Bounty Hunter Bloods gang member pleads guilty to homicide, racketeering

Twenty-two year old James Martin Harris, a/k/a “Bloody 45,” of Portsmouth, Virginia, pled guilty yesterday in Norfolk federal court to one count of racketeering and one count of possession of a firearm in a homicide. Harris entered his guilty plea before United States District Judge Jerome B. Friedman. Harris will be sentenced on [...]

Texas Chicano Brotherhood responsible for crimes across Valley

EDCOUCH — Sammy Solis allegedly fired four rounds from the window of his black Chevrolet Malibu into a family’s home Wednesday.
Nobody was injured, but that doesn’t mean the message behind the violent act went unheard, officials said.
Solis, a member of the Texas Chicano Brotherhood, targeted the Edcouch home because a family member there quit the [...]

Chicago’s Burge convicted, thanks in part to John Conroy

It’s a moment that seemed like it would never come. But yesterday former Chicago police commander Jon Burge was convicted for perjury and obstruction of justice related to his years-long practice of torturing suspects until they “confessed.” The victims of Burge and his rogue violent crimes unit number more than a hundred.
The verdict means Burge [...]

Alleged Naples mafioso arrested in Hungary

Hungarian police have arrested an alleged member of the notorious Naples-area mafia the Camorra as he tried to enter Romania, police said on Saturday.
“The 59-year-old Italian man wanted to cross the Hungarian border by car at Nagylak but my colleagues found that Italy had issued a European arrest warrant for him,” [...]