“Those tattoos do not prove that he’s a member of MS-13,” said Susan Phillips, a Pitzer College professor who has studied gangs and written a book on gang graffiti.

The “MS-13” graffiti was finally removed last week. Baltimore Police said they had not received any calls about it. Removing graffiti from the historic building required a “more nuanced ...

LOS ANGELES — Herlyn Barrientos wasn't happy to run into a fellow member of his gang in the produce section of his local grocery store. A burly man with tattoos ...