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Rumors of gang initiation attacks at Walmart called a hoax

Contra Costa Times (California)
March 19, 2009 Thursday

Authorities are calling a hoax rumors spread by text messages and the Internet that gangs will carry out violent initiations at local Walmart stores.

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office has received text messages that gangs plan to attack women and children shopping at Walmart as part of a gang initiation rite even though there is no Walmart located in the jurisdiction of the agency. The closest Walmarts are in Oakland and San Leandro. Read on