If there isn't a substantial gang problem in AP, then why are things like this happening? This is from Sept. 29 of this year;
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP Police have identified more than 200 gang members in Neptune, Red Bank, Freehold, Long Branch and Asbury Park, and another 200 in the county jail, many of whom are from Monmouth County, according to county Prosecutor Luis Valentin. Gang activity has also been detected in suburbs, including Howell, Matawan, Manasquan and Belmar, Valentin said Thursday at a conference on gangs. The county's relative affluence does not make it immune from gangs, he said. Among those operating here are the Bloods, Crips, Almighty Latin King/Queen Nation, Mexican and Central American gangs, motorcycle gangs, and hate and extremist groups, the prosecutor said. He did not want to alarm residents, but he wanted to educate them about the perils and presence of gang activity and make sure children know gang members should never be role models, Valentin said. Thursday's conference at the county Police Academy was not open to the public, but reporters were invited in for the initial opening remarks. The conference was one of the quarterly gatherings the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey plans to hold in different parts of the state so police can share information on gangs. The office conducted a statewide gang intelligence conference earlier this year. About 160 law enforcement personnel from federal, state, county and local departments attended on Thursday. Represented locally were Aberdeen, Asbury Park, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Freehold, Hazlet, Highlands, Howell, Keyport, Lakewood, Little Silver, Long Branch, Manasquan, Matawan, Middletown, Neptune, Red Bank, Sea Bright, Union Beach, West Long Branch, and the prosecutor's offices from Monmouth and Ocean counties. U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie said gangs are not just a law enforcement problem, but a socioeconomic problem. In cities such as Newark and Irvington, police are fighting to take streets back from gangs, he said. Federal laws can help in the battle, he said. In the federal corrections system, there is no parole, and criminals serve their time in prisons outside New Jersey, making it much more difficult for them to run their criminal enterprises from behind bars, Christie said. It also makes it tougher for fellow gang members to keep in contact with them, he said. Christie's office has become known for prosecuting political corruption cases. In the next four years, Christie said, he also wants his office to be recognized for taking on gangs. "We're ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with you," he told the officers. Anti-gang initiatives In July, Bloods members were reportedly arrested in Keansburg and Asbury Park. In June, 22 members of Los Cafeteros and Sureno 13 were taken into custody in Red Bank, and in November, seven MS-13 members were arrested in Lakewood, authorities said at the time. Asbury Park and Lakewood were among a dozen or so municipalities chosen earlier this year to participate in Operation CeaseFire, a state anti-gang program. Long Branch Public Safety Director William A. Richards said his department also has a number of anti-gang initiatives. "We don't have what I would characterize as a virulent gang problem, as evidenced by criminal activity associated with gangs, but it's certainly something we keep an eye on," he said. Thursday's event was co-sponsored by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, the Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network and the East Coast Gang Investigators Association. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In reference to NJ Dave'scomment: > > > Keady's campaign included gathering information and listening to the > thoughts and concerns of the people of Asbury Park. Door by door. > Apparently, those people liked what he stood for enough to get him > elected. > > > > > > As Jim knows and as I've said here before, I did not vote for Jim in the > last election. > > The tactics being used against him in recent months are so contemptible to > me that I've already started to reevaluate my voting criteria. > > e.g.: Asking him to read the letter from the UEZ. And especially, if > true, the reports here that it was done with malicious glee. And then there > are > the "commie" and assassination accusation! > > Tommy used Shakespeare to introduce yesterday's column. He should look up > what Hamlet meant when he said: "For 'tis the sport to have the engineer / > Hoist with his own petard; and 't shall go hard." > > > ========Original Message======== > > Subj: [AsburyPark] Jim Keady & Inconvenient Truth(s) Date: 11/3/2006 8:19:41 > A.M. Eastern Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com) > Sent on: > > > > Keady's campaign included gathering information and listening to the > thoughts and concerns of the people of Asbury Park. Door by door. > Apparently, those people liked what he stood for enough to get him > elected. Keady was elected to represent the interest of the People. > Keady was not elected to be a cheerleader for redevelopment. > > Is Jim a politician? Thankfully, not in the traditional mold. Look > where politics have gotten us? With few exceptions, our elected > officials are presented to us, and 'rented' by special interests. > > I think more of our elected officials should take a page from the Jim > Keady handbook. > > He might piss off the special interests... and those who shill for the > special interests, but the voters know their concerns have a voice. > Yahoo! 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