Photos: Predawn raid targets notorious Avenues gang
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. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department waits in an armored vehicle for the signal to move out. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Suspect Norberto Salazar stands with his hands bound in front of his home on Estara Avenue in the Glassell Park neighborhood. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department muster before before launching their raid on one of the Avenues gang locations. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Family members wait on the sidewalk while police sort out who to arrest. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Officers remove jewelry from suspect Norberto Salazar before putting him a squad car. Salazar is accused of directing other Avenues members to commit several violent or drug-related crimes. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Several suspects caught in a sweep of suspected Avenues gang members wait to be processed before heading to jail. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Law enforcement officers prepare to shackle a suspect arrested in a predawn raid that targeted the Avenues gang. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
A force of 1,200 officers from various agencies gets a final briefing at about 2 a.m. before fanning out in a massive raid on alleged members of the Avenues gang. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
