Save the Dates – AGIA Annual Conference
The 9th Annual AGIA Conference is set for June 12th-14th at the Oakwood University in Huntsville Al. Our host hotel will be the Courtyard Marriott on University Drive. Full Agenda is TBA On top of earning your CEU’s for the conference. Attendees will have the opportunity to also become Blue…
IGAD Day
Hello members, On September 17th in Tuscaloosa, AGIA and TPD hosted our first International Gang Awareness Day (IGAD) in the state of Alabama. IGAD was started 3 years ago by NAGIA and they task LEO’s, schools, health professionals and anyone who impacts the communities they work in to make a…
Motorcycle Threat this Weekend
Members – please see info below regarding new information regarding the Bandidos and Wheels of Soul. Spread the word! Bandidos: Bandidos have gone to war with the Wheels of Soul. Wheels of Soul members from Huntsville chapter were perceived to have disrespected the Bandidos at a party in Memphis, Tennessee…
Mexico’s Sinaloa Drug Cartel leaving deadly mark on Alabama
https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/07/what_is_the_sinaloa_mexican_dr.html
General Manager at Tuscaloosa hotel charged with human trafficking
The general manager at a Tuscaloosa hotel is facing charges of human trafficking. Tuscaloosa Police say 65-year-old Shirley Sparks, who manages a La Quinta Inn in Tuscaloosa, has been involved in criminal activity for at least 3 years and benefited financially. In June of 2017, investigators arrested James Edward Warren…
FBI Says “Every Major Gang” Operates In Tennessee’s Tri-Cities Area
Johnson City, TN (5/17, Moore) reports that according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation “there are approximately 9,000 gang members in a span of 46 East Tennessee counties, the Tri-Cities included.” FBI Supervisory Senior Resident Agent Jeff Blanton “said gang activity really was brought to the fore front in 2014…
LE Technology Resource Guide 2018
LE Technology Investigations Resource Guide 2018
Bi-Laws Updated
Hey members! So the bi-laws have been updated to reflect the changes voted on at the 2018 conference regarding definition of members in good standing. You can view and/or print them from the Bi-laws page. Thanks, AGIA Board
Legislation Updates
Members, as you are all aware, Alabama has but one lonely sad gang law (Compelling Street Gang Membership). AGIA continues to push for legislation to address all our gang issues. As we continue to receive updates on this topic we will post that information here.