Gang Activity

Editorial: The crime scene

2012-05-03 14:19:00

When Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane and the county's chief prosecutor, Joseph I. Cassilly, presented their budgets last week to the Harford County Council, the subject of the crime rate figured prominently — and positively. The trend in crime...

Honduran man wanted on murder charges detained in Randallstown

2012-04-10 15:54:53

An MS-13 gang member wanted in Honduras in the killing of a man with a machete was arrested Monday at his home in Randallstown, federal authorities announced. Oscar Orlando Amador Centeno, 29, had previously been deported in January 2010 for illegally...

New defendant is 23^r^d charged in Dead Man Inc. gang case

2012-04-14 16:04:00

A 23rd suspect has been charged in an indictment against the Maryland-based prison gang Dead Man Inc., according to documents recently unsealed in federal court. Kevin Bales, whose age and address are not listed in court documents, was arrested and...

Bloods gang leader gets life for murder of rival

2011-12-20 09:47:00

A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced a Bloods gang leader to life plus 20 years for his role in the kidnapping and fatal shooting of a rival gang leader three years ago. Dajuan Marshall, leader of the Spider Gang, a subset of the Bounty...

Second man convicted in killing of rival gang leader

2011-12-14 06:03:00

A second gang leader has been convicted of abducting a rival from Baltimore's Block in 2008, executing him and dumping his body near Gwynns Falls Park, according to the city State's Attorney's Office. A Circuit Court jury this week convicted Kedar...

The clear and present danger of illegal immigrants

2011-11-30 10:30:00

In a recent story on immigration, The Sun reported a statement by Democratic Rep. Donna F. Edwards that we "must focus on those posing an actual threat to our communities" ("Hoping for reprieve: Md. immigrants await new policy," Nov. 18). Regarding...

Sheriff discusses drugs, traffic issues at town hall

2012-02-14 11:12:37

The biggest crime problems in Harford County are all related to drugs. That's the message Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane delivered Saturday morning at a town hall meeting for the Abingdon community. The biggest crime problems in Harford County are...

Boy's fatal stabbing sparks revenge killing

2011-06-05 00:00:00

June 5, 2011 The body of 13-year-old Tywonde' Jones lay under a white sheet behind a decrepit vacant home in Northwest Baltimore. He had been stabbed and slashed 228 times. One-hundred and eighty-eight were puncture wounds, some as deep as six inches,...

An unlikely pass master

2011-10-12 00:00:00

On a football field in the middle of a French-speaking city on the other side of the continent, the greatest passer in the history of professional football blew big puffs of air from bloated cheeks. "To think that a skinny little Mexican kid from La...

Thirty-five charged with Maryland crime spree

2011-10-13 17:07:00

Federal authorities announced Thursday a racketeering indictment charging 35 alleged Bloods gang members with murder, kidnapping and other crimes from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore — a move they said had "dismantled" the gang. Authorities...

Aberdeen Crip gets 12 years in armed carjacking

2011-10-18 11:21:50

An admitted Crips gang member from the Aberdeen area was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Thursday for his role in a 2007 armed carjacking in Baltimore City. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Tyrone Moore, 21, to 147 months in prison...

U.S. indicts 22 in Md.-bred prison gang

2011-11-02 17:24:09

Nearly two dozen alleged members of a prison gang that started in Maryland and spread across the country have been indicted on federal racketeering charges, including accusations of murder for hire, armed robbery and drug running, officials announced...

HOUSE: House (Hugh Laurie, C) gets involved with a prison gang member in the "Twenty Vicodin" season premiere episode of HOUSE airing Monday, Oct. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

2011-09-30 08:37:28

Charge: Aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon by a gang member, possessing a defaced firearm, having no firearm owner s identification, unlawful contact with a gang member Read more>>

2011-09-29 00:00:00

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Ruben Sanchez, Elias Juarez, Saul Juarez and Oscar Sanchez say Kane County's lawsuit against them will prevent them from helping others leave gang life like they did.

2011-08-29 22:00:00