Black P. Stones (Jungles)

Black P. Stones Jungles refers to the division of the Black P. Stones Chicago gang active in the Baldwin Village section of Los Angeles.

Intergang relations

In 1972, BPS along with LA Brims, Piru St Boys, Athens Park Boys, Bishops, Denver Lanes, Pueblos and Lueders Park Hustlers founded the Bloods after constant attacks on independent gangs by the Crips in addition to Crip and Crip rivalries that also began to surface. Making BPS one of the original gangs that founded the Bloods gang.

Territory

Today the BPS consists of two separate neighborhoods: The City Stone Bloods, also known as the "bity" in the West Adams/Mid-City area and the Jungle Stone Bloods, the once exclusive area known as the Jungles (during the 1950s and 1960s) now officially known as Baldwin Village,[1] saw 28 murders and more than 1,500 assaults from 2000 to 2005.

History

The Black Peace Stones Jungles first emerged in California in 1969[2] and operated in the West Adams area of Los Angeles near Crenshaw Blvd.[3] Over the years the Peace Stones grew into one of the larger gangs in South Los Angeles. There are an estimated 700 members of the Black Peace Stones, 400 of whom live in Baldwin Village.

On November 10, 2005 the FBI Los Angeles office and Los Angeles Police Department carried out raids against alleged BPS members accused of conspiracy and drug trafficking in a joint effort called "Operation Stone Cold." At least 18 people were arrested.[4][5]

The 2001 film Training Day, starring Denzel Washington, was filmed on a dead-end street in the Jungles, and featured Cle Shaheed Sloan of Athens Park.

Author and former Los Angeles Police Department Officer wrote about the Jungles' crimes and turf wars in his first book, One Time: The Story of a South Central Los Angeles Police Officer.

See also

In the media

Notes

  1. ↑ Donald Bakeer, Crips, 1987
  2. ↑ Alonso, Alex. "Black P Stone Nation in Los Angeles". Streetgangs.com.
  3. ↑ Yusuf Jah, Uprising, 1995
  4. ↑ Jeremiah Marquez, Law Enforcement Raids Target Violent LA Street Gang, AP November 10, 2005
  5. ↑ Winton, Richard (November 11, 2005). "Agents Arrest 8 in Gang Sweep". Los Angeles Times.
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