Subject: Crips Street Gang

  • News

    June 23, 1993

    STRONG MEDICINE

    WHEN ITS YOUTHS FALTERED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE TRIBE LOOKED WITHIN

  • News

    November 17, 1994

    THE FREALITY OF THE "RIOT"

    WHEN ITS YOUTHS FALTERED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE TRIBE LOOKED WITHIN

  • News

    October 3, 1996

    On His Feet, On The Street

    Less than two years after a sniper's bullet nearly tore off his leg, Detective Jeff Dauer is back on the Gang Squad, cruising Phoenix's toughest turf

  • Music

    October 3, 1996

    Live by the Gun . . .

    Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

  • Music

    November 28, 1996

    Reeling and Dealing

    "Suge" Knight is behind bars, Tha Doggfather is on the shelves, and the future of Death Row Records hangs in the balance

  • Music

    March 27, 1997

    Who's the Man?

    With Suge Knight in prison, onetime receptionist Norris Anderson is now the big man on Death Row

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    Crime Spree on the Reservation

    Teen-gangster Crips on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community got high on crystal meth and cheap beer and terrorized the reservation with drive-by shootings, murder, beatings, fire-bombings and robberies for two years--until the feds busted them fo

  • Music

    July 24, 1997

    Recordings

    Teen-gangster Crips on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community got high on crystal meth and cheap beer and terrorized the reservation with drive-by shootings, murder, beatings, fire-bombings and robberies for two years--until the feds busted them fo

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Flashes

    Teen-gangster Crips on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community got high on crystal meth and cheap beer and terrorized the reservation with drive-by shootings, murder, beatings, fire-bombings and robberies for two years--until the feds busted them fo

  • News

    June 24, 1999

    Crackdown

    After years of neglect, a Maryvale neighborhood and the Phoenix police evict the West Side City Crips

  • News

    July 15, 1999

    Full Mettle Junket

    For gangbangers and delinquents, Project Challenge boot camp is a last chance to avoid prison

  • Film

    July 22, 1999

    Bum Rap

    Flashback-fueled hip-hop nostalgia gets lost in The Wood

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    Letters

    For the week of 06-15-2000

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 26, 2002
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    June 1, 2006
  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    When Can Cops Pat You Down? State Takes Case to U.S. Supreme Court Today

    The case of an Arizona police officer who found a gun after she patted down the passenger of vehicle who had committed no crime goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The state, as represented by the Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, will argue that such pat-downs -- and&nbs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    The Game: Slower Than Baseball, the Excitement of Curling

    Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots in our The Game Slide Show.Even to those of us who aren't huge proponents of mainstream rap, The Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, was hugely influential a few years back. Advocate was a note-perfect throwback to gangsta rap's halcyon days of the early '90s and ... More >>

  • Music

    November 20, 2008

    Insane Clown Posse’s Juggalos Aren’t a Gang — Just Punk Kids

    Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots in our The Game Slide Show.Even to those of us who aren't huge proponents of mainstream rap, The Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, was hugely influential a few years back. Advocate was a note-perfect throwback to gangsta rap's halcyon days of the early '90s and ... More >>

  • News

    January 10, 2008

    Willy Northpole and the Phoenix hip-hop scene explode

    Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots in our The Game Slide Show.Even to those of us who aren't huge proponents of mainstream rap, The Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, was hugely influential a few years back. Advocate was a note-perfect throwback to gangsta rap's halcyon days of the early '90s and ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    "Nigga," Please

    Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots in our The Game Slide Show.Even to those of us who aren't huge proponents of mainstream rap, The Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, was hugely influential a few years back. Advocate was a note-perfect throwback to gangsta rap's halcyon days of the early '90s and ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 15, 2004

    He Who Laughs, Lasts

    Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots in our The Game Slide Show.Even to those of us who aren't huge proponents of mainstream rap, The Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, was hugely influential a few years back. Advocate was a note-perfect throwback to gangsta rap's halcyon days of the early '90s and ... More >>

  • Music

    February 6, 2003

    Shortwaving Radio

    Proposed legislation by the U.S. Senate aims to deter the spreading radio empire. Good luck.

  • Music

    November 14, 2002

    Preservin' the Real

    Jurassic 5 stays true to hip-hop -- even as its core audience lives in an alternative universe

  • News

    April 11, 2002

    Crips In the Courthouse

    Authorities suspect the clerk of the court helped Lindo Park Crips evade justice.The cadaver in her home didn’t help.

  • News

    September 6, 2001

    Deaf Jam

    An accident robbed rapper Bryan Erwin of his hearing, his happiness and - for a few minutes - his life. Now his therapy is his music. But can rap save him?

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Bad Dog

    White gangsters or misunderstood jocks? The Devil Dogs beat their victims -- and the system.

  • News

    May 4, 2000

    The Lore of the Luhrs

    Adam Diaz remembers 50 years of work and play in Phoenix's first skyscraper

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    Invisible Scourge

    While society frets over the threat of school massacres, a more insidious and lethal rampage mounts on the streets, unacknowledged

  • Music

    December 23, 1999

    A Dogg's Life

    Rapper Snoop Dogg comes to terms with his violent past and pleads for peace in his autobiography

  • News

    December 23, 1999

    Suspended Animation

    Two senior court officers sit at home, wondering if they've been blacklisted

  • News

    November 11, 1999

    Is It Time To Pull The Thug?

    Gang style blasts through popular culture. Can the media be used to fight back?

  • News

    September 30, 1999

    The Gang's All Fear

    The Crips who raped a retarded girl sprang from a 'hood where too many kids aspire to the thug life

  • News

    September 16, 1999

    Gang Influence Runs Deep in Phoenix's Roots

    The Crips who raped a retarded girl sprang from a 'hood where too many kids aspire to the thug life

  • News

    March 25, 1999

    Larry Jack's Second Shot

    He survived two bullets in the face from a man he claims killed five in South Phoenix last month

  • News

    March 18, 1999

    Sole Survivor

    Howard Youngblood's roommates were shot to death, yet he clings to the place where it all went down

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Family Affairs

    A professional Phoenix woman wanted to help one poor, "at risk" family. It was the type of private initiative that both political parties say will ease the harsh impacts of welfare reform. Her three-year experiment in personal responsibility rescued an 1

  • News

    December 5, 1995

    TIMBERLAKE AND THE BOYS IN BRIGHT BLAZERS

    A professional Phoenix woman wanted to help one poor, "at risk" family. It was the type of private initiative that both political parties say will ease the harsh impacts of welfare reform. Her three-year experiment in personal responsibility rescued an 1

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    "Fluffy Bunny Crew" One of Three Street Gangs Busted by DPS

    Department of Public Safety DPS officers taking a "fluffy bunny" into custody during yesterday's gangster roundup.​In the past, criminal street gangs have used names that strike fear in the hearts of their rivals. The Bloods, the Crips, the Jets, the Sharks -- all have an intimidating conno ... More >>

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