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Feds charge 28 South Side gang members

Filed by Adam Verwymeren on May 22, 2008 02:58 AM

Twenty-eight South Side gang members were arrested Wednesday, the result of a year-long federal investigation which authorities say will make Chicago's streets safer.

"Today, residents of the South Side of Chicago got one of their blocks back," U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said as he announced charges against 28 members of a faction of the Damenville Gangster Disciples, called the 5-4 Crew.

According to authorities, the gang is headed by Isaiah Hicks of Harvey, who was the main focus of the investigation.

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Location: South Chicago

Tags: cocaine, South Side, gang, South Chicago, affidavit, Damenville Gangster Disciples. 5-4 Crew. Operation Dead-Eye,

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