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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

Email:

holla5512@gmail.com

or

Bholland@cityofboise.org