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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1986

Page

12

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.

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.

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.

Santa Cruz Calif Joe Flores Flores Mark Tracy Santa Cruz County Tracy

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