*** MS-13 member Alejandro Umana gets death sentence following his conviction on murder, racketeering, extortion and witness tampering charges in Charlotte, NC: "This is the destiny that God has given me. As for the rest, Mara Salvatrucha."
*** Six reputed MS-13 members indicted for their alleged roles in three murders on Long Island, NY.
*** Riverside County, CA sheriff's deputy Angela Carol Parks who fell in love with jailed Mexican Mafia member gets 19 years after pleading guilty "to being his accomplice in a conspiracy to kill two witnesses in his murder trial."
*** Judge issues injunction against Nortenos gang members in Fairfield, CA: "The injunction prohibits Norteno gang members from associating with each other; being around open containers of alcohol or those who posses them; and possessing illegal drugs, paraphernalia, weapons, ammunition or graffiti tools or being around those who possess them. The injunction also imposes a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in the safety zone."
*** Police Chief Ed Flynn vows to crack down on gang violence after shooting of 12-year-old girl in Milwaukee, WI: "Enough is enough."
*** In the Fordham section of the Bronx in New York City police have busted a suspected heroin ring dubbed La Perla Organization which involved the arrest of 31 people and seizure of $1.5 million in cash: "Investigators claim most of the people arrested were members of the Latin Kings and other associated gangs."
