Culver City Boys
Culver City Boys or Culver City 13 (CCB13) is a Mexican-American street gang from Culver City, California.
Founding location | Culver City, California, United States |
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Territory | Los Angeles Westside |
Ethnicity | Mexican American |
Activities | Murder, drug trafficking, extortion, assault, auto theft, robbery |
Allies | Mexican Mafia[1] Sureños |
Rivals | Santa Monica 13[2] Venice 13[3] Venice Shoreline Crips[4] |
According to a Los Angeles City Beat article, by 2003, many Culver City Boys left the housing projects due to strict rules that evict gang members and increased police presence.[5] The gang is under a civil injunction enforced by the LAPD which restricts gang members' activity within a defined boundary surrounding the projects.[6] However, the gang remains active, as the constitutionality of the injunction has been tested. Alleged members of the gang settled a class action suit over the practice of enforcing curfews for suspected gang members with the City of Los Angeles for $30 million dollars towards job training and apprenticeships.[7][8][9]
Despite the Culver City Boys being a Sureño gang, their colors are red and black, colors mainly associated with the Norteños and Pirus. CCB13 shows no affiliation to either Norteño or Bloods alliances.
References
- People v. Robles Court Listener (February 25, 2014)
- People v. Robles Leagle.com (February 25, 2014)
- People v. Reyes FindLaw (January 23, 2008)
- People v. DeLaTrinidad fearnotlaw.com (May 24, 2006)
- Romero, Dennis. "Gangster's Paradise Lost." Los Angeles City Beat. Issue Number 22. November 6, 2003. Retrieved on October 3, 2011.
- "Los Angeles City Attorney". www.atty.lacity.org/CRIMINAL/GangInjunctions/index.htm. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09.
- "Los Angeles Gang Injunction Class Action Settlement". Top Class Actions. 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- "LA will pay up to $30 million dollars towards job training and apprenticeships for members of the class action suit to settle the lawsuit". Daily News. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- "Sweeping Settlement Reached On Behalf of Angelenos Whose Rights Were Violated Through Unconstitutional Gang Injunction".
Further reading
- Injunction against Culver City Boyz
- Los Angeles Courts Help Fight Gangs at the New York Times
- DEA/Detroit Police Department Homicide Task Force Dismantles Drug Ring