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'''The Avenues''', also known as '''Las Avenidas''', is a large [[Mexican-American]] [[street gang]] based in [[Highland Park, Los Angeles, California]]. Under the direct control of the [[Mexican Mafia]], the gang has been the target of a series of landmark prosecutions by the Federal government and by [[Los Angeles]] [[Assistant District Attorney]] [[Anthony Manzella]]. Members of the Avenues have recently been prosecuted under the [[Federal]] [[Hate Crimes]] [[Statute]] for using violence and intimidation to drive all [[African-Americans]] out of the territories it controls. Several of these trials are related in [[Tony Rafael]]'s [[true crime]] bestseller ''The Mexican Mafia''. The gang claims [[Highland Park]] and parts of [[Cypress Park]], [[Glassell Park]] and [[Eagle Rock]] as its turf. <ref>The Avenues gang's long, violent history - By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, February 22, 2008 </ref> |
'''The Avenues''', also known as '''Las Avenidas''' or '''AVE's''', is a large [[Mexican-American]] [[street gang]] based in [[Highland Park, Los Angeles, California]]. Under the direct control of the [[Mexican Mafia]], the gang has been the target of a series of landmark prosecutions by the Federal government and by [[Los Angeles]] [[Assistant District Attorney]] [[Anthony Manzella]]. Members of the Avenues have recently been prosecuted under the [[Federal]] [[Hate Crimes]] [[Statute]] for using violence and intimidation to drive all [[African-Americans]] out of the territories it controls. Several of these trials are related in [[Tony Rafael]]'s [[true crime]] bestseller ''The Mexican Mafia''. The gang claims [[Highland Park]] and parts of [[Cypress Park]], [[Glassell Park]] and [[Eagle Rock]] as its turf. <ref>The Avenues gang's long, violent history - By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, February 22, 2008 </ref> |
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Revision as of 01:07, 7 May 2008
The Avenues, also known as Las Avenidas or AVE's, is a large Mexican-American street gang based in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California. Under the direct control of the Mexican Mafia, the gang has been the target of a series of landmark prosecutions by the Federal government and by Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney Anthony Manzella. Members of the Avenues have recently been prosecuted under the Federal Hate Crimes Statute for using violence and intimidation to drive all African-Americans out of the territories it controls. Several of these trials are related in Tony Rafael's true crime bestseller The Mexican Mafia. The gang claims Highland Park and parts of Cypress Park, Glassell Park and Eagle Rock as its turf. [1]
History
The Avenues took their name from the fact that the streets in the area are called "Avenue 53," "Avenue 54."[2]. The Avenues main enemies are the Highland Park 13 and Toonerville Rifa 13
References
- ^ The Avenues gang's long, violent history - By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, February 22, 2008
- ^ http://www.glendalepolicefoundation.org/news/news.htm
See also
Source
- Tony Rafael, The Mexican Mafia, Encounter Books, 2007.