Gang members get life sentence for 2017 hayward murder of. A full scale search of the mine fails to turn up any evidence of the missing boys. Union city police credited with role in cracking murder case patch. Authorities who are too quick to label youths as gang members are a genuine problem that decoto residents still face, said montano, a father of. More than three years of research and filming resulted in a groundbreaking documentary that goes inside one of californias most violent and organized gangs. Police were investigating crimes involving the decoto gang. Two boys seen entering the mine disappear even though their lamp is found abandoned at the entrance. When a witness picked villarreal from a photo lineup, a union city detective identified him as a member of the decoto xiv gang, cesaretti said.
Two suspects arrested in murder case of two boys in union. Wilson alleged that mendoza, who he said also belongs to the decoto gang, never forgave deltoro for coming forward and recruited follings. Prosecutor says decoto gang glorifies killing cops union. Union city police and school officials have failed to protect african american students from a latino gang, whose members killed a black youth in 2007 at a middle school and then shot at his friends last weekend in hayward, according to attorneys who filed a classaction lawsuit wednesday.
California town declares itself a sanctuary city for businesses. Union city police and school officials have failed to protect african american students from a latino gang, whose members killed a black youth. Underground tunnels and entrances kentucky pikeville strange disappearances in the truck coal mine 3 miles east of town. Union city, ca andrew barrientos, a 21yearold decoto gang member, nearly killed fremont police officer todd young in oakland last year. Reputed gang members blame each other in union city double. John mendoza was once a norteno king, a shot caller in the notorious street gang who commanded such grim respect from san francisco to. Sean withington, 14, and kevin hernandez, 11, were fatally shot around 1. Great book with wonderful insight into california gang life. Their chief rivals are various nortenos gangs, whose members generally have roots in northern california, tend to be more racially and. Ten years inside californias nuestra familia gang by julia reynolds isbn. Union city gang member sentenced to life in prison for.
Surprising to learn of so much violence in a quiet farm town. Earlimart earla nortenos 14 woodville varrio tablas 14 visalia north side visa 14 court st. Union city at the height of racial tensions between black and hispanic youth in union citys decoto district in 2007, 14yearold vernon. According to the testimony of a red steps homeboy gang member, the gang is currently fighting with at least six other local hispanic street gangs. It was well known that 187 was the california penal code for murder. Reputed gang members sentenced for killing boy, 14. Neighbors who live near the 33400 block of 11th street dialed 911 about 1 a. Perry was convicted of firstdegree murder and attempted murder for a shooting at a union city park in 2008 that left a 28yearold man dead and. Hourly number of juvenile gangrelated arrest incidents on 550 schooldays n1,155 and 546 nonschooldays n838 in 19941996 22.
Gang activity in orange county, california figure 8. Hispanic gangs in tulare county sacramento, visalia. Guest house inn, conference center, 10621 sepuleveda blvd. Suspects charged in gang murder outside first communion party. Rojas said friday that the departments member gang unit has sufficient manpower to go up against the 100 documented gangs in the city and their estimated 4,500 members. Union city police credited in cracking murder case union city, ca the. He was convicted last month for attempted murder of a. Gang member gets life in prison for fremont police officer shootinga union city gang member was sentenced friday to life in state prison for a shooting in oakland last year in which he fired 10. Eastside trece their enemys are the nortenos and all black people and they constantly. New paperback book with 34 pages of the the shooting of union city police chief william cann. Informer strips away gang secrecy the mercury news.
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