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Danny Leon

  • News

    October 7, 2010

    Cell Phones Flooding to Mexican Mafia Prisoners

    Schwarzenegger vs. Legislature pissing match means no crackdown

  • News

    October 15, 2009

    The Assassination of Deputy Abel Escalante

    A young father had nothing to do with LAPD’s killing of Danny Leon. But he was slain for it

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Human Smuggling Ring in Los Angeles Busted by ICE

    Unites States Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers arrested today eight people, including a couple and their son in Northeast Los Angeles, on drug trafficking and human smuggling charges. The arrestees had close ties to the Drew Street Clique of the Avenues gang. A ninth suspect remains at l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2009

    Human Smuggling Ring Busted by ICE; Avenues Gangsters Linked

    United States Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers today arrested eight people, including a couple and their son in Northeast Los Angeles, on drug-trafficking and human smuggling charges. The arrestees had close ties to the Drew Street Clique of the Avenues gang. A ninth suspect remains at la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 211, Avenues Gangsters Arrested for Shooting Death on Drew Street

    A man was found dead of a gunshot wound to the chest on Drew Street in Glassell Park August 23. The body of Ilario Perez, 43, was discovered about 7:15 a.m. in the 3400 block of Northeast Los Angeles' notorious Drew Street. A few hours after the shooting, police arrested Jorge "Grinch" Pena and Jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Reputed Matriarch of Drug-Dealing Gangsters Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison

    Maria "Chata" LeonA federal district court judge yesterday sentenced the alleged matriarch of a well-connected family of drug-dealing gangsters to eight years in prison. Maria "Chata" Leon plead guilty to two counts of racketeering and conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine."The culpability of this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2009

    Third Suspect Arrested in Deputy Slaying

    The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested a third suspect in the shooting death of an L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy. A fourth man remains at large. "We will bring all those responsible for the murders to justice," said Police Chief William Bratton at a 1 p.m. press conference at Parker Center, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    House Party: Notorious Drew Street Home Demolished

    Police Chief Bill Bratton, City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and City Councilman Eric Garcetti, along with dozens of police officers, undercover agents and city workers, gathered in Glassell Park Wednesday to celebrate the demolition of a notorious drug house once owned and operated by Avenues gangster ... More >>

  • News

    February 5, 2009

    Drew Street Drug House Demolished

    Creepily, some neighbors miss the gang’s terror, a Neighborhood Watch of sorts

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    Avenues Gangster Convicted of Gun Charges

    An alleged Avenues gangster was convicted of gun charges this week in a Los Angeles criminal courtroom. Nicolas Real, 26, was found guilty of two counts of assault with a firearm after he pulled a gun on a family who accidentally drove their car through gang territory in Glassell Park. “I feel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    Avenues Gangster on Trial for Assault with a Firearm

    The trial of an alleged Avenues gangster is currently underway in a Los Angeles criminal courtroom. Nicolas Real is accused of pulling a gun on a family who accidentally drove their car through gang territory in Glassell Park. Real, 26, is charged with two counts of assault with a firearm and othe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Officer Involved Shootings Reach 27 this Year

    With Monday's fatal shooting of postal worker Kevin Wicks by an Inglewood police officer the number of deaths this year at the hands of law enforcement in Los Angeles County has hit 27, according to the LA County Coroner. That means roughly four deaths a month involving police officers. The startl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Federal Indictment Targets Drew Street Crime Family

    A multi-agency task force of 500 law enforcement officers swooped down on members of the Avenues gang on Drew Street early Wednesday morning. The crackdown netted 32 members or associates of the “Drew Street” clique of the Avenues. The operation, which began at 4 a.m., stemmed from a massive 15 ... More >>

  • News

    March 6, 2008

    The Gangsters of Drew Street, Glassell Park

    Why neither God nor the police can stop them

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