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In 1983, Philadelphia garnered a reputation as the "meth capital of the world", according to a statement published by the Associated Press, from a local police officer. [9] It is widely held that this was made possible due to the K&A Gang, and the Junior Black Mafia, among others. [10]
Black Mafia (4 P) P. Philadelphia crime family (1 C, 35 P) Pages in category "Gangs in Philadelphia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
In 2009, in an incident with a rival gang, members of the Wheels of Soul gunned down a member of the Sin City Titans in St. Louis, Missouri. The shooting had allegedly occurred after an apparent gang war was initiated by the group's Philadelphia chapter weeks prior to the incident. [9]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published its annual Global Competitiveness Report, which looks at dozens of measures of economic and institutional health to compile a ranking of countries.
Philadelphia Election Riot (1742) Lombard Street Riot (1842) – Three-day race riot. Philadelphia Nativist Riots (1844) The Schuylkill Rangers – (mid-1800s) criminal gang – see Jimmy Haggerty; Kidnapping of Charley Ross (1874). Race riots in Philadelphia during the 1919 Red Summer (1919) - Incidents in May and July. 5 dead.
Gangs in Philadelphia (2 C, 15 P) B. Bufalino crime family (11 P) Pages in category "Gangs in Pennsylvania" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Founded in the 1960s, the gang's name stems from a street corner that intersects 10th Street and Oregon Avenue in South Philadelphia. [1] The 10th & Oregon Crew conducts drug trafficking, gambling, extortion and loan sharking rackets and operates from a series of taverns, bars, restaurants and social clubs in South Philadelphia and South Jersey. [1]
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