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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

15 May 1995

Page 8

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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May 15, 1995

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8

Gangs Threat Seen as Money Driver in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids police describe crack cocaine as the engine of street crime with dealers profiting from Chicago to Cedar Rapids. MGIA officials note Eastern Iowa cities, including Cedar Rapids, host gang presence with estimates of about 100 members in the area and 600 in the Davenport region.

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Cedar Rapids Chicago Meligren Midwest Midwest Gang Investigators Associ Ation MGIA Don Vrotsos Dubuque County Dubuque Milwaukee Phil Yerington Davenport Quad Cities Vrotsos Iowa Yerington
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Chicago experts urge action on gangs now

Chicago scholars call gangs an adult led system exploiting youth and demand severe punishment for adults in charge. The group urges coordinated law enforcement, community support, and government acknowledgment of the scale of the gang problem.

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Rick Smith Gazette George Knox Chicago State University Tom Kirkpatrick Chicago Crime Commission Betty Major-Rose Chicago Knox Chicago Tribune Tribune National Gang Crime Research Center
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