Gangs Claim New Turf
 
TV segment produced by: Stephanie Berger
Online story written by: Brook Furey
 
Gang sites are creating enough of a stir for law enforce


Detective Chuck Zeglin monitors the Internet for the L.A.P.D. gang unit and says that, for the most part, gang sites are harmless and may not even be run by real gangbangers. Zeglin doubts online gangs could become a significant threat, because "gangs are a pretty close-knit organization built around trust, friendship, and loyalty [which cannot be replicated on the Internet]." Yet despite the fact that only about 10 percent of gang members online are the real thing, Zeglin still doesn't take any chances and investigates all potential problem sites.

Why? His biggest fear came true last year when the L.A.P.D. removed a gang site because it offered $1,000 to anyone who killed a police officer, and $2,000 for an L.A.P.D. officer.

 

MESSAGE FROM THE KILLERCOP:  Little ol me, a gang, oh really, and "the L.A.P.D. removed" me? Did they really "remove me," or is this a cop lie?  Lets examine facts...