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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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 Officials warn of MS-13 gang activity in area: |
(2/6/2012) An emerging presence in the Richmond area of MS-13, a notoriously violent national street gang, is raising concern among law enforcement officials as they investigate several violent incidents, including a stabbing in Richmond. |
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Link seen between stabbing, national street gang MS-13: |
(2/2/2012) Authorities are investigating a link between a brutal stabbing in Richmond last month and the national street gang MS-13. |
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Gang member who faced life freed after testimony: |
(1/28/2012) A longtime Richmond-area gang member whose testimony last week helped prosecutors win convictions and a recommendation of life in prison against the gang's leader walked free Thursday from the Henrico County Jail. |
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Hampton murderer sentenced to two life sentences : |
(1/28/2012) A 24-year-old Hampton man was sentenced to serve two life sentences concurrently in prison for the 2007 slaying of John Henry Green and the 2009 slaying of Demareo Dontae Hardy. Andra G. Green pleaded guilty to the murders on Oct. 3, a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia said. The two victims were killed during attempted drug robberies. |
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 Gang Specialist Certification Course
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Event Date:
[2/28/2012]
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Location:Fairfax County Virginia (FCCJA) |
This course is designed to give a basic understanding of street gangs and to assist in qualifying you as an expert witness in gang related court testimony. Upon successgul completion of this (8) eight hour lecture, a fifity (50) question multiple choice test, you will receive a "Gang Specialist Certification Certificate" along with your choice of a uniform name tag or gang specialist patch.
The new 2012 test will cover basic MC gangs and updated Blood Gang information. For further information you can contact randy at 757-339-5204
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Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs
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Event Date:
[3/26/2012]
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Location:Virginia Beach, Virginia |
This course will examine Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs in Virginia. Speakers will instruct on MC Outlaw Clubs 101(understanding colors etc), Officer Safety when conducting traffic stops and encountering members, MC gangs in Maryland , North Carolina and their connection to Virginia and a US prospective on Hells Angeles and Hells Angeles in Virginia.
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14th Annual Gang Conference
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Event Date:
[10/23/2012 - 10/26/2012]
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Location:Virginia Beach, Virginia |
The Virginia Gang Investigators Association is once again proud to team up with the, The Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives and the Norfolk Sheriffs Office,to sponsor Gang Conference 2012.The conference will be held at the TBA , Virginia BeachVirginia from October 23-26, 2012.The Conference will cover a wide range of topics and instructors from across the United states.
New Topics-New Instructors TBA
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