Burlco adds to anti-gang task force: Burlington County officials are taking steps to bolster a new task force to combat juvenile gangs in light of recent gang violence in three municipalities.The county board of freeholders on Wednesday authorized the hiring of two full-time employees for an intelligence unit that will work with the Anti-Gang Task Force headed by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

 Gang growth in northwest Georgia spurs new task force (Dalton, GA): : It may seem like a problem more suited for the mean streets of a big city, but 15 gangs are vying for respect and territory in this tiny northwest Georgia town.

 Montgomery fighting gangs on several fronts (Montgomery County, MD):: As several players socialized after a soccer game behind Gaithersburg Middle School last month, they were approached by a group of young men wearing bandanas over their faces and wielding knives and baseball bats.

 'Victory' vs. gang violence (Central Islip, NY): : Two Freeport members of the MS-13 street gang were convicted of racketeering conspiracy yesterday after a one-night rampage in which three people they believed belonged to rival gangs were shot and wounded, officials said.

 Yonkers slashing probed as possible gang attack (Yonkers, NY):: Detectives yesterday were trying to determine if a weekend slashing — apparently videotaped by one of the assailants — was gang-related, police said.

 22 in gang busted (Suffolk County, NY): : A yearlong investigation of a Brentwood-based chapter of the Latin Kings street gang has ended with the arrests of 22 alleged members and associates - including the top three leaders - on drug and weapons charges, Suffolk investigators said yesterday.

 Authorities arrest 12 alleged members of heroin ring: (CEDAR GROVE, N.J.) -- State and federal authorities on Wednesday announced the arrests of a dozen people they said were involved in a drug distribution network that supplied heroin to several areas of New Jersey.

 Fourth Suspect In May Killing Charged (Long Island, NY): A fourth suspect in the killing of a Glen Cove man shot in a parking lot was charged yesterday with first-degree gang assault.

 Ten Charged In Park Attack (Greenburgh, NY):: Ten young people were arrested on riot and gang-assault charges overnight after police said they attacked students from a Rockland County residential treatment center at a Greenburgh park.

 Young Gangsters Coming Of Age, (Bergen County, N.J.):: They ride Huffy bicycles and some aren't old enough to drive. Still, they're suspects in a two-county crime spree, one that targeted unsuspecting cabbies and fast-food deliverymen.

 Police: Charged Gang Leader Recorded Song (Garfield, NJ): The leader of a gang of teens charged with robbing taxi drivers recorded a song boasting about the attacks, authorities said.

 Cops: Gang Members Charged In Buena Riot: BUENA, N.J. -- Four alleged members of the Surenos 13 street gang, including two borough men arrested in May for gang-related vandalism here, were caught during a weekend riot on Auburn Street, police said Tuesday.

 Fights, Gunfire Force Early End To East Liberty's E-Fest(East Liberty, PA): Escalating gang-related violence that culminated with multiple shots being fired into a crowd of people brought an untimely end to an annual community event in East Liberty yesterday.

 Man Admits Leading A Bloods Street Gang and Ordering Assaults: NEWARK, N.J. -- The admitted leader of a Bloods street gang pleaded guilty Wednesday to three federal charges, admitting he ordered the shooting of a man he believed was informing on the gang. The man survived despite being shot twice in the face.

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