A history of gang violence | Napa Valley Register

Ten years ago, Napa teen Michael Arreguin was shot and killed in a gang-related incident. In the aftermath, people ranging from school and government officials to law enforcement officers and community volunteers came together to suppress gang activity.

In December 2007, Ricardo Gonzalez was shot and killed in a gang-related incident. Today, police report a general increase in gang-related crime.

3 comment(s)

MOM67 wrote on Sep 28, 2008 1:16 AM:

" THANK GOD FOR THE BLUE GHOST AND ALL PD IN NAPA FOR ALL U DO I SAW THE BLUE GHOST CAR PULL SOMEONE OVER THE OTHER DAY AND WAS SURPRISED!! I WAS ONCE LOST AND NAPA SAVED ME LIFE IS HARD ENOUGH WHEN DID THESE KIDS FORGET WHAT THIER PARENT WENT THROUGH TO BRING THEM HERE AND THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN HERE STOP WATCHING BOYS IN THE HOOD AND GET A REAL LIFE FILLED WITH LOVE FAMILY CHILDREN AND LETS TRY SAVING MOTHER EARTH THATS THE WAR NOT TAKING LIFES FOR TEN DOLLARS AND A CELLPHONE?? IF OUR KIDS WANT TO GANGBANG COULD WE DROP THEM OFF IN LA AND SHOW THEM WHY LIFE CAN BE SO HARD YOU LIVE IN NAPA CA LAND OF THE BLESSED I KNOW NAPA SAVED ME THANK YOU CPS TEACHERS JUVIE MR ED COLE MR RAU FROM JUVIE AND JANICE ELDRIDGE AND MICHELLE MERRIT AND TOM AND BOB WALLACE AND THE SHELTOR ON OLD SONOMA I KNOW U THINK THIS IS ALL THERE IS ITS NOT YOUR MAMA AND DADDY OR AUNT OR UNCLE OR FAMILIA AND YOUR COMMUNITY(NAPA) IS YOUR HOME LETS SAVE OUR KIDS!!! THANK YOU NAPA PD CPS PROBATION AND ALL THOSE INBETWEEN WHO SAVED ME!!! ARLENE "

cellsitegod wrote on Sep 28, 2008 6:58 AM:

" Good start Carlos,
Now, dig deeper into the Registers archives. I'd bet you'll find alot more over the past 10 years. Some crimes may not be listed as gang related but, if you investigate further past just reading the articles. You may find more are gang related in some way or another. Like the history and associations of the offenders. "

Obama/Biden08 wrote on Sep 28, 2008 6:05 PM:

" Sad. To die so young for what? This is not the north and south of Mexico. We need the gang task force back in full force. "

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