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Harris County Sheriff’s OfficeGANG UNIT
Over 25,000 documented members
Concentration of gang activity in Texas
Map based on information compiled from multiple sources, showing the concentration of gang activity across
Texas. The absence of shading in a county does not necessarily indicate the absence of gang activity.
Harris County
Observations
Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, - observe his pleasures.
A man simply cannot HIDE himself.
Confucius
Gangster 101
• Important to know “diss names” to help identify the different gangs
• Slang
• Numbers exchanged for letters
Houstone – Puro Tango Blast
PTB 16 20 2
• Wide expansion due to DTO game & TDC/FED connections
• If you ain’t Blastin, you ain’t Lasting
• BLAST = Be Loyal And Stand Tall
“the 4 Horsemen”
Protection Group?
Vallucos• Major ties to RGV & Texas cities -
• DTO activity
NICKNAMES: VALLUCO
LOCATION: CAMERON, HILDALGO, STARR, and WILLACY COUNTIES. Also SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.
STARR CO. HILDAGO CO.
WILLACY CO.
CAMERON CO.
PADRE ISLAND
956
• “V” hand-sign
• 22 = letter V
• Valluco style
• “PALMAS”
BLOODS
• Located throughout Texas/Harris County
59 Bounty Hunter Bloods 282 or BHB
Bloods graffiti
B L OODS
887 887 = TTP
Tree Top Piru Bloods
Using standard phone key pad as a code.
5 2 Hoover Crips - 52HC
CRIPS - 837
Coded Gang letter
HOOVAS, Hoova Groova
Rollin 60’s
Rollin 60’s
LATIN KINGS
ALKQN
VICE LORDS
• ALVN
• People Nation
• 5 point crown/Stars
• Red Black & Gold
• Other symbols associated w/Nation
FOLK NATION
NORTENOS 14
SOUTHWEST CHOLOS• Located - Harris Co. & Texas
• Alien Smuggling - Victoria Texas
SWC X3
Southwest Cholos 5 of 8 - female
Paleta Killa
Colors:
Signs: 7400 Bissonnet - 90th Street (Beechnut)
La Primera
45 seconds initiation; Call themselves 74’s or 90’s
90st - LP
LP Hand SignWhite Rag
Rival – Diss terms
LPK – La Primera Killer – La Paleta Killer
PK - Paleta Killer
MSK – Mierda Seca Killer – Mara Salvatrucha Killer
CK – Crip Killer
BPK – Brown Pride Killer
SURENOS - SUR13
Flea Market
California Surenos
• Received national attention by traveling & fighting in Mid East conflict.
• Worldwide reach
• Mexicanemi (Texas Mexican Mafia)
• California Mexican Mafia “Black hand”
• Working relationship
Mara Salvatrucha 13
• International connections
• Extremely violent
• BESTIA – Train
• Refer to the gang as “the Beast”
MS-13
Blue – White
Barrio Eighteen Street – 18th
• BEST
• Black/Grey
• Raiders
LA TERCERA CRIPS - LTC
Location: all 5 county districts
Graffiti
• Gangs: recruitment, intimidation, claiming area/territory
• Generally crude with little artistic ability
• Message is MORE important than style!
• Gang message takes priority over the individual
Graffiti
• Taggers: Art is NOT a Crime.
• Fame, recognition, status among peers
Some degree of artistic abilitymulti-colored, bubble letters
Drug Trafficking Org.
• Local gang connection to move Drugs, Guns Currency & Human cargo
• Loose connection, not long term or rigid contract
• Military tactics, counter surveil, Convoy discipline
• Technology is HUGE with these groups
DTO’s
Altars - prayer cards
Cartel presence in Texas
• CDG – Gulf Cartel
• Zetas – Los Z
• Sinaloa – CDS
• Narco Culture
• Entertainment Industry
Open Source
Blog De Narco
Borderland Beat
Bandidos
• Locations: Texas & USA
• Lone star Rally & the ROT /Austin
Social Media
• 13 – XIII – X3
• Trece – 3CE
• Learn each search platform, experiment w/lingo that you have obtained via Interviews or other methods.
• Using BLVD3CE I was able to find...
• Jose BLVD3CE Gonzales
This is a known nickname of the SWC 13 gang
Officer Safety
• If you fail to prepare, Prepare to Fail
• Do your homework before your home visit, warrant service, Interview, etc.
BE AWARE…!
Research methods
• Interviews – CHS
• TLO – CLEAR
• Local databases
• Network w/other agencies
• Internet FB Twitter Instagram - Gold Mine!
• Lingo particular to certain gangs!
Gang card
• Does your agency allow it?
• Training for good interviews?
• Mentor program
• Good interview is broken down into 2 parts
• (what I need – what I want)
• *Prosecution Enhancement*
Gang Associations
• Tx Gang Inv Assoc (TGIA.net)
• Tx Violent Gang Task Force
Burman, Michelle (michelle.burman@texasattorneygeneral.gov)
C O N T A C T S
W. Allen RoushHarris County Sheriff’s Office
Gang Intelligence Unit
Warner.Roush@Sheriff.hctx.net
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