Gang Crime

Brooke Kinsella Backing Scheme To Help Teens

PA | Posted 07.06.2012 | UK

A new scheme aimed at steering teenagers away from crime, drugs and alcohol is being launched on Thursday. The scheme, promoted by former EastEnder...

Police Are 'Doing Pretty Well' At Gang Crime Crackdown, Says US Supercop

PA | Posted 04.06.2012 | UK

An American "supercop" who advised the government after last summer's London riots said he is impressed with the way UK police deal with gang crime. ...

El Salvador Celebrates First Murder-Free Day For Three Years

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK

El Salvador had its first murder-free day for three years on Saturday marking an important milestone in the country's battle against gang violence rag...

Dozens Of Gang Members As Young As 14 Arrested In London Crackdown

Huffington Post UK / PA | Posted 08.04.2012 | UK

Dozens of suspected gang members as young as 14 years old have been arrested by police in a series of co-ordinated operations across London in a fresh...

Five-Year-Old Was 'Happily Playing' In Shop As She Was Shot By Gang

PA | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK

A five-year-old girl was "happily playing" in a shop when she was hit by gang gunfire and left permanently paralysed, a court heard on Monday. Thus...

Teenage Girl Denies Kicking Dying Schoolboy In The Head

PA | Posted 26.01.2012 | UK

A teenage girl has denied that she kicked a dying schoolboy in the head after he was stabbed at an Underground station. Sofyen Belamouadden, 15, di...

Make School Day Longer To Prepare Pupils For Work, Labour Urges

PA | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education

The school day should be extended to prepare pupils for the workplace, stop them joining gangs and give them a "haven" from chaotic homes, Labour has ...

Suspected Gang Members Arrested To Prevent Revenge On Teenager's Death

PA | Posted 31.12.2011 | UK

Police have arrested 17 suspected gang members in a bid to dampen "rising tensions" and prevent reprisal attacks following the murder of a teenager on...

Cousin Of Damilola Taylor's Killers Awarded OBE

PA | Posted 30.12.2011 | UK

A former drug-dealing gang member and cousin of schoolboy Damilola Taylor's killers is being honoured with an OBE after turning his life around. Ch...

Police Investigated Over 'Execution-Style' Murder Of Footballer

PA | Posted 21.02.2012 | UK

Four senior police officers, including a chief constable and his deputy, are being investigated over claims of misconduct relating to a gangland murde...

Killers Who 'Mercilessly Chased' Schoolboy And Knifed Him Outside School Gates Jailed

PA | Posted 21.12.2011 | UK

Five teenagers were given long sentences of detention today for killing a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death as he arrived at school. Four of...

Killers Who Stabbed Boy To Death Outside School Gates To Be Sentenced

PA | Posted 21.12.2011 | UK

Five teenagers will be sentenced today for killing a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death as he arrived at school. Four of the youths were found ...

Youth Who Murdered 16-Year-Old Schoolboy Faces Sentencing

PA | Posted 21.12.2011 | UK

A killer who went on the run at the age of 15 after the fatal shooting of a schoolboy in a pub car park will be sentenced today. In August 2009, Gr...

Knife Murder: Fleeing Teen Was Stabbed In The Neck By Gang

PA | Posted 03.02.2012 | UK

A teenager killed after fleeing from a gang of youths was stabbed in the neck, police have said. Danny O'Shea, 18, was stabbed to death in Gill Ave...

Leeds University Experiences 'Night Of Terror'

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 24.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Leeds University has been plagued with another spate of attacks on students, after the city witnessed a "night of terror", despite the institution cla...

Gang Targets University Students, Police Hunting Masked Muggers

Leeds Student | Rory Anderson | Posted 15.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Police are hunting a gang of masked muggers that they believe are responsible for a spate of brutal attacks on students, reports Rory Anderson of the ...