By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER May 24, 2013 Two days before being honored at a pre-Grammy party, Mary J. Blige was tacked with a $3.4 million tax lien. The Associated Press reported on Billboard that the IRS filed the lien noting that the nine-time Grammy Award winner had owed $574,000 for the 2009 tax [...]
David G. Savage (Los Angeles Times) | May 23, 2013 WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday he was troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may “chill” investigative journalism and said he had asked Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department guidelines for going after reporters or their records. “Journalists should not [...]
Kate Mather (Los Angeles Times) | May 23, 2013 Authorities have arrested a purported “secretary” for the Mexican Mafia who allegedly helped funnel information through Los Angeles County jails — from her home in Kansas. Cecilia Virgen-DeLeon, 31, was taken into custody about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in Salina, a town of about 50,000 in the [...]
By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER May 22, 2013 Do crimes follow a person beyond death? That might depend on who’s chasing for justice. Timothy Blair, aka Tim Dog, was reported dead as of February 14, passed away from a diabetic seizure in Atlanta, Georgia; but months later, a warrant has been issued for his [...]
Brian Day (Mercury News) | May 22, 2013 PASADENA — Detectives Tuesday arrested a man and woman in connection with a 1997 cold case slaying in Altadena believed to have stemmed from a dispute over CDs. Blood gang member Darryl Lamont Johnson, also known as Darryl Callum, 38, of Pasadena, was once linked to the [...]
Associated Press | May 21, 2013 LOS ANGELES—Prosecutors said they were considering appealing a judge’s decision to reduce a jury’s verdict of second-degree murder against a man who killed a houseguest and buried him in his Southern California backyard. The victim’s family expressed shock after Superior Court Judge Raul A. Sahagun changed Robert Redd’s conviction [...]
Richard Winton (Los Angeles Times) | May 21, 2013 The family of an unarmed man killed by a Downey police officer with a submachine gun in a case of mistaken identity has agreed to a $4.5-million settlement with the city’s insurer. Michael Nida, 31, was fatally shot in the back Oct. 22, 2011, by Officer [...]
By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER May 20, 2013 With concert promoters trying to repeat the technological wonder of reviving performers via hologram, someone has finally stepped up to voice an opinion against the medium. Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s widow did not approve the announcement that her late husband ODB would be virtually reproduced for the [...]
KABC | May 20, 2013 SACRAMENTO — A 10-year-old girl was fatally shot inside her home just outside of Sacramento Saturday. Police are searching for the suspects. Deputies say at least two gunmen walked up the door of the Northern California home and fired at least a dozen shots. Elvira Campos was killed. Her parents [...]
Sandra Hernandez (Los Angeles Times) | May 20, 2013 The Senate Judiciary Committee continued its markup of a bipartisan immigration reform bill Monday, rejecting an amendment by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) that would have barred undocumented immigrants who are merely suspected of belonging to a gang, but not convicted of a crime, from legalizing their [...]
Brian Day (Los Angeles Daily News) | May 19, 2013 LA PUENTE – A La Puente man died after being shot while riding a skateboard down a street late Saturday, according to sheriff’s officials and neighbors. The identity of the shooting victim was not released Sunday pending confirmation that his family had been notified, Los [...]
By Lora Neng WWW.STREETGANGS.COM STAFF WRITER May 17, 2013 Is Eazy-E’s death by HIV a stigma between a respected musician and his rightful legacy? That is what Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony claims. Eazy-E, born Eric Wright, was one of the first members of the Hip-Hop community to publicly disclose that he was HIV positive [...]
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