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Alleged Elmhurst Gang Member Arrested on Weapons Charge

Nine members of the Almighty Gaylords nabbed in a sweep Aug. 23.

 

An Elmhurst man is among nine alleged gang members arrested for either possessing or selling firearms to a felon. 

Bobby Price, 50, an alleged member of the Almighty Gaylords' Addison faction, was arrested after an 18-month undercover investigation, the Daily Herald is reporting.

The nine were arrested during a sweep Tuesday. They allegedly are part of an integrated scheme to get weapons into the hands of felons.

A search warrant was executed at Price's Elmhurst home, as well as at a farm in Wisconsin, where the gang members "stored weapons and practiced shooting," the Herald article said. 

An AK-47 assault rifle with 2,400 rounds of ammo was among the cache.

"Once violent players in Chicago ... not much has been heard from the Gaylords since the 1970s," the Chicago Tribune is reporting.

The investigation involved ATF, Cook County sheriff's police and the Addison Police Department.

Related Topics: AK-47, Addison, Almighty Gaylords gang, Arrests, Elmhurst, and weapons charges

Sig Harper

6:34 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Got some old geezers having target practice out on the farm. Now that we got these guys out of the way, how about going after some actual real time gang members that we see on our city streets!

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Brgrman

8:35 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Lol, on that comment. So true.

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Ken

8:40 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Amen, Sid! I've got Section 8's roaming around my part of Elmhurst day and night.

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The Smiths

10:54 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

As of April 2010 organized Gangs in the Suburbs did not include Elmhurst according to the website http://www.chicagogangs.org/index.php?pr=BURBS_SECTION
It does seem as though it is just a matter of time until we're next. They have already started by tagging their territory around town. Graffiti is popping up all over. They recently defaced the Youth Football Equipment Trailer at Barens Park. We need to all get involved and report any suspicious activity.

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Tomato Brazil

10:57 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

He was easy to identify, he was the one wearing the Hot Pants with Rhinestone & Sequin Embellishments. Hey, at least he wont be wearing white after Labor day.

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Bill Angel

11:33 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Watch that Geezer stuff! I turn 50 soon! I can still wear platforms!

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L.H.

2:47 pm on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I’m glad you people find this old geezer stuff funny!!!! It will be funny when the old geezer sells that AK-47 to a young punk that shoots you kid, mother and father. Did you miss the part where the article states he was selling to convicted felons??????

Responsible gun owners don’t sell guns to convicted felons or use them to kill innocent people, only people who threaten our family’s lives. It’s time for carry concealed in Illinois.

As far as the other trash living in our community, they should be sent back to their public housing some place other than Elmhurst.

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Bill Angel

5:22 pm on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Let those thugs kill themselves all they want. Are guns even allowed in the Chicago City limits?
I've been a member of the NRA for 24 years.
Law abiding citizens should be able to conceal carry to protect from the thugs.
Don't get your undies all bunched up!

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Valerie Dieling

5:27 pm on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

ATF, Cook County sheriff's police and the Addison Police Department I APPLAUD you for a JOB WELL DONE.......THANK YOU for getting the trash out of my neighborhood. It was only a few blocks from my house and there are many young couples with young children that lived near this TRASH. So thank you all for doing your job!!!

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steve-o

5:39 pm on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

I agree I have had a carry permit for 3 years I know Indianapolis isn't as bad as Chicago but if U haven't any felonies U should be able 2 carry for the safety of your family and the ones close to U and people who violate the rules of gun owner ship by selling to violent felons and kids should be used as target practice the same goes for child sex offenders LOL

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L.H.

6:13 pm on Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Steve, Valerie and Bill finally someone with some common sense. The other clowns who posted above us think this stuff is a joke, they should leave our community too.

Carry concealed for Illinois responsible gun owners!!!!!!

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bill brown

6:09 pm on Saturday, June 2, 2012

What a joke, I thank that gang for what they did in the back of the yards neighborhood in the 1980s, this was all made up by the addison police department over 2 years to set them up, thank you gaylords from sherman park

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bill brown

6:13 pm on Saturday, June 2, 2012

2 years is the most they got, why can't the cops get the gangs that are selling drugs and killing people, all this has done is make this gang grow in other suburbs now they are even in orland park

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