Last month, the LA Weekly reported that a task force of 500 law enforcement officers picked up 32 members or associates of the “Drew Street” clique of the Avenues gangsters in an early morning raid.

The operation, which began at 4 a.m. on June 25, stemmed from a massive 157-page federal racketeering indictment targeting 70 members of the gang who lived on Drew Street in northeast Los Angeles. Twenty-six of the gang members who were indicted were already in local and federal custody including Maria “Chata” Leon who is reputed to be the matriarch of a large family of drug dealing gang members.

Since then, the Weekly has received numerous comments by apparent Avenues gangsters who are choked by the federal sweep and the press coverage of the arrests. Who knew the lads were so computer savvy? However, they might want to brush up on their spelling. Check out some of the responses:

FREE CHATA!!!!

Posted on June 27, 2008 5:25 PM by Anonymous

INSANE AVENUES GANG FOREST LAWN SKELETONS YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO CUT THE AVENUES TENTACALS OFF! DREW STREET AVENUES SICK JEKILL POR SIEMPRE!

Posted on June 30, 2008 6:23 AM by SICK JEKYLL

MEDIA BEDBUGS POST THIS. CANT CATCH ALL OF US.AVENIDAS1 caca park bestias -hope less paisas extermination is forseen? F all of you #itches!NOT FROM THE A YOUR JUST IN THE WAY!

Posted on June 30, 2008 6:33 AM by EXORCIST ONE

but, but these are hard workers?! hahaha.

forest lawn skeletons? the warriors all the way, man!

Posted on July 1, 2008 12:21 AM by mike

AVENUES DREW STREET FORTRESS,666 SKELETONS FOREST LAWN INSANE ESKELETOS,THIS CLICK IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE OVEN,CHEF BOYARDEES BEST MADE,MIKE YOU SHOULD KNOW.WORK IS FOR SUCKERS!SICK JEKiLL EXORCIST 1 MANTIS????? HA HA HA HA HA.NOT FROM THE A YOUR BEING LED ASTRAY! AVENUES NEVER RUNAWAY! THE FORTRESS DST.cAs1

Posted on July 6, 2008 1:34 PM by SiCK JEKiLL

Hard Worker I Was Born Here.I want to be like the white man SSI,DISABILITY,WORKMANS COMP.Isnt that the american Dream? Every white black i know is on that #@%@ NOW Its My Turn Thanks hard working suckers.Now get off your work computer ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha . My checks in the mail!

Posted on July 6, 2008 1:47 PM by SICK JEKILL SEEKING ENPLOYMENT?

AVENUES GANG MEMBERS WILL LEAVE LIFE OF CRIME FOR JOBS. INTERSTED COMPANYS POST IN COMMENTS SECTION. LETS SEE WHAT THIS LITTLE EXPERIMENT PROUDUCES? POST THIS IN YOUR PAPER MEDIA LEECHES OR IS IT NOT GOING TO GET SALES.ANY WAYS I USE YOUR NEWS PAPER TO WIPE MY ASS WITH WHEN IM OUT OF TOILET PAPER.MEDIA HYPE POLITICAL AGENDAS JUST PLAIN OLD BS ARTICLES DONT CONCERN THIS AVENUE ASTA LA VISTA BABY EL ENFERMO JEKILL.

Posted on July 6, 2008 2:05 PM by EL ENFERMO JEKiLL

Im on Drew Street Tagging up the Hood right now. Can't stop us!

Posted on July 7, 2008 1:16 PM by Sick Jekill

fuck the police. this shit will never stop. these pigs are looking for drugs on DREW when DREW is a drug & were all addicted to it. we love DREW & DREW loves us. u could take a skull out of DREW but u can never take DREW out of a skull. tu sAVES!

Posted on July 7, 2008 6:41 PM by DREW STREET

FREE ALL THE HOMIES AND THEIR WIFES AND CHATA AND LEAVE US ALONE IF YOU DON”T LIKE DREW ST MOVE THE #UCK OUT *ITCHEZ DAM RATAS!!!

Posted on July 8, 2008 1:19 PM by TINY

FREE CHATA FUCK DA COPS AVENUES GANG

Posted on July 10, 2008 11:07 AM by ???????

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