Thread: York, PA: Mexican mafia infiltrates small town

Police: Mexican Mafia E-Mail Incomplete, Incorrect
Information In Warning Said To Be Incorrect

POSTED: 9:06 pm EST February 11, 2009
UPDATED: 9:34 pm EST February 11, 2009

YORK, Pa. -- Has the Mexican mafia infiltrated the streets of York?

This has been on the minds of many people since an e-mail started circulating a few days ago.

It all started during a recent intelligence briefing with York law enforcement officials. During this meeting, an investigation involving the Mexican mafia was discussed.

One law enforcement official then e-mailed the warning to people in the York community.

The top brass at the York Police Department said some of the information was wrong, incomplete and blown out of proportion.

According to the e-mail, the Mexican mafia has moved into the Queen Street area of York on the city's east side.

The e-mail goes on to say gang members have marked their turf between the baseball stadium and Springettsbury Avenue.

Police acknowledged they are looking at the possibility of the Mexican mafia's involvement in the city. However, they said it is not clear if they are really here, or of it is just criminals claiming to be with the Mexican mafia.

"There has never been a case where we have been able to discover an identified member of the Mexican mafia group that has attacked an innocent civilian," said Capt. Wes Kahley.

The e-mail about the Mexican mafia has York's top officers at city hall fielding a lot of calls from concerned citizens.

Police said there is no need to be afraid, but meanwhile will continue their investigation.

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legalatina//is there a link to this story. Iwas interested since York is my hometown . That burns me up that the city can let that happen. York has really changed over these many years and it was a nice area even in the downtown areas. Now you don't go down there.

Got to wonder what is going to happen when the Mexican Mafia tries to take over the Italian Mafia. New York City and York PA could be a war zone.

egalatina//is there a link to this story. Iwas interested since York is my hometown . That burns me up that the city can let that happen. York has really changed over these many years and it was a nice area even in the downtown areas. Now you don't go down there.

Me too, I had some ties to that area. Used to live in Shrewsbury.

I read some time back that illegals were being told to infiltrate the midwest, where our laws are not as strong against them, and to invade small towns, where the police forces are not "equipped" to handle the invasion. Looks like the illegals were listening.

uniteasone wrote:

legalatina//is there a link to this story.

Yeah, is there a link? Thanks.

added link to original story......and here's another disturbing report...on the same day that the AP reports that the Mexican Mafia drug cartels are setting up shop in/around PA......another 5 illegal Mexicans w/no identification, driving an unregistered vehicle with out-of-state tags are caught....the curious thing is how quickly the Ephrata (small, rural town) not too far from York, PA , police called DHS and ICE and ICE actually came to get them.....that never used to happen.....could it be that they are really afraid that these "Mexicans" are drug gang members?

Read on...................


Lancaster New Era
Published: Feb 11, 2009
10:53 EST
Ephrata




By RYAN ROBINSON, Staff Writer
Ephrata police on Tuesday turned over five suspected illegal immigrants from Mexico to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

They included Teodulfo Santiz, 21, charged with driving without a license, and four passengers — men ages 33, 25, 25 and 19 — and who like Santiz, claimed Mexican citizenship, Ephrata Police Lt. Chris McKim said today.

An Ephrata police officer spotted a car traveling eastbound on Route 322 driving erratically and making an illegal U-turn at Hahnstown Road in Ephrata Township at around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, McKim said.

The officer pulled over the car and the driver could not produce proper identification, he said.

Ephrata police called the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Citizenship and Immigration Services, which determined the vehicle's occupants were likely illegal immigrants, McKim said.

Ephrata police took all five people into custody, and a few hours later, ICE officers transferred them to the Department of Homeland Security, he said.

McKim said they likely will face deportation.

The incident occurred the same day the Associated Press reported that Mexican cartels are believed to have set up drug-dealing operations all over the U.S. Authorities are reporting a spike in killings, kidnappings and home invasions connected to Mexico's murderous cartels, the report stated.

But McKim said he would guess the five men in Ephrata have nothing to do with that news.


"I tend to doubt any drug connections," he said. "Maybe migrant workers."

McKim said police could not verify ownership of the car, which was registered in Kentucky.

He said Ephrata police have reported 11 illegal aliens to the Department of Homeland Security in the last six months. Four of those had been living in Ephrata.


Staff writer Ryan Robinson can be reached at rrobinson@LNPnews.com or 481-6032.

"I tend to doubt any drug connections," he said. "Maybe migrant workers."

Yeah, they're all sooo innocent. I don't know how all of us at Alipac managed to miss the halos these people have over their heads.

.....small towns with lots of MExican drug dealers in the Midwest....

Aurora, Illinois
Elgin, Illinois
Hanover Park, Illinois
Carpentersville, Illinois
Quad Cities, Illinois

Hopefully....PA police like those in York and Ephrata continue to report illegals to ICE otherwise PA will end up like Illinois........


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