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The Avenues, also known as Avenidas or AVE's, is a Mexican street gang from North East Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
 that formed in the 1940's. The Avenues are under the direct control of the Mexican Mafia
Mexican Mafia

The Mexican Mafia, also known as La eMe is a Mexican criminal organization, and is one of the oldest and most powerful prison gangs in the United States....
.

Avenues gang has been the target of a series of landmark prosecutions by the Federal government of the United States
Federal government of the United States

The Federal Government of the United States is the central current reigning United States governmental body, established by the United States Constitution....
 and by Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney Anthony Manzella. Members have recently been prosecuted under the Federal Hate Crimes Statute
Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a country, state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy....
 for using violence and intimidation to drive all African-Americans out of the territories it controls.






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The Avenues, also known as Avenidas or AVE's, is a Mexican street gang from North East Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
 that formed in the 1940's. The Avenues are under the direct control of the Mexican Mafia
Mexican Mafia

The Mexican Mafia, also known as La eMe is a Mexican criminal organization, and is one of the oldest and most powerful prison gangs in the United States....
.

History

The Avenues gang has been the target of a series of landmark prosecutions by the Federal government of the United States
Federal government of the United States

The Federal Government of the United States is the central current reigning United States governmental body, established by the United States Constitution....
 and by Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney Anthony Manzella. Members have recently been prosecuted under the Federal Hate Crimes Statute
Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a country, state, city, or county. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy....
 for using violence and intimidation to drive all African-Americans out of the territories it controls. Several of these trials are related in Tony Rafael's true crime bestseller "The Mexican Mafia". The Avenues claim Highland Park
Highland Park

Highland Park may refer to:...
, Cypress Park, Glassell Park and Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock

Eagle Rock can refer to one of the following:Places in the United States*Eagle Rock, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Wake County, North Carolina, west of Zebulon...
 as its turf. A portion of Glassell Park between Fletcher Drive and the Glendale Freeway has been controlled by the Avenues for many years, and even the police have found it hard to get a foothold there.

The Avenues took their name from streets in the area called "Avenue 57" and "Avenue 43".

See also

  • Mexican Mafia
    Mexican Mafia

    The Mexican Mafia, also known as La eMe is a Mexican criminal organization, and is one of the oldest and most powerful prison gangs in the United States....
  • Tooner Ville Rifa 13
  • List of California street gangs
    List of California street gangs

    This is a list of Gang operating or formerly operating in California....


Source

  • Tony Rafael, The Mexican Mafia, Encounter Books
    Encounter Books

    Encounter Books is an American conservatism book publisher. It is an activity of Encounter for Culture and Education, Inc.Encounter Books publishes serious non-fiction books, with a scholarly leaning, in the areas of history, religion, biography, education, public policy, current affairs, social sciences, and politics....
    , 2007.