Areas in Maryland with gangs?

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Anonymous wrote:Not every area in Montgomery county has gangs. Potomac, the western side of Rockville bordering Potomac, Darnestown, probably Poolesville, and probably all of Bethesda do not have gangs or gang activity.

OP you can research where the MOCO gang task force focuses on to identify the areas with the highest density. Wheaton, Silver Spring Gaithersburg, and Germantown. Yes these areas are large so there are gang free areas in some of those areas. The Kentlands in Gaithersburg is not a gang place but it has a Gaithersburg address.

The school clusters are trickier though. There isn’t gang activity at Churchill, Wootton, Whitman. I’ve never heard of gang issues in WJ, BCC, QO,Poolesville. The rest have issues. RM is a great high school with an amazing IB program but they have gangs. The rest all have problems with Wheaton, Einstein, Blair, Seneca, MacGruder, Gaithersburg, Kennedy being the worst. Not sure about Damascus, Sherwood or Paint branch but probably a small amount like RM.

Possibly except there is gang activity on Old Georgetown road near 270 spur.

Gang activity does not mean they live there, btw.

Also Churchill, Whitman and Wootton have high drug/drinking culture/activity … since the offenders are white they are not a “gang”. White girls are more likely to be raped by a white boy, so not exactly “safe from crime”.

Link. Please.

Look at car thefts in that area. Most gang activity is within 2 miles of 270 or 495 access. They get on the highway and get away. You can see on the gang activity map, it all clusters around exits to major roads.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up In Rockville in the 70’s there was a gang called the “brook boys”, I think there was another gang too I forgot their name something a little more ominous.

Twinbrook Mafia, was mostly Viet Nam Vets. They used to hang in a field by the apartments that flooded.

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Anonymous wrote:OP this kind of conversation has never gone well on here. Don't expect it to start now.

Silver Spring, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown....just assume it exists.

Yes to all of these. And do not expect any sympathy or conversation on your post Op. Most of the posters on this tread are social justice live and let live idiots who will call you a "Karen" for judging a neighborhood's safety on gang activity or proximity. Listen to your instincts and do what feels right for your family. I suggest you visit your local police department, they will gladly inform you on the areas of concern. And yes, I'm sure I'll get flamed for this suggestion. So DO NOT care.

As a Rockville resident, this is news to me. Where in Rockville are the gangs? Can't speak to the other cities, but I have never felt or seen any gang activity in Rockville. Where and what gangs are these?

BTW I grew up out west with real gangs in schools in the 80s/90s.

.. and to add.. I'm no crunchy liberal. I'm an Independent and I'm pro-SROs.

You are naive if you think there are no gangs in Rockville. I am older, but recall gangs in Lincoln Park, Twinbrook, the Dogwood Park area, Randolph Hills, MS13. They may not live up to the west coast gangs, but gangs none the less.

There were never gangs in Lincoln Park, just black families.

Twinbrook had the brook boys… most are lawyers and accountants now

There were gangs in the Moore Street apartments and the apartments at the end of Stonestreet near the RR tracks.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up In Rockville in the 70’s there was a gang called the “brook boys”, I think there was another gang too I forgot their name something a little more ominous.

I grew up in Wheaton in the 80's and I remember Freaks (jean jackets) and Grits (leather jackets). They had a big fight over by Freaks' Bridge in the Village. A guy got stabbed. Another time, a Grit party was invaded by Freaks and a guy got stabbed with a pitchfork. These were white teenagers, btw.

Is this for real. It reads like the Outsiders.

That sounds so tame compared to what we see now, though.

It really happened! I was young, but my sister dated a Freak.

I have more stories. The Freaks were from Viers Mill Village, the Grits were from the "other side of the Village". The whole neighborhood was/still is a sh1thole, but the other side of the Village was slightly less poor (hence the leather jackets). A Grit, who was actually a really nice guy, was driving his moped and a Freak drove him off the road and he died.

I believe it, I went to school with a lot of Veirs Mill guys.I remember one of them getting stabbed at a field party near Magruder High in the early 80's.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up In Rockville in the 70’s there was a gang called the “brook boys”, I think there was another gang too I forgot their name something a little more ominous.

I grew up in Wheaton in the 80's and I remember Freaks (jean jackets) and Grits (leather jackets). They had a big fight over by Freaks' Bridge in the Village. A guy got stabbed. Another time, a Grit party was invaded by Freaks and a guy got stabbed with a pitchfork. These were white teenagers, btw.

Is this for real. It reads like the Outsiders.

That sounds so tame compared to what we see now, though.

It really happened! I was young, but my sister dated a Freak.

I have more stories. The Freaks were from Viers Mill Village, the Grits were from the "other side of the Village". The whole neighborhood was/still is a sh1thole, but the other side of the Village was slightly less poor (hence the leather jackets). A Grit, who was actually a really nice guy, was driving his moped and a Freak drove him off the road and he died.

I believe it, I went to school with a lot of Veirs Mill guys.I remember one of them getting stabbed at a field party near Magruder High in the early 80's.

The other Rockville gang in the 70's was the Kingdom.

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Anonymous wrote:Leave Rockville ALONE!!!!!

eh.. for a city that someone thinks has a gang problem, the housing costs are crazy.

Looky here. In the acknowledgments Rockville PD ahead of Baltimore in busting a gang. Are there gangs? You betcha

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https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/sixteen-alleged-members-and-associates-southwest-baltimore-nfl-gang-facing-federal

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Anonymous wrote:Leave Rockville ALONE!!!!!

eh.. for a city that someone thinks has a gang problem, the housing costs are crazy.

Looky here. In the acknowledgments Rockville PD ahead of Baltimore in busting a gang. Are there gangs? You betcha

? Are you from this area? You know that Baltimore is no where near Rockville, right? And that Baltimore rd in Rockville is not in Baltimore city.

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This is a good one on MoCo

District 6 in Gaithersburg, which includes Montgomery Village, Lake Forest Mall and Cider Mill, is described as the district “most affected by gang activity.” Police identified MS-13, Hittsquad and L3 gangs as being responsible for robberies and assaults in that area.

Other police districts of “greatest concern” for gang activity include areas of District 3 in Silver Spring including around Piney Branch Road and University Boulevard and also in Wheaton, where MS-13 has a large presence. The gang One Way Hustle is known for assaults in District 5 in Germantown, according to police.

“Some of the increase we’re seeing is related to local gangs feuding,” Lt. Ruben Rosario said.

Assistant Chief Laura Lanham said there also was a “pretty substantial” uptick in the number of sex offenses, but police did not clarify whether they are directly related to gang activity. “Most alarming are the sex offenses,” she said.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/police-fire/county-police-report-violent-gang-related-crime-rise/

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Anonymous wrote:Leave Rockville ALONE!!!!!

eh.. for a city that someone thinks has a gang problem, the housing costs are crazy.

Looky here. In the acknowledgments Rockville PD ahead of Baltimore in busting a gang. Are there gangs? You betcha

? Are you from this area? You know that Baltimore is no where near Rockville, right? And that Baltimore rd in Rockville is not in Baltimore city.

Nice try, read to the end (guys were from Baltimore, but stuff went down in Rockville etc)

United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended the FBI, the DEA, the Montgomery County Police Department and the Baltimore Police Department for their work in the investigation. Mr. Hur commended the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; the City of Rockville Police Department;

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Oh, Rockville

https://wjla.com/news/local/triple-shooting-in-rockville-leaves-one-dead-two-hospitalized-montgomery-county-police

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Anonymous wrote:Oh, Rockville

https://wjla.com/news/local/triple-shooting-in-rockville-leaves-one-dead-two-hospitalized-montgomery-county-police

doesn't say that was gang related.

[Anonymous]

I think there was mafia in Rockville. There was a restaurant in a warehouse area that I would pass sometimes. The cars were outside at all hours and all luxury vehicles. It seemed strange to have that many expensive cars parked outside a crappy restaurant in a warehouse district in the daytime.

There is also the Russian mob. Some live in McLean. Do they count as being in a gang?

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From last year

ROCKVILLE – The Public Safety (PS) and Health and Human Service (HHS) Committees for Montgomery County met on Jan. 23 to receive an update on gang activity and gang prevention services in the county.

Police, state attorneys and many public institutions were called up to speak about their results and what they are doing to combat gang violence.

According to county officials, gang-related crime, other than homicides, has remained relatively consistent over the past five years. Several years ago, the county experienced a significant increase in gang-related homicides.

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Anonymous wrote:Leave Rockville ALONE!!!!!

eh.. for a city that someone thinks has a gang problem, the housing costs are crazy.

Looky here. In the acknowledgments Rockville PD ahead of Baltimore in busting a gang. Are there gangs? You betcha

? Are you from this area? You know that Baltimore is no where near Rockville, right? And that Baltimore rd in Rockville is not in Baltimore city.

Nice try, read to the end (guys were from Baltimore, but stuff went down in Rockville etc)

United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended the FBI, the DEA, the Montgomery County Police Department and the Baltimore Police Department for their work in the investigation. Mr. Hur commended the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; the City of Rockville Police Department;

Doesn't state that something went down in Rockville. it does mention Rockville, but it also mentions VA and WVA. So I guess VA and WVA are infested with gangs, too.

United States Attorney Robert K. Hur commended the FBI, the DEA, the Montgomery County Police Department and the Baltimore Police Department for their work in the investigation. Mr. Hur commended the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; the City of Rockville Police Department; the Baltimore County, Howard County, and Montgomery County Police Departments; the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office; the Maryland State Police; the West Virginia State Police; the Virginia State Police; the Warren County (VA) Sheriff’s Department;the Winchester (VA) and Front Royal (VA) Police Departments; and the Frederick County and Howard County State’s Attorney’s Offices. Mr. Hur thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew DellaBetta and Michael Goldsticker, who are prosecuting this Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force case.