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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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Gangs

Blog - Gangs

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The National Gang Threat Assessment's Sanitized Statistics  

January 11, 2012
The National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) generates several law enforcement reports about the activity and numbers of criminal gangs in the United States. The intended purpose of these reports is to "reduce the threat, incidence, and prevalence of violent crime."
<p><span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;&quot;>Photo:&nbsp;CC_Flicker/</span><span class=&quot;username&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;&quot;><a style=&quot;color: #021c6f; font-weight: bold;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/abardwell/&quot;>abardwell</a></span></p>

LASD Jail Probe: A View From the Inside  

January 3, 2012
While behind bars, I honed my skills with on-the-job training. I learned how to slip out of my handcuffs, cut metal, and smuggle knives, hacksaws, and drugs. Most of all, I learned how to manipulate, intimidate, and confuse deputies who were still learning how to be cops.
<p>Photo: Richard Valdemar</p>

Knocking Down Barrio Azteca  

December 27, 2011
The Barrio Azteca gang members organize themselves using a paramilitary structure and apply English terms or their Spanish equivalent words for ranks such as captain, lieutenant, and sergeant. By current estimates, more than 2,000 members make up their ranks. They often use the letters "BA" or numbers "21" as their identifying symbols and tattoos.
<p>One of the Correctional Officers being arrested outside the PGDOC. Photo:&nbsp;Tony Avendorph</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Corrections: Stopping Gang Infiltration  

December 22, 2011
The Prince George's County (Md.) Police Department began seeing an increasing gang presence inside their jail. As a result, officers with the gang unit went on a mission to identify gang members within the county's Department of Corrections.

How a Cartel Enforcer Thrived In Lockup  

November 23, 2011
Jose "Bat" Marquez received a life sentence for trafficking methamphetamine from a prison cell. Most law enforcement officials would consider this a success; however, it was too little, too late for those of us familiar with his criminal past as a violent enforcer for Mexican Mafia and Tijuana drug cartel.
<p>Screenshot: Partial cover of Gabe Morales&#39; book &quot;Varrio Warfare: Violance in the Latino Community.&quot;</p>

Field Report: Latino Gangs In Washington State  Law Enforcement Only

November 16, 2011
The Latino gangs in Washington, while still outnumbered by Black gangs, have steadily increased, and law enforcement must become more aware of their criminal activities.
<p>Photo: <a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobtilden/&quot;>rtilden</a>.</p>

California's Budget Fix: Cut Gang and Drug Fighters  

November 7, 2011
State lawmakers are positioning their budget axe over the heads of the state Department of Justice's Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement (BNE) and Bureau of Investigation and Intelligence (BII).
<p>Photo: <a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxually/&quot;>maxually</a></p>

Medical Marijuana: California's Biggest Losers  

October 27, 2011
Wake up California; you've been sold a lie. This lie has allowed the Mexican (and other) cartels and gangs to produce huge crops of unregulated marijuana here in our state. These fields produce hybrid dope high in THC content and high in illicit profit. For this, some men are willing to kill.
<p>LASD Deputy Jerry Ortiz (left) and Varrio Hawaiian Gardens gang member Jose Luis &quot;Sepy&quot; Orozco.</p>

Gang Profile: Varrio Hawaiian Gardens  

October 20, 2011
Varrio Hawaiian Gardens was a Sureño gang fiercely loyal to the Mexican Mafia, and the Mafia was in a racial war against Blacks. Varrio Hawaiian Gardens (HG) was also known as the "Hate Gang" because of the hate crimes it had committed against African Americans.
<p>Photo: Richard Valdemar.</p>

Chicano Power and the Brown Berets  

October 11, 2011
Although the Brown Berets claimed to be advocates of education and the politically informed, the majority of the Brown Beret members were high school drop-outs, and many were street gang members. They were motivated more by marijuana than the moratorium.
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