identified, was shot by 20-year-old Rahway resident Angel Santiago, who is a suspect in an aggravated assault that occurred in Perth Amboy Tuesday, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner said. The detective was shot multiple times in the leg, while Santiago sustained a single gunshot wound to the lower leg, authorities said. …
Braggadocious Hitman Admits Killing Contractor Instead Of Intended Snitch In Maryland: Feds Braggadocious Hitman Admits Killing Contractor Instead Of Intended Snitch In Maryland: Feds
Braggadocious Hitman Admits Killing Contractor Instead Of Intended Snitch In Maryland: Feds A hitman working for the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) street gang in Maryland admitted to his role in a violent racketeering scheme that involved at least one murder, federal authorities announced. Wayne Prince — also known as "Taz" — pleaded guilty to a longstanding violent racketeering conspiracy, during which the 24-year-old was responsible for killing 27-year-old Bryan McKemy shooting another in the head.  According to his plea agreement, the Baltimore resident began working with the gang in 2018 and participated in the BGF criminal enterprise, including a murder, a drug d…
Newark Rapper Tsu Surf Gets 5 Years, No Parole, For Leadership Role In Armed, Violent Drug Gang Newark Rapper Tsu Surf Gets 5 Years, No Parole, For Leadership Role In Armed, Violent Drug Gang
Newark Rapper Tsu Surf Gets 5 Years, No Parole, For Leadership Role In Armed, Violent Drug Gang Battle rapper Tsu Surf must spend a plea-bargained five years in federal prison for what authorities described as a leadership role in a violent drug-selling Newark street gang. The 32-year-old rapper – whose real name is Rahjon Cox -- was one of 10 reputed members of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips charged under federal RICO statutes following a massive North Jersey roundup last year. A total of 42 targets in all were arrested in a series of pinpointed attacks on organized gangs dealing drugs, packing weapons and waging street warfare, federal authorities said at the time. Cox took a d…
Pickaxe-Wielding MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Grisly Murder Of Teen In VA Park Pickaxe-Wielding MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Grisly Murder Of Teen In VA Park
Pickaxe-Wielding MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Grisly Murder Of Teen In VA Park An El Salvadoran man who is a part of MS-13 admitted to his role in kidnapping and violently murdering a boy in Fairfax County in 2016. Edwin Orellana Caballero, who was 16 and living in Alexandria at the time of the murder, is the latest to plead guilty to killing a 14-year-old from Falls Church who was lured to Holmes Run Stream Valley Park in Fairfax County, where he was butchered by members of the street gang, federal authorities announced on Thursday. Prosecutors say that on Sept. 26, 2016, the teen - whose name was listed as S.A.A.T. by the DOJ - was cajoled to go to the park, where …
Violent Gang Members Nabbed Stealing From Hudson Valley Home Depots, Police Say Violent Gang Members Nabbed Stealing From Hudson Valley Home Depots, Police Say
Violent Gang Members Nabbed Stealing From Hudson Valley Home Depots, Police Say Three men who are part of a violent street gang have been charged with stealing thousands of dollars of merchandise from Home Depot stores on several occasions in the Hudson Valley. The three men, all from Brooklyn, were busted in Dutchess County around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29 in the village of Wappingers Falls. According to Wappingers Falls Police Commissioner Paul Italiano, the police department received a call of a larceny in progress at the Home Depot store located at 1570 Route 9, Imperial Plaza in the village of Wappingers Falls. Three men had filled garbage bags with electri…
Crips Gang Nabbed For Alleged Murders, Fraud, More On Long Island: US Attorney Crips Gang Nabbed For Alleged Murders, Fraud, More On Long Island: US Attorney
Crips Gang Nabbed For Alleged Murders, Fraud, More On Long Island: US Attorney A federal court unsealed a 59-count indictment, which charges eight people for various offenses related to their roles in a subset of the Crips street gang, officials have announced. According to the Eastern District of New York’s US Attorney’s Office, those charged were either members or associates of the Insane Crips Gang, or “ICG.” Seven of the eight people were arrested on the morning of Thursday, April 13, and were arraigned later that day. Officials said one defendant remains at large. The indictment, authorities said, charges seven people with racketeering and conspiracy to commi…
GANG WAR: Brick City Teen Seized In Modified Machine-Gun Shooting Of Rival Trio GANG WAR: Brick City Teen Seized In Modified Machine-Gun Shooting Of Rival Trio
Gang WAR: Brick City Teen Seized In Modified Machine-Gun Shooting Of Rival Trio A 19-year-old reputed Newark street gang member wanted for shooting three rivals with a modified machine gun last weekend is in federal custody. Munir “Mu” Muhammad was carrying the converted 9mm handgun when he was arrested on Wednesday, April 12, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. The gun had fired 28 rounds in the April 8 shooting at the Oscar Miles Housing Complex and was fitted with an extended magazine loaded with another 30, Sellinger said Thursday. Three opponents were wounded, one critically, in what the U.S. attorney said is part of a bloody ongoing gun battle between rivals on…
Out-Of-State Man Admits To Supplying Bridgeport Gang Members With Firearms Out-Of-State Man Admits To Supplying Bridgeport Gang Members With Firearms
Out-Of-State Man Admits To Supplying Bridgeport Gang Members With Firearms A former Fairfield County resident has pleaded guilty to a single count of firearms trafficking in which local gangs were supplied with guns. Stephfan Sanderson, age 24, aka  “Birdy” and “Beans," made his plea in Bridgeport on Tuesday, Nov. 15, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, ATF, DEA, US Marshals, and Bridgeport Police have been investigating multiple Bridgeport-based gangs whose members are involved in narcotics trafficking, murder, and other acts of violence.  &nbs…
Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl
Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl The fourth member of a Westchester street gang has been sentenced for his role in the fatal shooting of a promising teenage basketball standout. Sincere Savoy, age 25, a member of the Mount Vernon Goonies street gang, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his participation in the 2016 murder of Shamoya McKenzie on New Year’s Eve in 2016 in Westchester. On Dec. 31, 2016, Savoy and three other suspects who are alleged members of the Goonies gang attempted to murder a rival gang member in broad daylight by firing multiple bullets at him near the intersection of Tecumseh Avenue and Thir…
COVID Relief Money Collected By South Jersey Street Gang, 6 'Racketeers' Arrested: Prosecutor COVID Relief Money Collected By South Jersey Street Gang, 6 'Racketeers' Arrested: Prosecutor
COVID Relief Money Collected By South Jersey Street Gang, 6 'Racketeers' Arrested: Prosecutor A gang of South Jersey men fraudulently collected COVID-19 relief money among an assortment of other crimes including murder, authorities said.  Six members of a Sunbury Village-based street gang have been charged with operating a criminal enterprise that is accused of carrying out multiple shootings – including two homicides – along with committing burglary, intimidating witnesses, possessing numerous firearms and fraudulently obtaining more than $125,000 in pandemic relief funds from the federal government, authorities said. Eight others have been charged for thei…
Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Murder Using Baseball Bats, Machetes Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Murder Using Baseball Bats, Machetes
Long Island MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Murder Using Baseball Bats, Machetes An alleged MS-13 street gang member admitted to his role in a violent murder on Long Island where their victim was beaten to death with baseball bats and hacked with machetes. Ever Flores, a member of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), pleaded guilty this week to racketeering charges for his role in the murder of Dewann Stacks in Brentwood in 2016 and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Jacquelyn Kasulis said that on Oct. 13, 2016, Flores and other MS-13 co-conspirators …
Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teenage Basketball Star Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teenage Basketball Star
Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teenage Basketball Star A purported street gang member in Westchester will spend decades behind bars for his role in the fatal shooting of a promising teen basketball player who was struck by an errant bullet meant for a rival. David Hardy, age 26, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to 31 years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 21 for the shooting death of 13-year-old Shamoya McKenize on New Year’s Even in 2016 in Westchester. On Dec. 31, 2016, Hardy and three other suspects who are alleged members of the Goonies gang attempted to murder a rival gang member in broad daylight by firing multiple bullets at him near the inters…
Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident
Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident A months-long investigation into a fatal shooting in Westchester last fall led to the arrest of a teenage suspect who was arrested and charged, authorities announced. First responders were dispatched to the Triangle Deli on Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers at approximately 9:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, where there was a report of a man who had been shot inside the store. Upon arrival, officers from the Yonkers Police Department found city resident Javon Merrill, age 27, inside the store with a gunshot wound to his chest. Merrill was treated at the scene and transported to an area hospital…
Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead
Feds: Gunman Admits Intent To ‘Kill Lot Of People’ In Jersey City After Brother Was Shot Dead An ex-con bent on avenging his brother’s death admitted he went to Jersey City armed with a semi-automatic handgun intending to “kill a lot of people.” Aware of his plan, police grabbed Raheem Allen, 34, of Newark and seized an Intratec Tec-22 loaded with 25 rounds of ammunition this past March, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Allen’s brother, Anthony Alvarado, 27, was considered a high-ranking member of a Jersey City street gang, Honig said. Alvarado was gunned down in the area of East 49th Street and Avenue E in Bayonne the night of March 6. He was pronounced dead about 45 mi…
16-Year-Old Charged In Westchester Murder Caught On Video 16-Year-Old Charged In Westchester Murder Caught On Video
16-Year-Old Charged In Westchester Murder Caught On Video A 16-year-old has been indicted for allegedly fatally shooting a man in Westchester County in an incident caught on video. The Yonkers Police Department reported that the Delaware teen was booked by police on Monday, Aug. 9 on the charge of second-degree murder in the death of Javon Merrill, age 27, of Yonkers.  Police said the teen, who was not identified because he is classified as a juvenile offender, is accused of shooting Merrill in the chest shortly before 9:40 p.m. Oct. 27, 2020, inside the Triangle Deli at 286 Ashburton Ave. Investigators used surveillance video, int…
14 Charged In Violent Westchester Gang Assault 14 Charged In Violent Westchester Gang Assault
14 Charged In Violent Westchester Gang Assault Fourteen alleged members of the "300 Bloodhound Brims" street gang in Westchester have been arrested and charged for their roles in a violent assault of a man that caused potentially life-threatening injuries to a 33-year-old man. Late on Thursday, June 17, officers responded to North Broadway following a gang assault where a man was hit in the head with a bottle and stomped on by a group of people that included known gang members, Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller said. Original story - Multiple Arrests Made After Gang Assault In Westchester Witnessed By Dozens According to p…
CT Gang Member Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses CT Gang Member Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses
CT Gang Member Known As 'Rick the Ruler' Sentenced For Drug, Firearm Offenses A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for trafficking narcotics and firearms. Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” age 41, of Hartford, was sentenced to prison on Thursday, Feb. 11, to be followed by five years of supervised release, said John Durham, U.S. States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Reyes, a member of the Los Solidos street gang, who was distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack in the area of Park…
Long Island Man Sentenced For Racketeering, Participating In Murder, Attempted Murder Long Island Man Sentenced For Racketeering, Participating In Murder, Attempted Murder
Long Island Man Sentenced For Racketeering, Participating In Murder, Attempted Murder A Long Island man has been sentenced for racketeering, including conspiring to distribute narcotics and participating in a murder and attempted murder of a rival. Terrill Latney, an associate of the “Red Stone Gorilla” subset of the Bloods, a violent criminal enterprise based in Riverhead, was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Latney, 40, of Mastic Beach, pleaded guilty in February 2020. Seth D. DuCharme, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced the sentence on Monday, Oct. 5. “With today’s sentence, justice has been served for ye…
Four Admit To New Year's Eve Murder Of 13-Year-Old Innocent Bystander In Westchester Four Admit To New Year's Eve Murder Of 13-Year-Old Innocent Bystander In Westchester
Four Admit To New Year's Eve Murder Of 13-Year-Old Innocent Bystander In Westchester Four members of a street gang pleaded guilty to the murder of 13-year-old Shamoya McKenzie on New Year’s Eve in 2016 in Westchester. David Hardy, Marquis Collier, Jermaine hugely, and Sincere Savoy, members of the “Goonies” street gang pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 1 for their roles in the death of McKenzie in Mount Vernon, who was struck by a stray bullet intended for a purported rival gang member. Earlier story - Gang Members Charged In Mount Vernon Teen Basketball Star's Fatal Shooting Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said that to fund their gang and maintain a stranglehold i…
Third Member Of Notorious Paterson Gang Nabbed In Drug Roundup Admits Dealing Heroin Third Member Of Notorious Paterson Gang Nabbed In Drug Roundup Admits Dealing Heroin
Third Member Of Notorious Paterson Gang Nabbed In Drug Roundup Admits Dealing Heroin A 35-year-old Paterson man became the third member of a notorious city gang to plead guilty the past month in federal court to selling heroin. Like others before him, Dwayne “Black” Northern – also known as “D Black” – struck a deal with the government rather than face trial. Northern was among 17 reputed 230 Boys members who were charged in a coordinated heroin, fentanyl and cocaine trafficking case assembled last September by a strike force comprised of agents from the DEA, ATF and state, county and local law enforcement. Northern pleaded guilty earlier this week to conspiring to have an…
Child Rapist, Murder Suspect Are Added to Massachusetts Most Wanted List Child Rapist, Murder Suspect Are Added to Massachusetts Most Wanted List
Child Rapist, Murder Suspect Are Added to Massachusetts Most Wanted List The Massachusetts State Police have added two more men to its Most Wanted List - a third man was added just the day before. New to the list are: Mariano Pereyra, Jr., 62, who is wanted for child rape in Wellesley; and Ingmar Robles Pojoy, 26, who is wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Lynn.  Jude Demeis, who is wanted on child pornography charges, was added to the Most Wanted List on July 22. Mariano Pereyra, AKA Mariano Gil, Mariano Pereira, and Pereyra Gilmarino: The Dedham District Court and Norfolk Superior Court issued two arrest warrants for Pereya in March of 2013, p…
Federal Heroin Fugitive From Paterson Captured In Georgia, Charged With Shooting Belleville Man Federal Heroin Fugitive From Paterson Captured In Georgia, Charged With Shooting Belleville Man
Federal Heroin Fugitive From Paterson Captured In Georgia, Charged With Shooting Belleville Man A reputed Paterson gang member who fled to Georgia amid a massive federal investigation of fatal drug trafficking shot and wounded a Belleville man in the city before he left, authorities revealed Wednesday. Keith Brinkley, a 29-year-old reputed member of the 230 Boyz, already was facing heroin-trafficking charges when he skipped town after shooting the 31-year-old victim in the area of Pearl and Carroll streets on Sept. 24, authorities said. Federal agents took Brinkley into custody in Georgia at the end of October, and he was brought to New Jersey this week, records show. While the U.S. …
FBI Task Force Probe Results In 25 Narcotics Arrests In CT FBI Task Force Probe Results In 25 Narcotics Arrests In CT
FBI Task Force Probe Results In 25 Narcotics Arrests In CT An FBI task force investigation into the distribution of cocaine and heroin in Connecticut and Massachusetts led to drug distribution charges for 25 suspected gang members who ran an elaborate drug trafficking ring. An investigation was launched by the FBI’s New Haven Safe Streets/Gang Task Force earlier this year targeting drug traffickers and related acts of violence by members and former members of the “Island Brothers” street gang. U.S. Attorney John Durham said the investigation determined that the drug trafficking ring established a base of operation in Fitchburg, Mass. The investigat…
Man Found Guilty Of Slaying Innocent Plainfield Bystander Man Found Guilty Of Slaying Innocent Plainfield Bystander
Man Found Guilty Of Slaying Innocent Plainfield Bystander A Plainfield man has been found guilty of a fatal shooting that resulted from a dispute between rival street gangs in the city three years ago, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Shaquille Spruiel, 29, was convicted of murder, conspiracy and related weapons offenses following a two-month trial. He is scheduled to be sentenced in August, when he faces up to 30 years in prison.   On May 25, 2016, police responding to reports of a shooting found the lifeless body of Willie Lee Major, 37, at West Fourth and Liberty streets.  Spruiel and another man, Diniek Forbes, …
SWEPT UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged SWEPT UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged
Swept UP: Paterson Heroin Gang, Bergen, Rockland, Orange Buyers Charged The ringleader and a crew of 16 members of a Paterson-based heroin ring tied to the Bloods street gang – along with 16 accused buyers from Bergen, Rockland and Orange counties -- were named in a sweeping indictment produced by a massive multi-agency investigation, New Jersey authorities said Thursday. The investigation targeted open-air drug dealing and gun violence controlled by a multi-layered ring in a section of the 4th Ward of Paterson known as the four corners -- or “4K” area – where Mercer, Putnam and Warren streets meet Rosa Parks Boulevard. Leading the “4K Bloods” – also known as t…