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Another offshoot of the DDP gang is Dominicans For Life (DFL). DFL was discovered by the beads similar to those used by DDP, with the exception of the use of black, along with the use of a similar hand sign.[11]

A scuffle between DDP and the Bloods[1] at Pelham Prep High School in the Bronx on March 11, 2005 resulted in the stabbing of two teenage boys.[12]

A contingent of 47 gang members who were allegedly planning to wreak havoc on the Coney Island Boardwalk were arrested. One gun and 30 machetes were found and confiscated.[13]

On February 20, 2007 an 18-year-old boy was stabbed 21 times in Boston's Back Bay MBTA station by a gang of teenagers as part of their jumping in process. The man subsequently quit the gang, and the DDP code orders that past members must be killed.

On April 13, 2005, 15-year-old Alex Ramirez, a member of the DDP offshoot Bones, was charged with second-degree murder after witnesses said he slashed 16-year-old Marviel Martinez (rival gang member Trinitario) in the neck and then thrust the blade deep in the teen's back Tuesday morning at the Jerome Avenue IRT 183rd Street station.[14]

A 16-year-old, Mark Tyrell, was stabbed in March 2007 outside of the Pizzeria in Union Square.[15] Mark Tyrell had gotten into a fight with members of the DDP which forced him to be transferred to Chelsea.[16]

A brutal fight among almost 50 teenagers in Union Square left one teen dead and two others injured.[17][18] Police Commissioner Kelly said it was a "planned confrontation": Some Washington Irving High School female students were "insulted," so they enlisted their boyfriends at Science Skills High School to defend their honor.[19] Taishawn Bellevue, an aspiring basketball player, was killed during this altercation.[18][20][21]

Commissioner Kelly also suggested that the fight was gang-related, as some Washington Irving students are members of DDP - Dominicans Don't Play.[16] Other students who were based at Science Skills could not have been members of a gang.[16] According to an official who spoke to The New York TImes, someone whistled to start the fight, and the girls' contingent from Science Skills had 15 people "with no plans for a confrontation and found themselves outnumbered."[19] Police reviewed surveillance footage from a nearby store that captured the fight. Around 50 teens involved used belts, pieces of wood, and bats during the altercation. 16-year-old Francisco Baez was charged with murder, gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon.[18] after two people picked him out of a line up.[22] He later confessed to the crime as a result of being identified.[23]

In 2004, several people associated with DDP were arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a River Edge, New Jersey man after the North Hudson Dominican Day Parade in August 2003. They have had an ongoing feud with other area gangs, including the sets affiliated with the United Blood Nation and the Trinitarios, a group comprised also of Dominican youths.[24] There was a recent arrest of three members of the DDP by the FBI.

On January 1, 2007 3 members of the gang DDP were arrested in New York City. They were wanted for multiple charges relating to a shooting incident at a restaurant in which the three subjects fired several rounds killing one person and critically injuring three. They were arrested in NY with a .38 caliber hand gun.[9] Other incidents include a large brawl in Manhattan's Union Square.[20][21]

There have been incidents of individuals who have been attacked with machetes after being asked if they were members of the DDP.[25] Some attacks have been deadly.[26]

On March 7, 2006, Spanish police in Madrid noted a growing gang presence of the Latin Kings and DDP.[10] Spanish police report 130 documented DDP members, making them the largest in Spain. DDP is the largest and most violent street gang in Spain. The gang has become the most prominent gangs in Madrid.[10][33] On November 5, Spanish security forces arrested 40 DDP members, all of them between 16 and 29 years old. The security forces confiscated 5 guns, one grenade, one machete, ammo, 3 baseball bats, 400 grams of cocaine, and 200.000 euros in cash.[34] DDP is still active in Spain as of 2019.[35]