http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged gangs en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 13:12:28 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/honduran-gangsters-trying-to-kill-south-florida-man/ A man said to have repeatedly called 911 complaining that Honduran gangsters were trying to kill him was arrested after removing his sweatshirt and starting to yell at police, according to recently released records. ]]> Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:06:05 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/honduran-gangsters-trying-to-kill-south-florida-man/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/young-family-on-way-to-victoria-to-flee-bikie-gangs/ A QUEENSLAND man and his young family have reportedly fled interstate to avoid three bikie gangs that are hot on their trail after $1 million worth of custom-made motorcycles went missing. Jeff Richardson, the owner of Harley-Davidson customising shop Chopperworks in Albion, Brisbane, is believed to be in hiding after his company went into liquidation earlier this week, the Gold Coast Bulletin reports. The closure of the shop has infuriated scores of bikies includ... ]]> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:03:00 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/young-family-on-way-to-victoria-to-flee-bikie-gangs/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/britains-nastiest-gran-71-faces-eviction-for-spraying-weedkiller-in-neighbours-face-blaring-gangster-rap-music-and-having-sex-in-her-garden/ A grandmother faces eviction from her home after waging a 12-year campaign of harassment against her neighbours during which she made their lives a 'living hell'. Joan Nisbet, 71, sprayed weedkiller in a woman's face, blared gangster rap music, took part in naked sex acts and drove one neighbour to the brink of suicide. In an unprecedented move, Croydon Council in Surrey have applied to place a closure order on her home in Kenley - a procedure normally used ... ]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 18:59:20 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/britains-nastiest-gran-71-faces-eviction-for-spraying-weedkiller-in-neighbours-face-blaring-gangster-rap-music-and-having-sex-in-her-garden/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/gladiator-police-1-thieving-gang-0/ ITALIAN police have selected sword and sandals as their weapons of choice in a sting operation to catch violent gang members posing as gladiators around Rome's most famous tourist sites. The gang, made up of seven families working with five agencies, had been illegitimately working as gladiators. In modern-day Rome many locals earn a living by dressing up as the slave fighters and can be seen decked out in bright red capes, helmets with plumes of red feathers and carryi... ]]> Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:56:08 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/gladiator-police-1-thieving-gang-0/ http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/china-rescues-89-trafficked-children-arrests-369-suspects/ Chinese authorities have rescued 89 trafficked children and arrested 369 suspects after uncovering two trafficking gangs. A report by the People's Daily posted on the Ministry of Public Security's website Wednesday says one operation was carried out on July 20 in 14 provinces. ]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:36:27 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/world-news/china-rescues-89-trafficked-children-arrests-369-suspects/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/gangsta-gets-36-years-for-beating-woman-orders-another-attack-from-jail/ Simon Salinas, a known gangster with a murder beef in his past, was really, really mad at his former girlfriend. Not only did he attack her himself, but after being arrested and jailed, he arranged for the half-sister of his current girlfriend to punch his ex in the face while she slept -- crimes for which he's been handed three-decades-plus in stir. Salinas first made headlines back in 2005, following the murder of a onetime friend, Adam Perez, 24, the previous Oc... ]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:54:15 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/gangsta-gets-36-years-for-beating-woman-orders-another-attack-from-jail/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/spate-of-gangster-monkey-attacks-on-tourists/ A GANG of big, "sharp-toothed'' monkeys have been caught at a Phnom Penh temple as part of a crackdown on the unruly animals after a spate of attacks on visiting tourists, a zoo official said. "Phnom Penh authorities asked us to remove the violent monkeys from the temple... The guards there said many visitors had been bitten by big monkeys,'' Nhek Rattanak Pich, director of Phnom Tamao Zoo and rescue centre, said. Veterinarians from the zoo tranquilis... ]]> Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:24:21 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/spate-of-gangster-monkey-attacks-on-tourists/ http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/dead-gangster-smuggled-into-match/ A day for the ages, we thought we'd heard it all - until today I discovered that a dead gangster's coffin was smuggled into a football game in Columbia. "Hooligans supporting Colombian top-flight club Cucuta Deportivo managed a new low on the weekend after they smuggled a dead gang member in a coffin into a match. Cristopher Jacome, 17, had been shot by hitmen on Sunday, but still made it to the match later in the day at the 45,000-capacity General Santande... ]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:59:19 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/dead-gangster-smuggled-into-match/