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[3] [4] A gang injunction is a court-issued restraining order that prohibits named gang members from participating in a variety of specified activities. [5] The injunctions were controversial, with opponents citing concerns about their high costs and the possibility of civil rights violations, while proponents felt that the city had not ...
In 1988, a member of the Rollin' 60s was responsible for the death of Karen Toshima, who got caught in the crossfire between two gang members. [6] In 1992, Crips' Kingpin Keith "Stone" Thomas was killed. Around 400 people, including law enforcement, attended his funeral which prompted many to reflect on the bloodshed and actions of Rollin' 60s.
Property crime in Oakland declined by 58% between 1988 and 2009, increased from 2009 to 2012 (a period when the property crime rate remained stable in comparable cities and statewide). [8] Robbery rates in Oakland declined by 60% in the seven years between 1993 and 2000, but thereafter increased, more than doubling between 2000 and 2012. [8]
In Los Angeles' labyrinthian networks of Bloods and Crips gangs, with shifting alliances and feuds, Skipp Townsend is a mediator with credibility on both sides. Skipp Townsend: Peacemaker with ...
Thieves suspected in a string of robberies in Oakland County have struck Northville Township, and authorities are urging caution. The teams operate in groups of three to four men, dressed in all ...
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard talks on Monday night, May 13, 2024, to a packed audience at Christ Church Cranbrook about the burglary threat to houses from "transnational gangs."
The Crips and the Bloods, two majority-Black street gangs founded in Los Angeles (L.A.), California, have been engaged in a gang war since the 1970s. [30] [31] The war is made up of smaller, local conflicts between chapters of both gangs, and has mostly taken place in major cities in the United States, especially L.A.
All five defendants were being held Monday night in the Oakland County Jail. A probable cause conference for the five is scheduled onr Aug.15 at 9:30 a.m. in Troy District Court.