Tag "gang"
Citizens Help Stop Armed Gang Member
Jose Vega FRESNO — On Monday afternoon, the FPD responded to the Torry Ridge Apartments at 222 S. Clovis Avenue concerning someone that maintenance workers had confronted. 18-year-old gang member
Alert Citizen Assists in Fleeing Felon Arrest
Melvin Whitehead with seized gun and drugs FRESNO — Citizen support helped to nab a fleeing gang member felon in Fresno. On Wednesday, police observed a man riding his bicycle
‘Operation Green Hand’ Yields 88 Arrests
SBSD displays confiscated items SAN BERNARDINO — Four months ago, a coordinated investigation began into the Westside Verdugo gang operating in San Bernardino County. Numerous law enforcement agencies worked together
80 Cops Bust Street Gang
Rodger Willoughby, Jeff Madaleno, Jose Aguilera and Jose Diaz VENTURA COUNTY — Clearly subscribing to the theory of “overwhelming force,” no fewer than 80 individual members of nine different law
Trio Arrested and Charged with Murder
Hernandez, Morales and Tapia HESPERIA — Early on the morning of March 7, the HPD was called to a vacant lot near 11th Avenue and Live Oak Street. The report
50 Years to Life for Gunshot Murder
LOS ANGELES — 26-year-old Armando Ortega was not a gang member. His “crime” apparently was driving to pick up his girlfriend. On August 25, 2015, Ortega drove to pick up
Hate Crime Stabbing Nets Gang Member 9 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES – On April 29, four people approached three others — a teenage boy, his older sister, and her 29-year-old boyfriend — who were attempting to enjoy a day
Shooting in Compton Leads to Attempted Murder Charges
Police investigate shooting on June 7 (KTLA) LOS ANGELES — On June 7, someone confronted a group of men as they stood in front of a liquor store near Atlantic
Gang Member Charged in Liquor Store Owner’s Murder
Carlos Martinez HARVARD PARK — 61-year-old Carlos Martinez was attempting to defend his liquor store, Martinez Market, in the 6565 block of South Normandie Avenue during a robbery on May
3 Arrested in Gang Operation
Reina Hakim FRESNO — On Tuesday, the FPD began a “gang operation” in which they responded to a call of shots fired at 424 C Street and, as they approached
