Transcript Gangs of Pueblo Presentation

Pueblo Gangs
Mark A. Salazar
Gang Awareness
Gangs
Nation wide FBI estimates
800,000 gang members.
30,000 violent street, motorcycle & prison
gangs.
Gangs
2005 National Gang Threat Assessment
Noted growing connection between gangs
In Mexico as well as Russian organized
crime & Asian criminal groups
Gang Awareness
Colorado is prime real estate for gangs
I-25/I-70 major routes for
Trafficking Guns
Drugs
Immigrants
Gang Awareness
New breed of gangs more savvy
Computer use technology of cell phones
To avoid wire taps
Internet is used to contact information on
witnesses who may testify against them
Why Gangs Form
Family/Belonging
Neighborhood/ Peer Pressure
Protection
Media Influence
Acceptance
Basic needs not being met
Gang Activities
Graffiti
Assaults
Vandalism
Auto theft
Robberies
Intimidation
Graffiti
A form of communication
Newspaper of the streets
Challenges
Warnings
Roll calls
First sign of Gangs in area
Gang Behaviors
Change in clothing
Hand signs
Tattoos & Branding
Withdrawing from family,schools etc…
Change in terminology, music & friends
Drugs, Alcohol & falsehoods.
Gang Culture
Street Gangs
High Profile
Loose Knit
Younger
Limited Experience
Little experience with legal system
Age out process
Gang Culture
Prison Gangs
Secretive
Tighter knit
16 & older
Highly Structured
Career Criminals
Blood in Blood Out/ Lifetime commitment
Colorado Gang Members
12,741 Members statewide according to CBI
Doesn’t include associates or suspects
110 different gangs in Denver or Aurora
18% of Denver homicides gang related
Gang Unit 50 staff
Longmont 13 gangs 400 members
Greeley 500 members
Current Numbers
Currently there are about 8278 identified STG
inmates under DOC supervision (of 22,000 total
or 1/3 of the population)
In addition, there are identified STG inmates
on Discharge (History) status
Of the 8278, approximately:
2929 are identified as MEMBERS
3200 are identified as SUSPECTS
2000 are identified as ASSOCIATES
Pueblo Gangs
Los Carnales/East Side Dukes
Young Crowd
West Side Chicos
Nortenos-Varrio Norteno Boys
Kelly Park Crips
Latin Ace
Ak’s
Pueblo Gangs
BPSL
Insane Clown posse/ISP
Southside Puro Chicano Crips
21st Crips
8Ball
West Side United Crips
South Side Brown Table
Rivalries
Crips
Bloods
Los Carnales/ESD
Latin Aces
People/Vice Lords
Folks/GD’s
Skinheads
Minority Gangs
School
Of
Hard
Knocks
32 years
36 years
Life without
parole
Life without
parole
48 years
6 years
32 years
Life without
parole
7 years
16 years
Fallen
Soldiers
Victims of the
Game
Gang Prevention
Listen , be RESPECTFUL=one on one’s
Training, yourself & kids
Sharing information
Knowing identifiers
Be role model
Teach perils of “The Vida Loca” Prison,
Death, Branded (Cradle to Grave)