Mexican navy official says alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva killed in shootout
Navy official: alleged Mexican cartel chief killed Severed heads of 6 police officers found dumped in Mexican plaza
Severed heads of 6 police found in Mexican plaza LA anti-gang worker gets 12 years in prison after pleading no contest to rapper burglary
LA anti-gang worker gets 12 years for burglary Shifting tactics, Mexico readies social programs to combat drug gangs in violent border city
Mexico shifts strategy in border city violence Gunman wounds 3, then apparently kills himself, in gangster-related violence near Tokyo
Gunman wounds 3 near Tokyo in gang violence Gang leader, son of ex-official, executed by lethal injection in northern China
Gang leader executed in China BEIJING — A former gang leader who was the son of a high-ranking politician was executed this week in northern China after being convicted of murder, kidnapping, and extortion, state media reported. Mayor picks Deputy Chief Charlie Beck to become LA police chief
Mayor chooses deputy chief to head LA police Person in mayor’s office says Deputy Chief Charlie Beck named LA police chief
Person says deputy chief named LA police chief China sentences gang ‘godmother’ to 18 years in prison amid crackdown
China sentences gang ‘godmother’ to 18 years’ jail Liberian government official reportedly shot and killed by gang
Liberian government official reportedly killed Mexican authorities detain man described as state leader for La Familia drug cartel
Mexico nabs man called drug cartel’s state leader Mexican authorities detain 5 possible affiliates of Gulf drug cartel
Mexican authorities detain 5 drug gang suspects Lurid mob trials transfix Chinese as Communist government cracks down on gangsBEIJING — After she refused a corrupt cop’s demand that she turn her teahouse into an illegal casino, three thugs beat Chen Yanling with electric batons, sending her to the hospital for nearly a month. LA police stage huge raid on notorious street gang suspected of killing deputy, other crimesLOS ANGELES — More than a thousand law enforcement officers descended Tuesday on the homes of key members of a notorious street gang suspected of killing a sheriff’s deputy and murdering rivals while defying authorities for decades. Mexico raid on drug suspects turns up cash-stuffed envelopes addressed to police, pressMONTERREY, Mexico — Soldiers raiding a drug gang safehouse in northern Mexico found money-stuffed envelopes earmarked for various police forces and one marked for “press,” authorities said Tuesday. Police make huge raid, take another swipe at notorious Los Angeles street gangLOS ANGELES — More than a thousand law enforcement officers descended on the homes belonging to key members of a notorious street gang that has defied authorities for decades. Gunmen kill 10 at Mexican border drug rehab center; 2nd such attack in less than a monthCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen burst into a drug treatment center in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and shot to death 10 people, the second such mass killing this month. China says it has uncovered a bomb-making operation in the volatile western Xinjiang regionBEIJING — Chinese security forces uncovered a bomb-making operation in the volatile western region of Xinjiang, foiling plans to carry out attacks including suicide bombings, police said Wednesday. THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health interests donate $11 million to senators crafting health overhaulWASHINGTON — Sen. Max Baucus, a leader in the troubled effort in Congress to write a health care overhaul bill, has received more campaign donations from the health industry than any elected federal official except President Barack Obama and three other senators. Salvadoran police arrest 4 suspected gang members, 1 officer in French filmmaker’s killingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Four alleged gang members and a police officer have been arrested in the slaying of French documentary filmmaker Christian Poveda, Salvadoran authorities said Wednesday. Obama hopes to salvage health care plan after delays and GOP attacks take a tollWASHINGTON — In retrospect, President Barack Obama now says, he should have offered more details about health care proposals a few months ago, rather than give critics all summer to criticize them, often with baseless claims. Health care overhaul, an odyssey of social-system change whose time, critics say, hasn’t comeWASHINGTON — Harry Reid could hardly believe his ears. Health care’s bumpy road: More potholes, headaches than Democrats expectedWASHINGTON — Harry Reid could hardly believe his ears. Mexico: vigilantes targeting car thieves suspected in shooting; 8 killed on seaside boulevardCULIACAN, Mexico — A shooting that killed eight people partying on a seaside boulevard in northwestern Mexico may have been the work of vigilantes targeting car thieves, a prosecutor said. Residents in California farming city reeling from recent spike in gang violenceSALINAS, Calif. — Beneath the stained-glass windows of a tiny white stucco church, one woman pored intently over a Bible and another wiped away tears while they prayed for an end to bloodshed in this Central California farming town. Police among those investigated in crackdown against gangs in China’s Chongqing cityBEIJING — At least six district police chiefs are being investigated on suspicion of protecting local gangs in a major crackdown on crime in the southwest city of Chongqing, state media said Friday. Recession hurts LA anti-gang program; founding father considers closing Homeboy IndustriesLOS ANGELES — The Rev. Greg Boyle has walked through gunfire to quell gang violence, gotten sworn enemies to work peacefully together and redeemed hardcore criminals. But he never thought money would be the downfall of the nation’s largest anti-gang program. Calif. struggles to desegregate its prisons as it faces a diverse, violent inmate populationSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The riot that ravaged a Southern California prison and injured 175 inmates began with a fight between black and Hispanic gang members, a stark reminder of the difficulty of race relations behind bars and the challenges of desegregating inmates. |