Haiti gangs storm town and release 500 inmates from jail
Gangs control most of the capital but the attack seems to suggest they are expanding to other towns.
Accused Crips leader charged in ‘mafia-like’ crime ring busted by feds
Eugene "Big U" Henley Jr. was charged by the Department of Justice with conspiracy to violate the RICO Act, along with 42 ...
Gangs attack police station, prison in central Haiti town, more than 500 inmates escape
Members of the powerful gang coalition Viv Ansanm stormed a prison in Haiti on Monday, releasing more than 500 inmates after ...
Kenyan police in Haiti suffer more casualties in clashes with gangs
Two Kenyan police officers in Haiti have been seriously injured in clashes with gangs over the past week, three officers told ...
Gangs strike in Haiti's heartland as hundreds flee under heavy gunfire
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Heavily armed gangs struck the city of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday, seizing control of a ...
Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?
Federal authorities in several countries have recently nabbed several caches of weapons headed to Haiti, but armed violence ...
LA Crips leader and music exec Big U arrested by the feds for slew of ‘Mafia-like crimes’
Eugene Henley Jr. — known as “Big U” in the entertainment world — was one of 18 members of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips ...
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LA Crips leader ran ‘mafia-like’ crime empire fronted by anti-gang charity, feds say
Prosecutors said Henley ran the enterprise like a mob boss and used his stature and long-standing association with the Rollin ...
Haiti’s capital is close to falling to armed gangs. Here’s what you need to know
On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security is publishing a notice canceling the work permits and immigration protections ...
Jackson has nearly 30 gangs. How do young people get caught in cycle of violence, crime?
More than two dozen different gangs in Jackson move not only across cities but also state lines. Members are as young as 11.