Los Angeles/Glendale Gang Sweep

Posted on: July 31, 2009 at 7:01 a.m.

Los Angeles is cracking down on Los Angeles gang activity: a joint effort between several Los Angeles-area police task forces led to the arrest of 20 alleged gang members last Thursday, including four murder suspects, four attempted murder suspects and 12 drug or weapons violations suspects. A seven-month-long cooperative effort between the Los Angeles and Glendale police departments, California Department of Corrections, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department and Southern California Drug Task Force led to the serving of 19 arrest warrants and 21 search warrants. Authorities also confiscated 58 firearms (48 from one location), three ounces of cocaine and methamphetamine and roughly two pounds of marijuana. This latest sweep comes after joint forces had previously arrested 20 people for criminal offenses from weapons and drug charges to probation and parole violations.

In a city known for gang problems, Los Angeles takes Los Angeles gang-related criminal activity very seriously indeed. Research has often shown that economic downturns frequently lead to a spike in gang-related crimes, and Los Angeles law enforcement groups are at the ready. Gang violence has such a long and notorious history in Los Angeles that the Los Angeles Police Department even has a registry for gang members. Those convicted of what are believed to be gang-related crimes are required to register with police after their sentences are completed, and even after a Los Angeles gang affiliation or relationship ceases, those tags can and do persist with Los Angeles law enforcement.

Prosecutors who believe certain crimes are Los Angeles gang-related will often seek tougher, longer prison sentences for those being charged, while sentencing for known or alleged gang members also increases. If you are being charged with a gang-related crime, contact the Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin immediately. Our attorneys have several decades of combined experience in defending against criminal charges. Let us fight for you.

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