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REGION ONE
Asheville anti-gang efforts starting to pay off (Asheville, NC):
The surveillance video shows a gang member walking to a car parked at Pisgah View Apartments and calmly firing six shots through the driver's side window.Date: June 3, 2011
Citizen Times
DJJ works to stop gang activity before it starts (Henderson County, NC):
The Henderson County Department of Juvenile Justice provides services to children ages 6 to 15 and their families who have been referred through petitions alleging delinquency and undisciplined acts by minors.
Date: May 15, 2011
Blue Ridge Now
Study: Residents perceive gang problems (Henderson County, NC):
A recently completed study showed that many residents believe there's some type of gang problem in Henderson County, but officials in law enforcement and the county school system say that is not the case.
Date: May 14, 2011 Blue Ridge Now
Helping kids finish school, reject gangs (Henderson County, NC):
The 103 students who dropped out of Henderson County Public Schools last year are 103 too many. Still, the trend toward fewer dropouts shows the school system is taking the right steps to keep students in school.
Date: April 7, 2011
Blue Ridge Now
Residents perceive a gang problem (Hendersonville, NC):
Community leaders, parents, residents and youth service agencies all think gang violence is a problem in Henderson County, according to a recently completed study.
Date: April 5, 2011
Blue Ridge Now
Mountains to Molehills: Gangs?
The recently completed study suggesting gang violence is a problem in Henderson County ... The address is 190 Big Oak Road, Hendersonville, NC, 28792.
Date: April 18, 2011
Blue Ridge Now
REGION 2
Catawba, Newton-Conover schools push ahead with dress codes
My sophomore year there was a gang fight outside, he said. It just gave the gangs more reason to rebel. Date: May 28, 2011 Hickory Daily Record
Outlaws boss sentenced, local member acquitted
The indictment said an Outlaw wearing his club colors and patches stood outside the bar to try to lure the rival gang members inside. Date:April 12, 2011
Hickory Daily Record
BCSO nabs robbery suspect
At 19, he is listed by law enforcement as a certified gang member, belonging to the Bloods, South said. February 24, 2011 Morganton.com
REGION 3
The real story of Charlotte's MS-13
 These two informants secretly taped MS-13 gang meetings in Charlotte and Greensboro. The Feds translated the tapes before publicly releasing them to WBTV. ... Date: April 4, 2011
WBTV
Gang initiative credited for cuts in Statesville crime rates (Statesville,NC:)
A community-wide gang initiative is credited for reducing violent crime rates in Statesville. Source: WCNC 6 News Date: May 4, 2011
WCNC
Program preaches anti-gang message (Salisbury, NC):
 Rowan County Sheriff's Deputy Scott Flowers said that when he checks the jail log after arresting a gang member, he never sees listings for visits by fellow gang members. Only family members visit the gang members in jail. Source: Salisbury Post Date: April 24, 2011
Salisbury Post
Witness: Teen killed in crossfire of gang rivalry
James Edward McGill was the head of a gang when he fired a gun that killed a Gastonia teen two years ago, according to witness testimony at his murder trial Wednesday.
Gaston Gazette
Groups or gangs? Residents express concerns about roaming teens (Shelby, NC):
She'll sit in her car at night until the area is safe enough to walk into the house. Sometimes she'll call her daughter on a cell phone to calm her nerves. A group of unknown teenagers at night a few houses down give her that feeling.
Source: WSOC 9 News Date: April 5, 2011
WSOCTV
Police reorganize patrol officers
SALISBURY - Police Chief Rory Collins said the minute he was sworn-in as chief, he wanted to reorganize the police department, and wanted to take back the streets of Salisbury. Date: April 4, 2011
Salisbury Post
Fatal shooting in night of uptown Charlotte trouble (Charlotte, NC) :
One person was killed and another wounded in an incident apparently related to a night of disorderly conduct by large numbers of people in Charlotte's uptown.
Date: May 29, 2011
Charlotte Observer
Police kept control of uptown during melee (Monroe, NC):
Suspected gang members squared off against one another. A mob burst into a store, taking whatever it could grab. And dozens of people sprinted through the streets, yelling "Gun!" Date: June 1, 2011
Charlotte Observer
Chaos uptown leaves one dead (Charlotte, NC):
One person was fatally shot and another wounded early Sunday after several hours of trouble in uptown Charlotte that ended with police in riot gear trying to break up crowds and making 70 arrests.
Date: May 30, 2011
Charlotte Observer
Going after gangs as a public nuisance (Charlotte, NC):
Residents in Charlotte and across North Carolina may soon be able to force gangs out of neighborhoods. They wouldn't have to be confronted head on. One could just show individuals involved in gang activity constitute a public nuisance.
Date: May 11, 2011
Fox News Charlotte
Gang wars break out on Memorial Day: Hundreds arrested and several killed
A man was shot and killed on Sunday morning after two rival groups began fighting. Police said at least 70 people were arrested in the melee that lead to the shooting.
Daily News
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Tense standoff follows conviction of Latin Kings leader
A man out on bail on a murder charge who was arrested and released again Thursday is back in jail.
Raleigh teenager was arrested Friday on accusations that he created a disturbance at a middle school while wearing gang colors, according to ... Date: May 2, 2011
A day after New Hanover County Sheriff's ..."Everybody was throwing up their gang signs, Crips and Bloods," said Richardson. Date: May 9, 2011
According to Mexico's El Universal at around 5:30 p.m. on June 7, five vehicles pulled up outside the 
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