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Gang Related News and drug busts in California and Surrounding Counties for 2008

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03-22-08 : Judge establishes Oriental Troop safe zone (Visalia, CA)
03-21-08 : Judge orders injunction for Oriental Troops street gang (Visalia, CA)
03-17-08 : Police foil car theft attempt (Visalia, CA)
03-16-08 : Delano gang members arrested in Visalia (Visalia, CA)
03-08-08 : Training program offers hope to at-risk youth (Visalia, CA)
03-08-08 : Norteños, Oriental Troops notified of 'safe zones' (Visalia, CA)
03-07-08 : Gang summit heads to Cutler-Orosi (Visalia, CA)
03-07-08 : Judge rules against Ivanhoe gang (Visalia, CA)
02-27-08 : Four charged for murder of Exeter teenager (Visalia, CA)
02-23-08 : Gang targets are fighting back (Visalia, CA)
02-21-08 : Fourth suspect arrested in Exeter killing (Visalia, CA)
02-12-08 : Police find crack cocaine, revolver in child's backpack (Merced, CA)
02-12-08 : Police search for fourth suspect in Exeter slaying (Exeter, CA)
02-09-08 : Youth found dead in Exeter (Exeter, CA)
02-05-08 : Details revealed in 2006 shooting of Robert Trevino (Visalia, CA)
01-29-08 : Gang summits head to outlying areas of county (Visalia, CA)
01-27-08 : Sheriff's Department searching for 3 gang members involved in robbery (Porterville, CA)
01-26-08 : City prepares arsenal to fight gang crime (Visalia, CA)
01-24-08 : Drugs, guns found during search of Visalia home (Visalia, CA)
01-23-08 : Private sources essential for intervention (Visalia, CA)
01-19-08 : Communities search for the right formula to fight gangs (Visalia, CA)
01-17-08 : Gang sweep nets 10 (Tulare County, CA)
01-17-08 : Going After the Women to Crack Down on Gangs (Fresno, CA)
01-15-08 : Tulare County anti-gang movement mobilizes (Visalia, CA)

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Gang Related News in Surrounding Counties and California for 2007

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12-31-07 : VISALIA-TIMESDELTA | Gang Wars web Page Info (Visalia, CA)
12-22-07 : Detective Haws laid to rest (Visalia, CA)
12-17-07 : Tensions high in Orosi with gang activity, rumors and a new dress-code (Visalia, CA)
12-15-07 : Gang intervention efforts take significant steps (Visalia, CA)
12-10-07 : First steps emerge from summit (Visalia, CA)
12-06-07 : Summit takes on gangs (Porterville, CA)
12-05-07 : Tulare County to convene summit on gang issues (Visalia, CA)
12-02-07 : Overnight Shooting in Merced County (Merced, CA)
11-27-07 : Sanger Hopes To Change Its Image (Sanger, CA)
11-23-07 : Last arrest made in {Norteno vs Oriental Troop} slaying (Visalia, CA)
11-21-07 : After mistrials, defendant may accept a plea offer (Modesto, CA)
11-17-07 : A family of local gang victims (Visalia, CA)
11-15-07 : Teen bystander killed as gang rivalry flared (Modesto, CA)
11-14-07 : Oriental Troop Gang leader gets life in prison (Visalia, CA)
11-13-07 : Tulare County is No. 5 for seized pot (Visalia, CA)
11-12-07 : 2 stabbed in assault (Visalia, CA)
11-10-07 : Visalians march in support of anti-gang efforts (Visalia, CA)
11-08-07 : Tulare County Gang summit to tackle gang violence (Visalia, CA)
11-07-07 : Gang member enters no contest plea (Visalia, CA)
11-01-07 : Tulare County Summit aims for gang prevention (Visalia, CA)
10-27-07 : Group to hold march in (Visalia, CA)
10-24-07 : {Norteño} Teen sentenced in gang assault (Modesto, CA)
10-20-07 : Four arrested in {Norteños vs Sureños} gang fight (Hanford, CA)
10-17-07 : {Asian} Gang member gets life in 2006 drive-by shooting (Visalia, CA)
10-15-07 : Inmates' colors identify and protect (Merced, CA)
10-13-07 : GANGS: Number of gang cases in local courts rises (Visalia, CA)
09-26-07 : Man sentenced in gang robberies (Visalia, CA)
09-25-07 : Take feds' help, but get job done at home (Visalia, CA)
09-21-07 : Lockdown fallout in Patterson High ... continues (Modesto, CA)
09-20-07 : Gangs thriving in Modesto (Modesto, CA)
09-12-07 : VUSD board mulls Redwood fight response (Visalia, CA)
09-10-07 : Gang member stabs four people (Merced, CA)
09-02-07 : Hammer and hope : Fresno's anti-gang methods may be of use in PBC (Fresno, CA)
09-02-07 : 3 arrested for firing shots at home (Tulare County, CA)
08-31-07 : Gang members suspected of selling meth, arrested (Merced, CA)
08-30-07 : Southwest Fresno sees crackdown on gangs (Fresno, CA)
08-28-07 : Three arrested in connection to Ballico murder (Modesto, CA)
08-28-07 : {Oriental Troops} Man to be sentenced in 2006 shooting (Visalia, CA)
08-28-07 : Gangs : For Valley families, it means misery (Visalia, CA)
08-25-07 : Gangs : A mother's nightmare (Visalia, CA)
08-24-07 : Sentencing in 2006 gang shooting delayed (Visalia, CA)
08-23-07 : Teen arrested after standoff (Visalia, CA)
08-20-07 : Family : Killers shot an innocent (Visalia, CA)
08-18-07 : {15 yr old} Gang shooting kills 1 {16 yr old} (Visalia, CA)
08-16-07 : 2 men arrested in illegal-drug bust (Exeter, CA)
08-16-07 : Gang Task Force meet set (Visalia, CA)
08-15-07 : Our View: The gangs have got to go (Merced, CA)
08-13-07 : Weekend shootings kill one, injure six (Merced, CA)
08-11-07 : Marijuana number one illegal crop in Merced County (Merced, CA)
08-10-07 : Cops' anti-gang effort on overtime (Visalia, CA)
08-09-07 : Man gunned down on north side (Visalia, CA)
08-08-07 : Jail {Norteño} locked down again after wall items were stolen (Merced, CA)
08-07-07 : {Norteño} Inmates scuffle with guards again (Merced, CA)
08-02-07 : State Attorney General Cracks Down On Central Valley Gang (Atwater, CA)
07-20-07 : Two more shootings have ties to gangs (Visalia, CA)
07-17-07 : Is it a gang war? Local cops say no (Visalia, CA)
07-14-07 : Language a barrier for some prevention efforts (Visalia, CA)
07-14-07 : Asian gangs among the bloodiest (Visalia, CA)
07-11-07 : Officials announced items consfiscated in downtown Bakersfield raid (Bakersfield, CA)
07-10-07 : Feds say drug ring operated from downtown store (Bakersfield, CA)
07-10-07 : Gang meeting: 'We are serious' (McFarland , CA)
07-09-07 : Is the Oriental Troop Street Gang responsible for shooting ? (Visalia, CA)
07-02-07 : Closing Arguments In Nath Ouch Murder Trial (Fresno, CA)
06-27-07 : Dozens of alleged gang members arrested in NorCal sweep (Fresno, CA)
06-16-07 : Myths about gangs (Visalia, CA)
06-13-07 : Police declares 'Mini War' on criminals (Selma, CA)
06-09-07 : Religion is a proven way out of gang life (Visalia, CA)
06-08-07 : 2 gang members found guilty of murder (Modesto, CA)
06-06-07 : Eight suspected of vandalism at lake (Merced, CA)
06-04-07 : The Trial For Suspects Accused Of Killing A Pregnant Woman Is Underway (Fresno, CA)
05-28-07 : Mexico asks FBI to help locate suspect (Madera, CA)
05-23-07 : Injunction is another tool for law enforcement (Orange Cove, CA)
05-22-07 : Success against gangs hailed (Orange Cove, CA)
05-22-07 : What you wear can get you hurt, killed or sent to prison (Visalia, CA)
05-19-07 : Bomb threat clears campus (Visalia, CA)
05-18-07 : Rival gangs exchange gunshots (Modesto, CA)
05-17-07 : Gunfire, graffiti not uncommon in north Visalia area (Visalia, CA)
05-12-07 : Gang siege terrorizes McFarland community (McFarland, CA)
05-12-07 : Gangs : Making progress a step at a time (Visalia, CA)
05-12-07 : Gangs : Colors they claim (Visalia, CA)
05-12-07 : Gangs : A place called Birdland (Visalia, CA)
05-12-07 : A history of {gang} colors (Visalia, CA)
05-11-07 : Shots fired near Orosi elementary (Orosi, CA)
05-10-07 : Bulldog gang members arrested on gun charges (Fresno, CA)
05-07-07 : Gang officer warns of ominous gang and graffiti signs (Taft, CA)
05-07-07 : Computer system lets Fresno police see crime trends (Fresno, CA)
04-29-07 : Booklet on Tulare Co. gangs is revised, updated (Visalia, CA)
04-26-07 : Sheriff's Dept. Arrests Several Gang Members After 2 Week Investigation (Fresno, CA)
04-26-07 : Police sweep Sanger in search of suspect in killing (Fresno, CA)
04-18-07 : Porterville police get ‘Reved' up (Porterville, CA)
04-14-07 : FIGHTING GANGS - Fight against gangs is on many fronts (Visalia, CA)
04-14-07 : GANG WARS - Gangs push rural communities into civil war (Visalia, CA)
04-14-07 : GANG TATTOO'S - Decoding the symbols (Visalia, CA)
04-12-07 : Overall crime rate in Fresno sees a 17.9% drop (Fresno, CA)
03-30-07 : Former drug dealer now part of solution (Bakersfield, CA)
03-27-07 : Tulare man pleads no contest in April 2006 gang shooting (Tulare, CA)
03-21-07 : Governor in Fresno to Discuss Gang Problem with City Leaders (Fresno, CA)
03-19-07 : Kern County, Bakersfield Fight Against Gang Violence Continues (Bakersfield, CA)
03-19-07 : Lockdown continues {because of Nortenos} inside jail (Merced, CA)
03-12-07 : Killer {East Side Crips} gets life in prison (Bakersfield, CA)
03-09-07 : Master Plan To Tackle Gang Violence Released (Bakersfield, CA)
03-07-07 : Gang members, allies beware: Tougher laws target activity (Bakersfield, CA)
03-07-07 : GANGS: SOLUTIONS - Getting the whole city involved (Visalia, CA)
03-06-07 : GETTING OUT - The lure of street gangs (Visalia, CA)
03-06-07 : GRAFFITI - A reminder of a gang's presence (Visalia, CA)
03-06-07 : BASIC TRAINING - A primer on street gangs (Visalia, CA)
03-03-07 : GANG WARS - Special Report [GANGLAND MAP] (Visalia, CA)
02-23-07 : Gang Sweep Conducted In Kern County (Kern County, CA)
02-22-07 : {Pelican Bay State Prison} Man arrested in drug bust (Merced, CA)
02-16-07 : Putting the muzzle on {Bulldog} gangs (Fresno, CA)
02-15-07 : Fresno will take a bite at Bulldogs problem (Fresno, CA)
02-15-07 : Sheriff unveils huge gang plan (Bakersfield, CA)
02-12-07 : Suspects wanted for 2 gang-related weekend shootings (Bakersfield, CA)
02-08-07 : Gang Members Provided a Way to End the Cycle (Fresno, CA)
02-05-07 : Visalia gang sweep nets 17 arrests (Visalia, CA)
01-31-07 : Delano gang activity runs rampant (Delano, CA)
01-05-07 : Police investigate possible hate crimes {by gangs} (Porterville, CA)
01-02-07 : Gang task force arrests 18 (Visalia, CA)

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Gang Related News in Surrounding Counties and California for 2006

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12-21-06 : Fresno Co. advised to get gang strategy (Fresno, CA)
12-17-06 : Fresno High bans gang colors (Fresno, CA)
12-17-06 : Fresno Bulldog Gang Sweep Nets 17 Arrests (Fresno, CA)
12-01-06 : Tulare police arrest several in gang sweep (Tulare, CA)
11-30-06 : Officials brainstorm gang solutions at summit (Fresno, CA)
11-19-06 : Boys and Girls Club gets funds for gang prevention (Merced, CA)
11-18-06 : SWAT raids target Merced gang triangle (Merced, CA)
11-13-06 : Getting Rid of the Bulldog Gang Will Be a Challenge (Fresno, CA)
11-07-06 : Gang unit arrests tied to robberies (Merced, CA)
11-03-06 : Fresno targets Bulldog gang (Fresno, CA)
11-01-06 : Fresno gang foes united (Fresno, CA)
09-22-06 : Producer of DVD showing gang members ordered to trial (Fresno, CA)
09-19-06 : Joint City, County meeting unanimously vote to Stop {Gang} Violence (Bakersfield, CA)
09-06-06 : Gang member suspected of vandalism near lake (Merced, CA)
08-02-06 : Stabbing victim in serious condition (Porterville, CA)
07-21-06 : Merced stabbing was unprovoked (Merced, CA)
07-15-06 : Shooting victim died of blood loss (Porterville, CA)
07-10-06 : Local churches help battle gangs with God (Porterville, CA)
07-07-06 : Daughter of Fresno Officer Target of Gang Members (Fresno County, CA)
05-16-06 : Gang hotline up and running (Tulare County, CA)
04-20-06 : Gang ties blamed in Visalia shooting (Visalia, CA)
02-23-06 : Ouch's slaying has seven in custody (Fresno, CA)
02-14-06 : Police make large drug bust and gang arrests (Bakersfield, CA)
02-11-06 : Five held in drug-trafficking probe (Fresno, CA)
02-10-06 : Police see no links in three shootings (Fresno, CA)
02-04-06 : Fresno police examine leads in fatal shootings (Fresno, CA)
02-03-06 : Gang ties haunt shooting death (Fresno, CA)
01-28-06 : City meets with gang watchers (Porterville, CA)
01-21-06 : Teen shot in northeast Visalia (Visalia, CA)

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Gang Related News in Surrounding Counties and California for 2005

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12-28-05 : Man killed in California mall shooting (Bakersfield, CA)
12-22-05 : Homicide rate down despite latest surge (Fresno, CA)
12-22-05 : Stabbing leaves 1 man injured (Porterville, CA)
12-18-05 : Fresno judge bans 21 gang members to stop associating with each other (Fresno, CA)
12-02-05 : Documentary goes inside Nuestra Familia (California)
12-09-05 : Vigil marks year since shooting (Porterville, CA)
11-22-05 : Police renew war on gangs (Fresno, CA)
11-14-05 : Federal grant aids Tulare Co. gang effort (Visalia, CA)
11-13-05 : Fresno gang crackdown causes new problems (Fresno, CA)
11-02-05 : Significance of slaying at school unclear (Fresno, CA)
10-31-05 : Gang killings prompt nine raids (Fresno, CA)
10-29-05 : Killings investigated for ties to DVD (Fresno, CA)
10-28-05 : Shooting at Fresno venue kills man (Fresno, CA)
10-27-05 : Three men murdered in Pixley late Wednesday (Pixley, CA)
10-24-05 : 22-year-old Fresno gang member stabbed to death by another gang member. (Fresno, CA)
10-09-05 : Police bust house thought to be seen in 'Fresno Uncensored' DVD (Fresno, CA)
09-30-05 : Gang crime's up and prayer's down (Bakersfield, CA)
09-10-05 : Man, 18, convicted in DVD case (Fresno, CA)
08-17-05 : Warrant put out for Fresno DVD maker (Fresno, CA)
08-12-05 : Eight arrested in drug, gang sweep (Tulare, CA)
08-09-05 : Ignored shooting victim: neighbors (Tulare, CA)
07-15-05 : Dyer rallies against gangs (Fresno, CA)
07-15-05 : California Judge weighs DVD issues (Fresno County, CA)
07-14-05 : Two shooting victims tied to Asian street gangs (Fresno, CA)
07-14-05 : Gang DVD suspects' hearing under way (Fresno County, CA)
06-13-05 : DVD gang footage leads to nine arrests (Fresno, CA)
05-17-05 : Three likely to be charged as adults in shooting (Fresno, CA)
03-06-05 : New war on an old gang (Fresno, CA)
03-04-05 : Brothers ordered to trial (Visalia, CA)
03-01-05 : Fresno gets aid in battle with gangs (Fresno, CA)
02-25-05 Gang link investigated in Fresno shooting (Fresno, CA)
01-27-05 : Turf war frustrates Visalians Police crack down on graffiti vandals (Visalia, CA)
01-21-05 : 22 students arrested in gang brawl (Visalia, CA)

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Gang Related News in Surrounding Counties and California for 2004

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12-21-04 : Teenager shot in drive-by (Visalia, CA)
12-20-04 : Visalia officer schools students on gangs (Visalia, CA)
12-08-04 : Gang tag on Berry shoe dismissed as 'kid's stuff' (Fresno, CA)
12-01-04 : Gang targeted in injunction (Fresno, CA)
11-27-04 : Selma killing second of 2004 (Selma, CA)
11-23-04 : Community gathers at gang forum (Porterville, CA) After Porterville's most recent drive-by shooting that killed Jaime "Nano" Garcia Jr., a community information forum on gang issues was held Monday night in the Granite Hills High School cafeteria. "We really need this for the community," said Ida Garcia, Jaime's mother, about the forum.
11-19-05 : Fresno police crack down on gangs (Fresno, CA)
11-18-04 : Tuesday night shooting appears gang-related (Fresno, CA)
10-26-04 : Boy, 13, suspected in two Tulare killings (Tulare, CA)
09-23-04 : Gang violence in 'safe' areas a reality, folks (Bakersfield, CA)
09-11-04 : Police arrest teen of suspicion of attempted murder (Tulare, CA)
08-03-04 : Two men, teen held in fatal drive-by shooting (Visalia, CA)
08-03-04 : Teenager gunned down in drive-by (Visalia, CA)
07-15-04 : Police beef up gang squad (Visalia, CA)
07-08-04 : Visalia teen injured in drive-by (Visalia, CA)
07-02-04 : Grandpa's gang (Tulare and Fresno County, CA): Street gangs are in the cross hairs of law enforcement statewide. The South Valley is no exception. The Tulare County grand jury report, released last week, takes special notice of a growing problem with South Valley gangs, saying that there are now 5,784 documented gang members in Tulare County representing 93 different street gangs.
07-02-04 : Two arrested in series of armed robberies (Visalia, CA)
06-29-04 : Gangs face new foe (Fresno, CA)
06-26-04 : Grand jury spotlights gang activity (Tulare County, CA)
06-21-04 : Fresno police crack down on gangs (Fresno, CA)
06-20-04 : Fresno gang sweep nets 35 (Fresno, CA)
06-14-04 : Fresno shooting wounds man (Fresno, CA)
06-12-04 : Gang fight over woman left child shot (Fresno, CA)
06-09-04 : Charting action against gang activity (Porterville, CA): To reduce gang activity in Porterville, a working group of a dozen residents has drafted a set of 23 objectives for a coming year's worth of effort. The plan of action grew out of Porterville's All-America City Conference on May 22.
06-06-04 : Program allows youths to remove unwanted tattoos (Fresno, CA)
06-05-04 : Gangs to be closely watched, police say (Tulare County, CA)
06-01-04 : Gang sweep nets 11 arrests (Pixley and Porterville, CA): A 34-hour sweep of south Tulare County netted Tulare County sheriff's deputies 11 arrests, seven of them felony arrests, including two on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, three on suspicion of possession of a dangerous weapon, one on suspicion of vehicle burglary and one on suspicion of resisting arrest.
05-29-04 : Three arrested in shooting of Fresno man (Fresno, CA)
05-18-04 : Thefts linked to gangs (Ivanhoe, CA)
05-12-04 : Pixley teen's slaying linked to gang (Pixley, CA)
05-10-04 : Three arrested in slaying of Visalia teen (Visalia, CA)
05-06-04 : Shooting incident stuns Fresno neighborhood (Fresno, CA)
04-30-04 : Targeting of gangs yields 35 arrests (Fresno, CA)
04-27-04 : Violence spurs police crackdown on gangs (Fresno, CA)
03-08-04 : 43 gang members arrested (Fresno, CA)
02-03-04 : Gang link seen in girl's shooting (Fresno, CA)
02-20-04 : Boy shot after arguing by mini-mart (Fresno, CA)

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Gang Related News in Surrounding Counties and California for 2003

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