Bwp gangs include latin kings, maniac latin disciples. A new book collects quirky, sometimes ugly trademarks of 70s and 80s chicago gang life. Or is it an annunciation of the citys public safety officials. The gangs with the largest presence in suburbia are the latin kings, gangster disciples, surenos, maniac latin disciples and vice lords. Dir017 cartel and gangs in chicago unclassified dea. Obliterating gangs in chicago police unleash war on maniac latin disciples gang, arrest 120. The maniac latin disciples mld came into existence around 1966, when the gangs founder albert hernandez started moving to recruit people from the latin scorpions, a local baseball team playing in the humboldt park neighborhood of chicago, illinois.
Maniac latin disciples gang history chicago youtube. The maniac latin disciples mld are the second largest latino street gang in chicago and the largest latino gang in the folks alliance. Chicago crime commission unveiling 1st gang book since. The shooting stemmed from a physical altercation at a birthday party that varela, the leader of the maniac latin disciples gang, was involved. The untold history of local latino gangs chicago reader. Grimy kilo demons mldz maniac latin disciples chicago folks.
The 1990s saw an increase in popularity of the stylers as they were gunning down their enemies. The latin kings, gangster disciples, surenos, maniac latin disciples and vice lords have the largest suburban presence. Chicago the chicago crime commission is unveiling a new streetgang book thatll serve as a guide for regional police and others keeping tabs on. The maniac latin disciple early history is indeed fascinating as they have deep ties to the gangster disciples and black disciples that date far back in time. I explained this in my last book, a world of gangs p. The seeds of these alliances date back to the chicago street gangs of the 1960s. Pages in category gangs in chicago the following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. Social media gangs have embraced social media over the. From gangster disciple to growth and development rod emery chapter one. The survey found the latin kings, gangster disciples, sureno s, maniac latin disciples and vice lords are the top five most active gangs within the jurisdictions of the 170 police agencies. Maniac latin disciples article archives chicago reader. Chicago police use more deadly force as gang war heats up. Originally known as the latin scorpions, the gang was founded by albert hitler hernandez in the humboldt park community in approximately 1966.
They are one of the original and strongest gangs in the folks nation. These vintage business cards from chicago gangs are crazy as hell. In one sweep during the late 1990s, we targeted the latin kings. The gangster disciples pp 1015 the black gangster disciple nation was born out of two organizations. The story begins in the year 1966, the same year several african american street gangs united under the black disciple umbrella on the south side of chicago. You wanna be a punk gang member or do you wanna be a gangster. Maniac latin disciples gang leader charged in chicago shooting.
Zayas from the maniac latin disciples, anibal tuffy c santiago from the insane. If you have any images you would like to share please do so. Mld maniac latin disciples folk nation grimy kilo gang chicago, il. Does chicagos new city sticker depict the signs and symbols of the maniac latin disciples. Elgin sues maniac latin disciples under state antigang. Loca d, the lady d who seduced 2 latin kings into a death trap. That last gang book, which is used as a guide for regional police. The maniac latin disciples, the largest spanish folks gang. Police war on maniac latin disciples is workingit has been about a year since chicago police brass promised to wipe out the maniac latin disciples street gang on the northwest side, and a. The gang is composed of at least 10 structured and unstructured factions with an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 members and associate members. This was also the time when albert hernandez called for a unity between latin disciples, almighty latin disciples and bruce lee disciples to create one nation.
This trend is explored in the chicago crime commission gang book. Latin kings, gangster disciples, sureno s, maniac latin disciples. Of 122 suburban police departments that responded to a chicago crime commission survey, 80 said gangs were in their communities. The kane county states attorney has sued 25 members of the elgin maniac latin disciples street gang seeking to further rid the city of destructive activity. The gang book also examines gun trafficking and the expanding presence of gangs in the suburbs, including the latin kings, gangster disciples, surenos, maniac latin disciples and vice lords. The area in and around humboldt park on chicagos north side north ave. All the gangs that became maniacs needed to add maniac to their prefix and the latin stylers became the maniac latin stylers. Bwp gangs include latin kings, maniac latin disciples, spanish lords a interactive crime map shows several chicago gangs that have territory in. Maniac latin disciples is the largest hispanic gang in the folk nation alliance.
Maniac latin disciples, satan disciples, spanish cobras, and mickey cobras. Chicagos maniac latin disciple gang informants pt 2 of 6 duration. In the insane chicago way, criminologist john hagedorn discovers an intricate. Crime commission book lists worst of the worst in chicago gangs. Mlds maniac latin disciples mix youtube disciple, gangster. The latin stylers chose the side of the latin disciples and joined the new maniac familia. More than half are in three gangs the gangster disciples, latin. One suburban chicago community is taking a street gang to court not to criminal court, as is the standard practice nationwide but to civil court. In the beginning, there were two separate organizations.
A look at todays chicago gangs and how theyve changed. These niggas are straight crazy and used to be deep in humboldt park, logan square, bucktown, waukegan, elgin, rockford, aurora and. The contents of this book were developed under a grant from the u. Lit feature, the insane chicago way, john hagedorn, gangs, sal martino, fernando prince fernie zayas, maniac latin disciples, anibal tuffy c santiago, insane spanish cobras, david ayala. Social media escalates gang violence, new gang book. Other significant street gangs that are active in chicago, each with an estimated membership of over 1,000, include the new breeds, four corner hustlers, two six, maniac latin disciples, satan disciples, spanish cobras, and mickey cobras. Maniac latin disciples, originated in chicago in the late 1960s. States attorney sues maniac latin disciples street gang. This is not to promote violence or anything negative. Departments of health and human services, justice and. I asked hagedorn how his book was received by the gangs. The gang is composed of at least 10 structured and unstructured factions with an estimated.
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