Omaha gang violence. I Dream of an Omaha Where (2015)

Gang members are killing, stealing, dealing drugs and guns; more than half of the murders in Omaha in 2010 were gang related. Gang Fight: Nebraska examines the current landscape of gang activity in Nebraska, and efforts to fight back. The television documentary is centered on a boxing gym founded in gang-rich South Omaha by a convict-turned-minister who's trying to keep kids away from.

Sylvester Akapalara, 17, Hanzel Saucedo, 18, Genaro Ramirez, 19, Alexander Ibarra, 17, Aljoven Canalete, 19, and Ebony Huel, 16 were all found murdered in gun-related shootings in the past two.

Violence based on age matters because it is not only adults committing crimes and violent acts, but also adolescents, and even children. The past year in Omaha, a twelve-year-old boy was involved in the death of an Omaha man due to being involved in gang related activities. Violence has no age limit. It is important to realize.

One of Omaha’s most notorious gang members. First shot at age 14. Charged with first-degree murder at 17; charge dropped after witnesses backed out. Convicted of two felonies, served 30 months in federal prison. Family members say he was trying to get out of the gang lifestyle when he was shot to death at 21 outside Club Seville.

Outreach In the summer of 2015, The Rose Theater, The Sherwood Foundation and Impact One teamed with renowned actor, writer, director and activist Daniel Beaty to create a one-of-a-kind performance piece that directly addressed the devastating impact of gang violence in our community.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, gang violence and incidents between the Omaha Police Department and members of the African-American community aggravated relations between groups in North and South Omaha. More recent Hispanic immigrants, concentrated in South Omaha, have struggled to earn living wages in meatpacking, adapt to a new society, and deal with discrimination.

Drug-fueled gang violence peaked in the mid-1990s in Omaha, as it did in most other U.S. cities. But the gangs and the violence have only ebbed somewhat, not abated. According to a 2010 study of national homicide data, Nebraska had the third-highest state homicide rate for African-Americans in the country in 2008, due almost entirely to violence in Omaha’s inner-city neighborhoods. Omaha’s.

Project Harmony Responding to Gang Violence Through Assessment and Intervention 0.. This training, led by Sergeant Jonathan Waller who is currently part of the gang intelligence unit with the Omaha Police Department, covered a wide variety of gang-related issues. Gang Training 101 is just one in a series of gang related trainings to come. Project Harmony intends to open this training to.

Shootings rise in Omaha amid coronavirus; 'Gangs feel this.

Sudanese street gangs numbering over 350 individuals cause serious violence, according to the Omaha Police Dept. gang unit. Murdered witnesses, drive-by shootings, and robberies have proliferated. These gangs have spread to Lincoln and other Midwest cities. Sudanese community leaders do not deny gang existence but excuse it as misguided youths suffering from immigration trauma and poverty. A.

Omaha Police Gang Unit Assists youth that need information about and alternatives to involvement with problems such as drugs or gangs. You may use this hot line number to share information about graffiti or drug activity. Address 505 S 15th St.

Various gangs existed in South Omaha and gang violence was high. Something had to be done at the source of the problem. The Beginning. When Tony came back to South Omaha, he started to research the sports opportunities in this area of the city. This is the same neighborhood where he was raised and was also a high gang violence area. Many of the.

Partnership looks to reduce gun violence in Omaha February 15, 2011 What: A new partnership between Omaha's academic health centers -- including UNMC -- and a community-based organization that helps Omaha residents with gang intervention aims to lessen the problem of gun violence in the city.

Omaha police said the 20-year-old woman who died in a weekend shooting was an innocent bystander caught between two rival gangs that opened fire in Omaha's Old Market area.

This was a three year long federal and local investigation impacting gun and gang violence coupled with witness intimidation in Northeast Omaha. The individuals indicted, and others, were engaged in criminal activity including, but not limited to drug distribution, witness tampering, and acts of violence involving assault, murder and attempted murder. Indictments are charging documents that.

OMAHA (AP) -- A New York-based national citizens patrol group intends to help Omaha combat its increase in gang and gun violence. Guardian Angels was founded 28 years ago by Curtis Sliwa, who.

Lincoln, NE - A recent deadly outbreak of gang-related violence in north Omaha raises bigger questions about causes and possible solutions. University of Nebraska at Omaha criminology and criminal justice professor Pete Simi is a gang expert who has worked with law enforcement and other agencies in the Omaha area, and published research on gang activity in Omaha.

Selected Article Illinois Chicago's Homicide Rate Plummeted in 2017, but Gang Violence Remains High (Chicago, IL): Chicago ended 2017 with fewer homicides than the year before, but gang violence in the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods kept the total number of killings above the 600 mark for only the second time in more than a decade. Source: TIME Date: January 2, 2018.

North Omaha is a community area in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States.It is bordered by Cuming and Dodge Streets on the south, Interstate 680 on the north, North 72nd Street on the west and the Missouri River and Carter Lake, Iowa on the east, as defined by the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Located just north of Downtown Omaha, the community includes.

Global Incident Map Displaying Gang Activity, Gang Arrests.

Shootings rise in Omaha amid coronavirus; 'Gangs feel this.