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Gangs
Gang Profile: Varrio Hawaiian Gardens
Varrio Hawaiian Gardens was a SureƱo 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.
October 19, 2011
LASD Deputy Jerry Ortiz (left) and Varrio Hawaiian Gardens gang member Jose Luis 'Sepy' Orozco.
Gangs
Keep Your Eye on Pseudo SureƱos
Just because a gang may seem unsophisticated and maybe it's just a pseudo-SureƱo gang, don't ignore their potential for violence. They may start slow on the gang learning curve but some of them will get tough just trying to survive. Jail and prison will further harden and train them.
August 1, 2011
Photo: Richard Valdemar
Gangs
Understanding Inmate Codes of Conduct
I've always marveled at this irony. Young men who rebel against authority and parental control, who commonly hate school, hate memorizing verses and symbols, hate reading history, hate learning new languages, and hate participating in physical education, enjoy doing all these things for their prison gang leaders.
April 24, 2011
Sample of a Green Light hit list. Photo: Richard Valdemar.
Gangs
Dodger Blues: Take Me Out At the Ballgame
To Bryan Stow and the rest of the sane world, his Giants baseball gear represented his love of baseball and his support for his team. To that cowardly pack of gang thugs, it was the symbol for the rival NorteƱo gangs and the Nuestra Familia prison gang. To them, this is like wearing a Nazi uniform to the Auschwitz survivors' reunion.
April 10, 2011
To gang members, supporting their sports team means supporting their gang, even if it means violently attacking a bystander and father. Photo: Flickr (uubergeek).
Special Units
678 Arrested In ICE-Led Gang Sweep
Of the arrested 678 gang members or associates, 133 were from different gangs; 447 were charged with criminal offenses; 231 were administrative arrests; 322 had violent criminal histories; and 421 were foreign nationals.
March 1, 2011
ICE agents and other law enforcement officers arrested 678 gang members and associates during 'Project Southern Tempest.' Photo courtesy of ICE.
Special Units
Feds Round Up 41 Gang Members In 5 Cities
The charges in these separate cases relate to a wide range of alleged illegal activity, including racketeering conspiracy, murder, murder conspiracy, narcotics trafficking, robbery, and gun trafficking. Teams of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested 29 of these defendants today.
February 8, 2011
Gangs
Florence 13: The Other Transnational Gang
The Los Angeles Sheriff's OSS Gang Task Force targeting the F-13 gang soon received information that the F-13 gang was enforcing Mexican Mafia orders to tax all drug dealers, to tax SureƱo gangs, to kill rival blacks and run them out of the city, and to tax "Mica Mills" (counterfeit document mills) that produce fake identification and immigration documents.
December 13, 2010
Special Units
Gang Member Killed Colorado Deputy With Service Weapon
Investigators are still trying to determine how Rueben Reyes was able to get the gun away from Weld County (Colo.) Sheriff's Dep. Sam Brownlee during a scuffle.
November 23, 2010
Special Units
51 Surenos Arrested In California Narcotics Sting
With the combined forces of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Santa Barbara County Sheriff and Santa Maria Sheriff, an investigation to identify and eliminate drug trafficking of street gangs has resulted in the seizure of numerous pounds of cocaine, marijuana, firearms and methamphetamine.
August 5, 2010
Gangs
Mexican Mafia: The Most Dangerous Gang
No matter which big bad bloody band of barrio bad boys you might be dealing with, I'll bet they are taking their orders from prison-gang inmates. And when one prison gang member can walk with immunity into some street gang's turf and order them to murder one of their own, that's a clue.
April 12, 2010
A confiscated prison drawing should warn LEOs about the dangers of the Surenos and their prison-gang masters, the Mexican Mafia.
Gangs
SureƱo Tattoos and Symbols
SureƱos can be found in every major city in the U.S. They can be found in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and South America. The big transnational super gangs such as Florence, 18th Street, and Mara Salvatrucha threaten the stability of some Central American nations.
March 2, 2010
Surenos often imprint tattoos on themselves of 'SUR' (Southern United Raza) and the number '13,' a reference to the 13th letter of the alphabet, M, to show their allegiance to La Eme, the Mexican Mafia. Image courtesy of Richard Valdemar.
Special Units
Gang Unit Confiscates Weapons
After noticing an upswing in gang activity in 2006, the Livermore (Calif.) Police Department's gang unit began more targeted efforts to keep the city's illegal gang activities under control. In this clip produced by the Contra Costa Times, officers confiscate a baseball bat painted with "XIII" for 13, which refers to the letter 'M' (13th in the alphabet) to pledge allegience to the Mexican Mafia.
February 23, 2010
Livermore P Dgang Vid 1
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