Crime Scene: Gangs


Posted at 04:47 PM ET, 11/23/2011

Virginia MS-13 member accused of sex-trafficking teen girls
By Mary Pat Flaherty
The indictment Wednesday is the fifth in recent months charging MS-13 gang members with trafficking young girls

By Mary Pat Flaherty  |  04:47 PM ET, 11/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Mary Pat Flaherty, Gangs

Posted at 05:52 PM ET, 10/26/2011

Authorities: MS-13 gang leader ran underage prostitution ring
By Justin Jouvenal
Rances Ulices Amaya, 23, also known as “Blue” or “Murder,” was charged with sex trafficking.

By Justin Jouvenal  |  05:52 PM ET, 10/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Fairfax, Gangs

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 08/17/2011

Guilty plea for Va. gang leader
By The Associated Press
A leader of a Portsmouth gang has pleaded guilty for his role in illegal activities in southeastern Virginia.

By The Associated Press  |  07:59 AM ET, 08/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Gangs, Virginia

Posted at 08:12 AM ET, 04/26/2011

MS-13 gang member to be sentenced in murder
By Justin Jouvenal

By Justin Jouvenal  |  08:12 AM ET, 04/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The District, Gangs

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 11/20/2010

2 arrested in teen's death
By William Wan
A 15-year-old boy walking home from Osbourn High School in Manassas was stabbed and killed Friday afternoon, police said.

By William Wan  |  04:10 PM ET, 11/20/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Gangs, Gangs

Posted at 07:30 AM ET, 11/10/2010

Gun, gang-fighting grants in Md.
By the Associated Press
The U.S. Justice Department is giving more than $300,000 to help fight gun crimes and gang activity in Maryland. The agency will present the grants to six local agencies and the Maryland attorney general's office Friday in Frederick....

By the Associated Press  |  07:30 AM ET, 11/10/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Gangs, Gangs, Gangs

Posted at 04:58 PM ET, 07/19/2010

Gang members arrested in NoVa
By Washington Post editors
Immigration authorities have arrested 30 alleged gang members and associates in Northern Virginia, all but one of them foreign nationals, and charged them with an array of crimes, including entering the United States illegally, federal officials said. The three-day operation...

By Washington Post editors  |  04:58 PM ET, 07/19/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Gangs, Gangs, Gangs, Gangs

Posted at 12:05 PM ET, 04/09/2010

Gangs teamed to terrorize 3 Va. cities, indictment says
By Washington Post Editors
Eight people face gang-related charges that accuse them of terrorizing neighborhoods in three Virginia cities. A 108-count indictment handed up by a federal grand jury in Norfolk includes charges of racketeering, murder, attempted murder, and firearm and drug crimes.

By Washington Post Editors  |  12:05 PM ET, 04/09/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Gangs, Gangs, Gangs

Posted at 01:57 PM ET, 04/06/2010

Md. House votes to make prosecuting gang members easier
By Washington Post Editors
The Maryland House of Delegates has approved legislation to make it easier to prosecute gang members. The House voted 111-28 on Tuesday for the measure....

By Washington Post Editors  |  01:57 PM ET, 04/06/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Gangs, Gangs, Gangs

Posted at 06:10 AM ET, 01/11/2010

MS-13 gang out to 'kill, rape and control': FBI agent
By Washington Post Editors
Special Agent Robert G. Saale, FBI agent in charge of a squad of agents who investigate gangs and violent crime in Northern Virginia, recently sat down with The Crime Scene to discuss the region's gang problems. His top focus, he...

By Washington Post Editors  |  06:10 AM ET, 01/11/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Gangs, Gangs, Gangs

Posted at 02:48 PM ET, 01/08/2010

People 'want to be safe in their homes': Video
By Washington Post Editors
In this video by The Post's Hamil Harris, a former gang member involved in tackling gang issues and state and county representatives speak about the new $2.7 million joint county gang initiative between Prince George's and Montgomery counties....

By Washington Post Editors  |  02:48 PM ET, 01/08/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Gangs, Gangs, Gangs