Actually Antonino and Marcell had a much bigger goal in mind: they had heard about The Stopwatch Gang: a small gang of transplanted Canadians (Paddy Mitchell, Lionel Wright and Stephen Reid) and who had made a very good living robbing banks in the west of United States and Canada. They had robbed an estimated 100 plus banks and had gotten >$15 million (in 1980 US dollars) and the brothers wanted to do better than they had done and wanted to do it all at home verses having to go south of the border as has been suggested to some Canadian businesses (like TYDBE and the wanna-be plastic surgeon). The Stopwatch Gang's biggest heist took place at a Bank of America branch in San Diego in 1980 and was $283,000; it set a California record for the …show more content…
They would watch the first few bags go by (they were usually of full of coins) and then when the guard started bringing the bags full of paper money in, they would strike. 7 They would pull their guns out and force everyone down on the ground and take the money and leave the bank and hop in the getaway car and they did all of this in less than 90 seconds. 8 They then would get rid of all the disguises by bagging them and putting the bag out for the first garbage truck going to a dump site and then switched the plates back and remove the racing stripes and split up into different vehicles. 9 The Stopwatch Gang did this many times throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s and they never shot anybody. 10 And where the stopwatch gang went wrong and what lead them to be arrested was 10.1 They did not dispose one bag full of evidence properly: the FBI got it before it went to the landfill and 10.2 they also had let one of their car rentals be traced back to their true
...possible to connect this back to the heist, they would and they finally did. Although most of the suspects were dead or already put in a Witness Protection Program, the FBI still had contact with the high ranked member himself. In my opinion, I feel as though this entire investigation should have been solved decades ago, but considering the amount of evidence they had to show the court, was impossible. The Crime Family is very lucky to get away with what they did. Taking three time the amount that the planner actually wanted is a risk they were willing to take, but If “Stacks” could have got rid of the van like he said he was going to, maybe in 2014 we would have never found Vincent. We may never know what exactly could have happened. Although it may have been 36 years later, justice was certainly served to one of the biggest bank robberies in New York's history.
In the last chapter titled “The Stay Together Gang”, J.T. becomes promoted to the highest ranks of the Black Kings which he then invites Venkatesh to tag along to these high-level meetings. At this point, Robert Taylor is being threatened to be demolished and this would make Black Kings and tenants anxious because everyone would have to relocate. Also, in 1996, Venkatesh would be offered a fellowship position at Harvard, soon making him need to leave Chicago.
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11. The main conflict in my novel is Jeff trying to decide if he wants to be in the Union or the Confederacy.
They decided they could make better money on their own. Eventually they teamed up with some other neighborhood kids and formed what seems to be something between a criminal and a conflict gang. Conflict gangs are typically made up of unskilled criminals who don’t have legitimate or illegitimate opportunities to succeed so they partake in risky, petty crime like gambling, robberies and other violent crimes. They are also not as organized as criminal gangs. Gus and Pablo, along with some others, later formed a stick-up, or robbery team. However, I argue that the drug robberies that the kids partake in is not unskilled or unorganized. For example, the robberies were always planned in advance. They had ‘the girl’ who would open the door for the guys, either literally or figuratively by getting close to the drug dealer and making him feel comfortable. Then the guys would use the element of surprise to shock and restrain the dealer. The dealer would often be tight lipped about the location of his drugs, so the guys would often have to resort to torture in order to get the information. However, it was not just random, violent torture, it was thought out. There was a code between drug robbers to never kill someone. They knew the best torture techniques, like ironing someone’s back, but they agreed never to go as far as killing the dealer. While not all drug robberies went this exact way, they all seemed to
A hit was put out on Taylor and Zavala by leaders of the Mexican drug cartel because they were becoming a nuisance. This hit was carried out by the same Latino gang members who had previously done a drive-by shooting of a rival gang. The officers were enticed towards their imminent deaths with a car chase which was set up by the Latino gang members. This chase led them towards an apartment complex which was rigged with many gang members and artillery to ensure that neither Taylor nor Zavala would survive. The two were ambushed, but decided that gunning their way out was their best option.
Because police investigators are usually under pressure to arrest criminals and safeguard the community, they often make mistakes. Sometimes, detectives become convinced of a suspect 's guilt because of their criminal history or weak speculations. Once they are convinced, they are less likely to consider alternative possibilities. They overlook some important exculpatory evidence, make weak speculations and look only for links that connect a suspect to a crime, especially if the suspect has a previous criminal record. Picking Cotton provides an understanding of some common errors of the police investigation process. During Ronald Cottons interrogation, the detectives did not bother to record the conversation “But I noticed he wasn 't recording the conversation, so I felt that he could be writing anything down”(79) unlike they did for Jennifer. They had already labelled Ronald Cotton as the perpetrator and they told him during the interrogation “Cotton, Jennifer Thompson already identified you. We know it was you”(82). Jenifer Thompson 's testimony along with Ronald Cotton 's past criminal records gave the detectives more reason to believe Ronald committed the crime. Ronald Cotton stated “ This cop Sully, though, he had already decided I was guilty.”(84). Many investigative process have shortcomings and are breached because the officials in charge make
Friday April 24th J.P. Walker, Preacher Lee, Crip Reyer, L.C. Davis got into Reyer’s Oldsmobile and took off on a mission to kill Mark Charles Parker. Three other cars of men followed, they went to the courthouse/jail in Poplarville and they could not get in. So they went to Jewel Alford’s House (the jail keeper) to get the keys to the jail. Alford went with the four men to the courthouse.
The Gangster Disciples is a violent gang which began in the Chicago, Illinois area. In the 1970's, the leaders of two different Chicago-based gangs, the Black Disciples and the Supreme Gangsters, aligned their respective groups andcreated the Gangster Disciples. Once united, the Gangster Disciples recruited heavily in Chicago, within Illinois jails and prisons, and throughout the United States. The Gangster Disciples are active in criminal activity in approximately 24 states. The Gangster Disciples employ a highly structured organization. Members are organized into geographic groups; each called a "count" or a “deck." Members in good standing are considered to be ”on-count" or ”plugged in." A meeting of a particular count may be referred to
7 The three started and Lauren was back counting. Tyler and TJ were running 8 off into the woods laughing for no reason. When they stopped, Lauren was on the 9 move to find them. Lauren was working at a good pace trying
A. The misconception of the Warren Commission being a full out investigation was primarily the last step in their cover up.
As more and more immigrants began to spread throughout the US, more and more gangs of people began to emerge. Gangs were usually made up of people of a common ethnicity, whether it be Irish, Italian, or Hispanic. These gangs were usually victims of anti-immigrant policies and looked for strength in numbers. As gangs became more and more sophisticated they realized they could make profits from the power they were accumulating. One of the most recognizable examples is the bootlegging of alcohol during the Prohibition. When federal officials attempted to enforce legislation such as the Volstead Act, there was a surge of illegal sales and profits. In 1927, Al Capone and his gang racked up over $60 million from bootlegged alcohol. With all of this money came tons of violence, people were getting murdered in broad daylight just so others could have a sum of all of this wealth. Soon Mob families would own clubs or casinos to increase their wealth. The attendees weren’t only made up of rich mob bosses, the alcohol, dancing, and gambling attracted many ordinary
The relationship between law enforcement and prosecutors, which goes hand-in-hand, can’t be overlooked. Evidence of a crime that detectives and law enforcement discover is as equally important as a good trial on part of the prosecution. If detectives aren’t able to find good solid evidence – that case usually isn’t bothered in being pursued. Several years ago, in the late 80’s, there was a murder case in Southeastern Oklahoma which now serves as a tragic example to the need for honest, constitutional work in the criminal justice system. Disreputable investigative procedures, fraudulent sources, and bad evidence were the foundation of this case that shattered innocent lives.
Ethical theories to discuss whether the FBI were correct in attempting to capture and prosecute Mitnick.