State Sen. Dave Aronberg said he felt embarrassed when Kentucky's lieutenant governor called, urging him to help stop the flow of prescription narcotics out of Florida. ...more

March 22, 2009

Federal Communications Commission officials and deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's gang unit busted a pirate radio station that was reportedly broadcasting information on where to buy drugs. ...more

March 7, 2009

Indiscriminate kidnappings. Nearly daily beheadings. Gangs that mock and kill government agents. ...more

January 19, 2009

Gang activity in Florida has grown to more than 1,500 active criminal gangs with over 65,000 gang members. In the Tampa Bay area, there are approximately 120 gangs with more than 3,200 members operating within the region. As violent crime associated with gangs has increased, gang members are being recruited younger and younger. A comprehensive plan and coordinated action is essential to halt, and ultimately reverse, the growth of gangs in our state. ...more

September 15, 2008

A secret deal with an Iran-backed militia kept British forces out of a battle in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, leaving U.S. and Iraqi forces to fight alone, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The Ministry of Defense denied any deal was struck and said it held back to ensure that the operation was seen as Iraqi-led. ...more

August 6, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and members of the Gang Reduction Strategy Executive Committee today released their statewide gang reduction strategy, developed to address the threat of criminal gangs and gang violence. The strategy focuses on the three key goals of stopping the growth of gangs in Florida: prevention and intervention, law enforcement, and the rehabilitation and re-entry of offenders back into society. ...more

June 24, 2008