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Lou Savelli

Sgt. Lou Savelli is the co-founder and vice president of the East Coast Gang Investigator's Association, a 23-year NYPD veteran, a former correctional officer with the Broward County (Fla.) Sheriff's and Hollywood (Fla.) PD.



Richard Valdemar

Richard Valdemar

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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Blog - Gangs

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A Gang Prevention Documentary Worth Watching  

May 7, 2013
"Operation Detour 2" tells the story about how easily young people, even good kids, can get seduced into the drug-trafficking world. How doing or receiving a favor from someone can hook you into the game. How drug use can subtly ensnare you and ruin your life.
<p><span>Mexican drug cartels smuggle marijuana into the U.S. in bundles like these. Photo by Paul Clinton.</span></p>

Mexican Cartels Have Infiltrated Your City  

April 29, 2013
Mexican drug cartels are now operating deep in the U.S., according to the recent Associated Press report. They're operating not just in border areas. They're making beach heads in suburban communities.
<p>Photo by Paul Clinton.</p>

Police Officers on Wanted Posters  

April 8, 2013
Two New York officers threatened in a gang wanted poster should consider the threats from the bad guys a true compliment. It means they are making a real difference.
<p>Kaufman County (Texas) District Attorney Mike McLelland was killed at his home. Photo via Kaufman County DA.</p>

The Texas Prosecutor Murders  

April 4, 2013
The murders of two Texas prosecutors has made safety a top concern for many prosecutors throughout the country. Prosecutors should start thinking about what to do to protect themselves from high-risk gang defendants.
<p><span>Photo courtesy of Colorado DOC.</span></p>

'Evil Evan' Ebel and the 211 Crew  

March 25, 2013
The 211 Crew is a white-supremacist prison gang. The loosely structured group had its early formation in the Denver County Jail, and its members included a wanna-be rapper and white inmate whose crime partner was black.
<p>Mexican Mafia members and brothers Rafael &quot;Cisco&quot; Munoz-Gonzalez (left) and&nbsp;<span>Caesar &quot;Blanco&quot; Munoz-Gonzales&nbsp;</span>received life sentences for drug and weapon charges. Photos courtesy of DEA.</p>

Gang Task Forces Take Down Mexican Mafia 'Carnals'  

March 14, 2013
Two recent investigations show us the value of gang task forces that combine resources from law enforcement, prosecutors, and corrections to take down Mexican Mafia "carnals" in Southern California.
<p>Photo via <a href=&quot;http://www.rapdict.org/Compton_Varrio_155&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>RapDict.com</a>.</p>

Compton's 155th Street Gang  

February 27, 2013
The worst of these 155th Street members were usually high on "red devils" (Seconal) and drunk on wine. They were dangerous to everyone and lethal to rivals. They were as bad as any Willowbrook gang such as the Compton Varrio Tres, Tortilla Flats, Willowbrook Winos, or any black gang.
<p>Photo courtesy of Open Road Films.</p>

Will 'End of Watch' Shift the Perception of Cops?  

February 11, 2013
"End of Watch" provides a refreshing avoidance of the Hollywood formula. This production has captured the most realistic depiction of everyday police officers working a gang-infested, economically-depressed, crime-ridden area.
<p>Photo via <a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/70483689@N00/4630338727/&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;>kevindean</a>/Flickr.</p>

Are Some Gang Members Serial Killers?  

January 17, 2013
Even in the murderous world of gangs, the most wicked killings are perpetrated by individuals who seem motivated by some other dark, twisted presence within their troubled souls.

Keeping a Holiday Gang Truce  

January 11, 2013
I don't remember any of these holiday truces actually working, but like those classic holiday movies they seem to make us all feel good for the moment, even if they are works of fiction.
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