Suffolk DA Tierney Announces 168 Count Indictment Against 22 Alleged Mak Balla Gang Members and Associates Following Long-Term Investigation
Defendants are Allegedly Members and Associates of Mak Balla Family, a Rival Street Gang of the Bloodhound Brims
Six Members and Associates of “9-Trey” Bloods Charged in 23 Count Indictment for Multiple Shootings, Weapons Possessions
Defendants Charged with Possessing Five Illegal Firearms, Shooting Two Individuals in Two-Week Span in November 2024 | Defendants Allegedly Conspired to Shoot an Individual in Exchange for a $10,000 Bounty to Be Paid by Joseph Baker, Who Allegedly Ordered the Shooting While Serving Time in a New York State Prison
Alleged MS-13 Gang Member Extradited From North Carolina to Suffolk County to Face Kidnapping And Assault Charges
Josue Zepeda Padilla Allegedly Kidnapped and Violently Assaulted a 15-Year-old Boy
Thirteen Alleged Gang Members and Associates Indicted for Suffolk County Vehicle Theft Ring
Defendants Charged with Breaking into 52 Vehicles, Stealing 15 of Those Vehicles and Taking 75 Credit Cards Since February 2023
East Patchogue Man Indicted For Possessing Loaded Pistol At Smith Haven Mall
Tavion Elting Allegedly Possessed a Loaded Gun That Incidentally Fell Out of His Pocket During a Fight on Black Friday
Shirley Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Assault, Weapons Possession, And Conspiracy To Commit Murder For Charges Stemming From Three Separate Indictments
Janell Johnson, aka “Jah Jah,” was a Prominent Member of Both the Bloodhound Brims and No Fake Love Street Gangs from 2021 – 2024
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All 18 Defendants from December 2022 “No Fake Love” Gang Takedown Have Been Convicted
Mastic Beach Gang Member Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison For Manslaughter, Robbery, And Conspiracy To Commit Murder
David Trent Pleaded Guilty in September 2024
Islip Man And Two Women Indicted In Narcotics And Weapons Trafficking Investigation
Travis Austin, Jessica Carr, and Meghan Moore Allegedly Engaged in Sales of Deadly Fentanyl and Cocaine with Austin also Allegedly Selling Illegal Firearms
Suffolk County Police Officer And Islip High School Teacher Among Those Indicted For Allegedly Participating In A Criminal Enterprise That Promoted Prostitution In Suffolk County
Frank Saggio, Police Officer George Trimigliozzi, Islip Teacher Steven Arey, and Dana Ciardullo Allegedly Operated Two Brothels in Suffolk County Over a Period of Four Years
Shirley Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Attempted Murder Of Rival Gang Members After Broad Daylight Shooting In Front Of Former U.s. Congressman Lee Zeldin’s Home
Noah Green Was Arrested Three Weeks After the 2022 Shooting as a Result of a Joint Investigation by DA Tierney’s Gang Task Force and SCPD Detectives