Rafael “Cisco” Munoz-Gonzalez, 42, of La Puente controlled Puente-13 before he became a member of the Mexican Mafia and operated a large portion of the drug market in the east San Gabriel ...

Longtime Puente 13 leader Rafael “Cisco” Munoz-Gonzalez, 42, of La Puente received his sentence Wednesday from U.S. District Court Judge A. Howard Matz, U.S. Department of Justice officials said in a ...

Prior to the La Puente area injunction, the largest “safety zone” covered a 13.7-square-mile area in Los Angeles. That injunction was issued in 2009, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

LA gang leader’s conviction and death sentence ... The investigation began when authorities learned that alleged Puente 13 member Victor Ponce De Leon, known as “Dopey,” was allegedly ...

LA PUENTE – A member of the Puente 13 street gang was shot once in the back Thursday night by other gang members, authorities said. Lt. Victor Sotelo of the sheriff’s Industry station said ...

Eduardo Escobar, 18, of La Puente – an admitted “Puente 13” gang member – pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of felony vandalism in connection with the June 15 vandalism spree in the ...

Eduardo Escobar, 18, of La Puente – an admitted “Puente 13” gang member – pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of felony vandalism in connection with the June 15 vandalism spree in the ...

Prior to the La Puente area injunction, the largest “safety zone” covered a 13.7-square-mile area in Los Angeles. That injunction was issued in 2009, according to the District Attorney’s Office.