California
At the Homeboy Art Academy, Fabian Debora and other mentors provide guidance to the youth who are either actively involved in the gang life, recently released from incarceration or are seeking a refuge from the gang life.
Sept. 21, 2024
A settlement reached Friday appears to herald the end of the Bay Boys surf gang’s six-decade reign over Lunada Bay’s premier waves.
L.A. Sheriff’s Department announces policy it says will ban deputy gangs, hate groups
Sept. 18, 2024
World & Nation
Despite the risks, thousands of young Haitians are jumping at the chance to become soldiers as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities.
Aug. 29, 2024
Television
In Screen Gab No. 145, we suggest which AMC shows to catch up with on Netflix first, celebrate the availability of ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ and visit with Minnie Driver.
Aug. 23, 2024
A year after several anti-gang officers were accused of illegally searching vehicles and stealing from people they pulled over, three of their supervisors now face discipline.
Aug. 19, 2024
Federal and L.A. County law enforcement raid 30 homes linked to South L.A. gang Florencia 13 in the shooting death of LAPD Officer Fernando Arroyos in 2022.
Aug. 6, 2024
An investigation into the fatal shooting of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor in downtown Los Angeles is focusing on gang members tied to catalytic converter thefts, law enforcement sources familiar with the probe told The Times.
Aug. 5, 2024
An officer accused of falsifying records in an L.A. Police Department gang-framing scandal pleaded no contest to six felony counts.
July 26, 2024
Officials raised the salaries for city-sanctioned gang interventionists to $60,000 a year, but some police officers remain leery of working too closely with outreach workers who still have one foot in the street life.
Aug. 1, 2024