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GANGS. According to an article in the ''Telegraph Herald'' on May 4, 1997, graffiti associated with violent street gangs first appeared in Dubuque around 1992. These signs were associated with the Vice Lords, Crips, Gangster Disciples, and Latin Kings. | GANGS. According to an article in the ''Telegraph Herald'' on May 4, 1997, graffiti associated with violent street gangs first appeared in Dubuque around 1992. These signs were associated with the Vice Lords, Crips, Gangster Disciples, and Latin Kings. (1) | ||
Statics associated with gangs included that 90% of the members had been arrested by the time they were 18, 75% twice and 95% had dropped out of high school. By the time they were 20, 60% of gang members were dead or in jail. | Statics associated with gangs included that 90% of the members had been arrested by the time they were 18, 75% twice and 95% had dropped out of high school. By the time they were 20, 60% of gang members were dead or in jail. Police were taking a "zero tolerance" toward gang activity. (2) | ||
People affiliated with gang activity in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Rockford were found to be moving into Dubuque because there were no local gangs and plenty of room for everyone. The drugs being sold including cocaine also brought up to three times the price as compared to the larger cities. (3) | |||
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Sweeney, Kathleen. "Police Advise Citizens, Community to 'Gang Up' on Gangs," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 4, 1997, p. 1. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970504&printsec=frontpage&hl=en | 1. Sweeney, Kathleen. "Police Advise Citizens, Community to 'Gang Up' on Gangs," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 4, 1997, p. 1. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970504&printsec=frontpage&hl=en | ||
2. Ibid. | |||
3. Sweeney, Kathleen. "Report: Gang Members Increase Dubuque Drug Sales," Telegraph Herald, August 22, 1997, p. 3A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970822&printsec=frontpage&hl=en | |||
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Revision as of 03:28, 20 March 2016
GANGS. According to an article in the Telegraph Herald on May 4, 1997, graffiti associated with violent street gangs first appeared in Dubuque around 1992. These signs were associated with the Vice Lords, Crips, Gangster Disciples, and Latin Kings. (1)
Statics associated with gangs included that 90% of the members had been arrested by the time they were 18, 75% twice and 95% had dropped out of high school. By the time they were 20, 60% of gang members were dead or in jail. Police were taking a "zero tolerance" toward gang activity. (2)
People affiliated with gang activity in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Rockford were found to be moving into Dubuque because there were no local gangs and plenty of room for everyone. The drugs being sold including cocaine also brought up to three times the price as compared to the larger cities. (3)
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Source:
1. Sweeney, Kathleen. "Police Advise Citizens, Community to 'Gang Up' on Gangs," Telegraph Herald, May 4, 1997, p. 1. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970504&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
2. Ibid.
3. Sweeney, Kathleen. "Report: Gang Members Increase Dubuque Drug Sales," Telegraph Herald, August 22, 1997, p. 3A. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aEyKTaVlRPYC&dat=19970822&printsec=frontpage&hl=en