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Parents, Teachers, Community Leaders, Religous Organizations, Social Workers, Students, Community Members, and VGIA Associate Members, we invite you to visit the VGIA Public Gang Awareness and Information Page to learn additional information about gang awareness and gang activities throughout Virginia. |
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It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Virginia Gang Investigators Association or VGIA. The VGIA was established in 1997 by a group of law enforcement professionals who recognized the importance of having a gang based information sharing network narrowly but intensely focused on responding to the proliferation of street gangs in Virginia. Like other states along the East Coast, a phenomenon also exists in Virginia where well-established criminal street gangs hailing from the West Coast, Mid West, and South West have recently and increasingly joined the population of our existing gangs, bringing the potential of further criminal networking to a new and more threatening level. VGIA will remain committed to bridging the lines of communication between all aspects of law enforcement and providing the most current and reliable information to our membership. In recognizing that any association is only as strong as its membership, VGIA pledges to put its membership first as well, with each and every member held at the highest regard. It is a strong belief of this association that we collectively have an equal voice as we unite in this endeavor to combat against the advancement of street gangs in our communities and the state of Virginia. |
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Respectfully,
Randy Crank
President, VGIA |
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In response to the ever increasing gang problem plaguing our nation and state, concerned criminal justice professionals from Virginia began what is today the Virginia Gang Investigators Association.
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Chartered February 1997, The V.G.I.A. is a non -profit organization made up of law enforcement officers and other members of the criminal justice community. The V.G.I.A. promotes a closely coordinated relationship among gang investigators through extensive and rapid dissemination and exchange of information about gang-related, cult and extremist group activity. The V.G.I.A. supports new techniques from identification and apprehension of gang members and encourages legislation related to the reduction of gang related crimes. Additionally; the V.G.I.A solicits public support of its goals so the citizens might be educated about the prevention regarding organized criminal activities, tactics, philosophies, etc., to its members and any other law enforcement agency upon request. |
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 Prison gang codes: Looking beyond the graffiti: |
(2/3/2010) Officers working in a Virginia correctional facility found fifteen pages of an encoded document. One of the pages contained the picture below Because the picture had notes indicating 166th Street, Bronx, NY, the material was forwarded to the New York City Police Department (NYPD). They sent it to me. As you look at the picture you may also see what appears to be “cross hair sights” and bullet holes. |
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Sweep nets immigrants with criminal charges: |
(2/2/2010) Dozens of members of street gangs who were in the United States illegally were arrested in a four-day immigration operation across Virginia and the District of Columbia, officials announced Monday. |
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Gang Member Gets 15 Years: |
(1/27/2010) HARRISONBURG - Two men identified as SUR 13 gang members, who robbed and beat a college student unconscious almost one year ago, received stiff prison sentences during a hearing Monday in Rockingham County Circuit Court. Judge T.J. Wilson, before sentencing |
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Virginia Beach plans gang prevention workshop: |
(1/25/2010) The Virginia Beach Police Department is planning to offer to a workshop for parents on the prevention of delinquency and gang activity. |
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 Ritual Crimes & The Occult
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Event Date:
[2/19/2010]
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Location:Harrisonburg Virginia |
This presentation will encompass the speakers knowledge of several occult groups, specifically: Satanism, Witchcraft, Goth Culture (Vampirism), The Afro-Caribbean Religions and the crimes associated with them. While differences exist among these groups, it is the common denominators of homicide, suicide, self mutilation, grave robbery, animal abuse, blood/death metal music and fantasy role playing games. Examples of each of these, case studies and video interviews will be presented. The history of the occult will also be explored. The categories of generational, religious, self styled and teenage dabbler will be explained. Since the beginning of time every culture and society, has had a form of occulted belief. Satanism is centuries old, and like most pagan religious, predates Christianity. It survives and prospers because its mysterious and elaborate rite are filled with secrets, sins and sex.
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Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs & Juggaol's Training
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Event Date:
[3/4/2010]
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Location:Norfolk Police Department Training Academy |
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
With the increase of Outlaw Motorcycle Gang activity throughout Virginia, the Virginia Gang Investigators Association will present training on current gang laws, the history of outlaw motorcycle gangs, outlaw motorcycle gang identifiers, overview of the Hells Angles, Mongols, Outlaws and outlaw motorcycle gangs in Virginia.
Juggalo’s
With the increase violence of the Juggalo’s the Virginia Gang Investigators Association will present training on the Juggalo’s and the violence that has been connected with this group and their music.
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