Gang Violence

Phoenix Gang Member Accused of Planning Botched 2007 Home Invasion

  Image: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Cory Eugene Lamb-Jones, 35, is accused of planning a botched home invasion in 2007 that left one of his fellow gang members dead.​A Phoenix gang-banger was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of planning a botched 2007 home invasion that lef ... More >>

"Fluffy Bunny Crew" One of Three Street Gangs Busted by DPS

Department of Public Safety DPS officers taking a "fluffy bunny" into custody during yesterday's gangster roundup.​In the past, criminal street gangs have used names that strike fear in the hearts of their rivals. The Bloods, the Crips, the Jets, the Sharks -- all have an intimidating conno ... More >>

Chandler Police Make Arrest in Three-Year-Old Murder Case

Rodrigo Romero​Chandler police have arrested a man they believe is involved in a three-year-old murder case. Police arrested 22-year-old Rodrigo Romero yesterday for possible involvement in the 2006 murder of Lindsey Key. Key was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting near Arizona Avenue an ... More >>

Seven Hells Angels Busted in Felony Assault Roundup Could Be Charged as Gang Members Thanks to Recent Court Ruling

​Department of Public Safety officers, in collaboration with several other law enforcement agencies, carried out one of the final stages of "Operation Quiet Riot" last night, arresting seven members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club for a series of violent assaults in Northern Arizona ... More >>

Ahwatukee Gangbangers Busted; Cops Continue Policy of Not Releasing Gang Names

Travis AnhaltPhoenix police arrested three members of an Ahwatukee street gang in connection with an aggravated assault that left a man with a ruptured ear drum. Cops believe the gangbangers have committed armed robberies and other crimes. Miles Castle What's the name of this suburban gang, which -- ... More >>

Copycat Killer

Saints Row shamelessly apes Grand Theft Auto

Street Fighters

The Warriors nicely complements the bloody cult classic that inspired it

God Forsaken

The brutal, brilliant City of God takes us inside Rio de Janeiro's urban decay

Preservin' the Real

Jurassic 5 stays true to hip-hop -- even as its core audience lives in an alternative universe

Crips In the Courthouse

Authorities suspect the clerk of the court helped Lindo Park Crips evade justice.The cadaver in her home didn’t help.

Solitary Man

Convict wins release from super-max security in Aryan Brotherhood case

What's a Mother to Do?

Teenage daughter of anti-gang activist charged in carjack murder

Bad Dog

White gangsters or misunderstood jocks? The Devil Dogs beat their victims -- and the system.

Docu-Mama

Rising documentary filmmaker Barbara Bustillo-Cogswell rides high on the hog

Faces of Milpas

Tales Out of School

It's tough to be a teen. But what happens when your friends and family are all in gangs? Five students talk about growing up in the Valley's roughest neighborhoods.

City of Coke

Cocaine from Mexico is the currency that drives gangster economics

Invisible Scourge

While society frets over the threat of school massacres, a more insidious and lethal rampage mounts on the streets, unacknowledged

A Dogg's Life

Rapper Snoop Dogg comes to terms with his violent past and pleads for peace in his autobiography

A Question of Hope

One family's struggle to escape the devastation of gang culture

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Targets Beyond The Turf

Will you be next in the line of gang fire?

One Tough Mother

By Laura Laughlin Sophia Lopez-Espindola's grassroots organization has survived bullets, business setbacks and political pitfalls

Is It Time To Pull The Thug?

Gang style blasts through popular culture. Can the media be used to fight back?

Welcome to the Club

Barrio "Fight Back" leaders turn sights on police, New Times

Ground Zero

With arrests and civil pressures, police have reduced the terror inflicted by Eastside Los Cuatro Milpas. But conditions that gave rise to the gang in the first place still fester.

Injunction Junction

Phoenix gang squad is latest to seek civil restrictions, serves injunctions on alleged LCM gang members

The Strong Arm of the Law

Police go to great lengths -- including civil injunctions -- to combat gangs. The jury is out on their effectiveness

Murphy's Law

Year after year, Murphy school district officials watched their students die in a hail of violence. They decided to take matters into their own hands.

The Gang's All Fear

The Crips who raped a retarded girl sprang from a 'hood where too many kids aspire to the thug life

Out of God's Hands

Why aren't more churches reaching out to kids in gang-ravaged neighborhoods?

Gang Influence Runs Deep in Phoenix's Roots

Net Loss

Twenty years ago-- as gangs began their rise in the valley-shortsighted civic leaders slashed youth programs. Today's troubled kids are still paying the price.

Gang, Bang, You're Dead

Caught in the crossfire of a violent culture, a 16-year-old loses his life

Loco Motive

Jesse Madril's kin are convinced his murder was gang-related, but Guadalupe authorities and the sheriff's office would rather not deal with it

Full Mettle Junket

For gangbangers and delinquents, Project Challenge boot camp is a last chance to avoid prison

Mentor's Lament

Even tough, effective teachers like Angela Kirkendall struggle to shield inner-city kids from the lure of the streets

Crackdown

After years of neglect, a Maryvale neighborhood and the Phoenix police evict the West Side City Crips

Larry Jack's Second Shot

He survived two bullets in the face from a man he claims killed five in South Phoenix last month

Custody Battle

Hundreds of inmates in state prisons need special protection from gang paybacks. When officials tried to mix them in with the general-prison population, they filed suit--and won.

The Angel of Area 5

When retiree Bev Tittle-Baker's neighbors convinced her to help them make the crime-infested area safer for children, they unleashed an irrepressible force for change

Crime Spree on the Reservation

Teen-gangster Crips on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community got high on crystal meth and cheap beer and terrorized the reservation with drive-by shootings, murder, beatings, fire-bombings and robberies for two years--until the feds busted them fo

Turf Wars

Chicano gang members fight over yards instead of territory in the Inter-Barrio Football League

On His Feet, On The Street

Less than two years after a sniper's bullet nearly tore off his leg, Detective Jeff Dauer is back on the Gang Squad, cruising Phoenix's toughest turf

Live by the Gun . . .

Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

Got'em

GITEM, the state's $12 million antigang task force, storms Casa Grande and shoots a smalltime scofflaw in the back

Killing Time at Shadow Mountain High

When bad things happen to good neighbors

IMAGE IS EVERYTHING

FRIENDS OF A MURDER VICTIM SAY POLICE LABELED THEM AS GANG MEMBERS--AND IGNORED OPPORTUNITIES TO CAPTURE THE KILLER

HOLDING FAST FLORENCE PRISONER IN TENTH WEEK OF HUNGER STRIKE

A CASE OF DRIVE-BY INSURING

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