Baltimore gangs documentary torrent

Nathans insightful documentary on baltimores renegade dirtbike gangs. A countywide task force headed by the middlesex county prosecutors office and the new brunswick police department began making arrests around 5 a. At bottom right, a mural marks the spot where freddy grey was arrested. Pages in category former gangs in baltimore the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. In july, there were 45 homicides, marking the citys deadliest month since 1972. Watch in horror and amusement as gangs of floppy antagonists grab, push, pull, and shove their. I go out there in the gang members face and say what it is. When i started watching this documentary, i predicted the scenario because i have seen so many. Feb 17, 2016 the baltimore based criminal was one of the inspirations behind hit series the wire cnn nathan bodie barksdale, the inspiration behind the show the wire, has died in a federal prison. Wiping out baltimores most violent gang remains a top. The violent career of baltimores plug uglies, 18541860, 2005. Gang life in baltimore nathaniel batty iii is a member of the black guerilla family. Baltimore sounds like a damn crazy place with people getting dropped left and right.

Martin ford, associate director at the maryland office for new americans, is a member of the maryland humanities councils speakers bureau. The black guerilla family, the bloods, and the crips gangs have agreed to unite in an effort to take out baltimore law enforcement officers, according to credible information received by the police departme. Some students were aghast at the level of gang activity here. A number of rival gang members apparently stood side by side with nation of islam in baltimore on monday as they called for peace while protesters looted stores, clashed with cops and set. Its not about gangsters that much as opposed to life in a baltimore innercity neighborhood and is very well written so you almost feel as tho you know the characters. Apr 28, 2015 as the unrest began monday, the baltimore police department released a warning monday stating that members of three gangs the black guerrilla family, bloods and crips have entered into a. Baltimore city is the largest city in maryland with a population of, 620,961. This is the story of how they stayed on the streets, robbing with impunity, for at least a decade. Over memorial day weekend in baltimore, 29 people were shot, nine of them killed. It was an ominous start to a summer that would only grow more violent. Hood 2 hood, the blockumentary is an action packed film that takes you on a tour through americas highest crime rated neighborhoods. Associated press monday, august 9, 2010 baltimore prosecutors say a baltimore man has been convicted of murder and participation in a criminal gang resulting in death. From the destruction wrought by the heroin kingpins in harlem of the 1970s to. In baltimore, a success story in the war on gang violence.

Streetwise streetwise is a documentary that follows several homeless youths of seattle in 1984. We have all read, seen and heard plenty about famous gangs worldwide but we felt it was time we dug a little deeper and put together a list of documentaries of intriguing gangs and maybe get better educated on the whole phenomenon. Fault lines returns to baltimore as new details emerge about an elite plainclothes police unit that, for years, doubled as a criminal gang robbing residents, planting evidence, and sending countless innocent people to jail. This was a nine percent increase from the 2000 count of 5,296,486. Watch baltimore rising, the original hbo documentary online at or. A baltimore police scandal how a corrupt unit of plainclothes police officers in baltimore managed to rob and steal with impunity for a decade. Immigration and customs enforcements ice homeland security investigations. Detectives smith and miller began their presentation on gangs with a gangsta rap video to demonstrate. By the end of august, 215 people had been murdered, a 56 percent increase compared to that same point in 2014. Ghosts are everywhere in the concertina wire lacing the sky, the ancient stone facade, the trash swirling on the sidewalk, and the white door with a small barred window set hard on the street. The blockumentary part 3 hood 2 hood, part 2 dvd clanton 14th street 2nd hood clanton 14th street 4th hood north hollywood clanton 14th street c14 3rd hood, hollywood, ca clanton 14th street 1st hood westside dvds, documentaries and hood history gangbusters. Camera crews examine fentanyls impact on addicts and how overwhelmed customs agents are striving. Bloods and crips team up to protest baltimores cops. Baltimore crime street killer gangs documentary youtube.

Baltimore police threatened by black guerilla family, bloods. It was in business before abraham lincoln was president. He was also found guilty of distributing heroin and crack cocaine in northwest baltimore. Crips and bloods team up to take out baltimore cops.

The 2010s proved a decade of headspinning extremes for baltimore. In the midst of the protests for freddie gray in baltimore, the citys major gangsnamely the. Enjoining the boys in the hood studio city hood party sparks gang raid. Sep 07, 2015 baltimore does seem to be more violent than urban areas with similar issues. The gangrelated killing of a gaithersburg teen comes on the heels of a recent spike in gang violence in montgomery county. Frosh announced monday the indictment of blood gang members for crimes in baltimore city and county, including the 2017 homicide of a. Map of the baltimore gangs areas, hoods and much more. Six annapolis ms members indicted on charges ranging from racketeering conspiracy, murder, and attempted murder.

Mar 30, 2017 as you walk through sandtownwinchester, baltimore citys most violent neighborhood, the years of socioeconomic degradation are readily apparent. Wiping out baltimores most violent gang remains a top priority. Baltimore city school police bcsp report that much of the gang activity is attributed to children joining gangs in schools for protection. Pages in category gangs in maryland the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. The baltimore city fraternal order of police lodge 3 posted a video it says was recently taken from social media showing a gang of teenagers and young men wielding handguns as they rapped and danced for a video recording in the street of a crimeridden baltimore neighborhood. Apr 25, 2015 to west baltimoreans, the largest gang is the.

The situation in baltimore is getting so bad that rival gang members have decided to call a ceasefire and form an unlikely alliance against baltimore cops in the wake of freddie grays death. Jun 11, 2015 baltimore s penn station has also seen a major drop in traffic. Oct 24, 2011 in the late 1970s and early 1980s, if you were in the drug game in baltimore, then you answered to one man, peanut king. And area police say they are working together to combat gangs. Baltimores bloods, crips, bgf gangs explain their truce. The book and miniseries the corner covers a little of baltimore gangland and is worth checking out. Chaos erupts in baltimore,md as an unarmed black man called freddie gray sustains fatal injuries while in police custody. Yet in baltimore, usa, there exist dedicated community leaders, compassionate lawenforcement officers and a progressive young city.

He was the man in more ways than one trendsetter, drug dealer, high roller, ladies man these were only a few of the titles peanut king carried. The city of the 1850s was an urban battleground second to none, smaller than new york, but every bit as tough. A baltimore police scandal 2018 a group of detectives operated as a gang within the baltimore police department. Simon and some of his favorite collaborators were at atx festival to share insight into the production company behind the wire, the deuce and more. Baltimore police posts shock video of gang of thugs. This hoods map also shows the old projects that were demolished in the late 90s like the lafayette projects and flag house both of east side and. Apr 27, 2015 baltimore police will be targets of attacks by united gangs in response to the freddie gray death, according to a warning issued following grays funeral earlier today. Gangland is a gritty, truelife documentary series exposing the world of historys most notorious and dangerous gangs. The experience caused me to think of a line from the manifesto of the dominant gang in sandtownwinchester conditions of oppression lead to revolution.

Apr 23, 2015 baltimore the baltimore city detention center is old. Two dozen alleged gang members in baltimore have been indicted on federal racketeering and other charges after an investigation by local and federal law. Gangs of baltimore national endowment for the humanities neh. According to a study cited by newsweek, there were roughly 170 criminal street gangs active in. As the unrest began monday, the baltimore police department released a warning monday stating that members of three gangs the black guerrilla family, bloods. Police nprs scott simon takes a walk through the neighborhoods of west baltimore to talk with residents in the wake of freddie grays death in. May 04, 2015 gang life in baltimore nathaniel batty iii is a member of the black guerilla family. May 22, 20 bestworst schools within baltimore city, baltimore, 14 replies which is worst east or west baltimore. Fault lines returns to baltimore as new details emerge about an elite plainclothes police unit that, for years, doubled as a criminal gang robbing residents, planting evidence, and sending. Bestworst schools within baltimore city, baltimore, 14 replies which is worst east or west baltimore. Jul 12, 2017 bloods and crips team up to protest baltimores cops gangland respite things are apparently so bad in baltimore that even the citys gang adversariesalong with the nation of islamare.

The 15 gang defendants were identified during a continuing investigation into gangrelated activity that included numerous instances where members. Godfather of deadly baltimore gang sentenced to life in prison. The baltimore city school system has juvenile gangs throughout the entire school system and students often must pass through gang territory on their way to and from school. Baltimore gang members address the lies being told in the media about recent gang. Director bruce brown successfully reflected the lives of various types of motorcycle enthusiasts that were racing in motocross, desert racing and the grand national in the early 1970s. Watch baltimore rising, the original hbo documentary online at or stream on your own device. In baltimore, one of the most dangerous cities in the us, the police have reframed their war on drugs as a war on guns. It was just one more of many murders in an area plagued by gang violence. More information about antebellum baltimores gangs can be found in thomas scharfs the chronicles of baltimore, 1874, or tracy meltons hanging henry gambrill. Three alleged ms members charged in violent racketeering. Gangland is a gritty, truelife documentary series exposing the world of historys most notorious and dangerous gangs the gangland series tells the insider story and we learn how the gangs shaped their times and affected the neighborhoods that they controlled from the destruction wrought by the heroin kingpins in harlem of the 1970s to todays most dangerous gang ms, which has spread. Theres a bunch of young hungry guys with the bgf proverbial foot on their necks and little to no structure otherwise. The indictment says that members of the black guerilla family gang had essentially taken over the prison by controlling many of the correctional officers and other employees inside the baltimore city detention center and related prison facilities and securing their commitment as associates of the enterprise in order to obtain sex, drugs and other contraband, to maximize freedom.

Gangs are a serious problem negatively impacting american culture. As you walk through sandtownwinchester, baltimore citys most violent neighborhood, the years of socioeconomic degradation are readily apparent. Baltimore rising watch the hbo original documentary hbo. The gangland series tells the insider story and we learn how the gangs shaped their times and affected the neighborhoods that they controlled. Some of the countrys most notorious gangs have banded together to put hits out on police officers nationwide, the baltimore police department announced monday, citing. Police nprs scott simon takes a walk through the neighborhoods of west baltimore to talk with. That source also gave the primary locations of four baltimore gangs. Jul 29, 2018 they are gangs everywhere ms in baltimore,bloods, pyrues, crip, kkk gangster deciphal u name it. And the rise of gang activity as evidenced by the rash of shootings weve seen in major metropolitan areas like chicago and elsewhere is increasingly threatening the very safety and security of both law enforcement officers and the communities we serve, nationwide.

Alexa fogel talks casting oz, the wire and other hbo favorites. Rich kid entertainment contacted all the underground hood connections from hoods across the country from california to new york, to the south and midwest. Baltimore march 30, 2018on march 29, a federal grand jury indicted six ms members on charges in connection with their ms gang activities, including racketeering conspiracy. The absolute citywide tragedy and outpouring of pain all over the streets in baltimore last night was another breaking point in americas attempt to negotiate and get out from under centuries of. Dec, 2016 baltimore crime street killer gangs documentary. They even explain in this documentary how steel industry jobs left the city en masse. This sevenpart series begins as an investigation into the savage murder of sister catherine cesnik, a halfcentury old baltimore. The unit operated with impunity in part because of the way police complaints are investigated. After that, pretty much nothing happened for years. Baltimore has one of the largest gang populations in america. Baltimore the city of baltimore has a little fewer than 4,000 white 15 to 17year olds, and just over half nearly 2,000have seen the breakup of their family of origin. Having worked in just the womens prison, this was no surprise. Gangs of baltimore national endowment for the humanities.

A compelling look at the struggles of police and activists to hold baltimore together following the. The official website for the wire on hbo, featuring full episodes online, interviews, schedule information and episode guides. Violent crime spiked in 2015 after the death of freddie gray on april 19, 2015, which touched off riots and an increase in murders. We want the people of baltimore city to know that the image they are trying to portray of gangs in baltimore the black guerilla family, the bloods, the crips we did not make that truce to harm cops, a man who identified as a member of the bloods gang told baltimores nbc affiliate station wbal 11. People turn to violence and selling drugs because of poverty. Fact is, martin scorseses gangs of new york could have been filmed in baltimore. Jun 24, 2016 bloods, crips, vice lords, gangster disciples, philly black mafia, ms, latin kings. Jul 06, 2015 transnational criminal gangs inflict violence and fear upon our community, said ivan arvelo, acting special agent in charge baltimore, u.

The streets of houston is a film which takes the viewer straight to the heart of some of the roughest parts of inner city houston, texas. Baltimore police have said the gang truce was actually formed to kill officers, and. The election of the first black us president in 2009 offered hope to millions of african americans across the country and the eastern city of baltimore was no exception. The documentary is powerful it is addressing the structural and institutional causes for these communities that are so blighted, it. Lynch used an address in baltimore on monday to stress the need for washington to work with local officials on youth violence and gangs, particularly in cities that are still wrestling with those problems despite a national reduction in crime. Member of cherry hill group udh sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack cocaine. The experience of black baltimore teens on the cusp of adulthood is different. Apr 28, 2015 baltimore police said in a statement that they received information that members of baltimore gangsincluding the black guerrilla family, the bloods and the cripswere banding together to. The name is a reference to the movie 300 the gangstas are the. Two members of cherry hill group udh are each sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug distribution.

Baltimore gangs threaten to take out officersthe baltimore police department has received information that a number of baltimore area gangs have joined forces to take out officers. It is a tale which explores the reasons that lie behind the darkness that haunts a city which is home to the second highest number fortune 500 companies, but yet it is. Gangs watch free documentaries online documentary heaven. They are gangs everywhere ms in baltimore,bloods, pyrues, crip, kkk gangster deciphal u name it. Police cracking down on violent drug gang in west baltimore. Americas most notorious gangs come together against. According to the office, baileys violent reign of terror.

His name has gone down in infamy in charm city as one of the baddest. They say it is the first time a state prosecutor has gotten a conviction under marylands 2007 gang statute. Considered to be one of the best ever motorcycle sport documentaries ever made, this 1971 film was nominated for an academy award. Gang statistics for baltimore county, maryland the following page presents statistics and interpretations on the activity of gangs in baltimore county in maryland, including information relating to overall numbers, per capita numbers, approximate gang membership, locations, and any correlations between gang activity and the demographic and socioeconomic environment of baltimore county, maryland. A gang broke apart, then baltimore homicides spiked. I dont like these arguments about drugs or guns being the problem to situations seen in this doc. Bloods, crips and nation of islam unite in baltimore to. The baltimore jail that was run by a gang al jazeera america.

They shut down the baltimore city detention center because, for example, a member of the black guerilla family a gang was running it, acting like the overlord in there. At 25, he has been in jail every year since he was 11 years old. Map of different sections of the city of baltimore which includes most parts of the city like east baltimore, northeast, park heights, cherry hill, west baltimore, parts of baltimore county, and more. Apr 22, 2016 member of cherry hill group udh sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack cocaine. But now, after a protracted investigation and a lot of law enforcement work, more than half a dozen members and leaders of one of baltimores many gangs have been arrested and will face charges. Watch this video of baltimore gang members explaining. The former gang member did a great job of conveying respect toward the police. The gangs of baltimore were setting aside their differences and joining forces to. Baltimore doesnt have many local gangs which is why violence is so unpredictable and senseless. Lynch presses for more action to address gangs, youth violence u. Gangs of london tv series 2020 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Filmed from the perspectives of dealers, users and the police, this vivid series offers a bracing look at the war on drugs. Asked in gangs and gangsters has any black gangs allied with white gangs. Is baltimore overrun with highly organized gangsor is its.