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Sgt. Richard Valdemar retired from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after spending most of his 33 years on the job combating gangs.

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Archive - January 2008

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Chuckie, Midget, and the Compton Tortilla Flats Gang Law Enforcement Only

If poverty is the mother of crimes, want of sense is the father. – La Bruyere

January 25, 2008

I was there when this monster was spawned. The Tortilla Flats Gang was born in Compton, Calif., about 1962.

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author: Richard Valdemar | posted @ Friday, January 25, 2008 11:23 AM | Comments(1)

The Mongol Motorcycle Gang and the Mexican Mafia Law Enforcement Only

Mongol members with other gang ties complicate the Mongols' relationship with La Eme.

January 22, 2008

These outlaw gangs are not known for their adherence to truces and coalitions. When you deal with the Devil you can't expect honesty and fair play. The Mongols had already let the Devil into the deal in the early 1970s.

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author: Richard Valdemar | posted @ Tuesday, January 22, 2008 2:53 PM | Comments(2)

Mara Salvatrucha Law Enforcement Only

Are they the most dangerous gang in America? Not quite, but they take orders from it.

January 10, 2008

MS is not like any other East Coast, Chicago, or even native Salvadorian gang. This is why reports on the gang written by federal law enforcement and the military analysts who have little or no experience with the Hispanic gangs of Los Angeles are rarely accurate.

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author: Richard Valdemar | posted @ Thursday, January 10, 2008 4:06 PM | Comments(7)
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