List of California street gangs - Wikipedia
This is a list of notable criminally-active street gangs operating or formerly operating in California. To be included in this list, the gang must have a Wikipedia article with references showing it is a California street gang.
Westside Locos - Wikipedia
The Westside Locos gang is part of a larger Locos 13 alliance gang located throughout Los Angeles County. This alliance includes the CV Locos of Compton, as well as the Westside Locos of Glendale. The gang also has a subset in Simi Valley and San Diego.
Map of Los Angeles Gangs (Full Tour of Los Angeles Hoods)
From South Central to West L.A. and East L.A., from the city of Pomona to the city of Compton and Long Beach, there are Los Angeles hoods at almost every corner of L.A. County. The map below highlights some of the top hoods, sets, and gangs in …
Federal trial begins for alleged leader of West Side gang: 'Wicked …
Sep 27, 2022 · An indictment last year connected the Wicked Town street gang, a faction of the Traveling Vice Lords, to 19 murders over 20 years. It tied Lee to seven of those murders and Benson to two ...
Federal authorities announce sweeping conspiracy case against …
Nov 1, 2021 · Federal authorities announced sweeping racketeering conspiracy charges Monday against members of a West Side street gang faction believed to have been responsible for nearly 20 slayings and...
‘West Side Story’ may be timeless – but life in gangs today differs ...
Dec 9, 2021 · The gangs of the “West Side Story” era were often a normal yet fleeting aspect of adolescence, soon to be supplanted by work, marriage and children.
Investigation Into LA Gang, Mexican Mafia Leads to Arrests – NBC …
May 17, 2023 · They targeted the Westside Wilmas criminal gang which they believed was involved in the sale of illegal firearms and narcotics throughout the Harbor area. According to authorities, their...
The rise and fall of West Side gang boss Labar ‘Bro Man’ Spann
Nov 9, 2021 · Spann, a notorious West Side crime boss linked to dozens of acts of violence and intimidation, was already a focus in several other protracted investigations involving local and federal...
Leader of violent West Side gang faces mandatory life sentence
Nov 15, 2022 · A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a Chicago man with leading a street gang that murdered rivals and violently protected its drug dealing operation on the city's West Side.
Police arrest 180 people in San Bernardino gang crackdown
Dec 10, 2021 · Authorities announced the takedown of a Southern California street gang that included 180 arrests and the seizure of illegal gambling machines, drugs and guns.