Gang Community Response Team
Snohomish County Regional Gang
Work Group

Three or more persons
+
Name, signs, or symbols
+
Criminal activity
=
Criminal Street Gang

Pro
Sports
NFL
Teams
Prison Gang or Nation
Gang
(e.g., Surenos)
Local
Set

MOTIVATORS FOR JOINING
CRIMINAL STREET GANGS
• Protection
• Money & Drugs
• Control of the
Environment
• Racial / Cultural
Similarities
• Common enemies
• Respect
• Acceptance by
Peers
• Loyalty and
Reward
• Recruitment
• Intimidation
• Control of Turf
“SENSE OF BELONGING”

 At School
 Outsiders visiting middle schools
 Myspace.com
 Facebook
 Boys and Girls Club
 YMCA
 Skateparks
 City Libraries

 Wanna-be: kid/hang-around who has not proven themselves to become a full fledged gang member.
 OG: Original Gangster.
 Jumped-in: Process of gang initiation
 Sexed-in: Gang initiation option available to female prospects

 Folk Nation (BGD, GD, GDN)
 Crips
 Bloods
 Asian gangs (TRG, OLB, F23)
 Hispanic gangs (Surenos, Nortenos, MS)
 Insane Clown Posse (ICP)
 Hate groups

 Gangster Disciples, Maniac Latin

Disciples, Black Gangster Disciples
Area of Origin:

 1960s / Chicago
Colors and Numbers:
 Black , Grey , & White
 274 (BGD), 74 (GD)

 Right side orientated
Rivals: People Nation

 Black P Stone Nation, Vice Lords, Latin
King Nation
 Area of Origin:
 1960s / Chicago
 Colors and Numbers:
 Black , red, yellow
 Left side orientated
 Rivals: Folk Nation

 Crips
 Area of Origin:
 Los Angeles, CA / 1960s
 Colors:
 Blue , Light Blue , Orange
 Rivals:
 Bloods
 BGD & Surenos (locally)

 Bloods
 Area of Origin:
 Los Angeles, CA / 1960s
 Colors:
 Red & Green
 Rivals:
 Crips

 Surenos = “Southerners” in Spanish
 Area of Origin:
 South of Bakersfield, CA
 1960s
 La Eme (Mexican Mafia)
 Color and number
 Blue, Black, and Brown (depends on set)
 Number 13, X3, or XIII (18 for 18 th Street)
 Rival: Nortenos

 Nortenos = “Northerner” in Spanish
 Area of Origin:
 North of Bakersfield
 Nuestra Familia (Our Family)
 Color and Number:
 Red
 Number 14
 Rival: Surenos

 Mara Salvatrucha (MS) = “Beware the
Salvadoran gang”
 Area of Origin:
 LA area
 1980s


Colors and Number:
 Light Blue and White (El Salvadorian flag)
 Also Blue and Grey
 Number 13
Rival: Everyone…

 Tiny Rascal Gangsters (TRG), Flipside 23 (F23),
Oriental Loco Boyz (OLB), Asian Bloods, Tres
Neshso Boyz (TNB), Loco Boyz, Asian Boyz
 Area of Origin:
 LA and San Francisco areas, also Chicago and New
York
 1980s
 Colors and Number:
 Dependant of set
 Rival: corresponding rival gangs

 INSANE CLOWN POSSE – ICP
 Males – Juggalos
 Females – Juggaletts
 Gang?
 Gang set vs Family
 Rivals:
 Depends upon location

Extremist / Aryan “Gangs”
• Skinheads
Skinheads
•White supremacist groups
•Neo-Nazi
•Anti-gay
•Anti-immigrant
•Militaristic, anarchist

Extremist / Aryan “Gangs”
• Peckerwoods
Peckerwoods
•White supremacist
•Neo-Nazi
•Identifiers:
•Woody woodpecker
•Swastikas and other
•Nazi symbols
•Letters PW or APW
•Numbers 88, 16, 23

Extremist / Aryan “Gangs”
• Hammerskins
Hammerskins
•Neo-Nazi, etc.
•Name comes from a Pink
Floyd song on The Wall
•Identifiers:
•Crossed Hammers
•Confederate flags
•Nazi symbols: swastikas, iron cross, Celtic cross
•HFFH
•Otherwise similar to
Skinheads

What sets and how to ID?

Hispanic gangs
Santa Muertes Surenos MS13 (PLS)
Sureno Villains
South Side Surenos
South Side Criminals
MS13 (LKS)
18 th Street (Surenos)
Brown Pride Soldiers
Brown Pride
La Familia
Vatos Locos Surenos
Little Valley Locetos
South Side Locos
Wetback Power
North Side Locos (14)
North Side Pride (14)
Florencia 13 (NHD)
Mexican Pride Surenos
South Side 13
Southside Latin Kings
South Central Kings
Des Madrosos
Southland Villains
South Side Tokers
West Side Queens
Brown Side Raza
Evergreen Flats
Cold Blooded Loco Salvachukas (CBLS
– MS 13)
Traditional Black Gangs
West Covina Crips 99 Acez (Folk)
East Side Piru
74 Hoover Crips
900 Blk Bloods
116 th Street Bloods
83 Gangster Crips
Pacific Islander Bloods
Loony Goons (LG)
Goon Squad Crips
Rollin’ 60s Crips
Miscellaneous Gangs
Outta Control Hustlers
Native Gangster Crips
Native Son Bloods
Waco Boyz
Black Out Mafia
Insane Clown Posse (multiple “families”)
Flipside 23
Asian Bloods
Loco Boyz
Asian Boyz
Asian Gangs
Oriental Loco Boyz
Tiny Rascal Gangsters
Tres Nissho Boys

Nor
Sur
Sur
C B
Sur
Sur
BP
Jug C
C
B
Sur
B
AG
Sur
C
AG
B
MS
MS
Jug
C
Sur
GD
Sur
B
Sur
GD AG
MS
Nor
Sur
GD
B
B
Jug
AG
C
B
Sur
GD
Sur
BP
Nor
Sur
C
Asian Gangs = AG
ICP = Jug
BGD = GD
Nortenos = Nor
MS 13 = MS
Crips = C
Bloods = B
Brown Pride = BP
Surenos = Sur

 Clothing items
 Tattoos
 Hand signs
 Graffiti
 Artwork

 Clothing Colors
 Jewelry
 Backpacks
 Cholo Style
 Grooming
 Brands
 Belts

Model Dress Code includes:
 Old English Writing
 Colored Shoe Laces
 Hats
 Bandanas
 Socks up/Shorts Over
 Long belts
 Shaved eyebrows

Gang identification – Hand Signs

 Stabbings
 Shootings
 Robbery
 Blunt force injuries
 Rape
 Domestic Violence Incidents
 Child Assaults

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Suspects may go to the location where they believe victim is being treated.
If injuries requiring medical care were the result of gang conflict, be mindful that both sides of the same conflict may respond to the same location.

 What are the 3 elements of gang membership per the RCW?
 A. Tattoos, 5 members, guns
 B. 3+ members, common identifier, criminal activity
 C. 3+ members, common household, regular meetings

 Of the following symbols, which is associated/ integrated into gang artwork/tattoos
A.
B.
C.

 Displays or produces specific artwork or gang symbols on school books, clothing, walls.
 Has unexplained injuries consistent with a physical altercation.
 Has unexplained cash, clothing, jewelry or high-end electronics.
 Feels the need to carry some type of weapon.

 Shows interest in a particular color and dislike for another.
 Insists on wearing specific logos or particular types of clothing.
 Use of unusual hand signals to communicate with friends.
 New or unusual interest in gang influenced music, videos, movies or web sites.

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Won’t let you view their social sites or cell phone.
 Exhibits negative behaviors not common with that child.

 Get involved in the lives of the kids in your community, show you are interested in their daily activities.
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Know your own child’s friends. Meet with them and possibly their parents. Friends who do not want to meet you have something to hide.
 Have your child active during and after school, whether it be a school function or a community based facility or event.

 Be a good role model and mentor. Kids learn and follow based on their environment.
 Set limits and restrictions in regards to phones, curfew and the internet.
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REMEMBER!...You are the adult! You’re not alone. Seek help and resources, there are many services out there to assist.

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INFORMATION SHARING –
 Snohomish County Regional Gang Meeting
 Regional School Resource Officers Meeting
PREVENTION / INTERVENTION –
 Gang Community Response Team
SURPRESSION –
 Education of local law enforcement
PUBLIC AWARENESS –
 Gang awareness training (schools)

Gang Community Response Team
(G-CRT)
 Are you ready to help your community?
Leave us a message with your contact information at 425-388-6666
 http://www.wevaluekids.org/gangs
Ann Gifford
Director of Community Partnerships, SCSO
425-388-3393

Officer Sunny Taylor
Everett Police Department
Gang Resource Officer
Desk # (425) 257-7496
Cell # (425) 754-4568
Sutaylor@ci.everett.wa.us