Authorities in Stockton, California, arrested nearly 90 people while also seizing dozens of guns in a massive multi-agency gang takedown targeting violent street gangs and a recent increase in firearm-related activities in the area. Tori Verber Salazar, the district attorney of San Joaquin County, touted the mission, dubbed “Operation Hybrid Havoc,” as the most successful crime…

LOS ANGELES—A three-day joint federal, state, and local effort focused on suspects wanted for violent crimes in Los Angeles resulted in 30 arrests, including 10 for murder, police said on the evening of April 13. There were also nine arrests for attempted murder, four for great bodily injury to a child, three each for armed…

CHICAGO—Five alleged gang members have been indicted on murder charges in last year’s shooting death of a Chicago rapper that prosecutors say was part of an ongoing violent effort to protect gang territories on the city’s South Side, officials announced Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said in a news release that the O-Block…

For Rolling Hills Covenant Church Outreach Pastor Steve Bunyard, helping those whose lives have taken a wrong turn means more than just enabling survival for the down and out. It means guiding them to a stable future by teaching them to provide for themselves. Bunyard initially struggled with how to help rehabilitate those wanting to change their lives. He said he believed that providing dignity through a skilled trade could…