Transcript Oklahoma City Gangs - Effective Transitions, Incorporated

Oklahoma City Gangs
Presented by:
Frank Alberson
Gang Intervention Specialist with
Effective Transitions Inc.
Background
 Grew up in Indiana, but was born in
Bridgeport, Connecticut
– Graduated from Anderson University with
degree in Criminal Justice
– I have lived in Oklahoma City since 2000
Background
 Court certified drug expert
– Methamphetamines
– Hallucinogens
– Heroin
 Came to Oklahoma six years ago
– Started as a Detention Officer I
– Detention Officer II
– Moved to Oklahoma County Juvenile Probation for
approximately 1 year.
– Now work for Effective Transitions Incorporated as a
Gang Intervention Worker
What is a Gang?
 The definition of a gang according to OJJPD is:
The terms “youth gang” and “street gang” are
commonly used interchangeably and refer to
neighborhood or street-based youth groups that are
made up substantially of individuals under the age
of 24. They must include at least three or more
members and must engage in criminal activity.
Little Rascals
 Three or more
individuals who meet
on a regular basis.
 Claim a geographical
location.
 Engage in delinquent
and criminal behavior
Why Join Gangs?
 Lack of parental supervision
 Lack of a parent( Mother or Father)
 Quick and easy money
 A need to belong
 Respect
 ETC…
Who joins Gangs?
 Adolescents (ages 12-17)
 Whites
 Blacks
 Browns
 Boys
 Girls
 Everyone can be a victim to GANGS
What Gangs do we Have?
 Westside 90’s Crips
 Rollin 20’s Crips
 Hard Hoova Crips
 24K Crips
 Shotgun Crips
 Prince Hall Village
 Playboy Gangsta Crips
 Outlaw 30’s Bloods
 Rollin 60 Crips
 456 Piru Blood
 Murder 1
 Juarito’s
 Culver City Cruiser
 South Side Loco’s
 Southtown Barrio
 Grande Barrio Central
Crips
 Wear Blue as primary
color. Some sets wear
all blue or some sets
wear blue as the main
color with other
colors.
 Are enemies with
Bloods and other
gangs.
 Profit from drug sales.
Rollin Sixty Crips
 Are a “love set” of
Westside 90’s
 Started in 1966 in L.A.
(Tiequan Andrew
Cox)
Rollin 90 Crip
 Favor the color baby
blue
 Wear Tennessee
Titans,
 North Carolina
 San Diego Chargers
132 Shot gun Crips
 Will wear dark green
and blue.
 Started in California
around 1976.
 Diss: snot gun or snot
run
 132 is a street in
Gardena, California,
where the set
originated from.
107 Hoova Crips
 Wear orange and blue.
 Some will carry a crown
royal sack.
 Diss: Snoova
 Do not get along with
90’s, 60’s or shotgun, or
blood sets.
 107 comes from 10700
block of Hoover Street in
Los Angeles
Blood
 Enemies with Crips.
 “Blood” was a commonly
used word among AfricanAmerican soldiers in
Veitnam.
 Started in California
around the same time as
crips.
 Diss: Slob, eating at BK.
 Damu is swahili for blood
Hispanic Sets
 Will also wear red or blue colors.
 Will use Roman Numerals.
 Make money selling drugs
 Run guns.
 The number 13 or XIII will tell you they are
sureno.
 The number 14 or XIV will tell you they are
Nortenos.
GBC (Grande Barrio Central 23)
 Use the number 23
 Highest population in
detention.
 Wear Red, Black and
Grey.
 Have recently split
into East and Westside
factions.
 Diss: Cornbread
Juaritos
 Use XIV or 14
 14th letter of the
alphabet is N for
Norteno or northerner.
 Diss: Doritos, or
Fritos.
South Side Loco (SSL)
 Use number 13 or
XIII.
 M, is the 13th letter of
the alphabet.
 Are always recruiting.
 Largest Hispanic gang
in Oklahoma City.
Graffiti
Graffiti
Gang members from MWC and the
Panic Zone
Hard Hoover
Criminal Gansters
 Wear orange and blue, Bronco’s and Astros
Tenth Street Playaz
Throwing up BK
Shotgun Crip
Game Tight Clicc
Game Tight Clicc
Hoover and Game Tight Clicc
O.G. HK from Murder1 (Blood set)
WS 60 Crip
“Bk” blood killa
Gangs use drugs and violence to
obtain what they want
Gangs know no color, they may
align over racial barriers however
every ethnicity has some form of
organized crime or gang activity.
South Side Loco’s
Southside locos
Southside
SSL gals
SSL
Southside Loco’s
Note the number 13 and the Black
and grey colors,
SSL
Southside Locos and most hated
crew
Grand Barrio Central (GBC)
 Uses the Numbers 23
and wears red and
blue, occasionally
gray. It’s the largest
gang in the Oklahoma
County Juvenile
detention center.
Bloods, that not cigarette smoke
either.
Bloods
 May wear Pittsburg Pirates or
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Philadelephia Phillies sports
apparel.
Also will wear anything in all
black or red
May be seen with Boston Red
Sox hats
Favor the Five point star
Add a K after c’s to signify crip
killer, example: Ckrab
Blood Gangs in OKC:
Murda1,Bounty Hunter Blood
Monsta Block, 456 Piru. IFG 77
Block,
How do I get help if I know a child
involved with gang activity?
Call or visit Effective Transitions, Inc.
245-A W. Wilshire Oklahoma City, Ok 73116
(405) 286-3900
[email protected]
Call your local police substation
or
Call the Oklahoma City Police Gang Unit Hotline: 297-1193
Conclusion……………………
Educate yourself on Gang
issues, as the saying goes,
“knowledge is power.”
Remember: Gangs are only
as strong as the community
allows them to be!