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FBI: NC inmate helped orchestrate kidnapping
By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, April 11, 8:29 AM
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — A North Carolina prison inmate used a smuggled mobile phone to keep in touch with kidnappers holding the father of a prosecutor who helped send him away for life, federal authorities said.
Five people were arrested and Frank Arthur Janssen, a Wake Forest man whose daughter prosecutes violent crimes, was rescued late Wednesday following a raid by the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team on an Atlanta apartment.
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During the abduction, the kidnappers took a picture of Janssen tied up in a chair and sent it to his wife, threatening to torture and dismember him if she went to police, the FBI said in court documents.
Janssen’s kidnapping was related to his daughter’s prosecution of Kelvin Melton, who is serving a life sentence for ordering the shooting of a man in 2011, said John Strong, the FBI’s agent in charge for North Carolina.
Authorities say Melton, 49, had a mobile phone in his cell at Polk Correctional Institution in Butner, exchanging at least 123 calls and text messages with the alleged kidnappers in the past week. Authorities closed in on the suspects by tracking their mobile phones and listening to their calls.
According to testimony from his 2012 trial, Melton is a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang from New York City who ordered a 21-year-old subordinate to travel to Raleigh and kill his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Court records show Melton has a long record of felony convictions in New York, the first being a 1979 robbery committed when he was 14.
The admitted triggerman, Jamil Herring Gressett, testified that he followed Melton’s orders for fear he or his loved ones would be killed if he didn’t. The victim survived a gunshot wound.
The prosecutor in the case was Wake County Assistant District Attorney Colleen Janssen.
In a handwritten 2012 letter in the court file, Melton protested that the prosecutor had not followed proper legal procedure, citing a specific state statute.
“Prosecutor must file accuser affidavit with clerk of court ‘prior’ to seeking an indictment, this affidavit must be on file, mandatory!” Melton wrote. “The accused indictment is not legal and is rendered in-valid.”
Melton’s amateur lawyering didn’t work. He was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and being a habitual felon, resulting in a life sentence.
According to the FBI, a woman knocked on Frank Janssen’s door Saturday at his Wake Forest home in a quiet, upscale, golf course subdivision. Several people assaulted him and someone used a stun gun. He was then driven to Atlanta.
On Monday, his wife, Christie, started receiving a series of text messages from a mobile phone in Georgia. One of the texts said if law enforcement was contacted, “we will send (Mr. Janssen) back to you in 6 boxes and every chance we get we will take someone in your family to Italy and torture them and kill them ... we will do drive by and gun down anybody.”
The messages made specific demands for the benefit of Melton, according to the FBI. Those demands were not spelled out in the court filings and authorities did not answer questions at a news conference Thursday.
A federal law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation, told The Associated Press that the kidnapping was an act of retaliation and that the communications of those involved suggested a link to the Bloods. The official had been briefed on the investigation.
At 12:19 a.m. Wednesday, Janssen’s wife received a text photograph of him tied up in a chair along with a message: “Tomorrow we call you again an if you can not tell me where my things are at tomorrow i will start torchering.”
At 8:20 p.m., the FBI says a call was placed by Melton from the prison to a phone associated with the kidnappers in Atlanta. The two male callers appear to be discussing how to dispose of a body:
“The first spot we are checking out is close to the house.”
“We want to make sure it’s in a secluded area and the ground is soft so we can go 3 feet deep.”
“Get a bag, put it over his head, and stuff something in his mouth.”
“However you feel like doing it, just do it.”
“Make sure to clean the area up. Don’t leave anything. Don’t leave any DNA behind.”
Following the call, authorities tried to enter Melton’s cell and he temporarily barred the door and smashed the phone. A few hours later, they located Janssen in Atlanta at the Forest Cove Apartments.
Charged with kidnapping were: Jenna Paulin Martin; Tiana Maynard; Jevante “Flame” Price; Michael “Hot” Montreal Gooden and Clifton James Roberts. Authorities also recovered a .45-caliber handgun, picks and a shovel, according to the FBI.
Those arrested appeared Thursday before a federal magistrate judge in Atlanta. They are due back in court for a bond hearing Tuesday, when they will each have a lawyer appointed by the judge.
According to prison records, Melton is being held on “maximum control” status after racking up several infractions over the past year, including being cited for possessing a weapon and twice for having a mobile phone.
In 2013, 747 mobile phones were confiscated from inmates in North Carolina’s prisons. So far this year, 166 have been seized.
Officials at the state Department of Public Safety concede many are smuggled in by prison employees bribed by inmates or their relatives. They are now investigating how Melton got the phone he allegedly used to help orchestrate the kidnapping of his prosecutor’s father.
“The department is deeply concerned about any corrupting influence by inmates against Adult Correction employees and will aggressively investigate and take action against offenders and staff involved in using cellphones to conduct criminal activity from inside prison walls,” Secretary Frank L. Perry said. “It will continue its ongoing efforts with increased intensity toward stopping contraband from entering any of its facilities.”
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Associated Press writers Eric Tucker in Washington, and Johnny Clark and Kate Brumback in Atlanta contributed to this report.
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Holy shit.thats crazy.dude was about to get murdered
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Inmate charged in kidnapping of DA's father
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RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina inmate described as a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang faces a federal kidnapping charge after authorities say he used a mobile phone to help orchestrate the abduction of a prosecutor's father.
An arrest warrant was issued Friday for Kelvin Melton, who is serving a life sentence for ordering the shooting of a Raleigh man in 2011.
Melton is accused in the Saturday kidnapping of Frank Arthur Janssen of Wake Forest. Janssen, 63, was rescued Wednesday by the FBI at an Atlanta apartment.
Five others have also been arrested and charged.
The case highlights the problem of inmates getting access to smuggled smartphones that can allow them to make calls, exchange email, browse the Internet and maintain Facebook profiles. They can also direct criminal conspiracies, authorities say.
Melton, 49, had a mobile phone in his cell at Polk Correctional Institution in Butner, exchanging at least 123 calls and text messages with the alleged kidnappers in the past week, according to the FBI. Authorities closed in on the suspects by tracking their mobile phones and listening to their calls.
Melton also made about 100 calls to his daughters, according to the FBI.
Melton is being held on "maximum control" status after racking up several infractions over the past year, including being cited for possessing a weapon and twice for having a mobile phone.
In 2013, 747 mobile phones were confiscated from inmates in North Carolina's prisons. So far this year, 166 have been seized.
Officials at the state Department of Public Safety concede many are brought in by prison employees bribed by inmates or their relatives. They are now investigating how Melton got the phone.
The North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys called Friday for improved protections for prosecutors and their families, as well as increased punishment for people caught smuggling mobile phones into prisons. They also want the state prison system to invest in electronic devices that can jam cellular signals.
According to testimony from his 2012 trial, Melton is a high-ranking member of the Bloods street gang from New York City who ordered a 19-year-old subordinate to travel to Raleigh and kill his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend.
Court records show Melton has a long record of felony convictions in New York, the first being a 1979 robbery committed when he was 14. He pleaded guilty of manslaughter and robbery in 1998 and served more than 13 years in New York prisons before being released in August 2011.
Melton was arrested in the shooting in Raleigh the following month. It is not clear from the court record why Melton came to the South, but he was still supposed to be serving parole in New York through 2015.
The admitted triggerman, Jamil Herring Gressett, testified that he had joined the Bloods a few years earlier and that Melton was the boss of their subset within the gang. Gressett said he followed Melton's orders to shoot the North Carolina man for fear he or his loved ones would be killed if he didn't. The victim survived a gunshot wound.
Melton was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and being a habitual felon, resulting in a life sentence.
The prosecutor in the case was Wake County Assistant District Attorney Colleen Janssen, 33.
Frank Janssen was kidnapped Saturday from his Wake Forest home and driven to Atlanta, the FBI said.
On Monday, his wife, Christie, started receiving text messages. One of them said that if law enforcement was contacted Janssen would be sent home "in 6 boxes."
The messages made specific demands for the benefit of Melton, according to the FBI. Those demands were not spelled out in the court filings.
On Wednesday, Janssen's wife received a text photograph of him tied up in a chair along with a message: "Tomorrow we call you again an if you can not tell me where my things are at tomorrow i will start torchering."
The FBI said a call was placed by Melton from the prison to a phone associated with the kidnappers in Atlanta. Quotes in court filings suggest the two male callers were discussing how to kill Melton and dispose of his body.
"We want to make sure it's in a secluded area and the ground is soft so we can go 3 feet deep," a male voice said, according to the documents.
Following the call, authorities tried to enter Melton's cell and he smashed the phone. A few hours later, they located Janssen in Atlanta.
When making the arrests, authorities also recovered a .45-caliber handgun, picks and a shovel, according to the FBI.
Charged with kidnapping were: Jenna Paulin Martin, 21; Tiana Maynard, 30; Jevante "Flame" Price, 20; Michael "Hot" Montreal Gooden, 21; and Clifton James Roberts, 29.
Officials said they were all from the Atlanta metro area.
Police booking records from Cobb County in suburban Atlanta show Price has had a string of seven arrests over the last three years, most for relatively minor offenses.
The five people are due back in court for a bond hearing Tuesday, when they will each have a lawyer appointed by the judge.
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Bloods activity in the south have been way up since hurricane Katrina. Atlanta, Birmingham, and Nashville to name a few cities. you're right. It's interesting because even New Orleans didn't have Bloods until post-Katrina. look at this video: "There are No Real Bloods & Crips in New Orleans" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMHdGWjGFmcread some of the comments,everyone seems to agree they didn't exist in N.O. before. I always knew New Orleans as one of the cities without LA or Chicago gang influence.
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the government turned a blind eye to the mafia's activities and still do to an extent
they didn't jedi mind trick themselves to the top.....they had plenty of help
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if the bloods you're referring to are from new orleans then they're not fake
if somebody from new orleans says that they're in a gang then goddamnit they're in a gang
new orleans is grimier than detroit
Lol! I hear that. N.O. has been the undisputed murder cap. for I don't know how many years....But there are different theories on how the Bloods got so huge in the south these last few years. some would attribute it to the cultural influence of rap artists,but I think the cause is more deeply rooted than that
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New Orleans like many other major cities in the South is well known for it's drug gangs than street gangs. Yes there are members of bloods/crips in post-Katrina new Orleans but drug cliques still dominate the scene. They probably refer to themselves as crews/cliques/squads than gangs.
"But there are different theories on how the Bloods got so huge in the south these last few years. some would attribute it to the cultural influence of rap artists, but I think the cause is more deeply rooted than that"
I think it's more attention brought to them due to some popular rappers claiming blood of course but an earlier post I showed the gangs growing in the South since the late 70s-90. Southern states like Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas have more L.A based bloods while Maryland, Virginia, NC, and SC have the UBN based sets. Both areas have a little mix of both and in the deep south it's a mix. TX have many bloods due to families in L.A.
But Atlanta have more cliques than traditional street gangs regardless of how much you read about the street gangs. There are bloods, crips, GDs, LKs, Sur-13, MS-13, VLs, then dozens of cliques that collective outnumber the traditional gangs. 30 Deep, Migos, Young Mob, Goodfellas (beefing with bloods now), Buckhead cliques, Bankhead cliques , etc. That's what make the South semi unique is the neighborhood/city cliques.
But as the entire South bloods activity is in specific regions, UBN sets around Maryland, Virginia, Carolinas cities and L.A sets around TX, OK, AK cities. KY not too much news, TN there bloods in Memphis are 4th largest, Nashville have average size , AL have them spread out in major cities but there not the majority, and Mississippi they have a minimal presence in a few cities.
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About 6-7 years ago in Fayetteville NC, there was an initiation into the crips or bloods- I don't remember which one, but anyway, the requirement was to kidnap someone, put them in the trunk of a car and later murder them. I think there were 6-7 of them including a female. First they kidnapped a black lady who was just closing down the Bojangles for the night. They took her over onto Ft Bragg near a recreation ares, and the fine young lady shot her once and the gun jammed. That wasn't a fatal shot, so one of the gentlemen took the gun and shot her again a couple times, and they left her for dear. She wasn't dead and crawled on her hands and knees- in the rain to the edge of a road where two GI's found her and rescued her. These guys then went to a Hardy's burger stand where, at 2:00AM two young white strippers were having a burger before going home. They were kidnapped and thrown in a car trunk and driven out to a country pea field where they were both shot in the head. While in the trunk, one of the girls called her mother for help. The shitheads then drove to Myrtle Beach where they used the girls cell phones which allowed the police to track and arrest them. They are now serving life- but wait--- They are claiming under NC's new "Racial Justice act" that they were discriminated against because they are black and or Lumbee Indian. These gangs are out of control and need to be stopped--- But how ???
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"These gangs are out of control and need to be stopped--- But how ???""
We as citizens have come to the realization that we have these types of animals living among us, what do we do when an animal is in our home, we call an exterminator. Well, we should all know how to defend ourselves and carry some sort of weapon, doesnt have to be a gun but maybe something more discreet.
If are approached , go for their eyes, genitals, anything and inflict as much damage as possible. Remember, you are dealing with an animal, not a human.
One day you are going to start seeing vigilante groups going into the hood where these so called gangs hang out and start extermination them. Its going to get to that point, i guarantee it.
In the 70's and 80's in newark nj there was one such group of italians who patrolled their neighborhood and kept it safe. These guys didnt fuck around, you come into their hood and are up to NO good, you get shot or a serious beating. If you were black, no problem, if you were black and robbed someone, you got fucked up.
I remember, seeing 2 puerto rican guys bloody and beaten up with a crowd around them.
They smacked some elderly woman in the face and tried to carjack her,, a few guys ( italians) saw it and chased the guys and beat them to a pulp, they never car jacked anyone again. This is a true story.
It will come to that.
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1. Modern day gangs been around since the 50s and so far I haven't seen any vigilante groups. 2. The government/ people frowns upon "extermination" squads per say. 3. Most of the families that used to lived in these neighborhoods relocated to the surburbs so I doubt any vigilante types coming out from "safety" and going to the violent hoods at all when they are coming to feed the cycle of the drug trade (customers). 4. Make sure if those vigilantes exterminate the 1% clubs, prison gangs, mobsters, and other criminal groups as well because their all animals. 5. Why you haven't respond to my post in the general discussions? 
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But Atlanta have more cliques than traditional street gangs regardless of how much you read about the street gangs. There are bloods, crips, GDs, LKs, Sur-13, MS-13, VLs, then dozens of cliques that collective outnumber the traditional gangs. 30 Deep, Migos, Young Mob, Goodfellas (beefing with bloods now), Buckhead cliques, Bankhead cliques , etc. That's what make the South semi unique is the neighborhood/city cliques.
30 deep is into a lot of smash and grab robberies of high end clothing and electronic stores, and then they buy drugs with the proceeds to sell. http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/220714...b#axzz2ymwsa2DC
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"the South was the last region in the U.S. to be affected by street gangs, so the phenomenon isn't as well entrenched as it is in other regions."
True the South was last but gangs did entrenched themselves , considering how the South experienced the highest growth in gangs during the late 80s/90s than the other regions of the country. Dallas , Houston, San Antonio, & Memphis are good examples.
"Atlanta has changed drastically over the past decade. prior to Katrina,the cliques weren't a factor. the city used to be somewhat comparable to new Orleans. similar to new Orleans claiming wards, atlanta claimed their zones. in both cities the street beefs were project vs project. atlanta had mostly project-based drug gangs,and not much in the way of street gangs"
Actually that's what I meant by cliques, those claiming their zones and based in the projects are Cliques. Still can qualify as a gang and some are hybrid groups. Cliques are spread out in majority in the South.
"It'll be interesting to see in a few years what becomes more prominent in the South. whether it'll be east coast UBN,west coast,or the homegrown blood gangs"
After being active in the South 20+ years not much will change in a few years besides tipsy topsy membership in my opinion. Bloods aren't a factor here in Mississippi. Also GDs have mild to high presence throughout the South more than most black gangs/mobs except some areas of course.
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I think in new orleans the big time drug dealers and crews often belong to family based gangs rather than street gangs.
The UBN are pretty deep in north carolina i found this article.
Gang possibly targeting Wilmington police, says FBI
Brandon Devone Smith
By Adam Wagner
Adam.Wagner@StarNewsOnline.com
Published: Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 8:11 p.m.
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Members of one Wilmington gang are "committed to engage in shootings," possibly focusing on law enforcement, after the shooting death of Brandon Devone Smith, according to an FBI memo sent to the state's police chiefs.
Smith was shot to death Oct. 13 by two New Hanover County Sheriff's Office deputies and an ATF agent three days after allegedly firing on Michael Spencer, a member of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and sheriff's office detective, in Creekwood.
Spencer is recovering after being shot in the left leg. A Wilmington Police Department detective who was with Spencer when he was shot and who returned fire on Smith is still on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
Last week, an N.C. State Bureau of Investigation determined officers were justified in firing on Smith during the Oct. 13 incident.
Shortly after Smith was killed, New Hanover County Sheriff Ed McMahon said gang members had shown "a blatant disregard for authority and for life" during a recent wave of gun violence.
Smith was a validated member of the United Blood Nation gang and the threatened violence would be retaliation for his death, according to the FBI memo dated Oct. 22.
"Low ranking UBN foot soldiers committed to engage in shooting in the City of Wilmington for the next 52 days in retaliation for Smith's death," the memo said.
The period would be 52 days because of its importance to a branch of local Bloods, the 5 Deuce Brims, the memo said. Friday marks the 26th day since Smith's killing in the woods bordering a Wrightsboro neighborhood.
According to a Wilmington Police Department document, gang members have in the past followed officers and conducted surveillance on them after they left their command posts or the courthouse.
"It is standard practice for the FBI to share information with our law enforcement partners. In this case, the report was sent directly to law enforcement agencies to provide situational awareness," said Shelley Lynch, an FBI spokeswoman, in a statement. Lynch added she could not add more details because the memo was marked law enforcement sensitive.
The sheriff's office refused to comment on the memo.
Wilmington Police Chief Ralph Evangelous was unavailable for comment Thursday.
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Leaked fbi memo from kentucky about a gang in louisville that had been planning mob violence and is being led by people from chicago. http://www.wave3.com/story/25207208/leak...-pegasus-parade WAVE 3 News has previously reported the name of one of the gangs involved in this story. However, after consulting with an expert on gang violence, we have determined that this provides exactly the kind of publicity gangs are seeking. Therefore, it is the policy of WAVE 3 News going forward that we will not report the names of the gangs involved in this story or related ones. We may make exceptions to this policy on a case by case basis, and we will note our reasons for those exceptions if they occur.
"Good afternoon! Per our discussion, below, please find information provided to the FBI regarding the recent events originating at Waterfront Park last weekend. Please forward on to anyone with a need to know.
According to information provided to the FBI today, the group responsible for the "mob violence" in and around Waterfront Park this past weekend is a gang of middle school students known as [Gang A], which stands for [redacted]. [Gang A] may also refer to themselves as "Squad." [Gang A] did not gather at Waterfront Park to memorialize Me'Quale Offutt, the boy who was killed on the TARC bus on 3/16, as was reported by the media. [Gang A] members went to Waterfront Park to fight another local gang [Gang B] whose members had been "talking smack" about Offutt. [Gang B] members apparently didn't show, which is when the "mob violence" ensued.
THREAT: Information received by the FBI indicates that [Gang A] wants to beat up Anthony Allen (the man acquitted for the stabbing death of Offutt), and they are specifically targeting Allen's daughter [name redacted]. Rumor on the street is that [Gang A] members want to kill Allen's daughter. At this time, the FBI does not have any additional details about this threat.
Additionally, there have been rumblings about [Gang A] members planning on "going deep" (showing up in large numbers) at the upcoming Derby Parade. Specific plans for acts of violence or other criminal activity by [Gang A] at the parade are currently unknown.
About [Gang A]:
[Gang A] is comprised of mainly middle school students from in and around the Louisville, KY area. [Gang A] members are of various races, but the group is predominantly African American. There are both male and female [Gang A] members. The role of the females in this group is currently unknown.
Prior to the official formation of [Gang A], current members would hang out at the roller skating rink on Manslick and rap. Over the course of the summer of 2013, some middle school-aged individuals from Chicago (names unknown) moved to Louisville and began attending Frost Middle School. It is believed that the individuals from Chicago encouraged the individuals hanging out at the roller skating rink to "beef up" their efforts at becoming an actual gang.
When [Gang A] was first organized, "initiation" for new members consisted of taking 10 "blows to the chest." Now, new members are required to assault someone (additional details about what is meant by "assault" or the required severity of the assault are unknown). Targets of this assault may be random, but are not always (a current [Gang A] member allegedly locked is 9 year old little brother out of the house so that a [Gang A] probate could assault the 9 year old as part of the probate's [Gang A] initiation).
Recruitment to [Gang A] originated at Frost Middle School, but quickly spread to other local middle schools. Recruitment occurs via social networking/social media, specifically Facebook and Twitter. [Gang A] members may not be using their true names on their social media profiles. Many of the profile names start with [Gang A] or have the word "Squad" in them somewhere. Additionally, many [Gang A] members' current profile pictures are of Offutt. [Gang A] members are also posting videos of themselves "being off that" (acting crazy) to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. These videos apparently show members harassing teachers and other students at school. No further information is known about these videos at this time.
[Gang A]'s goal is to be a "super gang" and to take over "the business" (drug sales) in Louisville. As such, [Gang A] is currently recruiting members of other more well-established local gangs. Recruits are permitted by [Gang A] to maintain their allegiance to their original gang while being a member of [Gang A]. [Gang A] is attempting to recruit members from all of the different neighborhoods with local gangs because they want to compare all of the business models of the other gangs in an effort to come up with the most effective means of running their own "business" (again, selling drugs). [Gang A] is currently attempting to identify and occupy corners that have not already been claimed by other gangs to "conduct business" (sell drugs).
Due to their recruitment of members of other gangs, many of the local Louisville gangs "have beef" with [Gang A] because [Gang A] is not "respecting the code" among gangs, gang members, and gang territories. Additionally, other gangs believe that [Gang A]'s actions are bringing increased law enforcement presence and scrutiny on other local gangs. There are rumors that other local gangs want to "take out" the kids in [Gang A] because [Gang A] is hurting their business and increasing law enforcement presence in their territories. At this time, the FBI does not have any additional details about this information.
Some older (early to mid-20s) members of other local gangs (specific gangs unknown) are scared of [Gang A] because the members "don't respect the code," don't abide by the unwritten rules of the local gang subculture in Louisville, and because [Gang A] members are unpredictable and possibly fearless – they "will do anything" and have been described as "crazy."
[Gang A] members are "armed in a major way." There is apparently a "gun train" that comes through the West End (specific location unknown) and stops for a couple hours every Sunday night (the reason for this stop is unknown). This train is legitimately transporting firearms from suppliers to retailers to be sold. The train is apparently heavily guarded by armed individuals, but [Gang A] members have figured out how to sneak onto the train and steal guns.
[Gang A]'s primary gathering spots are located on 38th St. (specific locations unknown). [Gang A] likes to use some of the boarded up and/or abandoned houses on 38th St. Some of the houses that are used as [Gang A] gathering spots may appear from the outside to be inhabited, but they aren't.
The number 677 is important to [Gang A], but the reason for this is unknown.
[Gang A] is one of six smaller gangs that are all affiliated with a larger group known as "The Family." The other gangs that are part of "The Family" are mainly comprised of middle school-aged youths. These five gangs are as follows:
[Gang C]
[Gang D]
[Gang E]
[Gang F] - This group may have members that are older teenagers or young adults as well as middle school-aged kids.
[Gang G] - Members of the other five groups are "promoted" from their group into [Gang G]. Requirements for promotion are unknown at this time.
The FBI does not currently have any additional details about the gangs associated with "The Family." Organization, connection to each of the other five gangs, territory, origination, membership, etc. are currently unknown.
Unless there are any objections, a formal notification (Situational Information Report) of the above reporting will be provided next week, but we wanted to get this information out to you all as soon as possible. We do not currently have any information about any upcoming planned/organized incidents other than the threat to Allen's daughter and the rumor about showing up en masse at the Derby Parade. If we receive any information on planned incidents or any additional details related to the above reporting, I will forward that via email ASAP.
Please contact me at any time if you have any questions."
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