For 20 years, state police have been quietly building a database of suspected gang members.
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An old sample “gang member submission form,” tacked to the bottom of a 2009 New York State Intelligence Center newsletter, mentions both the NYSIC gang database and the federal gang file to which the fusion center contributes. Documents: NYSIC via Public Intelligence and Distributed Denial of Secrets | Illustration: New York Focus
For 20 years, the state police have been quietly building a database of suspected gang members — and they’re feeding it to Donald Trump’s administration.
By Chris Gelardi
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Are you a law enforcement officer with knowledge of New York gang databases? Are you a civilian who was added to a gang database? New York Focus wants to hear from you. Contact reporter Chris Gelardi via email at chris@nysfocus.com or the Signal messaging app at cgelardi.42.

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