Canby Police Department Press Release
July 4, 2007 10:35 PM Citizen reports gang members fighting Canby Police arrest 14 after two separate gang fights during the General Canby Days Fireworks Show. The first incident started at 10:35pm after a citizen reported that over 20 gang members were fighting at the corner of Township Rd and S Redwood Street in Canby. The first Officers to arrive found a large number of Sureno gang members standing in the middle of the street. One gang member armed with a knife ran from arriving officers. This resulted in a foot pursuit and the suspect was not located. The remaining gang members disregarded the officer's orders to leave the area and became very verbal and belligerent with the responding officers. Due to the large amount of gang members, the arriving officers called for cover officers to respond. Officers took 7 male juvenile Sureno gang members into custody, ages ranging from 15 years old to 17 years old. They were charged with Disorderly Conduct and Interfering with a Police Officer. Two male adult Sureno gang members were arrested and charged with Disorderly Conduct and Interfering with a Police Officer. The two adult gang members are:
They were both lodged at Clackamas County Jail. At 10:50pm Canby Officers in the same area received a report of another gang fight. Arriving Officers found members of the Norteno gang standing in the middle of Township Road. When the Officers told the gang members to move from the street they began to challenge the officers. The Officers immediately called for cover officers. The arriving cover officers were confronted by multiple Norteno gang members fighting with the officers that were requesting cover. As the officers were attempting to take the gang members into custody, other gang members were grabbing the officers. Additional Officers from the Canby Police Department, Molalla Police Department, and the Clackamas County Sheriff's Department arrived to assist. Officers learned that the Norteno gang members were attempting to get into a Sureno gang members house located near the intersection of Township and S Redwood Street and may have been armed with a bat. Canby Police arrested 5 suspects. 4 of the suspects are members of the Norteno gang, they are listed as:
These suspects were lodged at the Clackamas County Jail. No officers or citizens were injured during this very dangerous situation. There were hundreds of families attending the General Canby Days Fireworks Show while these incidents were occurring. Officers reported that there were many frightened parents and children that witnessed the actions of the gang members.
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