Seattle gang map (Kirkland: 2014, crime, live)

[Ira500]

Originally Posted by aplcr0331

Any Norwegian gangs up there? Always looking for another hood to practice my craft. Maybe you've seen my tags before?

"Reinsdyrsteik"

Recognize.

Oh yes. Back in the day, the Norwegian gang the Market Street Dritseks would throw firecrackers across the street at the Swedish Herring gang across the street. The Swedish Herring gang would pick them up, light them, and throw them back.

[Suburban_Guy]

Ex-gang leader shot in car was local pioneer for Crips | Local News | The Seattle Times

A 50-year-old man who was fatally shot while sleeping in a car in Seattle’s Rainier Valley on Wednesday was a onetime leader of the region’s first gang who had been camped out at a memorial to a fallen comrade, according to a gang experts.

The victim, identified by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office as Derrick L. Hargress, was known by associates as “OG Vamp” and had ties to the Hoover Crips, gang experts said.

According to Gabe Morales, a national gang expert who frequently consults with law enforcement, Hargress was among a group of individuals, headed by “Freeway” Ricky Ross, who brought the region’s first gangs and crack cocaine from Los Angeles to Seattle in the early 1980s.

“This is a big deal,” said Morales. “This is the guy who brought the Crips and one of the biggest crack-cocaine networks to Seattle. He was considered a pioneer. Shooting him at the memorial is like shooting somebody in church.”

Seattle gang tensions, violence on rise | Local News | The Seattle Times

King County Gangs

[mkarch]

The old gang related problems have moved further out and dissipated, but there are still a few areas where you can count on someone getting shot, like around Kubota Gardens.

[GoBlueInSeattle]

Originally Posted by Transmition

At least they don't ALL call themselves the Bloods and the Crips. It's rather sad when you can't even come up with an original name for your own gang!

The Bloods and Crips are both loosely (quite loosely) national gangs that originated both out of L.A. Local Bloods & Crips sometimes have loose affiliations with Blood & Crip gangs in other cities within a region. Other times, Blood and Crips in a smaller city are started by Blood and Crip members from larger cities.

I don't know about Seattle - they could be affiliated with other gangs elsewhere, they could be wannabes.

[Ira500]

Originally Posted by GoBlueInSeattle

The Bloods and Crips are both loosely (quite loosely) national gangs that originated both out of L.A. Local Bloods & Crips sometimes have loose affiliations with Blood & Crip gangs in other cities within a region. Other times, Blood and Crips in a smaller city are started by Blood and Crip members from larger cities.

I don't know about Seattle - they could be affiliated with other gangs elsewhere, they could be wannabes.

Do they pay a franchise fee?

[aplcr0331]

Originally Posted by Ira500

Oh yes. Back in the day, the Norwegian gang the Market Street Dritseks would throw firecrackers across the street at the Swedish Herring gang across the street. The Swedish Herring gang would pick them up, light them, and throw them back.

Haha..awesome...wait, what?

[Ira500]

Originally Posted by aplcr0331

Haha..awesome...wait, what?

I worked with an old Norski for many years. As a result, not only do I know more Ole and Sven jokes than most people would care to hear, I can also curse in Norwegian. I can't carry on a conversation, but boy do I crack Norwegians up when they hear those words coming out of my mouth.

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by Ira500

I worked with an old Norski for many years. As a result, not only do I know more Ole and Sven jokes than most people would care to hear, I can also curse in Norwegian. I can't carry on a conversation, but boy do I crack Norwegians up when they hear those words coming out of my mouth.

Do you like lutefisk?

[skidamarink]

Are there LGBT gangs here

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by skidamarink

Are there LGBT gangs here

The gay army is always active.