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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The indictment focuses on Puente 13, a roughly 600-member gang formed in the 1950s that claims parts of La Puente, Hacienda Heights, Walnut and West Covina, as well as unincorporated area ...

“With the court granting a permanent injunction against Puente 13 and Bassett Grande ... at 16 square miles – an area that encompasses La Puente, Industry, Valinda and a portion of West ...

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 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 ...