N.C. man picked to address youth and gang violence prevention in Danville (Danville, VA): Danville has hired a North Carolina man to be the City's first youth and gang violence prevention coordinator. The program will be new for Danville. The city has adopted the model recommended by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
MS-13 Gang Member Gets Jail Time In Death Of Gaithersburg Teen (Springfield, VA): An MS-13 gang member was sentenced to over three decades in prison for the brutal stabbing of a 15-year-old girl from Gaithersburg. Wilmer Sanchez Serrano was sentenced to 33 years in prison Friday for the death of Damaris Alexandra Reyes Rivas. He w
MS-13 members ordered to serve 20 years for drug robbery–murder in Stafford (Stafford, VA) wo MS-13 gang members who killed a Stafford County man during a planned drug robbery last year were both ordered Tuesday to serve 20 years in prison.
Man Sentenced for Brutal Gang Killing of 15-Year-Old Girl (Fairfax County, VA): An MS-13 gang member who prosecutors say plunged a stick into the neck of a dying 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison.
Search warrants: 17-year-old Nick Lee killed amid gang turmoil; Rollin' 30s probed in 2 Roanoke killings (Roanoke, VA): On a Thursday night last June, members of a violent street gang took 17-year-old Nickalas Lee to an apartment complex in northwest Roanoke so he could make amends for associating with an archrival gang.
Gang-Related Shooting Victim Identified In Woodbridge: Police (Woodbridge, VA): Authorities have released the name of a man shot and killed by suspected gang members in March and then stuffed in the trunk of his vehicle before it was set on fire at Veterans Park, according to Prince William County Police. He was identified as Sa
Northern Va. Regional Gang Task Force: 80 percent of gang recruitment occurs in middle, high schools (Woodbridge, VA) The head of the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force said 80 percent of gang recruitment is taking place in middle and high schools in the region. The task force is focusing on MS-13, as it describes Northern Virginia as a hub for the violent g
Mad Stone Bloods gang members sentenced for smuggling drugs into Virginia prisons (Roanoke, VA): Five members of the Mad Stone Bloods gang will spend time behind bars for smuggling drugs into Virginia prisons.
Portsmouth gang member sentenced to life in prison for killing four (Norfolk, VA) Anthony Foye killed four people in late 2015, including one of his best friends and three innocent people who were not involved in the gang life.
She helped rescue young men from MS-13. Then she covered up a gang murder. (Alexandria, VA): Shannon Sanchez had gotten away from MS-13. After hanging around with the gang in high school, she married and had four children. But as an adult, she fell back in with MS-13 and helped cover up a savage gang murder
Crips gang member being sought by U.S. Marshals in connection with Norfolk homicide The U.S. Marshals are actively trying to track down a man wanted for murder. 24-year-old Thomas Nesmith has been on the run, armed and dangerous, since March 1.
Man charged for allegedly stabbing victim outside Va. 7-Eleven in gang-related attack (Woodbridge, VA): A 22-year-old man has been charged for allegedly stabbing another man outside of a 7-Eleven in a gang-related assault in Nov. 2017 in Woodbridge.
CNU conference takes aim at street gangs, discusses ideas for eradication (Newport News, VA): Paul Taylor was once a legendary — and feared — street gang leader in Newport News. But after serving 23 years in prison for killing his best friend on Buxton Avenue in 1994, Taylor was paroled eight months ago. Now 49, he’s on a mission to keep youn
MS-13 members convicted in Virginia court of murder, kidnapping and extortion (Alexandria, VA): A federal jury convicted six members of the gang MS-13, also known as La Mara Salvatrucha, for their roles in a kidnapping, murder and an extortion conspiracy in Northern Virginia.
Virginia police charge 44 people on drug, cash, gun crimes (Norfolk, VA): Police in Norfolk, Virginia have made 44 arrests for drug, cash and gun crimes after an 8-month investigation into a gang-related drug ring.
Why a Portsmouth gang member killed his childhood friend as part of a 33-day crime spree (Norfolk, VA): When Alvaughn Davis pulled up, he asked his fellow gang member for his gun. Anthony Foye had just shot and killed a man he'd known since he was 11, Davis said. So Davis wasn't taking any chances.
MS-13 gang members convicted in gruesome murder of Leesburg teenager Six members of the violent MS-13 gang, some of whom lived in Leesburg, were convicted today in federal court for their roles in a vicious murder, kidnapping and extortion conspiracy in northern Virginia, according to the Office of the U.S. Attorney
He was flashing gang signs on Facebook. It got him killed by MS-13. (Alexandria, VA): Carlos Otero Henriquez told a friend he was a member of the 18th Street gang. On Facebook, he posted photos of himself flashing his gang’s signs. When members of the rival MS-13 gang noticed, the 18-year-old from Leesburg, Va., was targeted for murde
Alexandria Teens Tied To Gangs Caught In Carjacking (Alexandria, VA Two Alexandria teens tied with gang activity are facing charges after a chaotic carjacking in Springfield Wednesday. Fairfax County Police believe the two suspects stole a Honda Accord from a Prince William County driveway in the morning.
Teens Arrested In Gang-Related Stabbing On Four Mile Run Trail (Arlington, VA) Three Alexandria teenagers were arrested on a slew of charges, including gang participation, for a stabbing on the Four Mile Run Trail Monday evening.
