Photos: Predawn raid targets notorious Avenues gang

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From a command post in Elysian Park, officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies go over final details before launching an early morning sweep of members of the violent Avenues gang in northeast Los Angeles.

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( Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times / September 22, 2009 )

From a command post in Elysian Park, officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies go over final details before launching an early morning sweep of members of the violent Avenues gang in northeast Los Angeles.

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