Now you all know how bad it REALLY is.

I'm starting to believe that Manzo's idea of bringing in the National Guard was a good idea...

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the worst.

Here is a really good by Geoffrey Canada
You will not be able to put it down!!
Fist Stick Knife Gun
Very very informative
Booklist:
A brutally honest account of a childhood in the Bronx...and a hopeful plea for the salvation of our children. Pub 1995

GANGS GROW IN SUBURBAN SCHOOLS

The US Department of Justice has released a report that states the growth of criminal gangs is increasing in all socio economic areas of the country, http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs11/13157/index.htm . SERAPH who provides school safety consulting to over 20,000 schools in the U.S. has observed a dramatic increase in gang recruitment in suburban schools.

Ron Holvey, Gang Interdiction Special Consultant http://seraph.net/about_ron_holvey.html for SERAPH explains the problem, ?School officials have been caught off guard by the rise of gangs in suburban areas. Straight Edge, Juggalos, Crips and Bloods have all been recruiting juveniles in these areas of the country.?

NEW STUDY SHOWS CHANGE IN CRIME TRENDS IN THE U.S.

A new study by the PERF [ http://www.policeforum.org ], shows top three crime trends in the U.S. are:

1. Criminal gangs
2. Juvenile crime
3. Impulsive violence

www.SERAPH.net

Drug rap sentence for murder suspect
Monday, June 16, 2008
By MICHAELANGELO CONTE
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

A Jersey City man awaiting trial for the murder of a 26-year-old mother outside a city night club in 2006 faces up to 30 years in prison when he gets sentenced today on unrelated drug charges, officials said.

Damielle Tondee, 25, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute heroin and employing a 15-year-old juvenile to distribute cocaine, officials said.

Tondee still faces charges in the death of Aida Reid, a mother of an 8-year-old, who was caught in the crossfire during a shootout between rival gang members while she waited to enter the Rendezvous nightclub on Martin Luther King Drive on Aug. 20, 2006. The club's name has since been changed to The Penthouse.

Most of the other 11 defendants arrested in September 2006 as a result of the drug probe have pleaded guilty to conspiracy or possession of drugs with intent to distribute, officials said. The drug ring was exposed during the investigation of Reid's murder.

In Reid's death, Tondee is charged with murder, weapons possession and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, officials said. A date for his murder trial will be set after he is sentenced on the drug charges this morning before Superior Court Judge Kevin Callahan, said Assistant Prosecutor Leo Rinaldi.

Police believe Reid was killed in a shootout in which Calvin Clark, 20, Lamont Martin, 26, and Dennis Reid, 32, were shooting at Tondee and he was returning fire at them, Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Devarup Rastogi said.

Prosecutors believe Aida Reid and Dennis Reid are cousins.

Clark, who is believed to have fired the gun that killed Aida Reid, has since pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and was sentenced to 18 years in prison, Rastogi said. Martin pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon by a felon and was sentenced to eight years in prison, Rastogi said.

Dennis Reid pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and faces up to 10 years when sentenced, Rastogi said.

Gun that killed mom recovered, police say
Thursday, October 19, 2006
By MICHAELANGELO CONTE
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

Ballistics tests have linked a handgun found during a drug investigation to the murder of a Jersey City mother killed in the crossfire of an Aug. 6 shootout in front of a Martin Luther King Jr. Drive club, officials said.

The .357 Magnum was found in a backyard on Fulton Avenue during the drug investigation that resulted in the arrest of nine people, and seizure of three guns, 100 grams of cocaine and $8,000, said Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio.

That drug investigation was a spin-off of the investigation into the murder of Adia Reid, 26, of Monticello Avenue, DeFazio said.

Reid was waiting to enter the former Rendezvous club - now The Penthouse - when the shooting started. Reid is survived by her 8-year-old daughter, Elise Madison.

Calvin Clark, 19, of Fulton Avenue; Lamont Martin, 25, of Clerk Street; and Dennis Reid, 31, of Randolph Avenue, were arrested on Oct. 6 and charged with Reid's murder, DeFazio said. Police have also charged Damielle Tondee, 23, Garfield Avenue, in the murder and Tondee remains at large, DeFazio said.

"It's our theory the weapon was wielded by Calvin Clark," DeFazio said. Homicide detectives believe the murder occurred during a shootout between Tondee and his associates when they squared off against Clark, Martin and Dennis Reid, DeFazio said.

The shooting was "apparently related to a prior incident where Tondee shot at Clark because of a prior incident where Clark allegedly shot associates of Tondee," DeFazio said.

Anyone with information on Tondee's whereabouts is asked to call Hudson County Prosecutor's Office homicide detectives at (201) 915-1345.

More crime in Greenville -- Though far away from Downtown -- I think it is good to keep informed about this area of Jersey City.
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GREENVILLE'S BLOODY NIGHT
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
By MICHAELANGELO CONTE
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

It was a bloody Sunday night at a Jersey City street corner in Greenville, where one man was shot and another man's face was beaten with a concrete-filled pipe in two incidents, reports said.

Police went to Myrtle Street and Ocean Avenue at 11:29 p.m. on a report of a man being assaulted by several people and found the victim on his back and bleeding from his face and mouth, reports said.

Police found on the street in front of the Ocean Minimart a 5-foot pipe, filled with concrete and spattered with blood, reports said. The victim was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center for treatment, reports said, adding that he was uncooperative and would not give his name.


A few minutes before midnight, cops were back at the same corner after receiving a report of a man being shot in the leg after leaving a store at that location, reports said.

When officers arrived they found the 24-year-old Irvington man sitting at the corner of Forrest Street and Ocean Avenue and bleeding from a gunshot wound to his right lower leg, reports said.

He told police that when he and two friends left the store at the corner he got into an argument with a man and a group of people then began chasing him and his friends, reports said.

The victims said that as he was running away he realized he had been shot, reports said. He was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center for treatment of the non-life-threatening wound, reports said.

Investigators are trying to determine if the shooting and beating are connected, police said.

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Here is more -- is this Greenville or another area?

Gun pointed at 12-year-old -- "You down with Westside?"
Tuesday, October 10, 2006

A 12-year-old Jersey City boy told police an older boy pointed a gun at his head and asked if he was a member of a local street gang, reports said.

The boy said he was walking home late Sunday night when a 17-year-old walked up to him at Belmont and West Side avenues, pointed a gun at the 12-year-old's head and asked, "You down with Westside?"

The boy responded "No" and the teen-ager put his gun away and walked off.

Police believe the teen-ager was referring to a street gang and have turned the investigation over to the department's gang unit.

MICHAELANGELO CONTE
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She loses 2 teeth in attack
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
By MICHAELANGELO CONTE
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

A Jersey City woman told police two of her teeth were knocked out when she was attacked by two men who fled empty-handed, officials said.

The 38-year-old Rose Avenue woman told police she was walking near Stegman and Van Cleef streets at 2:28 a.m. yesterday when two men walked up to her and punched her in the face twice, reports said. The victim said the two men left without taking anything, reports said.

She suffered a lip cut and two of her front teeth were knocked out, reports said, adding that she was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center by ambulance, reports said.

The woman told police she could not identify the men and said she thought it was an act of random violence, reports said.

The attack came just four days after a 25-year-old woman said she was attacked by two men who slammed her head against the ground, then fled without taking anything. That woman said she'd parked on Neptune Avenue about 12:45 a.m. Thursday when she was attacked by the two men, one armed with a knife.

Anyone with information on either incident is asked to call the Jersey City police tip-line at (201) 547-JAIL.

Hi all,

Knowing Jersey City, I would guess there is ID theft involved here -- likely involving the internet.

The Secret Service works on these kind of cases -- they likely had info that they shared with other investigators.

CLICK LINK HERE

As suggested by Eddie's post-

Drugs+Money+Money Laundrying = high probabilty there is some counterfeiting involved, which would bring in the USSS.

Or identity theft, as mentioned by the other poster.

A friend of mine works for them in DC. You'd be surprised the type of crimes they investigate.

The Secret Service was established as a law enforcement agency in 1865. While most people associate the Secret Service with Presidential protection, our original mandate was to investigate the counterfeiting of U.S. currency--which we still do. Today our primary investigative mission is to safeguard the payment and financial systems of the United States. This has been historically accomplished through the enforcement of the counterfeiting statutes to preserve the integrity of United States currency, coin and financial obligations. Since 1984, our investigative responsibilities have expanded to include crimes that involve financial institution fraud, computer and telecommunications fraud, false identification documents, access device fraud, advance fee fraud, electronic funds transfers, and money laundering as it relates to our core violations.

With the limited information given, I can speculate and suggest she might have been an informant.

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Any ideas why the Secret Service would be involved in something like this?

Beats the Guardian Angels, that's for sure.

3 men arrested in shooting

Saturday, October 07, 2006
By CRAIG GARRETSON
Jersey Journal - ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

Three Jersey City men have been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of a 26-year-old mother outside a Martin Luther King Jr. Drive nightclub, authorities said yesterday.

Calvin Clark, 19, of Fulton Avenue; Lamont Martin, 25, of Clerk Street; and Dennis Reid, 31, of Randolph Avenue, were arrested yesterday and charged with murder, Hudson County First Assistant Prosecutor Guy Gregory said.

The men are accused of killing Adia Reid, 26, of Monticello Avenue, who was shot to death on the morning of Aug. 6. According to police, Reid and a girlfriend were trying to get into the club - then known as Rendezvous, now known as Penthouse - when two rival groups began shooting at each other. At least 25 shots were fired, police said.

Gregory said he didn't know if Adia Reid was related to Dennis Reid.

He refused to provide further information, citing an ongoing investigation. In addition, he said, those arrested yesterday "do not represent everyone who is under investigation."

He said the three were arrested by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in coordination with Jersey City police, the U.S. Marshal Service and the Secret Service. He said he couldn't divulge why the Secret Service was involved.

Last month, nine people were arrested and drugs and guns were seized when police carried out raids they said were connected to the investigation into Adia Reid's death.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Prosecutor's Office at (201) 915-1345.

GANG-BUSTERS
Cops arrest nine in raids, warrants out for 2 others
Friday, September 29, 2006
By MICHAELANGELO CONTE
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

Raids stemming from the investigation into the slaying of a mom caught in the crossfire when rival drug gangs opened up on each other outside a Jersey City nightclub have resulted in numerous arrests - though no one is yet charged in her death, authorities said.

However, the investigation into the shooting of Adia Reid, 26, of Monticello Avenue, has led to the dismantling of one of the two drug gangs involved, authorities said.

So far, cops have arrested nine people and seized three guns, 100 grams of cocaine and $8,000 in suspected drug proceeds.

Two other people, including the gang's accused ringleader, are still at large, cops said.

Warrants for Damielle Tondee, 23, Garfield Avenue, and Ivan Ibn Pitman, 27, of Elizabeth, were issued following raids Tuesday at five different locations in Jersey City, authorities said.

Tondee is accused of being the leader of the drug distribution network and is wanted on other drug charges, including employing juveniles, Hudson County First Assistant Prosecutor Guy Gregory. Pitman is wanted for conspiracy to distribute drugs, Gregory said.

On Tuesday, raids on Garfield Avenue, Clerk Street, Vreeland Terrace, Van Cleef Street and Bayview Avenue resulted in the arrests of Latoya Simmons, 23, Morris Tondee, 20, Marcell Brown, 18, Lionel Nash, 18, Eric P. Bonds, 20, Porsche Speaks, 22, Leslie Speaks, 49, Marquis Speaks, 19, and a juvenile, Gregory said.

All were charged with drug crimes. The Speaks family members also face weapons charges as police found the three guns in their Bayview Avenue home, Gregory said. Police are running ballistics tests on the guns to determine if they were used in the shootout outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive club that killed Reid and injured two other people, reports said.

According to police, Reid and a girlfriend were trying to get into the former Rendezvous club - now known as the Penthouse - when the shooting started. At least 25 shots were fired, police said. Reid is survived by her 8-year-old daughter, Elise Madison.

The arrests are the result of an investigation by Jersey City police and the Prosecutor's Office. Anyone with information about the shooting or who knows the whereabouts of Tondee or Pitman is asked to call the Prosecutor's Office at (201) 915-1345.