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The Dirty Dozen became the largest and most violent motorcycle gang in Arizona, and would not allow other outlaw biker clubs to operate in the state without their permission. [2] [5] An increase in the club's membership size came in turn with a series of violent attacks on law enforcement personnel, rival gang members, and local citizens ...
Pages in category "Gangs in Arizona" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Smith Gang; Sonora Cartel; T. Ten Percent Ring; V. Vagos ...
(The Center Square) – Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), continue to expand criminal operations in western states, including in Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
The HAMC has approximately a hundred members in Arizona and is classified as a criminal street gang by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS). [46] The Arizona Hells Angels produce methamphetamine – independently and in conjunction with Mexican drug cartels – and also distribute the drug at retail level. [47]
The Vinlanders Social Club (VSC) was formed in 2003 by associates and previous members of the skinhead group Outlaw Hammerskins. [1] In 2010, the Phoenix Police Department, with assistance from the local branch of the Anti-Defamation League, arrested several members of the Arizona chapter. [2]
Arizona, US An independent outlaw motorcycle club based out of Arizona. They have been described as a neo-Nazi white supremacist biker gang by the Anti Defamation League. [178] [179] [180] Sons of Satan: 1949 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US A brother club for the Pagan's MC. [181] Sons of Silence: 1966 Niwot, Colorado, US
Street gangs and the drug trade had turned into public safety issues by the 1980s. Despite continued improvements in the size of the police force and other anti-crime measures, the crime rate in Phoenix continued to grow, albeit at a lower growth rate than other southwestern cities.
Before Tuesday, federal prosecutors had already charged more than 70 alleged gang members, Luger said. Last year, authorities set their sights on three Minneapolis-based gangs.