Other regional chapters operated in the south suburbs of Blue Island, Dolton, Harvey and Chicago Heights, as well as in Kankakee and communities across the border in Indiana, according to the indictment. Among the Chicago chapters included in the Southeast Region were 82nd Street, 88th and 89th Streets, 97th Street, 99th Street, 102nd Street, 104th Street, and the Roseland neighborhood. Each chapter is typically named after the city in which it operates, or by a street or streets that run through the chapter. The Southeast Region of the Latin Kings contains over a dozen chapters, all of which answer to a regional structure of leadership, according to the indictment. Southeast Region (Chicago and South Suburbs) The indictments pertain to alleged Latin King activities in two Chicagoland areas – the Southeast Side of Chicago, including the south suburbs, and the western suburbs of Maywood and Melrose Park. The officials recognized the substantial investigative assistance of the Melrose Park Police Department, Maywood Police Department, Cook County Sheriff's Police Department, Joliet Police Department, Evergreen Park Police Department, Bolingbrook Police Department, Orland Park Police Department, Palos Park Police Department, Hammond (Ind.) Police Department, and East Chicago (Ind.) Police Department. Johnson, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and Eddie T. Anderson, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Lindsay Murphy, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of the U.S. Fardon, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Michael J. Several of the defendants were arrested this week and have begun making initial appearances in federal court in Chicago. The 36th and final defendant is an alleged Latin King charged in a criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. A 35th alleged Latin King is charged in the indictment with selling a firearm without a license. Thirty four alleged Latin Kings are charged with racketeering conspiracy. The charges include the attempted murders of rival gang members and a Melrose Park Police officer. Its members and associates engaged in various acts of violence, including murder, attempted murder, assault with dangerous weapons, arson, and extortion, according to the indictments. The indictments allege that members of the Latin Kings violently enforced discipline within its ranks and retaliated against rivals and former members to prevent cooperation with law enforcement. During the course of the multi-year probes, law enforcement agents confiscated more than 40 firearms, including two AR-15 assault rifles. CHICAGO - Two federal indictments unsealed in Chicago today charged 34 members of the Latin Kings street gang with participating in a criminal organization that assaults and attempts to murder its rivals and violently protects its territories in the city and suburbs.Īuthorities uncovered the alleged gang activity through dual investigations conducted under the umbrella of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).
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