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Old 10-18-2009, 04:11 PM
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Gangs in Denver
I don't know how accurate this may be, but could be a starting point for some research. Curtis Park, renamed temporarily renamed Mestizo Park in the Chicano take over in the early 70's is mentioned, as well as some of the neighborhoods mentioned in Vigil's book concerning early Latino activism in Denver.
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1. North Side Mafia ("NSM", also North Side Barrio 41st Street Locos) North Denver- Sunnyside Neighborhood)
2. Varrio Quinta Loma ("VQL", more often spelled with numeric symbol; "5ta Loma") (North Denver- Highland Neighborhood)
3. Varrio Chicos Trece ("VCT") (North Denver- Sloan Lake Neighborhood)
4. Bella Vista Park ("BVP") (North Denver- Jefferson Park Neighborhood)
5. Inca Street Boys (also West Side 5th Street Inca Boys) (West Denver- Lincoln Park Neighborhood)
6. Varrio Exposition Street ("VES") (Southwest Denver- Westwood Neighborhood)
7. West Wood Hud ("WWH") (Southwest Denver - Westwood neighborhood)
8. 32nd Street Nationals (North Denver- Highland Neighborhood)
9. Los Vagos (North Denver- Sunnyside, Highland Neighborhoods)
10. 35th Street Hit Men (HMP) (North Denver- Highland Neighborhood)
11. 18th Street (of Denver origin) (North Denver- Highland, Jefferson Park Neighborhoods)
12. Oldies 13 (East Denver- Curtis Park Neighborhood and 37th Street)
13. 25th Street Raiders (East Denver- Curtis Park, Five Points Neighborhoods)
14. 18th Street (of S. California origin) (also Los Sedanos 18th Street) (East Denver- East Colfax Avenue corridor)
15. Bloods (East Denver- Montbello, Green Valley Ranch Neighborhoods)
16. Crips (East Denver- Park Hill Neighborhood)
17. Gallant Knights Insane ("GKI", usually call themselves Gangstaz Killing Incas)(West Denver scattered)
18. Lomas 13 (Denver Origin) (South Denver - Ruby Hill Neighborhood)
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