Youth, Gang and Gun Violence in the Greater Seatle Area
Tuesday September 7th 2010

Posts Tagged ‘gang violence’

Fight Leads To Gunfire At South Seattle Party

Fight Leads To Gunfire At South Seattle Party

The police report provides more details about a giant shootout outside a south Seattle party April 25 in which one teenager was shot in the leg and six other people were arrested after a gang-fueled brawl that included gunfire and many roving fights. It all began at a [Read More]

Tacoma gang roundup strains public defenders

Tacoma gang roundup strains public defenders

From KOMO News: TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – Last week’s crackdown on suspected members of the Hilltop Crips street gang has become a headache for Michael Kawamura. The chief of Pierce County’s Department of Assigned Counsel must find defense lawyers to [Read More]

Wave Of Violence Leads To Gang Arrests

Wave Of Violence Leads To Gang Arrests

From the Tacoma News Tribune: Tacoma police, federal agents and corrections officers served a series of early-morning search warrants today and arrested eight suspected members of a Tacoma street gang accused in a number of violent crimes dating back more than a [Read More]

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Suspects In Juvie Drive By Shooting Plead Guilty

Suspects In Juvie Drive By Shooting Plead Guilty

Two men accused of shooting a rival gang member in front of the King County Youth Service Center in August have [Read More]

Fight Leads To Gunfire At South Seattle Party

Fight Leads To Gunfire At South Seattle Party

The police report provides more details about a giant shootout outside a south Seattle party April 25 in which one [Read More]

Crips gang members argue ‘umbrella’ tactic unfair

Crips gang members argue ‘umbrella’ tactic unfair

*hat tip to northwestgangs, twitter* The sweeping criminal conspiracy case against alleged members of the Hilltop [Read More]

Alajawan Brown- 12 Year Old Skyway Murder Victim

Alajawan Brown- 12 Year Old Skyway Murder Victim

At about 6 p.m. April 29, 12-year-old Alajawan Brown got off the bus in front of the 7-Eleven on Martin Luther King [Read More]

Tell The Mayor What YOU Think: Youth And Families Online Survey

Tell The Mayor What YOU Think: Youth And Families Online Survey

The Youth and Families Initiative is a major initiative announced by Mayor Mike McGinn during his inaugural address. [Read More]

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oncewashector said

Way to go SV. Knowledge can push back the fog of fear. I suggest handguns illegal other than in the possession of Read the post

Should Metro Have Its Own Police Department? said

safety seems to have been patched together- but as this week’s news has shown- there are gaping Read the post

Jeanna Trammel said

I totally agree are these so called security guards being paid with our tax dollars ? cause if so that is not Read the post

Mpressfv1 said

I am so angry and saddened by black on black crime and the gang mentality. the girl and the boy (coward) that stole Read the post

Scott said

Great...maybe ignorance is bliss. About 8/10 of a mile from my house. The neighborhood has seen some ups and downs in Read the post