Harris County Sheriff s Office GANG UNIT

Over 25,000 documented members

Concentration of gang activity in Texas Harris County Map based on information compiled from multiple sources, showing the concentration of gang activity across Texas. The absence of shading in a county does not necessarily indicate the absence of gang activity.

Observations Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, - observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot HIDE himself. Confucius

Gangster 101 Important to know diss names to help identify the different gangs Slang Numbers exchanged for letters

Houstone Puro Tango Blast PTB 16 20 2 Wide expansion due to DTO game & TDC/FED connections If you ain t Blastin, you ain t Lasting BLAST = Be Loyal And Stand Tall

the 4 Horsemen

Protection Group?

Vallucos Major ties to RGV & Texas cities - DTO activity

NICKNAMES: VALLUCO LOCATION: CAMERON, HILDALGO, STARR, and WILLACY COUNTIES. Also SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. WILLACY CO. PADRE ISLAND CAMERON CO. STARR CO. HILDAGO CO. 956

V hand-sign 22 = letter V Valluco style PALMAS

BLOODS Located throughout Texas/Harris County

59 Bounty Hunter Bloods 282 or BHB

Bloods graffiti

B L O O D S

887 887 = TTP Tree Top Piru Bloods Using standard phone key pad as a code.

5 2 Hoover Crips - 52HC

CRIPS - 837

Coded Gang letter

HOOVAS, Hoova Groova

Rollin 60 s

LATIN KINGS

ALKQN

VICE LORDS ALVN People Nation 5 point crown/stars Red Black & Gold Other symbols associated w/nation

FOLK NATION

NORTENOS 14

SOUTHWEST CHOLOS Located - Harris Co. & Texas Alien Smuggling - Victoria Texas

SWC X3

Southwest Cholos 5 of 8 - female

Paleta Killa

La Primera 45 seconds initiation; Call themselves 74 s or 90 s Colors: Signs: 7400 Bissonnet - 90 th Street (Beechnut) 90st - LP LP Hand Sign White Rag

Rival Diss terms LPK La Primera Killer La Paleta Killer PK - Paleta Killer MSK Mierda Seca Killer Mara Salvatrucha Killer CK Crip Killer BPK Brown Pride Killer

SURENOS - SUR13

Flea Market

California Surenos Received national attention by traveling & fighting in Mid East conflict. Worldwide reach

Mexicanemi (Texas Mexican Mafia) California Mexican Mafia Black hand Working relationship

Mara Salvatrucha 13 International connections Extremely violent BESTIA Train Refer to the gang as the Beast

MS-13

Blue White

Barrio Eighteen Street 18 th BEST Black/Grey Raiders

LA TERCERA CRIPS - LTC Location: all 5 county districts

Graffiti Gangs: recruitment, intimidation, claiming area/territory Generally crude with little artistic ability Message is MORE important than style! Gang message takes priority over the individual

Graffiti Taggers: Art is NOT a Crime. Fame, recognition, status among peers

Some degree of artistic ability multi-colored, bubble letters

Drug Trafficking Org. Local gang connection to move Drugs, Guns Currency & Human cargo Loose connection, not long term or rigid contract Military tactics, counter surveil, Convoy discipline Technology is HUGE with these groups

DTO s

Altars - prayer cards

Cartel presence in Texas CDG Gulf Cartel Zetas Los Z Sinaloa CDS Narco Culture Entertainment Industry

Open Source Blog De Narco Borderland Beat

Locations: Texas & USA Bandidos Lone star Rally & the ROT /Austin

Social Media 13 XIII X3 Trece 3CE Learn each search platform, experiment w/lingo that you have obtained via Interviews or other methods. Using BLVD3CE I was able to find... Jose BLVD3CE Gonzales This is a known nickname of the SWC 13 gang

Officer Safety If you fail to prepare, Prepare to Fail Do your homework before your home visit, warrant service, Interview, etc.

BE AWARE!

Research methods Interviews CHS TLO CLEAR Local databases Network w/other agencies Internet FB Twitter Instagram - Gold Mine! Lingo particular to certain gangs!

Gang card Does your agency allow it? Training for good interviews? Mentor program Good interview is broken down into 2 parts (what I need what I want) *Prosecution Enhancement*

Gang Associations Tx Gang Inv Assoc (TGIA.net) Tx Violent Gang Task Force Burman, Michelle (michelle.burman@texasattorneygeneral.gov)

C O N T A C T S

W. Allen Roush Harris County Sheriff s Office Gang Intelligence Unit Warner.Roush@Sheriff.hctx.net