http://www.rocketcitynow.com/news/a-look-at-street-gangs-and-the-journey-to-get-out/995831822
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
Category: Gangs in the News
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…
16-year-old charged in armed holdup at gas station claims it was a gang initiation, cops say
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/01/16-year-old_charged_in_armed_h.html
3rd man charged in killing of Western Hills Mall manager during gang shootout (Birmingham, AL)
https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/02/3rd_man_charged_in_killing_of.html&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjtj_vS–LaAhWEzFMKHVQJD3sQFggRMAQ&client=internal-uds-cse&cx=017476104391584697148:cljeejai8co&usg=AOvVaw2sFA6CaM15voCysPPLkJCF