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2 SoCal gang members plead guilty to video attacks

Oct. 18, 2008
Two San Bernardino County gang members have pleaded guilty to beating up students and pushcart vendors in random attacks that the teens videotaped. Eighteen-year-old Markell Carroll pleaded guilty Friday to robbery and assault charges and will be sentenced...
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SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A 14-year-old boy in California has been convicted of participating in a gang killing when he was 12.

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Memorial Day Ceremonies on the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York
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American Military Service members and Veterans hold a 100 foot wide U.S. Flag for Memorial Day ceremonies at the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York City on May 28, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo