Gangs, Police, and Criminal Justice in America

Mary J. Blige Served $3.4M Tax Lien

Lora — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:51:07 +0000

By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER May 24, 2013 Two days before being honored at a pre-Grammy party, Mary J. Blige was tacked with a $3.4 million tax lien. The Associated Press reported on Billboard that the IRS filed the lien noting that the nine-time Grammy Award winner had owed $574,000 for the 2009 tax [...]

Obama orders review of guidelines on investigating reporters

Lora — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:08:39 +0000

David G. Savage (Los Angeles Times) | May 23, 2013 WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday he was troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may “chill” investigative journalism and said he had asked Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department guidelines for going after reporters or their records. “Journalists should not [...]

Woman in Kansas accused of passing info to gangs in L.A. jails

Lora — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:49:46 +0000

Kate Mather (Los Angeles Times) | May 23, 2013 Authorities have arrested a purported “secretary” for the Mexican Mafia who allegedly helped funnel information through Los Angeles County jails — from her home in Kansas. Cecilia Virgen-DeLeon, 31, was taken into custody about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in Salina, a town of about 50,000 in the [...]

Lil Sodi on the definition of gang bangin’ and working with Bloods on his album

alexalonso — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:32:02 +0000

May 24, 2013 – Lil Sodi from Eight Tray Gangster Crip talks about his album, Best of Both Rags, working with Big Fase and Boskoe, and the possibility of working with a Rollin 60s Crips. Lil Sodi is down with Young Jeezy’s CTE (Corporate Thugz). Date: May 17, 2013 Location: St. Andrews Park, South Los [...]

A Prosecutor, a Wrongful Conviction and a Question of Justice

stef — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:07:52 +0000

by Joaquin Sapien ProPublica, May 23, 2013, 9 a.m. This is part of a series. Read Part 1 and Part 2. May 23: This story has been corrected. Michael Vecchione, head of the rackets division in the Brooklyn district attorney’s office, takes questions from the media in 2008. Vecchione is named in the wrongful conviction [...]

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 [...]

Pasadena Blood gang affiliates accused in 1997 Altadena slaying

Lora — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:14 +0000

Brian Day (Mercury News) | May 22, 2013 PASADENA — Detectives Tuesday arrested a man and woman in connection with a 1997 cold case slaying in Altadena believed to have stemmed from a dispute over CDs. Blood gang member Darryl Lamont Johnson, also known as Darryl Callum, 38, of Pasadena, was once linked to the [...]

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 [...]