True Crime

Gang Leader Jailed For Knifing

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Gerardo Campana, one of the leaders of the feared Almighty Latin Kings and Queen Nation gang, is fond of showing off his thug tattoos.

 

New Details Of Elaborate Dubai Assassination Emerge

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

 

Dubai Police / Reuters-Landov
A chart released by the Dubai police shows the travel ports of entry and exit of suspects in the murder of Hamas officer Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

Red Cross is Latest Victim of Mexican Drug War

Friday, March 5th, 2010

MEXICO CITY — Red Cross clinics in some parts of Mexico are refusing to treat people wounded by gunshots after finding themselves caught in the drug war, with cartel hit men intercepting ambulances to seize patients and even killing a Red Cross worker this week.

Russian Mafia Abroad Grows 300,000 Deep

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

VIENNA — After avoiding any use of the term “Russian mafia” in the last few years, law enforcement personnel in Europe and elsewhere are now speaking about it again, noting that it includes “up to 300,000 people” and dominates the criminal world in many countries around the world, according to a Moscow investigative journalist.

Gangster, Jackie Tran, Finally Sent Packing…

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010


Jackie Tran enters the Calgary International Airport toting two suitcases and a knapsack. The known gang member reported to border service officials to be deported Tuesday afternoon.


Police “Disabled” 56 Mafia-Style Gangs

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The Chinese police have disabled 56 mafia-style gangs from operating and detained more than 3,000 suspects allegedly involved in mafia-style or violent crimes since last December, said a senior police officer here Wednesday.

Lingerie Model Runs One Of World’s Largest Drug Gangs

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Angie Sanselmente Valencia

An international arrest warrant has been issued for the 30-year-old, who is suspected of recruiting beautiful women and using them to move drugs to Europe and North America.

Younger Brother Of ‘Hot Boys’ Rapper Murdered

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Ronald Smith, the younger brother of incarcerated Hot Boys rapper Turk, was murdered on Monday (Feb. 22) in New Orleans. According to reports, he was in his early 20s.

Japanese Yakuza Boss Busted in Thailand

Monday, February 15th, 2010

A Japanese man who was allegedly an organised crime group leader was arrested in downtown Bangkok after fleeing an arrest warrant by the Japanese police in  Tokyo.

Criminal-Record Checks Dig Up Surprises

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

‘Professional Hit’

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Shahid Azmi

A Muslim lawyer who was defending a man accused of planning the Mumbai terror attacks has been gunned down in a suspected underworld hit.

Crime: A Family Thing?

Thursday, February 11th, 2010


DENVER (AP) — Police in at least two states are increasingly using a DNA crime-solving technique that some legal experts say amounts to guilt by association: If your brother, father, uncle or son has been in trouble with the law and is in a DNA database because of it, you, too, could fall under suspicion.

Lil Wayne Is Saved By A Tooth; Dental Surgery Postpones Jail Sentencing

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Lil Wayne’s dental surgery has delayed his sentencing until March 2.

GRiND Rated: National Geographic’s ‘Marijuana Nation’

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010


Part 1
Reporting from secret farms and not-so-secret grow houses of marijuana cultivators, Lisa Ling goes into their world — where marijuana is not just a drug but a way of life. More after the JUMP…

New Charges Against Canada’s Godfather

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010


MONTREAL – Nicolo Rizzuto might have thought he left his troubles behind him in 2008 when he walked away from a conviction in Project Colisée with only a probationary sentence left to serve.

When Good People Are Swept Up With The Bad

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

THE GOOD: Teacher Rohan Robinson, left, has been stopped numerous times, THE BAD: Police frequently stopped Mark Cain, now a convicted murderer.

By: Jim Rankin