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SoCal Gangs Target Police:  Police in the small Riverside County, CA town of Hemet are the apparent target of local motorcycle gangs, according to a New York Times story by Rebecca Cathcart.  Cathcart reports that since the police department's gang unit began routinely checking members of the Vagos motorcycle gang for parole violations, police have been threatened, city vehicles have been set on fire, and police buildings and vehicles have been booby trapped.  A spokesman for the DA's office noted that the Vagos is the largest biker gang in the state, and its members have a history of parole violations, drug dealing, identity theft and bar fights.  "Clearly, we irritated somebody along the line," said Hemet Police Chief Richard Dana.  

Life of Congressman Threatened:  A Philadelphia man has been arrested for threatening to kill Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor, the number two ranked House Republican.  Philadelphia Inquirer writer Joseph A. Slobodzian reports that Norman Leboon was arrested Saturday after his YouTube video threatening to kill Cantor and his family was reported to the FBI.  The Congressman was unaware of the threat until he was notified by law enforcement over the weekend according to USA Today.  U.S. Attorney  Robert K. Reed said that there was no evidence connecting  Leboon to the shot fired at Cantor's Richmond office after he voted against the President's health care reform last week.  Leboon was previously arrested last June after he threatened to kill his partner and roommate, John Hopkins III, and slammed Hopkins face into the wall.  Reed said that Leboon had a history of mental illness and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation.    

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