New Burlington County Gang

So there really hasn't been much to blog about recently, until I saw the cover of the Burlington County Times this morning.

Burlington County officials believe that a new gang, called MOE, or "Muslims Over Everything" is responsible for the dramatic increase in bank robberies and other criminal activity in the county. They say that this gang is as dangerous as the bloods and crips. What's scary is that the MOE's origins are right here in Burlington County, unlike the bloods and crips, whose origins can be traced to Los Angeles.

Eight members of MOE were recently arrested during a county-wide sweep. Among them were an 18 year old Willingboro resident, and 18 year old Trenton resident, two Beverly residents in their early 20's and a 33 year old from Mt. Holly. They were charged with drug distribution and possession of a .40 caliber handgun.

The Inquirer states that including this week's sweep, the arrests have yielded an M-1 carbine assault rifle, seven semiautomatic handguns, and more than $55,000 worth of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin and marijuana.

Members of this and other gangs are believe to have been responsible for the armed robbery of a Beneficial Bank branch, for the August double shooting at the Marriot in Mt. Laurel, and for a shooting at a strip mall in Willingboro.

This stuff is hitting too close to home, in my opinion. It sounds like the authorities (local and federal) are on top of the situation, so hopefully they'll be able to keep it under control. The fact that some of the arrests are coming out of Beverly worries me, because these are the kids that are coming to our high school.