Tattoo Read Helps Jailers Keep Peace
Grants Pass, Ore. AP reports sheriff deputies arrest an armed robber and book him in Josephine County Jail. The suspect is described as heavily tattooed with swastikas on his chest a Viking head on his back and the number 666 on his leg. He is assigned to a jail unit as guards assess his threats.
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Grants Pass
Ore
Josephine County
Reading prison tattoos to separate gangs in Oregon jails
Guards in Josephine County and Oregon State Police train to identify gang tattoos that signal allegiance and danger. Prisoners from Aryan Brotherhood and Black Guerrilla Family coordinate violence, with inmates reporting orders to kill, shanks used, and fear of talking to the press.
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Mathel
UWPP
United White People’s Party
Josephine County
Oregon
Mark Dickson
California
Aryan Brotherhood
Mexican Mafia
la Nuestra Familia
Robert Meredith
Meredith
Officer Uses Bark Instead of Dog to Nab Suspect
Santa Cruz deputy Joe Flores used a ferocious barking display to force a suspect to surrender without a police dog. In a rural orchard chase, Flores barked loudly prompting the man to halt and give up as officers joked about lacking dogs. The suspect faced a misdemeanor charge.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Joe Flores
Flores
Mark Tracy
Santa Cruz County
Tracy
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