Gambino crime family member gets 11 years | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/30/2010

Gambino crime family member gets 11 years | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/30/2010: "high-ranking member of the Gambino crime family was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison for his involvement in an illegal gambling operation and multiple fraud schemes, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.Andrew Merola, also known as Andrew Knapnik, 43, with residences in East Hanover and Toms River, N.J., had pleaded guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy...

Jack Tweed's new Essex bar was reportedly set on fire in the early hours of Friday morning.

Jack Tweed's new Essex bar was reportedly set on fire in the early hours of Friday morning.The Sun reports that Deuces, co-owned by The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright, was targeted in a turf war between local gangs.A brick was allegedly thrown through the window and the venue set alight just hours after a pre-launch party was filmed for the ITV2 reality show.Police are treating the blaze as "suspicious". A source said: "We think it is maybe a...

'Dodgy' Dave's tales from a life of crime - Shields Gazette

'Dodgy' Dave's tales from a life of crime - Shields Gazette: "FORMER notorious criminal – said to have inspired the classic gangster movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – is set to provide some verbal fireworks on Bonfire Night in South Tyneside.'Dodgy' Dave Courtney will talk about his life of crime when he appears at High Lane Social Club, High Lane Row, Hebburn, on November 5.A planned visit to Tyneside last year was cancelled after Courtney...

Ryle 'not target' of gangster assassins - National News, Frontpage - Herald.ie

Ryle 'not target' of gangster assassins - National News, Frontpage - Herald.ie: "gangsters who killed Robert Ryle had been intending to assassinate another man, it is believed.Ryle (30) was not the original target of the hit, which gardai suspect was ordered by a notorious gangland boss.The gun victim died yesterday morning in hospital after losing a three-day fight for his life. Ryle, from Blackditch Road, Ballyfermot, was blasted five times on...

Sal Vitale, the Good-Looking Ex-Gangster, Gets His Walking Papers From Judge - New York News - Runnin' Scared

Sal Vitale, the Good-Looking Ex-Gangster, Gets His Walking Papers From Judge - New York News - Runnin' Scared: "Good Looking Sal Vitale -- the mob informant whose back pages made the front page of the New York Times this morning -- just proved an old rule: When they have you dead to rights, it's always best to confess all.Vitale, 62, who copped to 11 separate murders committed in furtherance of his gangster oath and helped put away more than 50 of...

Former Bonanno Family gangster Salvatore Vitale sprung from jail after ratting out fellow mobsters

Former Bonanno Family gangster Salvatore Vitale sprung from jail after ratting out fellow mobsters: "Former top Bonanno gangster Salvatore (Good Looking Sal) Vitale, who admitted to 11 gangland murders, was sprung from prison Friday as a reward for helping the feds jail 51 mobsters.Vitale expressed deep remorse for his life of crime and wept as Judge Nicholas Garaufis pronounced him a free man - to the extent someone in witness protection can truly...

Gangster bully who planned killing of beautiful teen - News - getreading - Reading Post

Gangster bully who planned killing of beautiful teen - News - getreading - Reading Post: "Gulamyr Akhter was a self-proclaimed teenage gangster who would prowl Cemetery Junction smoking cannabis with his gang.The 19-year-old, who was jailed for life on Friday for murdering his ex-girlfriend Asha Muneer, was part of a group calling itself the Junction Soljaz.Killer carried out 'deliberate execution' says JudgeWith his street name Raks, Akhter was...

Untouchable underworld bosses are being targeted in a major operation to smash organised crime

Police 'ganging up on gangs' to bring down underworld bosses - Manchester Evening News: "Untouchable underworld bosses are being targeted in a major operation to smash organised crime.Police have teamed up with more than 20 agencies to 'gang up on the gangs' – and attack them at all levels.The operation is using sophisticated intelligence to identify and take action against seemingly legitimate businesses that are helping dozens of crime syndicates...

Gangster haunted by killer’s ghost | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News

Gangster haunted by killer’s ghost | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News: "Sammy 'The Bear' Ralston wants council bosses to rehouse him - because he's being haunted by the ghost of a gangster pal. Homeless Ralston, 47, was given killer Gary Moore's old flat but now wants out over claims the dead hardman is spooking him. The ex-con - who has spent a total of 27 years behind bars - moved into the one-bedroom tower block pad in Cranhill, Glasgow, during...

Gangster Domenyk Noonan cleared of Stockport hotel rape

BBC News - Gangster Domenyk Noonan cleared of Stockport hotel rape: "Domenyk Noonan, 45, who was sentenced to nine and half years for firearms offences in 2005, was accused of rape less than three months after being released on licence.However, prosecutors told Minshull Street Crown Court there was 'no longer a realistic prospect' of securing a conviction against him.Noonan, also known as Lattlay-Fottfoy, is being held at HMP Manchester.His solicitor,...

Turkish gangster jailed indefinitely for machine gun ambush (From Haringey Independent)

Turkish gangster jailed indefinitely for machine gun ambush (From Haringey Independent): "Yusuf Arslan, 20, a decorator, of Oxford Close, Edmonton, targeted the two men as they drove in Lansdowne Road just before midnight on September 20 last year. He blocked their path with a silver Vauxhall Corsa before firing at the pair as they sat in their vehicle. One of them was shot in the arm. Arslan, described by police as a dangerous individual, fled the...

national president of the Outlaws motorcycle gang and three of his associates from the Carolinas are on trial

The national president of the Outlaws motorcycle gang and three of his associates from the Carolinas are on trial in Virginia on racketeering and other charges.Jury selection began Wednesday for Jack Rosga of Milwaukee, Wis.; Leslie Werth of Rock Hill; William Davey of Asheville and Mark Spradling of Hickory.Rosga is the leader of what federal prosecutors call a highly organized criminal enterprise responsible for a number of violent acts aimed at...

Vancouver gangster and convicted killer Gurmit Singh Dhak was executed Saturday

Vancouver gangster and convicted killer Gurmit Singh Dhak was executed Saturday, three years after he was wounded inside a Kitsilano restaurant.Dhak, 32, was sitting inside his luxury SUV in the parking lot of Burnaby’s Metrotown mall at about 5:50 p.m. when his killer caught up with him.Cpl. Dale Carr of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Dhak was alone in the black BMW, though others told The Vancouver Sun that his wife and kids were...

Collection of personal items that belonged to gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray has sold for more than £20,000 at auction.

Collection of personal items that belonged to gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray has sold for more than £20,000 at auction.They include a misspelt letter from Ronnie, who reveals delight at being contacted by Cliff Richard.He writes from Brixton prison to biographer John Pearson: “I had a verry nice letter from Cliff Ritchards. It was marvoulas of him.” The sale was held in Lewes, East Sussex, yesterd...

Winnipeg street gangster has been sentenced to four years in prison for his part in abducting and beating a fellow gang member’s mother.

Winnipeg street gangster has been sentenced to four years in prison for his part in abducting and beating a fellow gang member’s mother.Michael Brandon Williams, 29, previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping and aggravated assault.“This was a completely senseless and horrific attack on a woman who ... was targeted because of something her son was involved in,” Crown attorney Carla Dewar told court Thursday.Williams and two other members of the Mad...

Arrests of high-ranking members in the UN Gang and the Red Scorpions has left a power vacuum in Abbotsford

Gang instability in Abbotsford opens lucrative market: "Arrests of high-ranking members in the UN Gang and the Red Scorpions has left a power vacuum in Abbotsford that other organized crime organizations are exploiting, police are saying.Drug warrants executed by the Abbotsford Police Department the last week of September netted more than $80,000 in drugs and cash and four individuals with ties to the Duhre group, a gang APD Const. Ian MacDonald...

“Wolf-Like” Street Gang Gay-Bashing Rampage In New York « Unfinished Lives

“Wolf-Like” Street Gang Gay-Bashing Rampage In New York « Unfinished Lives: "Members of the Latin King Goonies, a street gang based in the Bronx, went on the attack last week to brutalize men they perceived to be gay, including a 17-year-old allegedly sodomized with the wooden handle...

Most wanted criminal Sick Mick arrested in Costa drug raid - mirror.co.uk

Most wanted criminal Sick Mick arrested in Costa drug raid - mirror.co.uk: "Shootings suspect held in Spain One of Britain's most wanted men Michael Farrell has been captured in Spain.The 22-year-old dubbed Sick Mick, who has been linked to a series of violent robberies and is suspected of a string of shootings, fled last April after he was charged with burglary.Detectives believe he joined a gang smuggling cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy to the party...

Lil Wayne Put Into Solitary Confinement | Rants n Reviews

Lil Wayne Put Into Solitary Confinement | Rants n Reviews: "Lil Wayne is being sent to an isolation cell this week for smuggling an iPod and headphones into prison back in May.Weezy has another month at Rikers Island before his scheduled release and he'll spend the rest of that time in a small cell for 23 hours a day.When asked how he feels about the punishment, Weezy responded, 'Yeahh. Hey hey hey. Bang bang, bitch. Money money money...

Gangsters Out Blog: Another Haney Hells Angel dead

Gangsters Out Blog: Another Haney Hells Angel dead: "Jose Gonzalez was a member of the Haney Hells Angels. On June 22, 1999, charges of extortion against East End member John Virgil Punko and Haney member Jose Gonzalez were dropped by the Crown after its key witness - the owner of a Richmond seafood company - refused to return from his native Japan to testify. Gonzalez... that's a name found in El Salvador and in Honduras... In fact, that's the same...

Gangster Disciples Ex-gangster testifies in Lester Street trial: Killings not our style » The Commercial Appeal

Ex-gangster testifies in Lester Street trial: Killings not our style » The Commercial Appeal: "former member of the Gangster Disciples told the jury in the Lester Street case Monday that gang punishments for member violations ranged from punches to death, but killing women and children was beyond anything they would ever consider.Willie Boyd Hill Jr. said Cecil Dotson, a fellow gang member in 2008 and one of the six victims at 722 Lester Street,...

Police Believe Double Homicide Was Gang-Related « CBS Los Angeles- News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of LA

Police Believe Double Homicide Was Gang-Related « CBS Los Angeles- News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of LA: "Paul Peterson, 29, of Torrance, and Vincent Moreno, 49, of Gardena, were found dead in a blue Chevrolet pickup truck about 2:15 a.m. Sunday at Torrance Boulevard and Normandie Avenue, according to the coroner and sheriff’s department.The killer is at-large, according to authorities.Sheriff’s homicide detectives learned that a taxi...

Two young men believed to be witnesses to two murders were executed in a parked SUV after a night of partying in Manhattan's Flatiron District.

Two young men believed to be witnesses to two murders were executed in a parked SUV after a night of partying in Manhattan's Flatiron District.Rashawn Washington, 26, and Terrance Serrano, 22, both of Coney Island, were each shot in the head moments after leaving the E. 19th St. hot spot Roam.The motive behind the double rubout was unclear.Detectives had questioned Washington about the 2009 stray-bullet killing of a Coney Island grandmother, and...

Gangster convicted of machinegun attack | News

Gangster convicted of machinegun attack | News: "gangster who carried out a sub-machinegun attack on two rivals was facing jail today after being found guilty of attempted murder.Yusuf Arslan, 20, tried to kill the men in Tottenham last September as Turkish drug gangs fought a bloody war over control of the north London heroin trade in which at least three people were killed. A month later shop worker Cem Duzgun, 21, died in a hail of bullets after...

Hit man for both the Zetas and the Mexican Mafia

top henchman for the Los Zetas Cartel and the Mexican Mafia is finally behind bars after being on the run for the least four years. Mexican and American authorities said they are glad that Joseph Allen Garcia is off the streets. They said he is a reputed hit man for both the Zetas and the Mexican Mafia.The 23-year old was arrested in Reynosa at 2 a.m. Friday and was taken to Hidalgo County.Within hours, Garcia was escorted back...

Shooting garage is ‘torched’ | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News

Shooting garage is ‘torched’ | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News: "Cops and firefighters raced to Applerow Motors in Lambhill, Glasgow, just after 8pm last night and discovered five cars ablaze.The blaze at the garage - owned by David Lyons, the brother of gang boss Eddie Lyons snr - came less than 24 hours after another at a car wash in the city.It is rumoured the car wash is linked to the rival Daniel crime clan.David watched in horror as two...

Daniel is sent back to prison | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News

Daniel is sent back to prison | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News: "gangster lodged an appeal after he was caged for a year in June for smashing a stranger's car with a metal bar in a terrifying attack in Jordanhill, Glasgow.But when Daniel was sentenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court, the prison term was backdated to March.Yesterday judges at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh agreed it should have started in February - when he was first remanded.But...

BBC News - Gangland killers lose conviction appeal

Garage murderers jailed for lifeGun attack 'like gangster film'BBC News - Gangland killers lose conviction appeal: "Raymond Anderson and James McDonald shot mechanic Michael Lyons, at Applerow Motors in Lambhill in 2006.Two other men, one of them the victim's cousin, were wounded...

Gangster who raided Findel airport convicted - on 352luxmag.lu

Gangster who raided Findel airport convicted - on 352luxmag.lu: "Marcel Habran was convicted this week of robbing a security van in Belgium in 1998 and of masterminding a raid on a shipment of diamonds at Luxembourg’s Findel airport in 2000.During the attack at Findel on October 9, 2000, several staff were shot by Habran’s gang, none died, but in the earlier Belgian raid two security guards were shot dead.Habran, who has also been linked to a planned...