Member of the Bloods street gang got seven years in prison today for dealing heroin and crack and breaking firearms laws in Bensalem, federal prosecutors announced.The sentence in federal court in Philadelphia follows a guilty plea by 27-year-old Shirishah Robinson, Acting U.S. Attorney Laurie Magid said in a release. In November 2007, Robinson was caught in Bensalem with nearly 10 grams of a heroin and 588 packets containing about 14 grams of crack cocaine. She also had some bullets. And because she was previously convicted of a felony in Pennsylvania, and thus prohibited from carrying a firearm or aummunition, she was criminally charged with carrying 43 rounds of .380 caliber ammunition and 39 rounds of .357 caliber ammunition. The case was investigated by the FBI’s Bucks County Violent Gang Task Force and the Bensalem Township Police Department.
Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club compound,Ronald B. Campbell,Andrea G. Reeder,Dylan C. Grose,William C. Casteel.arrested
Four people were arrested on suspected drug charges, including the group's leader.Methamphetamine was found at the Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club compound at West 19th Avenue and South Gum Street. Benton County Undersheriff Paul Hart said they needed so many officers as a "precautionary" step because the Gypsy Jokers are known to be connected to drugs and other criminal activities."It is an outlaw motorcycle gang with convicted felons who reside there," Hart said. "We gear up to meet that threat."Some stolen property and a couple of weapons also were seized, he said. The Violent Crimes Task Force, made up of federal agents and local police detectives, raided the club house and two homes at 5 a.m.The Benton County Regional SWAT team and the Yakima SWAT team were used to help search all the buildings."Because of the large site ... it makes it difficult to secure and make sure everybody is safe," Hart said. "The Violent Crimes Task Force ... ...
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