S.D. to Move on Gangs

Concerned about escalating gang warfare in San Diego, Mayor Maureen O’Connor and Police Chief Bob Burgreen announced Monday the creation of a special enforcement division to identify and arrest illegal gang members and reduce drive-by shootings on city streets. “Whenever two gang members get together on a street corner to plot illegal activity,” Burgreen said, “there’s going to be a police officer standing there, too, staring them in the face.” There were 96 drive-by shooting incidents last year, resulting in eight deaths and 54 injuries. During that period, police made more than 22,000 drug arrests in the city.