Gangs, Police, and Criminal Justice in America

OG Blood from South LA talks about serving years in prison

StreetGangs.Com Staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:30:36 +0000

May 22, 2013 – OG Madd Ronald talks about serving several years in the California Department of Corrections prison system and how there are more productive ways to serve time in school, college, education, training, etc. Quote of the interview: “You’re gonna give the system time because nothing lasts forever” and “Life is greater than [...]

Warrant Issued for Dead Man Tim Dog

Lora — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:22 +0000

By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER May 22, 2013 Do crimes follow a person beyond death? That might depend on who’s chasing for justice. Timothy Blair, aka Tim Dog, was reported dead as of February 14, passed away from a diabetic seizure in Atlanta, Georgia; but months later, a warrant has been issued for his [...]

LAPD officer accused of lewd acts on two girls due in court

stef — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:05:47 +0000

By Andrew Blankstein | Los Angeles Times | May 21, 2013 A Los Angeles police officer was due in court Tuesday on charges he committed lewd acts on two girls under 10 years old. Miguel Angel Schiappapietra, a six-year veteran of the LAPD, was arrested Saturday, said LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith. According to the Los Angeles County [...]

Bronx Officer Is Accused of Hiring E-Mail Hackers

stef — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:28:39 +0000

By J. David Goodman, The New York Times Published: May 21, 2013 It was the sort of discovery that is usually the mark of good police work: A Bronx detective came upon an online criminal enterprise that offered — for a low price — to hack into private e-mail accounts. But the detective was not [...]

LA man’s murder conviction reduced to manslaughter

Lora — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:20 +0000

Associated Press | May 21, 2013 LOS ANGELES—Prosecutors said they were considering appealing a judge’s decision to reduce a jury’s verdict of second-degree murder against a man who killed a houseguest and buried him in his Southern California backyard. The victim’s family expressed shock after Superior Court Judge Raul A. Sahagun changed Robert Redd’s conviction [...]

Family of man killed by Downey police settles for $4.5 million

Lora — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:05:24 +0000

Richard Winton (Los Angeles Times) | May 21, 2013 The family of an unarmed man killed by a Downey police officer with a submachine gun in a case of mistaken identity has agreed to a $4.5-million settlement with the city’s insurer. Michael Nida, 31, was fatally shot in the back Oct. 22, 2011, by Officer [...]

Pasadena rapper L-Boy speaks about racial tension, gangs & the streets of Pasadena

StreetGangs.Com Staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:21:29 +0000

Interview Date: May 15, 2013 Location: Summit & Penn, Pasadena, California Posted: May 20, 2013

Ol’ Dirty Bastard Estate Issues Cease and Desist Against Hologram Performance at Rock the Bells

Lora — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:56:58 +0000

By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER May 20, 2013 With concert promoters trying to repeat the technological wonder of reviving performers via hologram, someone has finally stepped up to voice an opinion against the medium. Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s widow did not approve the announcement that her late husband ODB would be virtually reproduced for the [...]

10-year-old girl fatally shot inside Northern California home

Lora — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:01 +0000

KABC | May 20, 2013 SACRAMENTO — A 10-year-old girl was fatally shot inside her home just outside of Sacramento Saturday. Police are searching for the suspects. Deputies say at least two gunmen walked up the door of the Northern California home and fired at least a dozen shots. Elvira Campos was killed. Her parents [...]

Immigration bill: Gang label amendment goes down

Lora — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:41:44 +0000

Sandra Hernandez (Los Angeles Times) | May 20, 2013 The Senate Judiciary Committee continued its markup of a bipartisan immigration reform bill Monday, rejecting an amendment by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) that would have barred undocumented immigrants who are merely suspected of belonging to a gang, but not convicted of a crime, from legalizing their [...]

Man fatally shot while riding skateboard in La Puente

Lora — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:39:19 +0000

Brian Day (Los Angeles Daily News) | May 19, 2013 LA PUENTE – A La Puente man died after being shot while riding a skateboard down a street late Saturday, according to sheriff’s officials and neighbors. The identity of the shooting victim was not released Sunday pending confirmation that his family had been notified, Los [...]

Oakland police struggle to rebuild — using fewer resources

stef — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:33:16 +0000

By Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times | May 18, 2013 ‘Working smarter’ and reorganization can go only so far. It’s not clear that the public is ready to make the investment. OAKLAND — It was a quiet evening by this city’s standards, and still the police emergency lines were lighting up. As screams rang out [...]