Wrong name, dumb and dumber

Taliban Gang:

Wrong name, dumb and dumber and Dumbest.

Authorities said the group used the name 'Taliban' for shock value.

The East Palo Alto and Menlo Park-based 'Taliban' gang formed in 2002, an off-shoot of a smaller gang called the Midtown Hogs, in response to a conflict between the rival Sac Street gang, authorities said. The Taliban gang started with 10 members but grew in size and force when the Sac Street gang was dismantled by police in 2006 in "Operation: Disrupt and Dismantle."

"(Saturday's raids) will result in dismantling one of the most notorious gangs in East Palo Alto," Police Chief Ronald Davis said at a news conference following the raids. "I'm confident that this will have a positive effect and reduce violence in East Palo Alto. But tomorrow is a new day and we will target a new gang." 

Menlo Park Police Chief Bruce Goitia called the raids "the most significant operation in the last 20 years" in securing the safety and quality of life of his community. 

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Hat tip: THANLS FOR THE HELP?

Don Kazak
Senior Staff Writer
Palo Alto Weekly

More than 500 FBI agents and police from more than 20 agencies fanned out over the Bay Area on Saturday, executing search and arrest warrants simultaneously at 7 a.m. 

The Taliban gang is believed responsible for 12 homicides, 30 other violent felonies, and other crimes since 2002, according to police and FBI.

Arrested on March 7, 2009:

Name, age, city of residence

1. Warren Jordan Sr., 47, Menlo Park
2. Nathan Farris, 25, San Mateo
3. Vianna Powell, 40, East Palo Alto
4. Alfred Washington, 42, East Palo Alto
5. Tahir Millener, 30, Newark
6. James Bagby, 24, Hayward
7. Nathan Gardner Sr., 57, Menlo Park
8. Nathan Gardner Jr., 36, Menlo Park
9. Raymond Richard, 29, East Palo Alto
10. Sharmaine Porter, 30, East Palo Alto
11. Darrell Snowden, 28, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto
12. John Schofield, 19, San Francisco
13. Lowell James, 38, East Palo Alto
14. Marcus Lewis, 29, Oakland
15. Christine James, 30, East Palo Alto
16. Lonnie Brown, 22, East Palo Alto
17. Jamie Richardson, 29, Menlo Park
18. Delin Cole, 20, East Palo Alto
19. Towanna Deldridge, 29, Fremont
20. Kimboley Jones, 32, East Palo Alto
21. Curtis Lewis, 32, East Palo Alto
22. Homer Harris, 29, East Palo Alto
23. Desean Gardner, 29, East Palo Alto
24. Malikha Daniels, 25, San Jose
25. Erik Harding, 29, Menlo Park

Arrested on March 5 or 6, 2009:

Name, age, city of residence

1. Dontae Gardner, 32, East Palo Alto
2. Jerome Sinclair, 34, East Palo Alto
3. Javier Yepez, 22, Redwood City
4. Jason Fitch, 26, East Palo Alto
5. Jason Reese, 27, Menlo Park
6. Amanuel Hinruy, 22, Menlo Park
7. Stoney Gibson, 24, Menlo Park
8. Emiliano Morfin, 22, Redwood City

Already in state custody:

Name, age, city of residence

1. Andre Anderson, 33, Menlo Park
2. Everardo Contrera, age undefined, East Palo Alto
3. Kevin White, age undefined, East Palo Alto
4. Juan Lopez, 20, Redwood City
5. Rajnesh Lal, 26, East Palo Alto
6. Gary Carter, 33, Menlo Park
7. Anthony Prat, 33, East Palo Alto
8. Rodney Mason, 19, Hayward
9. Kevin White, 30, East Palo Alto

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How stupid can a criminal be?

Name yourself after one of the protaganist in the GWOT.

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