A crime boss known as ‘Wicked’ nearly destroyed a notorious L.A. gang
Ezequiel Romo’s gang had plagued Panorama City for decades. Named after Blythe Street — a short thoroughfare flanked…
O.C. gang members convicted of murder while carrying out armed robbery for Mexican Mafia
Two members of an Orange County street gang were found guilty of murdering a man while attempting to…
LA’s Rival Gangs Form “Super Gang” Under Mexican Mafia Control
Once-bitter enemies MS-13 and 18th Street Gang have formed an unprecedented alliance across Los Angeles, creating what police…
Stabbings, lawsuits and ‘dropout’ gang chaos in California prisons
Maurice Vasquez dances in his prison cell to blaring rap music, wearing a straw hat and designer glasses.…
Teen hitmen hired for $50K to kill South Bay target plead guilty
Federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) Two teens, engaged as…
Feds go after L.A. gang linked to Mexican Mafia; 16 suspects arrested
Federal agents arrested 16 alleged members of Puente-13 — a violent San Gabriel Valley-based gang known for carrying…