Wes McBride

Executive Director of the California Gang Investigators' Association

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Executive Director for the California Gang Investigators' Association; retired veteran (36 years, including 28 in the gang detail) from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and co-author of Understanding Street Gangs

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There's good news and bad news with two gang-related arrests in the past two days.  Today, LA's Mayor and Police Chief announced today the arrest of Steve Garcia , a murder suspect…

Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back in LA's War on Gangs

There's good news and bad news with two gang-related arrests in the past two days.  Today, LA's Mayor and Police Chief announced today the arrest of Steve Garcia , a murder suspect…

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