Crips are a Los Angeles-based street gang notorious for involvement in several illegal activities. These activities involve auto theft, extortion, robbery, fraud, assault, burglary, drug dealing, and ...

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Peace is brewing in parts of San Diego between decades-long sworn enemies the Crips and the Bloods. Veterans from both gangs hope that dialogue will trump threats and badly needed resources will ...

Even in the cutthroat world of Los Angeles street gangs, the saying associated with one Crips faction stands out as cold-blooded: “You ain’t a Rollin’ 60 ‘til you kill a 60.” The Rollin’ 60s ...

Markus Dowdy was sentenced Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, to 42 years in prison. He is seen on surveillance footage from inside the America's Best Wings in Silver Spring firing shots at a man in November 2023 ...

A federal grand jury indictment returned this week against accused gang leader Eugene “Big U” Henley revealed new details about the reach of his alleged “mafia-like organization” and the celebrities ...

Skip Bayless suggested there are questions surrounding whether Ja Morant is a member of a gang. On FS1’s “Undisputed” on Monday, Bayless said that he had NBA connections who question whether Morant, ...

The Bloods is a notorious LA-based street gang involved in various crimes, including drug trafficking, theft, assault, burglary, and even murder. Most of its members are African American. Furthermore, ...