“It’s getting really bad,” he noted. While graffiti wasn’t the most serious crime, it often involved gang activity, and juveniles who got involved could move on to bigger offenses once ...

PHOENIX — State lawmakers are launching dueling efforts to reduce gang violence, warning gangs have become sophisticated modern-day mafias. Local and state authorities say gangs are no longer ...

A decade after Arizona law enforcement agencies led an all-out push to rein in escalating gang activity, street gangs are resurgent across the Phoenix area, and officials say they are more violent ...

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