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Evidence collected after 30 gang members were arrested early Thursday morning. (Credit: WBZ-TV's Karen Anderson)

27 People Arrested In Raid On Boston Gangs

Boston U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz says 27 people have been arrested after a large-scale gun and drug investigation in Boston that authorities expect will reduce crime in hard-hit neighborhoods.

2013/01/17

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Big Cities’ People-in-Power Don’t Understand Crime And Murder

For America’s big cities: the people who are supposed to have, need to have, and claim to have all the answers simply don’t have a clue.

2012/07/11

Some South Boston residents oppose the gym which attracts former gang members.

Controversy Surrounds Proposed Gang Gym In South Boston

The goal of “Inner City Weight Lifting” is to help troubled youth get back on the right path. The gyms are frequented by former and active gang members, and the neighborhood is not happy.

2011/08/22

Police lead hundreds of teens away from Carson Beach and onto the T.

Police Stepping Up Patrols Around Carson Beach After Several Gang Fights

State police are increasing patrols in the area of Carson Beach after hundreds of teenagers were found fighting there several days in a row over the long holiday weekend.

2011/05/31

SJC Justices Call For Changes In Wiretap Laws

Two justices for the highest court in Massachusetts have asked state lawmakers to change a tough wiretap law to enable police to investigate and prosecute the hundreds of shootings and killings committed by street gangs. Supreme Judicial Court Justices Ralph Gants and Judith Cowin made the call Friday in an opinion supporting a ruling barring secretly-recorded evidence from being used against a man who admitted to a 2007 drive-by killing in Brockton.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030–2011/04/09