Friday, 29 August 2008

Terrance Clark, 19, was arrested Dec. 11 after he pulled a .40-caliber handgun from his waistband and pointed it at four members

Terrance Clark, 19, was arrested Dec. 11 after he pulled a .40-caliber handgun from his waistband and pointed it at four members of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Violent Crime Impact Task Force on a North Side street.Clark, who was wanted on three outstanding warrants, fled and was arrested in a nearby duplex. Senior U.S. District Judge Alan N. Bloch sentenced Clark,...
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Grant Wilkinson was told he would serve a minimum of 11 years for converting replica Mac-10 sub-machine guns into real weapons

Grant Wilkinson was told he would serve a minimum of 11 years for converting replica Mac-10 sub-machine guns into real weapons and selling them to the criminal underworld.The judge who jailed the 33-year-old suggested that the Government might consider reviewing legislation to counter "endemic" gun crime.The sub-machine guns were made in shabby sheds converted into a workshop and test firing range...
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Bermuda,Gun shots were reportedly fired in the St. Monica's Road area of Pembroke yesterday morning, in the second such incident this month.

Gun shots were reportedly fired in the St. Monica's Road area of Pembroke yesterday morning, in the second such incident this month. Police responded to a report of shots in the St. Monica's / Glebe Road vicinity around 11 a.m. "Details about the incident are unclear at this time. However, Police are appealing for any passengers of the Number Five Pond Hill bus that got on or off in the Glebe Road...
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Lil Wayne and Yung Berg have reportedly failed to appear in a New York court for hearings relating to gun charges.

Lil Wayne and Yung Berg have reportedly failed to appear in a New York court for hearings relating to gun charges.According to TMZ, Wayne's camp claims that the New Orleans bred rapper failed to show because of a dental condition that restricts him from...
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Handgun was recovered in the car park of a south London pub after the gunman was tackled to the ground.

Handgun was recovered in the car park of a south London pub after the gunman was tackled to the ground.The drama began in Tulse Hill when three uniformed officers, including a woman special officer, attempted to pull over a car.The green Ford Focus sped off and following a short pursuit stopped in Abbess Close where the driver was arrested.The passenger ran down an alleyway and a 27-year-old officer...
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Executed a federal search warrant on the Gun Barn and seized all of the store’s guns while arresting two Highland residents

More details have been released concerning last week’s raid on a Highland Township gun store. On Friday WHMI reported that the Gun Barn on M-59 had been raided by federal agents and closed down, but authorities did not release any further information....
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Carlos Gonzales Sr., 51, of Wharton, and Carlos Gonzalez Jr., 20, of Randolph, a father and son who had set up competing drug businesses

Attorney General Anne Milgram and the state director of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration came to Morristown to make the announcement this afternoon with Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi.Photos of nine of the 11 individuals were made...
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Three people have been arrested for the shooting death of a Queen Creek teenager over the weekend.

Three people have been arrested for the shooting death of a Queen Creek teenager over the weekend.Pinal County sheriff's officials say they received several 911 calls around 2:30 a.m. reporting that multiple shots were fired and someone was face down in the street.The victim, 17-year-old Anibel Mendoza was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials say the teen was involved in an altercation with several...
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Saturday, 9 August 2008

Heliberto Chi, 29, from Honduras, is set for execution Thursday evening. He'd be the second foreign-born convicted murderer in Texas this week to die

Chi, 29, from Honduras, is set for execution Thursday evening. He'd be the second foreign-born convicted murderer in Texas this week to die and the second to seek a reprieve because of what lawyers argued were international treaty violations when he...
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Teon Thomas of Seneca was sentenced today to 110 months in prison on one count of transporting stolen firearms

Teon Thomas of Seneca was sentenced today to 110 months in prison on one count of transporting stolen firearms, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Nora Dannehy and federal court records.The 23-year-old was arrested in May 2006 and last February pleaded guilty along with other conspirators involved in the commission of gun trafficking, records show.On March 15, 2006, "experienced" burglars used a sledgehammer...
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NYPD lieutenant accidentally shot and killed the driver of a stolen car

NYPD lieutenant accidentally shot and killed the driver of a stolen car Thursday night when the car clipped him after the driver crashed into a parked SUV and drove up on a sidewalk while trying to escape, police and witnesses said.Two members of the Brooklyn auto larceny unit in an unmarked car followed the 2004 Ford Mustang GT after learning that it had been stolen several days earlier from an East...
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Found the body of Joseph Clifford Johnson, 36, of the 900 block of North 30th Street in Richmond, inside the bedroom with a fatal gunshot wound

A man was shot and killed early yesterday morning in central Goochland County after he allegedly entered an unlocked mobile home and tussled with the owner, authorities said. Adam Stone, the homeowner, called the Goochland Sheriff's Office just after 3 a.m. to report that he'd shot a man with a 12-gauge shotgun. Sheriff's deputies responded to the 2300 block of Grape Ridge Court off Dogtown Road,...
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One of several men who stormed a suburban home Friday was shot dead by one of the residents, who blasted the intruders as they entered,

"One of several men who stormed a suburban home Friday was shot dead by one of the residents, who blasted the intruders as they entered, in an incident police were calling a home-invasion robbery attempt. Three or four men kicked in the door of the house in the 24300 block of Burbank Boulevard, setting off the gunfight, Los Angeles police said. Aside from the one intruder killed, no one was injured....
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"A would-be bank robber was shot with his own gun this afternoon during a botched heist attempt in Van Nuys,

"A would-be bank robber was shot with his own gun this afternoon during a botched heist attempt in Van Nuys, police said. The gun-toting man walked into a branch of Wells Fargo bank in the 6800 block of Van Nuys Boulevard around 12:30 p.m. and tried to pull off a one-man caper, said Officer Kate Lopez, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department. A security guard confronted the man and "a...
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Christopher Bell, 18, also was taken into custody for resisting law enforcement and possession of a handgun without a license

Two people were arrested after Evansville police stopped a pickup truck early this morning when they spotted a passenger hanging out the bed of the vehicle.Charged with possession of marijuana is Tara Gwen Graham, 27, the driver. The passenger, Christopher...
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Jovan T. Butler, 29, and Kamara C. Johnson, 31, both employed by Executive Patrol, were arrested Sunday morning after a man accused Butler of pointing

Jovan T. Butler, 29, and Kamara C. Johnson, 31, both employed by Executive Patrol, were arrested Sunday morning after a man accused Butler of pointing a gun at him while the guard was on duty at an apartment complex on Allison Court in southwest Atlanta, the police report said.The man who made the allegations, Martey Robinson, 21, had been taken into custody for trespassing at the apartment complex...
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Tony Leroy Cleveland was arrested on complaints of shooting with intent to kill, assault with a deadly weapon, robbery with a firearm,

Tony Leroy Cleveland, 38, of Tulsa, was arrested on complaints of shooting with intent to kill, assault with a deadly weapon, robbery with a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon, wearing a mask in commission of a felony and possessing a firearm, all...
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Abdi Hakim Omar arrested and charged him with possession of a loaded regulated firearm, possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace

Ottawa police said they seized a loaded pistol and arrested an alleged gang member as a result of a foot patrol early Friday morning.Officers from the guns and gangs unit's direct action response team were conducting a foot patrol at a community housing development on Russell Road at about 12:15 a.m. when they seized a loaded semi-automatic pistol.Police arrested Abdi Hakim Omar, 23, and charged him...
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South African women are actively arming themselves against domestic violence, rape and murder.

South African women are actively arming themselves against domestic violence, rape and murder. More women are purchasing guns and other items to defend themselves against the violence in the country. However, with the stricter weapon control measures, women need to be well-equipped to handle weapons and also understand the laws governing self-defence. In South Africa a woman is raped every 10 minutes,...
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Martinez-Cura was jailed on suspicion of felony misconduct involving a weapon and on two outstanding warrants

Fernando Martinez-Cura, 37, was arrested by Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies after admitting ownership of the weapon. Deputies also determined that Martinez-Cura, the boyfriend of the boy’s grandmother, was living in the country illegally. On Wednesday, the boy brought a loaded 9 mm handgun to school because, he said, someone was picking on him. The boy was seen showing other students how to load...
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Tuesday, 5 August 2008

Aaron P. Flood, 18, of Calais, Jeffery S. Croman, Chad E. Robinson, and Joshua H. Robinson, have been charged with theft of firearms

Aaron P. Flood, 18, of Calais, Jeffery S. Croman, 20, of Baileyville, Chad E. Robinson, 23, and Joshua H. Robinson, 20, both of Charlotte have been charged with burglary and theft of firearms. Flood also was charged with aggravated criminal mischief. Four people were arrested over the weekend in connection with a break-in last month in which the front door at the Four Corners Rod and Gun Shop on Route...
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Friday, 1 August 2008

Greg Byrd was taken into custody on Thursday around 3 p.m. at his residence, and booked into the Yuma County jail on charges

Greg Byrd was taken into custody on Thursday around 3 p.m. at his residence, and booked into the Yuma County jail on charges of tampering with physical evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, possession of dangerous drugs...
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Daniel Scott Gatley was arrested as the result of undercover operation to purchase a machine gun.

Daniel Scott Gatley, 31, 115 Dogwood Terrace, Big Stone Gap, was arrested July 21 as the result of undercover operation to purchase a machine gun.Scott County Sheriff John Puckett said his officers and members of the drug task force conducted the operation in an attempt to buy a fully-automatic machine gun.According to Puckett, a police informant was able to purchase the gun from Gatley, who was arrested...
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