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GANG EFFECTS ON
COMMUNITIES
NATIONAL DEC WEBINAR
OCTOBER 27, 2015
GANG DETECTIVE BRIAN HOLLAND
MISSION
•Explain gangs and their membership
•Show the expanding enterprise of
gangs (guns, narcotics, violence, and
territory)
•Define effective investigation
strategies
•Future prognosis
•Presentation Cautions
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experience
• Over 15 years overall experience working with gangs
• Parole – developed a specialized gang caseload
• Almost 8 years in a specialized gang unit
• Recognized Idaho state court and federal court gang
expert
• Idaho POST trainer on gangs
• CGIA and NWGIA member and
speaker
• Specialized in prison to street
investigations
Idaho Senate Bill 1336:
Definition of a Gang
18-8502 (1) “Criminal Gang” means an ongoing
organization, association, or group of three (3) or
more persons, whether formal or informal, that
has a common name or common identifying sign
or symbol, whose members individually or
collectively engage in or have engaged in a
pattern of criminal gang activity, having as one (1)
of its primary activities the commission of one (1)
or more of the criminal acts enumerated in
subsection (3) of this section.
BOISE POLICE DEPARTMENT - GANG UNIT
Gang Member Identification
18-8502 (2) “Criminal Gang Member” means any person who engages in a pattern of criminal gang activity and who meets 2 or more of the following:
• Admission
• Identified as
• Resides in or frequents a particular gang’s area (+)and adopts its style of dress, its use of hand signs, or its tattoos, (+)and associates with known gang members (3 parts to this section)
• Arrested more than once with identified gang members for offenses that are consistent with usual gang activity
• Identified by physical evidence – pictures/documentations
• Stopped in the company of known gang members four (4) or more times
BOISE POLICE DEPARTMENT - GANG UNIT
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Gangs
Sureno (southsider)
sureno
• Largely Hispanic
gang
• Originate from
Southern California
• Claim Blue
• Number 13, letter M
• Aligned with Mexican
Mafia
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sureno
“MM” for
Mexican
Mafia
Crossing
Swords
to make
“13s”
investigations
• “Chasing the Dragon” - Sureno Gang Organized
Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)
Started in 2013 targeting Mexican DTO
using Idaho Surenos to move meth
Approximately 9 gangs identified as
involved
2 cartels identified (Sinaloa and Zetas)
Guns / meth trade
Idaho prison infiltration
Sureno (Ocdetf)case
Results
• 15 documented gang members and associates
charged (federal and state)
• 2 gang leaders convicted
• 5 firearms and multiple pounds of meth
• Gang enhancements
• $10,000 in seizure money
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Sureno (Ocdetf)case Results
Burley/Twin Falls
Norteno (Northside)
• Largely Hispanic gang
• Originate from Northern
California
• Claim Red
• Number 14, letter N
• Aligned with Nuestra
Familia
nortenos
ENE =
Northern
Huelga
Bird
North
Star
14 Corcoran
Penn
(California)
Structure
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Blood
• Largely Black gang
• Originate from Southern California
• Primary color is RED, but associated with other colors such as Brown or Green
• Names – Piru, Damu (Swahili for “blood”) or Dawg
• Right side orientation
Right Side
Alignment
Crip
Rollin’ 60’s Neighborhood Crip
• Largely Black gang
• Originate from Southern California
• Primary color is BLUE, but associated with other colors such as purple
• Names – Cuz or Loc
• Left side orientation
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Crip
Folk Nation
• Originally a Black gang
• Originated in the Midwest
• Identify with even numbers
• Identifiers - Six pointed star, the number 6, heart with wings or horns, pitch fork pointed up, swastikas.
• Right side orientation – rag placement
• “BOS” (Brothers of the Struggle), use of 274 or 74 for BGD or GD, tats of above identifiers
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Folk Nation
People Nation
• Almighty Latin King Queen Nation – ALKQN, Almighty Vice Lord Nation
• Largely Hispanic gang originating from the east coast.
• Identify with numerous colors (i.e., yellow, gold, black, red)
• Identify with odd numbers (3 point / 5 point crown)
• Left-side orientation (rag placement)
People Nation
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Hybrid / Cross-sectional
Gangs
• Growing movement
• A hybrid gang is identified by a common name and or sign/symbol, but does not follow traditional lines of similar race, culture or identifying color.
• A hybrid gang can also include members that identify with another gang, i.e., cross sectional.
• Hybrid and cross sectional gangs offer more money making opportunities and larger power base.
Hybrid / Cross-sectional
Gangs
• Aryan Knights (AK) – Very large and oldest prison presence; Maintain
control of Maximum Security Prison
– Do not identify with a particular color except for White skin color
– Identify with numbers 1 and 11 = A and K; Also “14” and “88” = for more Aryan following members regarding Hitler’s 14 words and “Heil Hitler”
– No orientation of side regarding clothing
– Enemies: Other races, Insane Outlaws (IO), Nortenos
– Alliances: SVC, Sureno gangs, smaller Aryan groups (Psychotic Soldiers, Skinheads)
– Signs: AK, 1-11, Swastikas, lightening bolts
Aryan PRISON GANGS
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• Established in the 1960's in
San Quentin
• Aryan brotherhood is a white
prison gang
• Membership is not
automatic
• A person wanting to belong
to Aryan Brotherhood has to
prove their worthiness
Aryan
Brotherhood
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investigations
•Severely Violent Criminals (SVC) case from
2008 – 2009
Idaho prison hybrid gang with Aryan
Knight and Sureno alignment
Rise from juvenile system to large
control of adult prison system
Specialized in home invasions of local
drug dealers and illegal firearm
possession
SVC Investigation
• SVC (Severely Violent Criminals) – Large prison presence; less prison politics for larger numbers
and cater to White and Hispanic members
– Do not identify with a specific color; usually incorporate members from other affiliations (Crips, Surenos, Aryans, etc.)
– Identify with Idaho area code “208” and California penal code for Criminally Insane “5150”; Will use numbers or roman numerals for “SVC” = XIX XXII III or 19223
– No specific orientation to wearing items to a side but do have bylaws to follow
– Enemies can include Nortenos, Black gangs and Police/IDOC staff; No specific disrespect signs
– Alliances largely with Aryan Knights (AK) and certain Sureno prison sets, particularly Lost Soul Trece (LST)
– Signs include getting “blasted” (tattooed) with SVC on the body, usually large and openly displayed
SVC identifers
Dollar Signs
Burned tatts (tax)
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SVC Investigation results
• 12 felony arrests on members
• 5 Felony arrests on associates
• 7 CI’s developed
• 5 expert testimonies provided
• 7 debriefs
• Million dollar warrants for violent crime
• Multiple Search Warrants on member homes
and hangouts
• Sparked additional investigations
SVC Investigation results
• Purchased stolen firearms
• Prevented two Home Invasion Robberies
• Prevented possible shooting/murder of former
leader
• Intervened in stabbing plot
• Provided Witness Protection and Relocation
• Over 200 Hours of Surveillance completed
• SVC leader sentenced to 40 years in prison
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OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE GANGS
Laughlin
video
OMG Weapons
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OMG Weapons
Armor Piercing
Hollow Points Taken off BSMC
OMG Weapons
OMG Weapons
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CASE EVIDENCE
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IDENTIFICATION EXERCISE
Where is the gang indicator?
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The Aryan Knights use the numbers “1” and “11”” to represent their corresponding letters in the alphabet – A and K = Aryan Knight.
Contact Information
Gang Detective Brian Holland
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