Sioux City Journal

Police arrest seven gang members in Sioux City Wednesday

8:15 AM

Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Seven gang members were arrested Wednesday after a search of a Sioux City residence.

At 12:45 p.m. Wednesday the Sioux City Police Department's Special Investigations Unit along with the United States Marshall Service, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Tristate Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on known gang members at 1309 12 St.

Hector Lopez, Sioux City, was charged with frequenting a disorderly house, accessory after the fact, and was served with three outstanding warrants for his arrest.

Noel Perez, South Sioux City, was charged with frequenting a disorderly house, two counts of felony falsifying public documents and federal felony immigration violations.

Justin Albertsen, Sioux City; Gabriel Garcia, Sioux City; Littlehawk Eagleelk, Rapid City, S.D.; Marvin Tafolla-Morphin, Sioux City; and Isiah Coleman, Norriston, Penn., were charged with frequenting/keeping a disorderly house and accessory after the fact.

-- Dolly A. Butz

Story Comments

TYLER wrote on Jun 17, 2009 8:52 PM:

" weak side lavaz get no respect in siuox city never pop shots all they do is jump people and little kids tough guys huh! they rape little girls "

LOCO wrote on Nov 12, 2008 2:01 PM:

" WESTSIDE LOCOS DO GOT SIOUX CITY On LOCK. ALL THESE nAMES SHOWn ARE DOWn AZZ HOMIES, AnD AInT nOnE Of THEM EVER SnITCHED On AnYBODY... B1G BAD W3STS1D3 LOCOS SUR 13 GAnG "

W3STS1D3 wrote on Nov 12, 2008 1:38 AM:

" nOnE Of THESE GUYS EVER SnITCHED "

comidore wrote on Jul 6, 2008 1:48 AM:

" As far as focasing on the drugs and not the gang members....Its a great point and i strongly agree but you have to see it from the SCPD point of view. You cannot detain and put drugs in a prison system only the users thats what pays the bills. Although focasing on the drugs would help the Try State Task Force, and although the two orginazations work together the benifits are pushed more to one side in this case. The SCPD have a great record of the confiscation of drugs in the area but what most mihgt not realize is how great the TSTF really is and needs all the busts and funding it can get. So please dont dimean our police men for where their focas is placed, its as they say.."Got to use the right tool for the job." "

laflaca wrote on Jun 16, 2008 10:19 AM:

" its all about westside locos "