Whether these stars are vocal about their affiliation or just act like it, their ties with gangs have raised some eyebrows.
(Chicago Tribune) — Parents of children slain in Chicago voiced anger over a news conference called Thursday by self-proclaimed former and current West Side gang members to complain they’re being treated unfairly by police. “My first impression was, ‘How dare they?'” said Annette Nance-Holt, whose son Blair was gunned down on a CTA bus three years […]
(Washington Post) — A new District law aimed at curtailing violent crime among local gangs will be tested in D.C. Superior Court in the coming days, as a jury hears evidence in the 2008 shooting death of a man who prosecutors say was killed in Northeast Washington in retaliation by a rival gang. Prosecutors say […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — Gov. Quinn on Wednesday joined the list of those who don’t believe in negotiating — or even meeting with — gang leaders. After joining Mayor Daley and Police Supt. Jody Weis at the dedication of a new Southwest Side high school named after Chicago Police officer Eric Solorio, Quinn differed with […]