LONDON—Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a drill music performer who had the tables turned on him when he drove onto the turf of a rival gang in south London and attacked a rival rapper with an “enormous knife.” Yaseen Bullock, 21, was convicted of murdering Salem Koudou, 20, at the first…
Gang Member With 4 Convictions for Carrying Knives Found Guilty of Stabbing Murder
A gang member and drill rapper has been convicted of the murder of a 22-year-old man in a case of mistaken identity. Rashid Gedel, 21, was convicted—along with 22-year-old Shiroh Ambersley—of Sven Badzak‘s murder on Friday but it emerged during the trial he had four convictions for possession of a knife. Mr. Badzak—who had been…
Five Jailed for Revenge Shooting of Gang Rival in ‘Rideout’
LONDON—Five members of a gang who shot dead a rival during a “rideout” on a London street and then celebrated his death at a secret gathering have been jailed by a judge who condemned their “callous disregard for life.” Sharmake Mohamud, 22, was killed in Haringey, north London, on Sep. 21, 2021, by members of…
Aspiring Lawyer, 22, Stabbed to Death by Gang in Case of Mistaken Identity
LONDON—An aspiring lawyer was stabbed to death by a gang intent on violence after he and a friend walked back from a supermarket in north west London after buying groceries, a jury has been told. On Wednesday the Old Bailey was told Sven Badzak, 22, suffered fatal injuries after being attacked on Feb. 6, 2021…
Aspiring Lawyer, 22, Stabbed to Death by Gang in Case of ‘Mistaken Identity,’ Jury Told
LONDON—An aspiring lawyer was stabbed to death by a gang intent on violence after he and a friend walked back from a supermarket in north west London after buying groceries, a jury has been told. On Wednesday the Old Bailey was told Sven Badzak, 22, suffered fatal injuries after being attacked on Feb. 6, 2021,…
The Influence of Gangs on Canada’s Public Sector Agencies: Federal Report
Almost 30 organized crime groups have “influence or access within Canadian public sector agencies or departments primarily at the local or regional levels,” according to a federal report. The level of infiltration into the public sector is “unknown” for more than 400 other organized crime groups, according to the Public Report on Organized Crime in…
Former Sheriff Explains Los Angeles’s ‘Deputy Gangs’ | Alex Villanueva
“There’s a very specific definition [of] what an actual real gang member is. Never existed in the department, but it was useful just for a political game.” Siyamak sits down with Alex Villanueva, former sheriff of Los Angeles County. He explains if there are deputy gangs within the department and what the impacts are. California…
Ontario Police Announce 27 Arrests in Year-Long Biker Gang Investigation
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been working with local forces for about a year to arrest 27 gang members believed to be part of a drug trafficking ring, including members of the Hells Angels and Red Devils motorcycle gangs. They also shut down a biker clubhouse on Highway 37 in Belleville and a storefront downtown….
El Salvador Opens 40,000-Person Prison as Arrests Soar in Gang Crackdown
SAN SALVADOR—Authorities in El Salvador have opened one of Latin America’s largest prisons, more than doubling the country’s incarceration capacity, as a government crackdown on criminal gangs is causing the prison population to soar. The 40,000-capacity Terrorism Confinement Center was inaugurated on Tuesday to help relieve some of the overpopulation in the country’s prison system….
Met Police Chief Clashes With Diane Abbott Over Stop-and-Search and Gangs Matrix
The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has clashed with the Labour MP and former shadow home secretary Diane Abbott over the use of stop-and-search and the gangs matrix. Abbott, who sits on the Home Affairs Committee, challenged Rowley over the use of stop-and-search and said the capital’s black community felt it was…
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