State, federal authorities round up suspected Bloods gang members By ANGELA DELLI SANTI Associated Press Writer February 1, 2007, 12:48 PM EST TRENTON, N.J. -- State and federal agents rounded up 20 members of the Bloods street gang in a series of raids Thursday that began before dawn and spanned three New Jersey counties and Bucks County in Pennsylvania.
Authorities said gang members were arrested in Monmouth, Mercer and Ocean counties in New Jersey and in Bristol, Pa. They are suspected members of the Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods. Nine weapons were seized in the raids, which ended around 9:30 a.m. The suspects were taken to the state police complex in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, for processing. Warrants have been issued for five additional gang members, authorities said. Numerous federal, state and local police agencies were involved in the raids, known collectively as Operation Dog Pound. A briefing on the operation was scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the state police's Regional Operations Intelligence Center, known as The Rock, at the West Trenton headquarters. Thursday's raids were similar to a gang takedown in July in which more than 60 members of the Nine Tre Gangsters were arrested in cities across the state, including four gang leaders who authorities said were directing gang activities from inside state prison. The Nine Tre's are a notoriously violent set of the Bloods street gang. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BREAKING NEWS: Major offensive launched against Bloods street gang > Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 02/1/07 > BY MICHELLE SAHN > > State Police said they have launched a major attack against the Bloods > street gang. > > Raids, targeting the gang in Monmouth, Ocean and Mercer counties were > launched before dawn this morning, said Capt. Al Della Fave. > > The arrests and more details will be announced at a news conference > this afternoon. >
