In 1992, a truce was announced by Crips and Bloods to deter the gangs from killing each other after the acquittal of four police officers in the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles the year prior.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skipp Townsend, photographed at the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on Sept. 8. The war between the Rollin’ 60s Crips and the ...

The Bloods is a notorious LA-based street gang involved in various crimes, including drug trafficking, theft, assault, burglary, and even murder. Most of its members are African American. Furthermore, ...

Tyrone White was a member of the 65 Menlo Gangster faction of the Crips gang in South Central Los Angeles during the late '80s and '90s. White held the position of a street soldier and participated in ...

Peace is brewing in parts of San Diego between decades-long sworn enemies the Crips and the Bloods. Veterans from both gangs hope that dialogue will trump threats and badly needed resources will ...

Monday night rival Baltimore gang members came together to let the world know that they never formed a truce to harm city police officers in revenge for the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who died ...

Mesmerizingly portrayed with vintage photos and film footage, Crips and Bloods: Made in America opens with a raw look at the violence and unrest that exploded in central Los Angeles during and after ...

A judge has made permanent the temporary injunction she earlier granted against the Bloods and Crips gang, a first in Harris County. The civil injunction bars 47 gang members from an area around the ...