Dozens of Crips Arrested in LAPD Sting Dubbed "Operation Thumbs Down"
Cord Jefferson · 08/30/13 12:50PMLos Angeles police arrested about three dozen alleged members of the Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips (a.k.a. Ice-T's former gang) yesterday on federal and state charges related to gang operations and drug dealing. It was the culmination of an investigation called "Operation Thumbs Down," a reference to a popular Rollin' 30s hand sign: two thumbs up.