In their effort to go after LA-s notorious 18th Street Gang, federal prosecutors have used the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, better known as RICO. Los Angeles Police Chief William ...

A system designed to protect state inmates who wish to leave gangs has backfired, leading to increased violence fueled by so-called 'dropout' gangs formed by prisoners who defected from other groups.

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

A long-time leader of the Rollin 60s Crips gang and self-proclaimed community activist made his first appearance in federal court after he was charged in a federal complaint that alleges he ran a vast ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An alleged leader of a Los Angeles street gang who's accused of murder, kidnapping and extortion appeared in court Thursday afternoon, a day after he posted a video declaring his ...

Alleged Los Angeles gang leader and so-called rap “godfather” Eugene Henley Jr., known as “Big U,” was named in a 43-count federal indictment accusing him of crimes including racketeering, fraud, ...

Los Angeles gang members called a truce with each other in order to help protect immigrants from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "abductions." Rating: Labeled Satire (About this rating?

Organizations that prevent gang violence in Los Angeles took to the steps of City Hall on Tuesday to show how their work has improved the safety of Angelenos. And they say that potentially losing ...

This undated booking photo released by the U.S. Attorney Office of Los Angeles shows Eugene Henley, Jr., a.k.a. "Big U". (U.S. Attorney's Office Los Angeles via AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) — An alleged ...