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Warrant: multiple shootings at Durham Housing Authority property connected, retaliatory

A new search warrant shows at least five shootings in Durham were retaliatory, after another murder. In that document, Durham Police say a murder in February at a Durham Housing Authority complex spurred retaliatory shootings over of the span of seven months.

Fayetteville man charged in violent crime spree has alleged gang ties

A Fayetteville man accused of three shootings and two carjackings is also identified in court records as a validated member of the Eight Trey Crips gang.

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New criminal justice laws crack down on gangs, clarify where mental health evals are conducted

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed four Republican-led bills Monday updating mental health laws, increasing penalties for gang-related crime, amending local parking requirements and making technical changes to state agency operations.

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NC lawmakers send bills targeting gangs, mental health evaluations to Stein

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed two bills targeting criminal suspects: one would change where they are evaluated for mental illness while the other would give prosecutors stronger tools to crack down on gang activity.

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Bill aimed at cracking down on gang activity advances out of NC House. Senate to consider next

The bill, called 'Jaleeyah’s Law,' aims to prevent the recruitment of minors into gangs and would make gun possession illegal for anyone identified in court as a gang member. Opponents say the bill doesn’t do enough to prevent crime and risks implicating innocent people.

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Bill cracking down on gang activity advances in NC legislature after pushback

The bill, called “Jaleeyah’s Law,” aims to prevent the recruitment of minors into gangs and would make gun possession illegal for anyone identified in court as a gang member. Some lawmakers say its provisions make it too easy to implicate innocent people.

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Bipartisan NC bill aims to make it easier to prosecute gang-related crime

The bill, called “Jaleeyah’s Law,” aims to prevent the recruitment of minors into gangs and would make gun possession illegal for anyone identified in court as a gang member.

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Deputies: Wanted El Salvadorian gang member arrested in Lee County

A fingerprint scan identified 30-year-old Jonathon Josue Ayala Melendez, who is wanted for kidnapping, drug trafficking, homicide and attempted homicide charges in El Salvador, according to the FBI.

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Fact-checking Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Maduro

President Donald Trump said a U.S. military assault succeeded in capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, both facing U.S. charges related to cocaine trafficking under newly unsealed indictments.

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‘A real shame’: Raleigh drug kingpin sentenced to prison, convinced coach to transport cocaine

Akeem Evans received a 50-year federal prison sentence for distributing fentanyl, cocaine and crack across the Raleigh area.

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FBI applauds Mexico's arrest and handover of '10 Most Wanted' gang figure

FBI Director Kash Patel applauded Mexican authorities Tuesday for the arrest and handover of one of the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" suspects, an alleged gang leader from El Salvador.

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Warrant links shootings at three homes to gang feud

Raleigh police suspect the "Wicked" street gang is behind a series of violent incidents involving hundreds of bullets fired into occupied homes and vehicles, according to a recent warrant.

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Suspected Venezuelan gang member arrested in Raleigh

Ricardo Granadillo-Padilla, 24, was taken into custody on Saturday. Wake County jail records show he was being held on a federal detainer.

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US District Attorney details rivalry between motorcycle gangs after announcing 16 people charged

The 16 people charged are part of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and the Red Devils Motorcycle Club. U.S. Attorney Michael Easley Jr. said the two gangs work together.

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Racketeering charges against 16 people from motorcycle gangs in Raleigh and Fayetteville

United States Attorney Michael Easley Jr. and law enforcement leaders are holding a news conference to discuss arrests related to an alleged racketeering enterprise in Raleigh and Fayetteville involving members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.

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Feds charge 16 Fayetteville Hells Angels members in murder, attack

Sixteen people face federal charges for what authorities say is a motorcycle gang rivalry turned deadly that also puts the public at risk.

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Bullets flying, hammers swinging in parking lot: 16 members of motorcycle gang face charges

Sixteen people face federal charges for what authorities say is a motorcycle gang rivalry turned deadly. Michael Easley Jr., the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, plans to hold a news conference at 2 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the case.

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Ship yard steers kids away from gangs

A Raleigh man is working to give kids a place to go after school and keep them away from gangs.

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Stay out of gangs, be great: Raleigh's Ship Community Outreach offers positive environment for teens

There is no doubt that gang violence, gang crime, is a problem, both nationwide and in North Carolina.

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Charges: Raleigh men tracked kidnap victim by GPS, tied trash bag over his head

A federal grand jury returned an indictment, filed on Friday, June 21, 2024, charging six Raleigh men with kidnapping, robbery, use of a firearm during a violent crime and conspiracy. Some of the individuals were also charged with separate gun and drug offenses.

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