13 people from Virginia are facing serious charges mostly involving gang activity after police conducted a months-long investigation.
Armstrong Williams takes on the news of the week and asks the questions you want answered. Don't miss our weekly town hall.A heat advisory is in effect for WNY from noon today until 8pm Thursday. The heat index will range from 95 to 100 degrees.13 people from Lynchburg are facing serious charges mostly involving gang activity after police conducted a months-long investigation, according to the Lynchburg Police Department .
The operation targeted "prolific offenders within Lynchburg," LPD said, and was a collaborative effort together with the U.S. Marshal Service, Virginia State Police, and the Alcohol Tobacco Firearms.LPD said; 12 of them have charges explicitly mentioning gang activity. Three of them are juveniles and were not named by law enforcement.
"So, they were able to get additional charges on those people, either the people who actually committed the crimes originally or other people who were there when it happened and therefore, they also received gang participation and potentially some other charges, so the gang recruitment of a juvenile," Lieutenant Dowdy said.
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