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Gangs Across the Carolinas 2012
The NCGIA Gangs Across the Carolinas 2012 new venue.
Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons 3121 High Point Rd Greensboro, North Carolina
"Going Back to the Basics" August 14 - 16, 2012 Proposed Topics: Gangs 101 Bloods / Crips Non Traditional Gangs Underground Rap OMG's Sureno Officer Safety Gangster Disciples Black P Stones Latin Kings Prison Communications |
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Greetings!
Our goal as the NCGIA is to keep our members informed of current gang events, news, training and trends occurring in our state and around the world. If you have information you would like published in the next issue of the NCGIA Times please contact the Newsletter Team prior to April 15, 2012 |
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Gang Free North Carolina Academy
 The Gang Free North Carolina Academy is geared towards those working with gang members who are not sworn law enforcement such as but not limited to Teachers, Social Workers, Principles, Parents, Juvenile Workers, Hospital Personnel, School Counselors, Court counselors, GAL, Volunteers, Mental Health Administrators, and anyone working juveniles
We will be holding our first annual GFNC Academy on August 14 - 16, 2012 at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons. The GFNC will run along side the Gangs Across the Carolinas 2012 Conference and will be held in the same hotel. Online registration will be coming soon and will be limited to the first 125 attendees. You will be able to register on our website under the GFNC 2012 conference tab. Proposed Topics:
Gangs 101 / Update
Gang
My Life After
Gang Intervention Best
Working with Families
Juveniles and Social Networking
Program Development Sample
Trauma and Violence
School Violence
An Introduction to Motivational
Latino population / Resources |
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NCGIA Region Map
The NCGIA is a volunteer professional association with representation from law enforcement, community corrections, corrections, outreach workers, and judicial officials from across the state. If you are interested in becoming a member of the NCGIA or becoming more involved in gang interventions in your area please contact your regional coordinator for information. |
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Region 1  Chris Rich
Division of Community Corrections Meeting Dates: February 3, 2012 from 1200 - 1:30 pm at Asheville Police Department Study: Residents perceive gang problems 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. FBI pulls its gang report with county-by-county gang census; read partial report with WNC data here Some key federal data on criminal gangs recently went missing, but other information collected by local law enforcement is available and suggests that Western North Carolina has some of the lowest rates of gang activity in the state. ...
Carolina Public Press obtained a cached, partial version of the withdrawn [FBI] report, the "2011 National Gang Threat Assessment." ...
William J. Anderson hired as Asheville's new police chiefAnderson is first African-American to hold post
ASHEVILLE - William J. Anderson, the police chief for the last 13 years in Greenville, N.C., was named the city's new Police Department chief.
Asheville Police say a so-called "no snitch" rule is preventing them from solving multiple crimes, including a shooting just blocks away from Police headquarters.
Asheville shooting result of spilled drink, victim's girlfriend says
ASHEVILLE - A confrontation that began with a spilled drink in a crowded bar escalated into deadly weekend shooting at a downtown nightclub, the victim's girlfriend said Monday.
Police to perform gang head count. Crip graffiti on Shelby house is latest indicator of possible gang activity (Shelby, NC):Is gang activity up, down or flat? Shelby police confirmed at a Project Safe Neighborhoods meeting Monday that graffiti was spray-painted on a house in western Shelby.
Source: The Star Date: December 2, 2011
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Region 2
Burke County Sheriff's Office
North Carolina Department of Corrections
Meeting Dates: February 8, 2012 location and time TBD. |
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Region 3  Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office Meeting Dates: 1st Thursday of Every Month at 2:00 pm at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Academy City sees decades-low number of homicides (Charlotte, NC): Charlotte recorded fewer homicides in 2011 than any year in more than two decades as violent crime continued to decline in the city and across the nation.
Chief of Albemarle PD wants to fight back against gang activity (Albemarle, NC): The chief of the Albemarle Police Department said gang activity is growing. He believes the murder of a teenager in November is gang-related. Now, he wants to transform his department to fight back.
Graffiti is sign of gang activity in Mooresville (Mooresville, NC): Mooresville barbershop owner Anthony Gallo is always looking for ways to attract clients, but the signage on his business isn't exactly what he was thinking. One morning in November, Gallo found gang-related graffiti on three sides of his building.
Police investigate Gastonia graffiti damage (Gastonia, NC): Gastiona police said seven businesses were tagged with graffiti damage over the weekend. Police: Beating, abduction part of gang initiation (Huntersville, NC):Huntersville police are searching for four men who allegedly kidnapped, beat, and robbed a man. Police said the violence that happened last month was part of a gang initiation, so Eyewitness News asked if gangs are becoming a bigger problem in Huntersville. |
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Region 4  Meeting Dates: February 15th 2012 at 9:00 am at the Forsyth County Detention Center GREENSBORO - Thirteen alleged members of the Latin Kings gang have been indicted by a federal grand jury on racketeering charges. GREENSBORO - Gang leader Jorge "King Jay" Cornell and five of his alleged associates pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal racketeering charges.
GIBSONVILLE, N.C. (WGHP)-
A suspected gang member who was wanted for allegedly stabbing his brother on Christmas Day has turned himself in to local authorities, according to a news release. Jose Gonsalo Flores, 27, turned himself in at the Gibsonville Police Department around 11 a.m. Thursday, police said.
Judge postpones Latin Kings trial (Greensboro, NC): A federal judge on Monday agreed to postpone the start of the trial for six Latin Kings members charged with racketeering until at least the beginning of March, citing the complexity and enormity of discovery material. Gang arrested for multiple break-ins in randolph county (Trinity, NC): Deputies said they not only stopped a burglary ring, they got four gang members off the street. Detectives with the the Randolph County Sheriff's Office said they have been investigating a string of break-ins in the northern part of the county. Investigators: Know the signs of gang activity (Greensboro, NC): Police say the state's gang population is steadily growing. Investigators say it will take a community effort to push them out of the state one by one. Greensboro Police say parents need to watch for signs of gang activity (Greensboro, NC):Police says gangs are operating in the Triad, parents need to recognize the signs. Officer Demorrise Anderson is with the Greensboro Police Department's gang unit. He says they even get calls from elementary schools that suspect students are involved in gang activity. |
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Region 5  Fayetteville Police Department Meeting Dates: TBD Administration denies gang activity at West Bladen High School (Bladenboro, NC): In November, there was at least one fight on campus that some people suspected was gang related. Thursday night, the school board said that was not the case, but some parents still disagree. Cape Fear High was second highest in discipline problems in 2010-11 school year (Fayetteville, NC):Cape Fear High School, where a 15-year-old student was shot Monday, had the second-highest number of major discipline problems among Cumberland County high schools during the past school year, school records show. Cape Fear was tied for the most instances of gang activity with three such incidents. Jack Britt and Pine Forest also had three reports of gang activity. |
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Region 6  Raleigh Police Department Meeting Dates: February 29th, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Clayton Police Department - 315 E Second St., Clayton, NC April 4, 2012 Location TBD.
Durham police and neighbors say the bullet came through the house when a drive-by ... Liles said the shooting was retaliation by gangs, and because of this ...
Gang reduction strategist wants churches to hear from youths (Durham, NC): Durham's gang reduction strategy manager wants churches to help organize a panel discussion for troubled youths to talk about why they stopping going to church and what would bring them back.
Tracking WNC’s gangs, racial disparities in school discipline, state eugenics task force plans (Raleigh, NC): Some key federal data on criminal gangs recently went missing, but other information collected by local law enforcement is available and suggests that Western North Carolina has some of the lowest rates of gang activity in the state.
Winston-Salem, NC-- In an attempt to reduce graffiti in Winston-Salem, the Police Department's Gang Unit conducted a city-wide operation tracking the sale of spray paint to minors. Undercover officers, along with minors attempted to buy spray paint ...
Violent crime, gang activity down in Raleigh
Raleigh, N.C. - Homicides, rapes and robberies fell to five-year lows in Raleigh last year, while gang activity and the overall crime rate also dropped, according to a report released by Raleigh police Wednesday.
Police outreach helps make it safer in Southeast Raleigh
RALEIGH -- In January 2009, Christopher Dontez Wright was gunned down in front of his grandmother's home on Camden Street in Southeast Raleigh. It was the third homicide on the street in four years. |
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Region 7  Raleigh Police Department
Meeting Dates: TBD Task force makes several gang-related arrests (Pitt County, NC): The Pitt County Gang Task Force makes seven arrests. Thursday's operation focused on people who had outstanding felony warrants or connections to areas known for gang activity. Gang violence investigated at William R. Davie Middle (Roanoke Rapids, NC): A fight between two William R. Davie Middle students resulted in one being taken to the hospital while charges are pending against the other. Greenville Gang Task Force summary (Greenville, NC): In response to the recent violent crime and gang related activity, the Greenville Police Department in cooperation with other county law enforcement agencies, implemented a Gang Task Force.
Greenville Gang Task Force makes arrests (Greenville, NC) : The new Greenville gang task force, formed in response to recent murder, other violent crimes, and gang activity, says it has arrested two people. Law enforcement agencies work together to get a handle on gang violence (Greenville, NC): Gunshots and the possibility of gang violence terrorizing one city in the east is the reason the city's chief organized a meeting with all agencies in the county to help fight the violence. Police chief forming task force (Greenville, NC): Greenville's police chief is forming a violent crime and gang task force and is planning to meet with apartment complex mangers and black community leaders to discuss how to stop a recent spate of violence among young black men.
Kinston battles gang violence as Greenville heats up (Kinston, NC): Greenville is not the first city with gang problems here in the east. Nine on Your Side has been following Kinston's battle against gang violence for several months now. There are more than 500 known gang members within the city limits of Kinston.
Guilty plea in gang-related murder at Pizza Hut (Kenansville, NC): A Duplin County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after admitting to killing a Pizza Hut employee two years ago in a gang-related shooting.
Kinston continues to battle gang violence, makes progress (Kinston, NC): Today deputies took another middle school student into custody - they say he and another student brought a gun to school last week. Investigators say it could be connected to the Latino gang known as "18th Street." |
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Region 8  Ben Parrish Duplin County Sheriff's Office Meeting Dates: February 16, 2012 at 10:00 am at Duplin Commons Complex. Region 8 will be drawing a name every meeting for a sponsored slot to the 2012 Gangs Across the Carolinas Conference in Greensboro. Region 8 started the drawing at the last meeting and a detective from New Dern Police Department won the first slot. |
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NCGIA Certifications & Courses
These programs are designed to recognize the achievements of criminal justice personnel who are dedicated to the reduction of violent crime in North Carolina. Participants will have a thorough understanding of criminal street gangs and related concepts, creating a significantly increased level of professionalism and standardization in the North Carolina Criminal Justice System.
For questions about the NCGIA Certifications & Course please contact Louis Tomasetti |
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South Carolina Gang Investigators Association Annual Training Conference
8400 Costa Verde Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC
(843) 449-8880
2012 SCGIA Conference Brochure |
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Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to review our newsletter. If you are interested in becoming a member or volunteering your time with the NCGIA please contact your regional coordinator or consult our webpage.
Sincerely,
Michael Sardelis
Membership Coordinator
North Carolina Gang Investigators Association |
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