Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn announced Monday the indictment of eight members of the violent 18th St. Gang, including the leader of their Queens crew, on racketeering, assault and other charges.

The alleged shooter, who was also wounded, wasn’t a longtime criminal who’d spent years skulking the streets. Instead, it was ...

Axl Juarez dressed as Spider-Man, saying it symbolized him rising above his position as an ordinary civilian. "Someone that ...

THEY’RE CRANKING OUT UP TO 100 SIGNS A DAY, AND THEY LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT NOW THAN THEY USED TO. FROM THE STREET YOU LIVE ON ... THE KEEP RIGHT SYMBOL. AS YOU’RE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ...

Gang tattoos ... Reaper that became a symbol of the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico before becoming adopted by MS-13. García said the other man was an assassin for 18 th Street.

The tattoo and a photograph of Barrios making a hand sign ... gang membership. Some gangs, such as the Mexican Mafia, include a reference to nationality in the name of the gang. And in the U.S ...

CHICAGO — An Illinois law giving local authorities the power to go after street gangs as criminal organizations took effect Monday, a move prosecutors and police said bolsters efforts at reducin ...

"This hand sign is commonly displayed by Salinas East Market Street or SEM gang ... subset also made an "M" symbol with their hands in both videos. Members of other gang subsets made gestures ...

"Instead of hanging out on street corners ... self-proclaimed gang members. On Facebook, however, the dominant element of cyberbanging is "the display of gang colors and symbols," perhaps because ...