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Cops: Gang Beat Man Who Said He Had Shaq Sex Tape

Tim Karan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:49:50 CDT

So much for a peaceful retirement . A crazy crime story emerged yesterday featuring Shaquille O'Neal, a gang kidnapping, and a purported sex tape. Seven Los Angeles gang members allegedly kidnapped, assaulted, and robbed a man in 2008 who had claimed to have a sex tape of Shaq, reports the Los...

Los Angeles Gangs Make Peace to Boost Profits

Jane Yager — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:23:00 CST

After decades of violent conflict, Los Angeles gangs like the Bloods and Crips are joining together across racial divides and neighborhood turf lines—not to end their life of crime, but to make more money from it. Gang violence in Southern California has plummeted in recent years as longtime enemy...

Gangs, Race, and More Limbaugh NFL Slams

Harry Kimball — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:35:24 CDT

Al Sharpton has urged the NFL to block Rush Limbaugh's purchase of the St. Louis Rams, calling him “anti-NFL.” Sharpton was particularly disturbed, Politico reports, by a “recent statement that the NFL was beginning to look like a fight between the Crips and the Bloods without the weapons.” Really? There...

Prison Letter Could Nail Bronco's Killer

Rob Quinn — Sat, 31 May 2008 06:55:16 CDT

A letter written by a jailed Colorado gang member could tie him to the murder of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, the Rocky Mountain News reports. The letter, intercepted by the suspect's cellmate, mentions the man's worries about a witness who saw him shoot "D-Will." Williams was gunned down in...

Cops Nab Gang Member in Bus Stop Shooting

John Johnson — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:48:34 CST

Los Angeles police today arrested a gang member who they say shot five children and three adults at a city bus stop yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Police say the suspect, a member of the Crips, had been trying to make a name for himself as an enforcer in...

Gang Members Join New Brotherhood: Unions

Colleen Barry — Mon, 21 May 2007 07:53:26 CDT

As construction booms, LA's building-trade unions are stepping up recruitment in the inner city, where many new hires are former gang members. The LA Times explores a trend that's turning traditionally white, fraternal outfits like the pipefitters, sheet-metal workers and even Teamsters into majority minority—and, in some cases, majority...