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Also known as EMF, the gang has had an estimated 1,000 members since it was formed in the 1940s. The gang claims South El Monte, El Monte, North El Monte, and Mayflower Village as its turf. The gang's name comes from the Barrio Las Flores, named for the flower field & nurseries in the El Monte area.
Sweep leads to arrests of several alleged members of Quiet Village gang, tied to the deaths of two El Monte police officers and facing federal charges.
The shooting occurred in El Monte at a pool hall. An Asian Boyz gang member, Lea Mek, was killed by Wah Ching gang member Chieu Luong Yang. Another shootout between the two gangs occurred in San Marino that led to the deaths of two youths at a San Marino High School graduation party in June. After an investigation by the authorities, police ...
Lea Mek (1974/1975 – December 3, 1993) was a Cambodian refugee living in the United States who was a member of the Asian Boyz street gang. On December 3, 1993, Mek was murdered in a gang shooting by the Wah Ching gang, at a pool hall in El Monte, California. The murder was caught on camera by four surveillance cameras installed within the hall.
Originally known as Los Diablos Motorcycle Club, the club was founded in San Bernardino, California in 1961 by John J. "Cadillac Jack" Baltas, a native of Meriden, Connecticut. [1] Baltas, who served as the club's national president and was once a candidate for Meriden city council, and died in Leominster, Massachusetts on April 22, 2012, aged 70.
El Monte Police Chief Ben Lowry died Monday of unspecified "health issues," department officials said. He was 45. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Lowry family during this difficult time ...
El Monte: 1993-12-03: Cambodian refugee and gang member killed in a gang shooting in a pool hall, incident triggered a chain reaction of gang violence: 39: Murder of Polly Klaas: Petaluma: 1993-10-01: 12-year-old kidnapped during a slumber party and later strangled by Richard Allen Davis: 40: Sara Kruzan: Riverside: 1994-03-09
The Mexican Mafia (Spanish: Mafia Mexicana ), also known as La eMe (Spanish for "the M"), is a Mexican American criminal organization in the United States. [1] [3] Despite its name, the Mexican Mafia has no origins in Mexico, and is entirely a U.S. criminal prison organization. Law enforcement officials report that the Mexican Mafia is the ...