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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Crips

Crips stories: 4 news summaries

 Gangs, Race, and 
 More Limbaugh 
 NFL Slams 

Talk show host has repeatedly bashed players and culture of football league

Oct 12, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Sharpton has urged the NFL to block Rush Limbaugh's purchase of the St. Louis Rams, calling him “anti-NFL.” Sharpton was particularly disturbed, Politico reports, by a “recent statement that the NFL was beginning to look like a fight between the Crips and the Bloods without the... More »

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NFL • St. Louis Rams • Al Sharpton • Rush Limbaugh • Crips • racism • Bloods • gang violence • Donovan McNabb • pro football • Rush Limbaugh racist quotes

Prison Letter Could Nail Bronco's Killer

Ex-cellmate says mail links gang member to Williams shooting

May 31, 08 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A letter written by a jailed Colorado gang member could tie him to the murder of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, the Rocky Mountain News reports. The letter, intercepted by the suspect's cellmate, mentions the man's worries about a witness who saw him shoot "D-Will." Williams was gunned... More »

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NFL • Denver • murder • Crips • Denver Broncos • Colorado • shooting • Darrent Williams

Cops Nab Gang Member in Bus Stop Shooting

He belonged to Crips,
was trying to make name for himself

Feb 28, 08 8:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Los Angeles police today arrested a gang member who they say shot five children and three adults at a city bus stop yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Police say the suspect, a member of the Crips, had been trying to make a name for himself as an enforcer in... More »

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Crips • Los Angeles • gang violence • bus stop shooting • bystanders

Gang Members Join New Brotherhood: Unions

Construction trades step up recruitment

May 21, 07 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - As construction booms, LA's building-trade unions are stepping up recruitment in the inner city, where many new hires are former gang members. The LA Times explores a trend that's turning traditionally white, fraternal outfits like the pipefitters, sheet-metal workers and even Teamsters into majority minority—and, in some cases, majority... More »

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unions • gangs • Crips • construction • Los Angeles

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