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The California State Senate and the United States Commission on Civil Rights have conducted hearings in the past about the issue of deputy gangs in Los Angeles County however. State law does require law enforcement agencies in the state to maintain policies which prohibit the existence of gangs within law enforcement agencies. [2]
Other LASD gangs have included the Hats, the Jump Out Boys, the 2000 Boys, and the 3000 Boys. [2] [4] The 1992 Kolts Commission on police brutality found that cliques like the Vikings were found especially in areas of Los Angeles with large minority populations, [3] but did not "conclusively demonstrate the existence of racist deputy gangs."
This is a list of gangs whose members are associated with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) (typically deputies). Press reports indicate the LASD has had a problem with gangs since at least the 1970s which has expanded to at least 18 gangs. [1] The department has used the term "cliques" when discussing these groups. [2]
A total of 68 suspected gang members with ties to White supremacy were charged in the Los Angeles area Wednesday in a large-scale takedown, federal prosecutors said. The Peckerwoods Gang members ...
"Perhaps the sheriff will now identify the members to determine if PC 13670 applies," he said, referring to the state statute that bans law enforcement gangs. "We thank the FBI and the U.S ...
Ten people linked to a Southern California street gang were charged with federal crimes, a year after a member shot and killed two suburban police officers, authorities announced Wednesday.
Jessi Fernandez, a onetime gang member from L.A.'s Eastside, is part of a swelling pipeline of ex-convicts who make it to a UC or Cal State and find an unexpected path forward.
Armenian Power graffiti in Little Armenia, Los Angeles MS-13 graffiti. This is a list of notable criminal gangs in Los Angeles, California.. The County and the City of Los Angeles has been nicknamed the "Gang Capital of America," with an estimated 450 active gangs with a combined membership of more than 45,000.