Rollin 60 Neighborhood Crips
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The Rollin 60 Neighborhood Crips is a street gang based in Los Angeles, California. In 1976, the Rollin' 60's formed as a faction of the original Crip gang, the Westside Crips. They are also engaged in the most violent gang rivalry between two gangs in the history of Los Angeles gang conflict[1], as the body count with the Rollin' 60s Crips in the in several hundreds.
They became notorious when several men identified as members of the Rollin' 60 were arrested by police investigating the murders of the family of Kermit Alexander, an All-American football icon. [2]
According to the Los Angeles Daily News, Rollin 60 Neighborhood Crips is "the largest black criminal street gang in the City of Los Angeles with over 1,600 active members." [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Rolling 60s Crips in Los Angeles, StreetGangs.com
- ^ Two Gang Members Arrested In Alexander Family Killings, UPI wire, New York Times, November 5, 1984
- ^ Rollin 60s give unique window into gang culture, Beth Barrett, staff writer, Los Angeles Daily News, September 30, 2004
