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L.A. Anti-Gang Program Is Paragon of Tragic Absurdity
Hamilton Nolan · 07/21/11 04:20PMThe city of Los Angeles' "Summer Lights" program, which keeps public parks lit up at night in order to discourage gang violence, is having... mixed results. "A 15-year-old girl was shot in the back and a 19-year-old man was shot in the hand [in an apparent gang shooting] as they were leaving a Summer Night Lights event" this morning. Oh. God. It's just too much. It's like some horrible, horrible movie. "A man was shot in the face near a South Los Angeles park after the lights were turned out last week. It provided all-too-real drama for actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena, who were on scene at the time while on a police ride-along to prepare for an upcoming movie."
Quiet Grandmother Facing Eviction for Alleged Gang Activity
Lauri Apple · 06/11/11 11:11AMAfter living in the same apartment for 30 years, Jeannetta Holden—a 59-year-old grandma and great-grandma who likes houseplants and cooking—has received an eviction notice from her landlord, who claims she's been selling drugs, shooting guns, and hanging with gangs. Supposedly police reports prove everything.
Don't Get a Crime Scene Tattooed on Your Chest
Jeff Neumann · 04/22/11 05:29AMAmerica's Worst Drug Dealers Swap Fake Cocaine for Fake Money
Jeff Neumann · 02/04/11 06:16AMRio Police Say They've 'Won' Slum Fight
Jeff Neumann · 11/28/10 11:27AMRio's Drug Gangs Surrounded During Weeklong Gunbattle
Jeff Neumann · 11/27/10 01:03PMGang Members More Well-Behaved Than Ever
Hamilton Nolan · 11/01/10 12:01PMHomophobic 'Gang' Members Rat Each Other Out Over Torture Accusations
Jeff Neumann · 10/10/10 10:36AMJay-Z Appears in Police Department Picture of Gangbangers
Maureen O'Connor · 10/07/10 03:01PMDrug Lord 'El Grande' Arrested in Mexico After Fighting 'La Barbie'
Jeff Neumann · 09/13/10 04:16AMPublic Schools Still Violent Hellholes
Hamilton Nolan · 08/20/10 11:52AMAustralia's Newest Menace: Juggalos
Max Read · 08/03/10 12:31AMBooby Trapper Busted In Southern California
Jeff Neumann · 07/07/10 04:47AMA Jamaican Drug Lord's NYC Ties
Jeff Neumann · 05/28/10 06:19AMBrits Have Their Own Charming Versions of Bloods and Crips
Hamilton Nolan · 04/15/10 12:30PMAfter McDonald's and the Black Eyed Peas, America's most successful cultural exports are the Bloods and Crips. Londoners have recognized that our gangs are much stronger brands! But they're doing Blue-on-Red gang war the UK way.