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The Crips are a primarily African-American alliance of street gangs that are based in the coastal regions of Southern California.Founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969, mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams, the Crips began as an alliance between two autonomous gangs, and developed into a loosely connected network of individual "sets", often engaged in open warfare with one ...
Raymond Lee Washington (August 14, 1953 – August 9, 1979) was an American gangster, known as the founder of the Crips gang in Los Angeles. [1] Washington formed the Crips as a minor street gang in the late 1960s in South Los Angeles, becoming a prominent local crime boss.
Stanley Tookie Williams III [1] [2] (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was an American gangster who co-founded and led the Crips gang in Los Angeles. He and Raymond Washington formed an alliance in 1971 that established the Crips as Los Angeles' first major African-American street gang.
Bloods members commonly call themselves CKs (Crip Killer), MOBs (Member of Bloods), dawgs, or ballers (meaning drug dealers). [25] The gang has a membership of between approximately 15,000 and 20,000 active in 123 cities and in 33 U.S. states, [2] primarily on the West Coast and, to a lesser extent, the Great Lakes region and the Southeast. [26]
Musician, businessman, and community activist Nipsey Hussle was a member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips. [8] Georgia rapper Quando Rondo is also a member of the Savannah branch of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips and in June 2023 was arrested for having an alleged leadership role in the gang. [9]
The homicide victims whose deaths police are attributing to the gang members, all of whom were fatally shot, include Arron Sutton, 18, killed in Florence on Nov. 15; Christopher Woods, 61, killed ...
SCRANTON — Three people are facing charges after a juvenile was injured during a Crips gang initiation, law enforcement officers say. James Hankins, 33, of 1371 N. Washington Ave., Scranton ...
T&A Crips gang members were first charged in 2018 for crimes including five murders, 26 attempted murders, drug-trafficking and other crimes. Last of 19 T&A Crips convicted gets maximum 40-year ...