Areas in Maryland with gangs?
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Anonymous
Thanks for linking a news article from 2017. Did you forget what year this is? If the problem has gotten worse, please provide a recent article and stats. thanks. |
Anonymous
That was from July 2017. |
Anonymous
You don't look at zip code maps, I assume. Dp in 20906 with kids. 20906 is huge and diverse in both population and incomes. |
Anonymous
| A body was dumped in Bethesda by a gang. Where do you think you will avoid them? |
Anonymous
Avoid dumpsters. |
Anonymous
Buy bullet proof windows. |
Anonymous
and not even in Rockville, which is what I asked about. |
Anonymous
OP, Better not live anywhere there are dumpsters. But this body was dumped on the side of Old Georgetown Road several hundred feet from the back of a house. They didn’t bother with a dumpster. Dumpsters have cameras trained on them sometimes, silly. |
Anonymous
Why do you assume? |
Anonymous
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Avoid stairwells in Target in Bethesda, too.
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/police-fire/teens-charged-with-fatal-stabbing-near-bethesda-store-allegedly-wanted-marijuana/ |
Anonymous
They’re separate but sometimes related. Some drag racers and ATV drivers have attacked people here per the news report. I have no desire to associate with either. All of these btw are certainly criminal activities. Don’t care if you mock it. Better not to live near it. Antisocial behaviors suck. Crime sucks even worse. I have a choice. That’s it. |
Anonymous
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“Tourist” gangs are breaking into the homes of primarily South Asian families. These gang members travel from other states to do the work and then go home and take their kids to Little League practice.
Avoid wealthy suburbs. https://www.yahoo.com/news/burglars-entered-u-target-cash-130202674.html |
Anonymous
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Montgomery County has plenty of MS-13 gang activity. It is in the news all the time. There are areas you won't notice it but it exists in the background. Here is an article (yes, it's a few years old) that explains who gang members target.)
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/facts-about-ms-13-in-maryland-virginia/65-436466709 This is from a more a 2021 article: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/ms-13-gang-leader-pleads-guilty-racketeering-conspiracy-gang-activities-including-murders MS-13 is a national and international gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants from El Salvador and other central American countries. Branches or “cliques” of MS-13, one of the largest street gangs in the United States, operate throughout Frederick County, Anne Arundel County, Prince George’s County, and Montgomery County, Maryland. |
Anonymous
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I was on a Federal Grand Jury for over a year. Gangs are everywhere, though some areas have more than others.
The good thing is that MD has a really good investigative task force and they prevent many crimes from occurring. Of course they can’t catch everything. Lots of small businesses are bullied by gangs which threaten them and then charge for protection. Especially in immigrant owned businesses. |
Anonymous
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https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/u-street-dirt-bikes-on-the-rise/65-9af19988-813f-4a1b-82d0-ac12d1a424c4
Mock all you want. No interest in being around this or for my children to be exposed to it. My choice, free country. I’ve never voted Rep. I voted for legalizing drugs. But I’d vote for anyone who’s bring peace back to the streets and would vote to ban marijuana in a second, having had to live with it now. The city is a mess and smells like a used sock. But there are neighborhoods where this does not happen and that’s where I choose to live. |