I had to attend a presentation on gangs. I can’t say where or why. I bet you didn’t know there are more gangs in Central Virginia than any other part of the state. What constitutes a gang, you may ask? It has to have three or more members, a name and/or symbol it uses to represent itself, and it’s members have to have committed at least two predicate criminal activities (which covers just about any crime). They are lured to rural areas and smaller cities because of the profitable drug market and the often understaffed police forces that have little knowledge of how to deal with gangs. (more…)
