A vicious Long Island gang leader was the driving force behind years of bloodshed in Suffolk County — enlisting the help of ...

Nine members of the Lowndes Block Gang were rounded up and charged with various crimes, including murder and sex trafficking.

The gang held a Huntington Station neighborhood under siege for years by funding violence through prostitution and sex trafficking, prosecutors said.

Alleged gang members who were hunting rivals and protecting territory for the better part of a decade are now involved in a major indictment.

Prosecutors said the indictment was aimed at dismantling the gang by charging its leaders, who wanted to control the Lowndes ...