Arrested 10 members of the Riverside 500 Bloods gang Thursday after an indictment was handed down earlier this week against 13 of the gang’s members. Police said they have identified at least 36 people affiliated with the gang.Police have seized tens of thousands of dollars in cash, drugs and weapons over the last several months as they investigated the gang. Charges against the gang members indicted include assault, drug trafficking and attempted murder.The gang is known for wearing red bandanas and spray-painting the moniker “500” on fences and walls around the city of Hamilton. Many of the members also have tattoos of a five-point star with "500" written across it.Hamilton police said that anyone who sees "500" appearing on walls in their neighborhood should call police, as that's a sign the gang has claimed the area.
William (Billy) Bowden pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007
William (Billy) Bowden, 33, pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007 and skipping out on his preliminary hearing about a year later. Other drug and weapons charges related to the 2007 incident were stayed as part of a plea bargain securing the two convictions. Bowden remains in custody though, charged with manslaughter in relation to the November 2007 killing of Jeff Engen, who was fatally stabbed at the Empire Cabaret, prompting the club to close. That charge remains before the courts. Bowden has been in custody since he was arrested Feb. 14 in Whistler, B.C., and returned to Manitoba. The Crown and defence jointly recommended that time be noted in his sentence for carrying the firearm. That crime occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2007, as Bowden was leaving the NV lounge in a truck with friend Ken Houston, court heard. Police discovered a Glock 9mm handgun loaded with 18 bullets in a pile of garbage close to where the...
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