| Years active | 1960s-present |
|---|---|
| Territory | Baldwin Village[1] |
| Ethnicity | PredominantlyAfrican American[2] |
| Membership(est.) | 500–900[2][1] |
| Activities | Drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, robbery, assault, murder[1] |
| Allies | Bloods[3]Black P. Stones |
| Rivals | Crips18th Street Gang |
TheJungles faction of theBlack P. Stones street gang is a "set" of theBloods gang alliance inLos Angeles. Originating in Los Angeles'Baldwin Village neighborhood in the 1960s, the Black P. Stones became one of the largest gangs in the city.[2] The gang has been linked to various crimes, including murders, assaults, robberies, narcotics violations and firearms violations, and has been the subject of numerousFBI andLAPD investigations.[1]
The Black P. Stones in Los Angeles once consisted of two separate gangs the Black P. Stones do not affiliate with any type Crips.
to the early 2000s, now officially known as Baldwin Village, on the West Side ofSouth Central Los Angeles.[4] Although Baldwin Village is less than a mile square, the area is home to 700 to 800 gang members, according to theLos Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in 2005.[5]
The Black P. Stones are affiliated with the Bloods alliance and especially with the Piru coalition. The gang is a rival of the Crips.[2] The Black P. Stones have also been involved in a long-running conflict with the18th Street gang, aLatino gang which is based in a territory north of Baldwin Village.[6][7]
On November 10, 2005, theFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Los Angeles Office andLos Angeles Police Department (LAPD) served 16 federal drug indictments and arrested at least 18 members of the Black P. Stones accused of conspiracy and drug trafficking in a joint effort called "Operation Stone Cold".[8] Almost 1,000 law enforcement personnel took part in the operation, carrying outpolice raids inBaldwin Village,Hawthorne andInglewood, and seizing stashes ofcrack cocaine and weapons, including anAR-15 assault rifle and anAK-47.[9] The indictments followed an investigation which lasted over a year, and involvedinformants infiltrating the gang and making videotaped drug buys from members.[5] 17 people were convicted on federal charges, and another 12 were convicted on state charges following the investigation.[1]
In 2006, agang injunction was filed against the Black P. Stones by theLos Angeles City Attorney,Rocky Delgadillo, prohibiting members from congregating in public.[2] Police alleged the gang was responsible for 1,500 aggravated assaults and 28 murders between 2000 and 2005.[7]
75 members and associates of the gang were indicted on a variety of state and federal drug charges as a result of "Operation Red Dawn", a year-long investigation by the FBI and LAPD, which culminated in a series of raids involving over 900 federal agents and police officers in Southwest Los Angeles, on May 19, 2011.[10][11] 135.5 grams ofPCP; 41.2 grams ofmethamphetamine; 25 kilograms ofmarijuana; 1.7 kilograms ofcocaine; and a variety of firearms were seized as a result of the operation.[1]
Los Angeles City AttorneyMike Feuer and prosecutors heavily targeted property owners and managers of the Chesapeake Apartments, a 425-unitapartment complex spread over more than 17 acres which was a longtime stronghold for the Black P. Stones, to crackdown on gang crime. Between July 2013 and November 2017, Feuer filed 98 nuisance abatement lawsuits and secured 96 injunctions related to specific properties with documented gang and/or narcotics activity.[12] The LAPD also conducted raids and arrests among the apartment buildings which decreased crime within that area dramatically.[13]
The 2001 filmTraining Day, starringDenzel Washington, was filmed on a cul-de-sac inBaldwin Village, and featuredCle Shaheed Sloan ofAthens Park.[2] Additionally, the gang was featured in another film that year,Baby Boy. The Jungles appear in season 2, episode 1 of the television seriesSouthland and season 1, episode 12 ofGang Related, as well as the music video for theWaka Flocka Flame song "Hard in da Paint".[2]
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