Sentences with phrase «by local gangs»

The image was quickly adopted by local gangs and has since become a coded symbol of sorts, tattooed on members.

Paulina (Unrated) Dolores Fonzi plays the title character of this crime thriller, set in Argentina, as a lawyer who abandons a promising career in Buenos Aires to teach high school in her hometown, only to end up brutally assaulted by a local gang.

Torn between a caretaker who also happens to be his loving sister (Chasity Moore) and the sense of camaraderie offered by his local gang, Dayveon is forced to make harsh decisions that threaten to rob him of his innocence.

On the Fourth of July, single mother Teena is brutally assaulted by a local gang in front of her 12 - year - old daughter Bethie.

Stars: Cress Williams, Nafessa Williams, China Anne McClain, Christine Adams Producers: Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter Premise: Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) made his choice: He hung up the suit and his secret identity years ago, but with one daughter hell - bent on justice and the other a star student being recruited by a local gang, he'll be pulled back into the fight as the wanted vigilante and DC legend Black Lightning.

When those daughters are abducted by a local gang — led by an African - American kingpin with albinism — Pierce steps back into costume.

Especially after she saves a young girl being beaten by the local gang leader and needs to escape Skagway fast.

In this three - book high / low series starter, 14 - year - old Robin faces bullies at school, while at home, Gramma struggles to keep her business from being ransacked by the local gang.

His life is turned upside down when the spouse of the family that Max is protecting, is kidnapped by the local gang and he must do whatever it takes to bring the situation under control.

In the «Signature Shot» mission pack, Aiden will have to track a biometrics weapon being smuggled into Chicago by a local gang called Black Viceroys.

Not exact matches

Allegedly run by a local, Jose Antonio Yepez, the gang is known as the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, after a small town 60 kilometers east of Salamanca.

«US - based Mexican [transnational criminal organization] members generally coordinate the transportation and distribution of bulk wholesale quantities of illicit drugs to US markets,» the DEA report states, «while retail - level distribution is mainly handled by smaller local groups and street gangs not directly affiliated with Mexican TCOs.»

Home to the beach resort Acapulco, Guerrero was the scene of the September 2014 disappearance of 43 trainee teachers, who the government says it believes were massacred by a drug gang working with corrupt local officials and police.

Reduces surging crime, drugs and violence by creating a Task Force On Violent Crime and increasing funding for programs that train and assist local police; increases resources for federal law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent offenders behind bars.

Among changes to be implemented by June 30 is allowing foreign firms to take majority stakes in local JVs, People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said on Wednesday at the Boao Forum on the southern island of Hainan.

Due to the attention Steubenville, Ohio has received because of the gang rape case, local parents are claiming their kids are being harassed and threatened by people wearing Guy Fawkes masks claiming to be Anonymous.

The organizer of a local car group called the Squeaky Belt Gang says reckless driving by members is not condoned, and if it turns out any were involved in a multi-car accident in Delmar Saturday night, they will be banned from future events.

Gangs were bussed in, armed, and often led without fear of arrest by local Congress politicians spurring the murderers on by directing them to houses that had been pre-marked in a manner reminiscent of Nazi - era Germany.

A Salvadoran immigrant from Brentwood and her lawyer said she was detained by immigration authorities for more than a month in New Jersey as she was falsely accused of being an associate of the violent MS - 13 gang that local and federal law enforcement authorities are working to dismantle.

The Police in Borno State have rescued thirteen persons abducted by suspected gang of Boko Haram members in Kamuya village of Biu local government area.

Sweeping gang arrests made by federal, state and local agencies in 2006 and 2009 resulted in 33 young black men being sentenced to a total of almost 300 years in prison for nonviolent offenses, Green said.

He said that the gang led by Mohammed Rabiu was arrested after four members of the gang were killed by the Police Joint Team in a shootout in the forest at Bawan Daji, Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara.

«In Nasarawa State, the Service in collaboration with the local vigilante arrested one 50 year old Dahiru Umaru Iro for his support and patronage of a notorious cattle rustling and kidnap gang headed by Yusuf Mohammed Sani in the State.

«There is an allegation that Mr. Lewis was affiliated with a local gang and some of these were motivated by gang inter-turf battles.

According to the AG, the missing students were kidnapped by the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel with help from the local police and under orders from Iguala's mayor, who had family ties to the gang.

Headed by Drake Dawson (Terry Frost) and a crooked lay judge (Warner P. Richmond), the gang stirs up trouble among the local Indians, who are persuaded that the telegraph may mean the end of the buffalo.

It's the plight of Mana (James Rolleston), handed over to the gang for brutal, demeaning indoctrination, who gives Gen the purpose he needs to focus his attention and keep his mind together — that, and a local chess club for teens run by his friend Noble (Kirk Torrance), who can see that Gen is too excited by the prospect of teaching the kids, but can't turn him away.

When Erik sees a local homeless man (Samuel L. Jackson) being violently assaulted by a gang of sadistic street toughs, he instinctively comes to the suffering man's rescue.

Mooney and her ragtag friends enjoy delinquency - tinged Our Gang adventures — spitting on strangers» cars, hustling for cones at a local ice cream shack — backdropped by gimmick burger joints and mini golf courses.

He lives on a rough estate, and as he heads for secondary school he begins to be targeted by the bullying local gang members.

When she's kidnapped by the local Chinese gang, Jack and Wang follow after them, only to discover that she's been chosen by a mysterious wizard named Lo Pan (James Hong) to serve as his very own Fountain of Youth.

Florida locals affected by the Sun Gym Gang's brutal killings have taken aim at producers behind Mark Wahlberg's new action thriller Pain & Gain for...

Set on the trail of a missing Goya by policeman and love rival Martland (Ewan McGregor), Mortdecai and his prim lady wife (Gwyneth Paltrow, inevitably) travel the world sipping cognac, sneering at the locals and staying one step ahead of a gang of Russian thugs.

It's an area overrun by poverty, yet despite the tragic circumstances there's a poetic beauty to Dayveon that prevents it from descending into abject misery, even when Day, despite the best efforts of his sister's boyfriend, Brain (Dontrell Bright), falls in with a local gang; drawn in by their sense of brotherhood and camaraderie.

As the game progresses, players may need to take control over zones by pushing out the local reigning gang and taking over their operation, thus unlocking a string of other missions and activities in that zone.

The movie will recount the tale of a rabbit (Peter played by actor - host James Corden) and his gang of friends who will take on the local villain Mr. Thomas McGregor (Domhnall Gleeson), the farmer who can not stand the furry creatures and does his best to get rid of them.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening December 3, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Warrior's Way (R for graphic violence) Western action fantasy, set in the Badlands, about a martial arts master (Jang Dong Ton) who emigrates from Asia to America to retire in peace, only to have to pick up his sword again to defend his adopted hometown and a beautiful local gal (Kate Bosworth) from the returning gang of marauders who had made her an orphan many moons ago.

When the local priest (Nick Searcy) stops by to ask her to take them down, Mildred lays into him, citing the Los Angeles County penal code - which considers gang members to be complicit in crimes committed by other gang members - to implicate the padre in pedophilia.

He has inherited the joint, and Gloria soon finds herself falling asleep in inopportune places and positions after long nights of drinking with Oscar and his gang of locals (played by Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson).

The boy, academically talented but «overburdened» by family problems, had become involved with a local gang and had dropped out of school.

With DeVos proposing to eliminate another 34 positions in 2018 - 2019, the education secretary is ensuring fewer investigations into violations of civil rights — including alleged efforts by districts to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and local police wrongly identify, suspend, arrest, and deport undocumented immigrant children under the guise of being gang members.

Based on the W222 S - Class, the S600 Guard is for those who live with the privilege of being disliked by a certain section of the society that can range from the local street gang to high profile terrorists and this armoured version of the flagship saloon will keep its occupants safe without having to compromise on luxury.

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The area is gang neutral and frequented by tourists and locals, 50 artists live and work in his neighborhood.

The story setup is that a young black man by the name of Lincoln Clay returns from serving in the Vietnam war, and once again finds himself caught up in his families problems involving the various local gangs.

As the game progresses, players may need to take control over zones by pushing out the local reigning gang and taking over their operation, thus unlocking a string of other missions and activities in that zone.

The player becomes Tommy Vercetti, who was sent by his boss to establish a foothold in the city while taking care of the local gangs and corrupted police.

He quickly falls into the local gang wars, pulling drive - bys on rival gangs and reclaiming turf for Grove Street.

Under the new leadership of Rodman Primack, who made his mark in London as chairman of Phillips de Pury & Company, the tented design fair translated the branding sponsorship of Perrier - Jouët, Audi, Fendi, Louis Vuitton and Swarovski into the dazzle of such over-the-top showpieces as a glittered sculpture of King Kong climbing Dubai's Burj Khalifa hotel, a monumental wood - hewn structure commissioned from Seattle architect Olson Kundig to house the cafeteria, furniture commissioned by Herman Miller from French modernist Pierre Paulin circa 1972, but realised only now, and a stream of technology - driven works involving a table whose motor sensors raised handcrafted metal flora at the viewer's approach, a clock spinning out countless time zones beforesettling on local time, and an installation by architect Jeanne Gang and photographer James Balog involving a resin iceberg, pierced with brilliants and set against an Arctic panorama.