Pueblo Gangs Mark A Salazar Gang Awareness Gangs

Pueblo Gangs Mark A. Salazar

Gang Awareness

Gangs Nation wide FBI estimates 800, 000 gang members. 30, 000 violent street, motorcycle & prison gangs.

Gangs 2005 National Gang Threat Assessment Noted growing connection between gangs In Mexico as well as Russian organized crime & Asian criminal groups

Gang Awareness Colorado is prime real estate for gangs I-25/I-70 major routes for Trafficking Guns Drugs Immigrants

Gang Awareness New breed of gangs more savvy Computer use technology of cell phones To avoid wire taps Internet is used to contact information on witnesses who may testify against them

Why Gangs Form Family/Belonging Neighborhood/ Peer Pressure Protection Media Influence Acceptance Basic needs not being met

Gang Activities Graffiti Assaults Vandalism Auto theft Robberies Intimidation

Graffiti A form of communication Newspaper of the streets Challenges Warnings Roll calls First sign of Gangs in area

Gang Behaviors Change in clothing Hand signs Tattoos & Branding Withdrawing from family, schools etc… Change in terminology, music & friends Drugs, Alcohol & falsehoods.

Gang Culture Street Gangs High Profile Loose Knit Younger Limited Experience Little experience with legal system Age out process

Gang Culture Prison Gangs Secretive Tighter knit 16 & older Highly Structured Career Criminals Blood in Blood Out/ Lifetime commitment

Colorado Gang Members 12, 741 Members statewide according to CBI Doesn’t include associates or suspects 110 different gangs in Denver or Aurora 18% of Denver homicides gang related Gang Unit 50 staff Longmont 13 gangs 400 members Greeley 500 members

Current Numbers Currently there about 8278 identified STG inmates under DOC supervision (of 22, 000 total or 1/3 of the population) In addition, there are identified STG inmates on Discharge (History) status Of the 8278, approximately: 2929 are identified as MEMBERS 3200 are identified as SUSPECTS 2000 are identified as ASSOCIATES

Pueblo Gangs Los Carnales/East Side Dukes Young Crowd West Side Chicos Nortenos-Varrio Norteno Boys Kelly Park Crips Latin Ace Ak’s

Pueblo Gangs BPSL Insane Clown posse/ISP Southside Puro Chicano Crips 21 st Crips 8 Ball West Side United Crips South Side Brown Table

Rivalries Crips Bloods Los Carnales/ESD Latin Aces People/Vice Lords Folks/GD’s Skinheads Minority Gangs

School Of Hard Knocks

32 years

36 years

Life without parole

48 years

6 years

32 years

Life without parole

7 years

16 years

Fallen Soldiers

Victims of the Game

Gang Prevention Listen , be RESPECTFUL=one on one’s Training, yourself & kids Sharing information Knowing identifiers Be role model Teach perils of “The Vida Loca” Prison, Death, Branded (Cradle to Grave)