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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 18th Street or “Barrio 18,” is one of the most notorious and violent gangs in the Western Hemisphere. The group started back in ...

Federal prosecutors allege Michael Angel Alvarez was an 18th Street gang leader at the same time he worked as a peace ...

A dozen alleged members and associates of a notorious Los Angeles street gang were arrested in a sweeping federal takedown Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California ...

Members of a Mexican Mafia-affiliated 18th Street gang and associates in Los Angeles were arrested Thursday on federal charges alleging their involvement in the murder of a drug dealer who refused to ...

A third gang leader behind the 2016 fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Hempstead boy will spend decades in prison, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, weeks after the other two were also handed lengthy ...

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 ...

18th Street or “Barrio 18,” is one of the most notorious and violent gangs in the Western Hemisphere. The group started back in the 1960s after Clanton 14, one of the oldest Hispanic gangs in the city ...

Law enforcement officials are reflected in the image of a gun shown at a news conference announcing the arrests of alleged members of the 18th Street gang. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) When a ...