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Members of the Detroit Police Department Narcotics Unit, assisted by Gang Intel and Vice, executed search warrants at two locations in Detroit and one location in Dearborn Heights.
The latest gang intel. recently investigators adrian sandoval and drake carpenter began hearing about a renewed battle on the streets between two long time rivals trksz lat the kings and maniac latin disciples. >> what are you? >> maniac. >> it's hot over there. what kind of case do you have? >> my backup? a couple of misdemeanors. resisting. > what do they call you? >> the maniacs, they've been at war with a lot of other big gangs they've been at washing with the cobras, gangsters, the kings. one of the biggest, bloodiest wars were themselves, killing each other. >> you're recording so you ...
It's my block. no, it's not. i'm going to show you whose block it is. >> evanston is not the only community battling an influx of gang activity from the city. it's a widespread phenomenon, fueled in part by the closing of chicago's public housing projects. now gangs are sprawling into 88% of the suburbs throughout cook county. >> chief of police asked me how do you know i have a gang problem? i tell him, chief, i have this. i understand what this chief means. >> one of the best places to track the chicago area's 70 plus gangs and estimated 100,000 gang members is at the jail. most detainees he...
It's a widespread phenomenon fuelled in part by the closing of chicago's public housing projects. now gangs are sprawling. they said chief, i understand this. i know what this means. >> one of the best places to track the chicago area's 70 plus gangs, an estimated 100,000 gang members is at the jail. most detainees are held for trial as they have been charged and not convicted of crimes. investigators with the criminal intelligence unit or ciu are assisting most agencies at once through the chicago pd to the sheriff's police and sharing the latest gang intel. recently investigators began heari...
Colleagues share the intel who launch a massive crack down on the gang. within two weeks of the shooting, the chicago pd arrests 120 maniac latin disciples. many of them on misdemeanor charges and outstanding warrants. >> when the cops come sweep up the area, they sweep up everybody. not only did you send a message, but all gangs city-wide. >> investigators go to meet with one of the informants, lefty, in the meantime. >> you have it there and you call the police. he came out to all the disciples. everybody's good. >> lefty claims the shooter acted alone without authorization from the gang. he...