Los Solidos
Los Solidos is a Puerto Rican street gang started in the early 1990s and based in Hartford, Connecticut. The gang also operates in other northeastern cities e.g. Springfield, Massachusetts. [1][2]
History
Los Solidos was founded by Lawrence Beauvais from the remains of two other gangs that merged to help defend themselves against larger gangs such as the Latin Kings.[3] Following the 1993-1994 feud with the Latin Kings, the President of the Puerto Rican street gang, Jorge Rivera, was given 13 concurrent life sentences for four murders, drug trafficking, and other offenses which subsequently severely disrupted gang activities and operations.[4][5] Then in the early 2000s the gang began regrouping, reforming and in 2008 was featured on an episode of Gangland. In January 2008, high-ranking member Trevis "Bones" Dailey was arrested[6] for the murder of a rival gang member while on parole for the homicide of a Latin Kings member in 1994. Then in 2015 dozens of members were arrested in a sweep on various gang-related charges involving weapons and drug sales.[7] In 2016 Los Solidos member Angel Carrasquillo was sentenced to 80 years [8][9][10] for a double murder over drug sales in Solidos territory. As of 2019 the Los Solidos are still very active[11] on the streets of Hartford, Connecticut, Springfield, Massachusetts and throughout the northeast United States with a growing presence as a result of its members some high ranking being released from long term incarceration trafficking weapons, drugs and promoting prostitution and other violent gang-related activities. March of 2020 a member of Los Solidos plead guilty in federal court to drugs and weapons charges then on April 8th, 2020 several additional members were arrested and charged with drug trafficking, distribution and weapons charges stemming from early morning joint FBI, Hartford Police task force raids across the city.
References
- ^ "Information on Los Solidos Gang". www.segag.org. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ "Los Solidos". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ Singer, Merrill. The Face of Social Suffering: The Life History of a Street Drug Addict.
- ^ "Los Solidos Gang Leader Sentenced To 13 Life Terms".
- ^ Writer, MARK PAZNIOKAS; Courant Staff. "LOS SOLIDOS FOUNDER JAILED FOR 15 MORE YEARS". courant.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Writer, TINA A. BROWN; Courant Staff. "MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER WAS TIED TO GANG KILLING". courant.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ https://fox61.com/2015/06/16/29-arrested-in-hartfords-south-end-for-gang-related-charges/amp/
- ^ OWENS, DAVID. "Los Solidos Drug Dealer Gets 80 Years In Hartford Double Murder". courant.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Connecticut-man-gets-80-years-in-double-shooting-11773999.php
- ^ https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xv9yk0
- ^ Writer, MATT BURGARD; Courant Staff. "POLICE SAY LOS SOLIDOS GANG MAKING COMEBACK". courant.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
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