Overview
- Police arrested five people in a targeted raid in Hempstead that they said was part of a broader push against local gangs.
- The weeklong operation resulted in 35 arrests, including 15 alleged gang members from groups police identified as the Bloods, Crips, MS-13 and Zoe Pound.
- Officers displayed evidence from three raids that they said included 10 illegal firearms, metal knuckles, drug scales and street drugs.
- Officials said the roundup began before the recent fatal shooting at Eisenhower Park, which they called a one-off, and they have added mounted, quad and plainclothes patrols there.
- Investigators said some suspects face violent charges, including attempted murder and an alleged eye-gouging attack, and the police commissioner said another major takedown is expected in three to four weeks.