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Oklahoma City Gangs Presented by: Frank Alberson Gang Intervention Specialist with Effective Transitions Inc. Slide 2 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 Slide 3 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 Slide 4 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. Slide 5 Little Rascals Three or more individuals who meet on a regular basis. Claim a geographical location. Engage in delinquent and criminal behavior Slide 6 Why Join Gangs? Lack of parental supervision Lack of a parent( Mother or Father) Quick and easy money A need to belong Respect ETC Slide 7 Who joins Gangs? Adolescents (ages 12-17) Whites Blacks Browns Boys Girls Everyone can be a victim to GANGS Slide 8 What Gangs do we Have? Westside 90s Crips Hard Hoova Crips Shotgun Crips Playboy Gangsta Crips Rollin 60 Crips Murder 1 Culver City Cruiser Southtown Barrio Rollin 20s Crips 24K Crips Prince Hall Village Outlaw 30s Bloods 456 Piru Blood Juaritos South Side Locos Grande Barrio Central Slide 9 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. Slide 10 Rollin Sixty Crips Are a love set of Westside 90s Started in 1966 in L.A. (Tiequan Andrew Cox) Slide 11 Rollin 90 Crip Favor the color baby blue Wear Tennessee Titans, North Carolina San Diego Chargers Slide 12 132 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. Slide 13 107 Hoova Crips Wear orange and blue. Some will carry a crown royal sack. Diss: Snoova Do not get along with 90s, 60s or shotgun, or blood sets. 107 comes from 10700 block of Hoover Street in Los Angeles Slide 14 Blood Enemies with Crips. Blood was a commonly used word among African- American soldiers in Veitnam. Started in California around the same time as crips. Diss: Slob, eating at BK. Damu is swahili for blood Slide 15 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. Slide 16 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 Slide 17 Juaritos Use XIV or 14 14 th letter of the alphabet is N for Norteno or northerner. Diss: Doritos, or Fritos. Slide 18 South Side Loco (SSL) Use number 13 or XIII. M, is the 13 th letter of the alphabet. Are always recruiting. Largest Hispanic gang in Oklahoma City. Slide 19 Graffiti Slide 20 Slide 21 Gang members from MWC and the Panic Zone Slide 22 Hard Hoover Criminal Gansters Wear orange and blue, Broncos and Astros Slide 23 Tenth Street Playaz Slide 24 Throwing up BK Slide 25 Shotgun Crip Slide 26 Game Tight Clicc Slide 27 Slide 28 Hoover and Game Tight Clicc Slide 29 O.G. HK from Murder1 (Blood set) Slide 30 WS 60 Crip Slide 31 Bk blood killa Slide 32 Gangs use drugs and violence to obtain what they want Slide 33 Gangs know no color, they may align over racial barriers however every ethnicity has some form of organized crime or gang activity. Slide 34 South Side Locos Slide 35 Southside locos Slide 36 Southside Slide 37 SSL gals Slide 38 SSL Slide 39 Slide 40 Slide 41 Southside Locos Slide 42 Note the number 13 and the Black and grey colors, Slide 43 SSL Slide 44 Southside Locos and most hated crew Slide 45 Slide 46 Grand Barrio Central (GBC) Uses the Numbers 23 and wears red and blue, occasionally gray. Its the largest gang in the Oklahoma County Juvenile detention center. Slide 47 Bloods, that not cigarette smoke either. Slide 48 Bloods May wear Pittsburg Pirates or 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 cs to signify crip killer, example: Ckrab Blood Gangs in OKC: Murda1,Bounty Hunter Blood Monsta Block, 456 Piru. IFG 77 Block, Slide 49 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 Slide 50 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!