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| | Police Arrest Gang Members |
 | | Chief Kilfoil said that violence associated with gang membership has escalated over the past 20 years and that the Mara Salvatrucha gang, also known as MS or MS-13, is one of the more violent gangs. |
 | | Kilfoil said, "The gang is notorious (nationally) for its criminal activity and its members continue to be responsible for many vicious acts of violence, including murder, attempted murder, felonious assault, robbery, coercion, and witness intimidation." So far in Port Washington, however, known MS-13 crimes have been limited to robbery, burglary, and criminal trespassing. |
 | | The gang also tried to establish territorial rights in Port Washington by having a member pose with an MS-13 hand signal (unnoticed by the photographer) in a photo that was submitted to this newspaper. |
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