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The Crips are a primarily African-American alliance of street gangs that are based in the coastal regions of Southern California.Founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969, mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams, the Crips began as an alliance between two autonomous gangs, and developed into a loosely connected network of individual "sets", often engaged in open warfare with one ...
The Crips and the Bloods, two majority-Black street gangs founded in Los Angeles (L.A.), have been in a gang war since around 1971. [30] [31] It has mostly taken place in major American cities, especially L.A., but is also present in Australia, Belize, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Bloods, "Hoover factions", "Eight Trey Gangster Crip (83GC)" [1] The Rollin 60s Neighborhood Crips is a " set " of the Crips street gang alliance based in Los Angeles, California , originally formed around Hyde Park, Los Angeles in 1976 from the Westside Crips and having since spread to other cities in the United States.
Law enforcement officials in Los Angeles have charged nine alleged gang members with committing six homicides, multiple shootings and various other crimes in a pocket of South L.A. hit hard by the ...
In Los Angeles' labyrinthian networks of Bloods and Crips gangs, with shifting alliances and feuds, Skipp Townsend is a mediator with credibility on both sides. Skipp Townsend: Peacemaker with ...
The South Side Compton Crips (also known as the South Side Crips) are a "set" of the Crips gang alliance, based in Compton, California. This gang is known for the murder of Tupac Shakur . History
In the days that followed the mall assault, members of the Eight Trey Gangster Crips messaged each other about the location of rival O’Block and 8AM gang members, known to hang out in the Hoover ...
The spread of gangs among Belizeans accelerated in the 1980s. [1] Following a wave of gang violence, ethnic Belizean gang members were deported back to Belize. Deported Belizean gang members quickly spread the culture of Bloods and Crips in Belize City. [3] While the gang was in Belize, it adopted its current name. [3]