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South LA Man, 19, Killed While Walking Brother To School

A 19-year-old man was shot and killed Monday while he was walking his younger brother to school in South Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/08/20

Pair Shot At Sun Valley Anti-Gang Event

Two young men were shot July 12 at Summer Night Lights, a landmark “anti-gang” initiative in Sun Valley.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/07/18

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Big Cities’ People-in-Power Don’t Understand Crime And Murder

For America’s big cities: the people who are supposed to have, need to have, and claim to have all the answers simply don’t have a clue.

2012/07/11

2 Dead, Suspect In Custody Following Gang-Related Shooting

A gang-related shooting in the Lafayette Square area of Los Angeles Wednesday left two people dead and one suspect in custody, police said.

2012/06/20

Police: Gangs May Be Behind Daytime Break-Ins At Luxury Glendale Homes

Street gangs from South L..A. may be behind series of daytime burglaries in Glendale, police said Friday.

2012/04/13

Special Task Force Busts Burglary Ring Targeting San Fernando Valley

A special burglary task force nabbed a ring of burglars, who police said had targeted expensive neighborhoods across Southern California.

2012/04/05

Convicted Killer Got More Than $30K In Unemployment While Jailed In LA County

Authorities say a convicted murderer made famous for having a murder scene tattooed on his chest received unemployment benefits while he was in Los Angeles County jail.

2012/03/03

Fugitive Returned To LA From Mexico Accused As ‘Dead Presidents’ Killer

A man who had been on the run for more than a decade has arrived in Southern California from Mexico to face charges in the fatal shootings of four people, including two gang leaders.

2011/12/29

Kashmier Shari James was gunned down on Christmas night. (credit: CBS)

3 Suspects In Custody For Christmas Murder Of Mother Of 3-Year-Old

Officials announced Wednesday that they had three suspects in custody for the Christmas night murder of an innocent woman gunned down in front of her 3-year-old daughter.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/08/31

FBI, LAPD Crack Down On Pacoima-Based Gang

Federal prosecutors have arrested 10 gang members and associates for allegedly selling methamphetamine and firearms.

2011/06/30

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Deputies Shoot And Kill Outlaw Biker’s Dog During Chop Shop Bust

Sheriff’s deputies busting a chop shop at a man’s residence in Perris Tuesday, shot and killed the man’s dog after it attacked a K-9 officer.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/03/29

Teen Shot Near Pomona Elementary School

Police Thursday searched for suspects after a boy, 15, was shot in the leg in an apparent gang-related attack outside an elementary school in Pomona.

2011/01/27

Dozens Of Gang Members Arrested In Narcotics Bust Near LAX

An 18-month-long investigation of extortion and narcotics trafficking in the area east of Los Angeles International Airport ends in the arrests of nearly two dozen suspects.

2011/01/19

2 Garden Grove Gang Members Get Life For Killing Rival And Girlfriend

Two Garden Grove gang members will likely spend the rest of their lives in prison for gunning down a rival and his girlfriend in Garden Grove in 2007.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/01/14