2008 in the News
L.A.
rethinking its anti-gang programs, April 21
Brawl
leads to lockdown at O.C. jail, April 21
Police:
Man dead, teen injured in gang shooting, April 20
L.A.
police union backs changes to policy on asking gang members
about legal status, April 19
Overall
crime down, gang crime on rise in S.D., April 17
Santa
Barbara County economy threatened by gangs, UCSB researcher
says, April 17
Southside
Chiques injunction upheld, April 16
Teen
suspect in gang shooting caught inside Watsonville clothing
store; victim, 18, recovering, April 16
Anti-gang
funding ignores South Bay, April 16
Woman
linked to Glassell Park drug trade arrested,
April 16
Deputies
arrest three suspected graffiti vandals, April 16
Shootings
raise fear of gang warfare, April 15
O.C.
to install closed-circuit cameras in jail, April
15
Fresno
mayor candidates agree gangs are top priority,
April 15
East
L.A. shootings leave 2 men dead, April 15
King
City gang member shot in leg, April 14
Some
in Antelope Valley oppose jail expansion, April
13
California
proposes $7 billion for prison healthcare, April
12
Park
stabbings prompt warnings to park-goers, April 11
Suspect
in slaying of pregnant Marine arrested, April 11
Driver
is shot dead on freeway offramp, April 11
Zine
wants to amend LAPD policy on immigrants, April
11
Lawmakers
target top thugs, April 10
Parents
Fight Over Which Gang Toddler Should Join, April
10
Accused
gangsters nabbed in Sylmar street robberies,
April 10
Mayor
takes over gang fight, April 9
Handshake
a prelude to Visalia death, April 9
Reputed
gangster pleads not guilty in death of football player,
April 9
Man
charged as penny ante drug dealer, April 9
Solution
possible in impasse over L.A. anti-gang programs,
April 9
Ask
and deport, family urges, April 9
Broderick
Boys hearing to resume in court, April 8
Los
Angeles officials go to mat on gang plan, April 8
Spike
in shootings prompts E. Palo Alto plan, April 8
Bratton
walks a fine line on race, April 6
Prisons
locked down after gang attack at Tehachapi, April
4
Drug
trafficking ring busted by Ventura County-led task force,
April 4
L.A.
homicide rate drops significantly in recent weeks,
April 4
Two
shootings unnerve L.A. neighborhood, April 3
Slaying
of Stockton man gang-related, Oakland police say,
April 2
2
arrested in gang assault; searches find indoor grows,
April 2
Police
set on dismantling gangs, April 2
Salinas
murder rate on upswing, April 2
L.A.
City Council rejects 'ban' on homicides, April 2
Probe
opens into inmate wounded by Orange County deputies,
April 2
East
L.A. rocked by double homicides, April 1
Weekend
gang sweep nets 26 across Tulare County, March 31
Outside
the law, March 30
Stockton
man arrested in shooting death of 14-year-old,
March 30
Law
enforcement reports detail gang activities ,
March 29
Graffiti
doesn't mean gangs, March 28
Living
with staggering violence in South L.A., March 28
13
gang members indicted in sale of PCP, March 27
Neighbors
mourn slain boy, are mad at cops, March 26
Police
see dip in gang crime , March 26
14-year-old
killed in likely gang shooting, March 26
Police:
Mt. Eden brawl may be gang-related, March 26
Bulletproof
public design in L.A., March 26
Court
rules for O.C.'s disabled inmates, March 26
Jury
orders death penalty for Azusa gang member, March
26
Yolo
prosecutor back in court to curb Broderick Boys,
March 25
S.F.
gives ex-gang members way to get off list, March
25
Two
arrested in shooting, March 24
Man
accused in teen's slaying is in U.S. illegally,
March 23
County
expects anti-gang funding, March 23
Street
gang members served an injunction, March 21
Freed
after 25 years, former inmate rejoices, March 21
Small
Businesses Offer Alternatives to Gang Life, March
20
Border
Patrol intercepts deported Salvadoran street gang member,
March 19
Fruitvale
sees drop in gang violence, March 19
Jump
in homicides not tied to racial animosity, LAPD says,
March 19
Widow
of man shot by police files $10-million claim,
March 18, 2008, latimes.com
Teen
shot outside Anaheim junior high in suspected gang conflict,
March 18
Officers
deport four non-U.S. gang members, March 18
Family
To Sue LAPD Over Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed Man,
March 17, 2008, knbc.com
Family
to Sue LAPD for $10 million on behalf of Maurice Cox,
March 17, 2008, KTLA News
Fiery
death sent a message, March 17
Boy
shot to death in Long Beach is identified, March
17
Police
strike gang violence in Fresno, March 16
Officials
vow to fight northeast L.A. gangs, March 16
Ruthless
Asian gangs blaze trail of violence, March 15
Gang
members notified of safety zones, March 15
Anti-gang
unit made 76 arrests recently , March 15
Two
police shootings rock city, March 15
Cardenas
seeks city task force for anti-gang services,
March 15
2
students hospitalized after brawl, March 14
Carl
Douglas' Tort Claim against LAPD, March 14
Gang
audit to get public hearing, March 14
2
shootings in Wilmington under investigation,
March 14
Suspected
gang members arrested after chase, March 13
Gangster
sought in shootings, March 12
Mayor,
act now to stop the gangs, March 12
Alleged
gang member arrested in football star's death,
March 12
Man,
18, shot near Long Beach school, March 11
Teenage
girls fight with baseball bat, March 11
Gang
violence, political fights, March 10
YouTube
Posting Leads to Arrests in an Assault, March 9
Police
Say Teen Plotted With Gang To Kill Father, March
9
New task force ganging up on gangs, March 9
Tulare
County to double size of anti-gang unit, March 9
Violence
crosses city boundaries, March 9
Norteños,
Oriental Troops notified of 'safe zones', March 8
Street
shooting claims another child -- this time in Echo Park,
March 8
City
reacts to violence, March 7
Injunction
will try to rein in Ivanhoe gang, March 7
Police:
Gang war unlikely, March 6
Traffic
Officer Involved Shooting, March 6, LAPD Press
Release
Five
hurt in brazen Salinas drive-by shooting, four arrested,
March 6
Gang
member guilty in '06 killing, March 6
Jump
in homicides a vexing challenge for LAPD brass,
March 6
Tracking
the Fallout of (Another) Literary Fraud, March 5
Suspected
gang member, 16, arrested in Union City slaying,
March 5
2
arrested in child's shooting in Harbor Gateway,
March 5
Sonoma
coast killing gang-related, police say, March 4
A
youth 'on track' until fatal gunfire, March 4
Governor
Schwarzenegger Announces Millions in Grants to Combat Gang
Violence, March 3
Gang
problem is a global concern, March 3
Tackling
gang activity, March 2
Police
say shooting is gang related, Feb 29
South
L.A. neighborhood on edge after shooting, Feb 29
8
hit in L.A. bus stop gunfire, Feb 28
1
in 100 Americans behind bars, Feb 28
County,
US Atty.'s Office Join Forces to Go After Illegals with Gang
Ties, Feb 26
Shattered
sense of security, Feb 26
Slain
man tried to leave his gang past, family says,
Feb 25
Prison
acrimony looks inescapable, Feb 25
The
Avenues gang's long, violent history, Feb 22
Prisoners
endure diver's training program, Feb 22
Gang
mayhem cripples big area, Feb 22
Gang
task force works quickly to stem violence, Feb 21
19
arrested in Venice gang sweep, Feb 20
Probation
officer and her Crips boyfriend held in drug sweep,
Feb 19
Gang
leader took unusual route to the top, Feb 19
Juvenile
prison system needs reform, lawyers say, Feb 18
Minister
takes on L.A. gangs, Feb 18
Witness describes alleged mail-order drug deliveries,
Feb 15
City
controller urges creation of new anti-gang office
, Feb 14, 2008
Drug dealer's friend testifies, Feb 14
Blueprint
for anti-gang strategy being unveiled by City Controller
Laura Chick, Feb 13
Couple admit to scamming agents, Feb 13
Question
is: What was for sale?, Feb 12
7
caught after mall stabbing, Feb 11
Secure
in their studies, Feb 11
Mexican
Mafia's roots run deep in San Gabriel Valley, Feb
10
Dealer
explains his 'snitching', Feb 9
Contradictory image of gangster emerges on stand,
Feb 8
Letter of the law finds new meaning, Feb 7
Schools
adopt anti-gang policy, Feb 6
Boynton
center aims to steer kids away from gangs, Feb 5
Trial
of accused mail-order drug conspiracy chief this week,
Feb 4
Racially
charged violence puts Monrovia on edge, Feb 4
Gangs
get 'smarter', Feb 3
2
held in Watts killing linked to feuding gangs,
Feb 2
Cross-racial
shootings spark fear in Monrovia, Jan 31
Violent
crime drops 17% in parts of Ventura County, Jan
31
Shootings
follow killing of gang leader, Jan 30
Vineland
Boyz gang member to be sentenced, Jan 28
The
'civil war' in Los Angeles, Jan 26
Lanark
Park taken back from gangs, Jan 25
Mukasey
sees risk in early release, Jan 25
Compton
seeks to restrict gang, Jan 24
Arrests
made in fatal shooting of baby, Jan 23
Trio
charged in robbery conspiracy that ended in murder,
Jan 18
Leader
of anti-gang group was selling guns, Jan 18
LAPD
loses focus on MacArthur Park cameras, Jan 16
Locking
up kids for life, Jan 16
Downward
trend in Southern California homicides, Jan 14
Settlement
gives former gang member a new lease on life, Jan
14
Budget
cuts could spring inmates early, Jan 12
Court
ban on gangs effective, divisive, Jan 12
It's
safer to walk streets of Watts, Jan 12
L.A.
gang-related killings plunge, Jan 11
Towering
ambitions for Boyle Heights, Jan 11
High
court leans to rejection of appeal, Jan 10
Gun
found in field might help free inmate, Jan 8
Supreme
Court takes up lethal injection battle, Jan 7
Bratton
touts drop in crime, Jan 3
Man
fatally shot at Forest Lawn cemetery, Jan 1
