Melissa A. Chadwick writes in the Gazette, New arrests, more gang-related violence near bus stops:
Police say the victims and suspects in a spate of violent attacks at or near county transit centers, including one fatal stabbing, are involved with local factions of the Bloods and Crips gangs.
NBC4 reports, Officials Link Stabbings, Metro Stop Shooting To Gangs:
“It is difficult to attribute this recent gang violence to a single factor,” said Assistant Chief Wayne Jerman, director of the Investigative Services Bureau. “These recent incidents appear to be based on personal disagreements between gang members.”
The NBC4 story also has a video report, from Cheryl Butler.
Channel 7 reports, Gangs Blamed for Recent Montgomery Co. Violence
Montgomery County police are stepping-up patrols in the Gaithersburg and Rockville areas because of escalating violence attributed to the Crips and Bloods - two nationally known and feared criminal gangs.
Channel 7 also has a video report, from Suzanne Kennedy.