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Avenues (gang), the Glossary

The Avenues, also known as Avenidas or AVE's, is a Mexican/Mexican American criminal street gang mostly in Los Angeles County, California.^[1]

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1920s establishments in California
Latino street gangs
Organizations established in the 1920s
Sureños

Arms trafficking

Arms trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms, explosives, and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transnational criminal organizations.

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Assault

An assault is the illegal act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so.

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Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Burglary

Burglary, also called breaking and entering (B&E) and housebreaking, is the act of illegally entering a building or other areas without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offence.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant.

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Cocaine

Cocaine (from, from, ultimately from Quechua: kúka) is a tropane alkaloid that acts as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant.

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Cypress Park, Los Angeles

Cypress Park is a densely populated neighborhood of 10,000+ residents in Northeast Los Angeles, California.

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Eagle Rock, Los Angeles

Eagle Rock is a neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles, abutting the San Rafael Hills in Los Angeles County, California.

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Extortion

Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit (e.g., money or goods) through coercion.

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Glassell Park, Los Angeles

Glassell Park is a neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles, California, in the San Rafael Hills.

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Hate crime

A hate crime (also known a bias crime) is crime where a perpetrator targets a victim because of their physical appearance or perceived membership of a certain social group.

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Heroin

Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the Papaver somniferum plant; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.

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Highland Park, Los Angeles

Highland Park is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, located in the city's Northeast region.

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Human trafficking

Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation.

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Illegal drug trade

The illegal drug trade, drug trafficking, or narcotrafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs.

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KABC-TV

KABC-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Los Angeles, California, United States, serving as the West Coast flagship of the ABC network.

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KCET

KCET (channel 28) is a secondary PBS member television station in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Kidnapping

In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will.

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LA Weekly

LA Weekly is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California.

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List of criminal gangs in Los Angeles

This is a list of notable criminal gangs in Los Angeles, California. Avenues (gang) and list of criminal gangs in Los Angeles are gangs in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Medellín Cartel

The Medellín Cartel (Cártel de Medellín) was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organization originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia, that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar.

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Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine (contracted from) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity.

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Mexican Mafia

The Mexican Mafia (Spanish: Mafia Mexicana), also known as La eMe (Spanish for "the M"), is a Mexican American criminal organization in the United States. Avenues (gang) and Mexican Mafia are gangs in Los Angeles.

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Motor vehicle theft

Motor vehicle theft or car theft (also known as a grand theft auto in the United States) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction.

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Murder of Stephanie Kuhen

The murder of Stephanie Kuhen (October 4, 1991 – September 17, 1995) in Los Angeles, California created significant media attention in the United States and led to crackdowns on Los Angeles street gangs.

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Racketeering

Racketeering is a type of organized crime in which the perpetrators set up a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit.

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Riverside County, California

Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California.

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Robbery

Robbery (from Old French rober ("to steal, ransack, etc."), from Proto-West Germanic *rauba ("booty")) is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear.

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San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino is a city in and the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States.

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Satanas (gang)

The Satanas Gang (AKA Ese Te Ese, or STS) is a Filipino American street gang in Southern California, founded in 1972. Avenues (gang) and Satanas (gang) are gangs in Los Angeles.

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Sinaloa Cartel

The Sinaloa Cartel (Cártel de Sinaloa, CDS, after the native Sinaloa region), also known as the Guzmán-Zambada Organization, the Federation, the Blood Alliance, or the Pacific Cartel, is a large, international organized crime syndicate based in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico that specializes in illegal drug trafficking and money laundering. Avenues (gang) and Sinaloa Cartel are gangs in Los Angeles.

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Sureños

Sureños (Spanish for Southerners)‍, also known as Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3, are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Avenues (gang) and Sureños are gangs in Los Angeles and Latino street gangs.

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Toonerville Rifa 13

Toonerville Rifa 13, also known as The Ville, is a Mexican-American street gang located in Los Angeles county. Avenues (gang) and Toonerville Rifa 13 are gangs in Los Angeles, Latino street gangs, Mexican-American culture in Los Angeles and Sureños.

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Vandalism

Vandalism is the action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.

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Witness tampering

Witness tampering is the act of attempting to improperly influence, alter or prevent the testimony of witnesses within criminal or civil proceedings.

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18th Street gang

The 18th Street Gang, also known as Eighteen St, Barrio 18, Mara 18, or simply 18 in North America, is a multi-ethnic (largely Central American and Mexican) transnational criminal organization that started as a street gang in Los Angeles. Avenues (gang) and 18th Street gang are gangs in Los Angeles, Latino street gangs, Mexican-American culture in Los Angeles and Sureños.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenues_(gang)

Also known as Avenues (43), Avenues gang, The Avenues (gang), The Avenues gang.

Avenues (gang), the Glossary

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See also

1920s establishments in California

Latino street gangs

Organizations established in the 1920s

Sureños

References