10th Street Gang
 10th Street Gang graffiti | |
| Founded | 1980s |
|---|---|
| Territory | Parts of Upper West Side, Buffalo, New York |
| Ethnicity | Mainly Hispanic |
| Rivals | 7th Street Gang |
10th Street Gang also known as 1015 and MOB is a street gang located in Buffalo, New York and established themselves between Niagara Street and Richmond Avenue and Auburn Avenue and North and Carolina streets in Grant Ferry of the Upper West Side.
History
[edit]The gang first formed in the 1980's in the original area of the Grant Ferry in the Upper West Side of Buffalo, New York as a multicultural gang though the gang is known to be hispanic. The gang started garnering infamy when they started having rivalries with a newly established gang, 7th Street gang, because the 7th Street gang was attempting to claim Auburn Avenue and Richmond Avenue as their territory, starting a gang war between them.[1] The rivalry between the gangs exalted in the year of 2009 when gang violence was at an all-time high in the area with civilians being in the crossfire between the two gangs was also at an all-time high, specifically between the 10th Street gang and the 7th Street gang as throughout 2009 and 2012, both gangs would be involved in 38 homicides.[2] In the territory of what 10th Street claims, members of the gang routinely guard the bordering areas of what the 10th Street claims.[3]
In 2011, 27 members of the 10th Street Gang were arrested after an investigation concluded with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act violations and some being charged with murders then later in September, 8 more gang members were arrested by federal agents.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Becker, Maki (2012-06-17). "Breaking up violent West Side gangs took two years, multiagency effort". The Buffalo News. ISSN 0745-2691. OCLC 8882862. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ Gibas, Katie (2018-08-21). "Bold measures to address crimes committed in broad daylight". Spectrum News 1 Buffalo. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ Burns, Barbara (2016-12-14). "10th Street Gang Member Sentenced To Nearly 25 Years". United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Major West Side gangs rounded up in Buffalo". WBFO. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2024-10-09.