LAPD ARRESTS ANOTHER OF ITS MOST WANTED DOG-ABUSING GANGS NOW TARGETED.Byline: RACHEL URANGA and RICK COCA Staff Writer A narcotics-trafficking suspect arrested this week has become the fourth gang member on the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Department's Most Wanted Most Wanted may refer to:
Carlos Merrell Broady, 35, whose gang name is Wink, was videotaped selling cocaine to undercover officers, authorities said. They said they raided a residence in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. and found him hiding between a mattress and box spring in one of the bedrooms. "His capture makes this community much safer," said Capt. Charlie Beck, deputy chief of operations for the South Bureau. Broady, who had been wanted on a federal drug-charges warrant, was part of an investigation targeting the Black P-Stone gang, which operates in the neighborhood of the Lower Baldwin Hills. Authorities previously apprehended Angel Zevallos in Guatemala City Guatemala City City (pop., 1994: city, 823,301; 1999 est.: metro area, 3,119,000), capital of Guatemala. The largest city in Central America, it lies in the central highlands at an elevation of about 4,900 ft (1,490 m). in the shooting of a security guard; Steve Alex Garcia
With Broady's arrest, police added Dion Durell Hayes, 25, a member of the Swans, to the Most Wanted list. He is wanted in the shooting death of Andre Williams on July, 5, 2005. Meanwhile, Los Angeles City Attorney The Los Angeles City Attorney is an elected official whose job is to prosecute all of the misdemeanor criminal offenses within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
"Today we are sending a message to the gangbangers who terrorize ter·ror·ize tr.v. ter·ror·ized, ter·ror·iz·ing, ter·ror·iz·es 1. To fill or overpower with terror; terrify. 2. To coerce by intimidation or fear. See Synonyms at frighten. L.A. residents and their pets," Delgadillo said. "If you use a dog to intimidate, to assault people or pets, if you abuse your own pets, we will come at you with the full force of the law." A violation of the provision could bar a gang member from owning any animal for three years. A citywide ordinance awaiting City Council approval would allow law enforcement officers to seize gang members' dogs that are used in violation of a gang injunction or are mistreated by gang members. On Wednesday, Councilman Tony Cardenas Tony Cardenas served in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, he had the powerful position of chair of the Budget Committee. He is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley. introduced a motion to establish an Animal Cruelty Reward Fund to help law enforcement officials close unsolved animal-cruelty cases. Analysts said gang members and others often breed dogs -- particularly pit bull terriers, which one expert called the most adopted and euthanized dog at local animal shelters -- to fight. The dogs are often sold or used in fighting and have even been used to attack police, authorities said. Delgadillo said dogs taken from gang members would be retrained and made available for adoption. At a news conference, Delgadillo displayed Amy -- a once severely abused red nose pit bull terrier, now a playful dog who visits sick children in hospitals -- as an example of the life change in store for captured dogs under the program. rachel.uranga@dailynews.com (818) 713-3741 |
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