Information contained in this newsletter has

Information contained in this newsletter has
been assembled from the most recent intelligence files of the New Jersey Department of
Corrections. The material that follows is for
training purposes only.
This and future issues will focus on the eight
(8) security threat groups currently recognized
by the New Jersey Department of Corrections
and the New Jersey Gang Investigators Association.
What is a gang?
Intelligence & Technology
The definition of a gang as adopted by New Jersey’s 2C
Criminal Code identifies a gang as: “Criminal street gang”
means three (3) or more persons associated in fact. Individuals are associated apply; (a) self-proclamation; (b) witness
testimony or official statement; (c) written or electronic correspondence; (d) paraphernalia or photographs: (e) tattoos;
(f) clothing or colors; (g) any other indcia of street gang activity.
Gangs are utilizing social media. YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, etc. are all part of the network and wensites like
hoodup.com where gangs are expanding their influence,
criminal activity and memberships.
Gangs in New Jersey
Over the last decade law enforcement has witnessed a majority shift of gang membership from one “Super Gang”, the
Almighty Latin King & Queen Nation to another “Super
Gang”, the Bloods. Although the Latin Kings are not dormant
by any means, the Bloods have surpassed their public membership, criminality and violence.
Gangs are found in
every county in the
state and a presence is apparent in
nearly every municipality.
What
does this mean?
No community is
safe from recruiting
attempts and violence.
Long
Branch as we all
know has more
than one gang, and
recently the activities have become very violent.
Gangs
“Once found principally in large cities, violent street gangs now
affect public safety, community image, and quality of life in communities of all sizes in urban, suburban, and rural areas. No region of the United States is untouched by gangs. Gangs affect
society at all levels, causing heightened fears for safety, violence, and economic costs.” National Gang Threat Assessment 2005
Technology is empowering gangs to move beyond their juriddiction and request resourcesfrom similar gang sets. One
Blood member Facebook page in Camden, was linked to
serveral other Blood gang members throughout the country,
including, Florida, Texas, Alabama, California and Detroit.
Gang Identification Criteria (must have 2)
1. Self admission
2. Gang tattoo
3. Possession of gang paraphernalia
4. Information from a law enforcement agency
5. Information during a DOC investigation
6. Correspondence from other inmates or outside bangers
7. Gang group photography
8. Other
These are the are criteria that
the Department of Corrections uses to determine if an inmate
is part of a gang.
The Top 8 Threat Groups &
Gangs Designated by
NJ Department of Corrections
These are the current eight designated gangs that have
been classified as a Security Threat Group:
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1. Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation
2. Bloods
3. Crips
4. Prison Brotherhood of Bikers
5. Five Percent Nation
6. Netas
7. East Coast Aryan Brotherhood
8. State Prison Skinheads
People
P eople & Folks
Knowing the Signs
There are two (2) “Nations” of gangs;
People and Folk. Within the nations there
are gangs that identify with them.
PEOPLE
The People Nation reprsent on their LEFT
Side or LEFT Hand.
They identify with the number 5 and use
the 5 point crown star.
Bloods and Latin Kings are Nation Gangs.
“5 Point Star, Pitch Fork (down), 5 Poppin’
Droppin”
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Folks
The Folk Nation represent on their RIGHT
Side or RIGHT Hand.
They identify with the number 6 and the
use of the 6 point crown/star.
Crips are a Folk Nation Gang
PEOPLE
The Almighty Latin
King/Queen Nation
(ALKQN)
Gangs that relate:
Almighty Latin King & Queen
Nation (ALKON)
Bloods (BL)
Netas (NETAS)
Vice Lords (VLO)
People Nation gangs
traditionally “reps” to
the left however some
East Coast Bloods
bang to the right. You
will see BL dow paw
burns, colored bandanas or a pant leg
rolled on the left side.
FOLK
Gangs that relate:
Black Ganster Disciples
Crips
Gansta Disciples
Latin Disciples
Satan Disciples
Folk National gang members rep to the right.
Is considered by many in the
New Jersey law enforcement
community to have one of the
highest levels of organization
and violence, which can only be
compared to that of the Organized Crime Families of the Mafia.
On a side noted, both the Mafia and Latin Kings started/organized in Chicago.
Latin Kings emerged in New Jersey in 1993-1994, and has
since spread to all counties of the state. Membership into the
Latin Kings is achieved by memorizing the gang’s “Lessons”
which include the history, the five points of the crown, three
colors, five senses, and other gang rules.
The lessons are numbered 1-35, but are sometimes found in
un-numbered fashion called the “flow.” Full membership is
attained after the completion of four (4) steps:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Observation (3 Months)
Five Alive (3 Months)
Probation (3 Months)
Crown King/Queen (3 Months)
Luis Felipe
AKA
King Blood
Quick history; Latin
Kings began as a
street gang in Chicago
in the early 1940’s. At
that
time,
ethnic
groups created street
gangs as a means to protect themselves, their neighborhoods and their families. Latin Kings emerged as the biggest
and most violent. However, they were first known as Latino
Nobles, Royal Kings and Reyes Latinos.
First evidence of the Latin Kings here on the east was in
1986, when an inmate named Luis Felipe, incarcerated in a
New York State Prison established the gang. Felipe was convicted in 1984 of manslaughter and sent to the New York
State’s Collins Correctional Facility.
He started the Latin Kings in prison to help protect the Hispanic inmates from the African American gang known as the
Five Percenters. Felipe was able to organize the Latin Kings
because at the tender age of 14 he became a full member of
the gang back in Chicago.
Felipe wrote a “Manifesto” while
creating the gang in prison, which
is very detailed on his days back in
Chicago and gives a concise guide
to live by, which includes the
“Lessons.” Shortly after Felipe
started the gang in New York, two
inmates; Pedro Millan and Nelson
Millet, both in Connecticut prisons
started Latin King Gangs.
In 1992, Millan, formed the Almighty Latin Chapter Nation
(ALCN). A very bloody and violent war ensued between Felipe’s group and Millan. In 1996, Felipe was convicted on an
18 count indictment including two murders and four attempted murders. All his orders were directed to outside Latin
King members via letters Felipe wrote while in prison using
a code. He is now sentenced to life in solitary confinement.
Becoming a Latin King
Besides the 1-35 Lessons, 5-points of the crown, 3-colors
and 5-senses, each new member must know the Code of
Kingism, the doctrine of ALKQN highlights the three stages
of life.
The Primitive Stage: The stage where the King Warrior acts
on impluse.
The Conservative Stage: Also known as thr “mummy”
stage. Maturity, gets married, devotes himself to a Queen and
has children.
The New King Stage: The stage of awareness and decision.
You learn the values of work, life and brotherhood.
Prayers/Pledges of the Latin Kings
Opening prayer: “Almighty Prayer”
Almighty Father and to out departed brothers and sisters,
New York and Chicago; who are all up to this very day and
forevermore still loved. Amor de Rey! King Name, Tribe, Area
All members are given the title of King or Queen before their
first name. The area from where they are from is the tribe.
He who knows, and knows what he knows, is a wise
man, Listen to Him!
He who knows, and does not know that he knows, is
asleep, Wake Him Up!
He who does not know, and knows that he does not
know wants to learn, Teach Him!
He who does not know, and does not know that he doest
not know, is a fool, Avoid Him!
Latin Kings; Colors & Markings
AMOR DE REY
UNIVERSAL
MANIFESTO
VIOLATION
TOS
Key Word & Phrases
ALKQN
ALKIN
360*
BOS
Opening to Latin King Letter (Written on gold paper with black
ink)
“I come to you with my right first making the sign of the
almighty crown and hitting my heart as a representation of
my willingness to die for you.”
Alliances and Rivals
The Latin Kings have created an alliance with the Neta gang.
In and outside of New Jersey prisons these two violent gangs
have been assisting each other in assaulting correctional officers, police officers, and in effect have doubled the overall
size of the gang.
Crimes and Drugs
Black represents the solid dominant color of the universe,
the brave and the bold, the darkness of the immense night.
It represents “People of One Idea, one body, mind and soul,
the Alpha and the Omega.”
Gold represents the fabulous brilliant Sun at its highest
peak: the splendoring glow of hope in the oppressed People,
the brilliance of the mind and the solid unity in strength, love
and sacrifice.
Lion is another big symbol of the Latin Kings. It represents
the top, leader and strength.
The Latin Kings are known for violent crimes; including drug
deals, kidnapping, sex slaves, prostitution and murder. New
Jersey has used the RICO (Racketeering Influenced Criminal
Organization) statutes to prosecute these gang members.
The United Blood Nation
(UBN) or as it is most widely
known as, “Bloods”, is a gang that
has been known to law enforcement in our area for many years.
Fractions of this gang which are
called “sets” by Blood gang members have been identified in some
suburban and most urban areas of
New Jersey. However, they were
first observed in the prisons and
county jails in New Jersey.
Bloods in New Jersey have gained prominence in our state
correctional facilities and on the streets as a major gang
whose members commit violent acts against rival gang members, law enforcement and the general public.
Bloods use a code to communicate:
Crab = Crip gang member
Burger = Latin King gang member
Vampire = Neta gang member
Salami = Muslim
Dog or Dawg = Blood gang member
OG = Original Gangster
000 = Blood
031 = I got love for you dog
999 = Snitch
Scooby Dog = Dog or Blood
Eat Food = Draw an enemy’s blood
Food - Traget
CK - Crip Killer
Ruby red = girlfriend
In addition to the Blood Codes listed above, gang members
use the alphabetical breakdown as well. These codes flip the
letters to the opposite letter. Letters 1-13 reflect 14-26 respectively.
When Blood members want to show disrespect to rival gang
Crips, they will call them “Crabs” or slash out the “C” in their
tags.
Three of the largest sets of the Bloods in our area are MOB;
Money Over Bitches, Brick City Brims and Sex, Money, Murder.
History of the Bloods
The gang started in Los Angeles during the 1970’s and has
gained national attention as one of the largest and most violent gangs in the United States. The Bloods actually evolved
from its chief rival gang, the “Crips”. The rivalry has continued
not only in California, but virtually everywhere the two gangs
have established a foothold in
this country.
It is now estimated that the
Bloods have over 100,000
members in hundreds of sets.
The official gang color is red,
and while this gang was originally composed of African
American males, these have
been Hispanic and Caucasian
members identified.
In our region, the first Blood
sets were reported at Rikers
Island, New York City Department of Corrections, in July
1993. At that time the Latin Kings with their principle ally, the
Netas, were the dominant gangs at the jail. They controlled
all the contraband, use of telephones and television viewing
at the facility. The balance of power shifted in 1998 when the
Blood gained enough strength to seize the upper hand and
now they are the dominant gang
BLODDS IN NEW JERSEY
In the New Jersey Department of Corrections Bloods gang
members were first identified at Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility in July of 1998.
At that time a total of 47 inmates identified as Bloods, Latin
Kings and Netas were involved in a large scale disturbance
in the recreation yard. The investigators determined that the
Latin Kings and Netas had joined forces against the Bloods,
who had started to recruit members in an attempt to establish
a power base within the facility.
Organizational Structure
As stated, the Bloods are broken down into splintered factions or “sets”. This lends to an overall lack of established hierarchy and set organizational structure. It is believed that
with the continued proliferation of this gang, a more formalized rank structure will evolve. Most “sets” act independently
from each other. All sets attempt to have an established hierarchy. Some current leadership ranks are: Godfather,
OOOG, OOG, OG and G.
Becoming a Member & Initiation
Potential members must endure 31 seconds of beating from
one or more members of the gang. Other methods of initiation include slashing a random individual or rival gang member, giving them a “buck-fifty” worth of stiches on the face.
Shootings, kidnapping and rape are also accepted initiation
chores for some sets. Female gang members must endure
similar beatings or a “sex-in” from one or more gang members.
Word of caution
Some members of the
Bloods like to tattoo themselves with the New Jersey
Devil’s Logo from the National Hockey League.
Last week I was at the KMart store in West Long
Branch and the young male
clerk had a huge NJ Devils
logo tattooed on his forearm.
I asked him what he thought
about Martin Brodeur (arguably the best goalkeeper in the
history of the Devils) and the clerk looked at me and said
who?
Ok, I would give him a second chance. So I asked if he liked
the defense that Bryce Salvador (captain of the NJ Devils)
played, and the clerk said he hates the Jets and does not
watch their games.
When I questioned this young clerk I never stated that
Brodeur or Salvador played for the Devils, as any true fan
would have known that.
Next Week:
Crips
East Coast Aryan Brotherhood
Five Percent Nation
Neta
“It's so easy for a kid to join a gang, to do
drugs... we should make it that easy to be
involved in football and academics.”
Snoop Dogg
“What people don't understand is joining a gang ain't
bad, it's cool, it's fine. When you in the hood, joining a
gang it's cool because all your friends are in the gang,
all your family's in the gang. We're not just killing people
every night, we're just hanging out, having a good time.”
Snoop Dogg
Grapes are a symbol used by Crips.
He then wanted personal information from me to complete
my order, such as a phone number, address. I politely declined to provide that information as I was paying with cash.
Just another example of how we need to protect ourselves,
our identity and to be alert of who you are dealing with. I’m
not saying that this clerk was a criminal or had any criminal
intentions, but the tattoo of the NJ Devils is not something a
non-fan would get, unless he was associated with another
faction. However, I was not going to take a chance.
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Long Branch
Public Schools
Administration
Michael Salvatore, Ph.D
Superintendent
Alvin L. Freeman
Assistant Superintendent
JanetLynn Dudick
District Administrator for Personnel
Peter E. Genovese III
School Business Administrator & Board Secretary
Nancy L. Valenti
Assistant Business Administrator &
Assistant Board Secretary
Board of Education
Lucille M. Perez - President
Bill Dangler - Vice President
Mary L. George
Avery W. Grant
Michele Critelli
Armand R. Zambrano, Jr.
James N. Parnell
Allan Menkin
Donald C. Covin