MattB
2014-06-18 22:53:24 UTC
About 50 members of violent L.A. street gang are arrested in sweep
http://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la-me-gang-sweep-20140618-story.html
Dozens of members of a notorious Los Angeles street gang were arrested
early Tuesday as federal and local investigators moved to break up
what they said was a violent and powerful cartel that ran a drug
operation that stretched as far as Louisiana.
Members of the Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips have long imposed
their will with acts of violence as they freely sold drugs near
schools and playgrounds and even moved into skid row in downtown L.A.
because of its potential as a drug market, authorities said.
"They've terrorized the South Broadway corridor for generations," Los
Angeles Police Capt. David Kowalski said at a news conference Tuesday
after the sweep.
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"Today was a process for returning power to the community," Clark
said.
http://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la-me-gang-sweep-20140618-story.html
Dozens of members of a notorious Los Angeles street gang were arrested
early Tuesday as federal and local investigators moved to break up
what they said was a violent and powerful cartel that ran a drug
operation that stretched as far as Louisiana.
Members of the Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips have long imposed
their will with acts of violence as they freely sold drugs near
schools and playgrounds and even moved into skid row in downtown L.A.
because of its potential as a drug market, authorities said.
"They've terrorized the South Broadway corridor for generations," Los
Angeles Police Capt. David Kowalski said at a news conference Tuesday
after the sweep.
..................
"Today was a process for returning power to the community," Clark
said.