Tri-City Skins was anOntario-basedwhite power group active from 1997 to 2012 in theKitchener-Waterloo andCambridge area. James Scott Richardson was the group's most visible member, and in October 2001, police believed that Tri-City Skins had 25 members in southwestern Ontario.[1][2] Some members of the Tri-City Skins were alleged to have engaged in a campaign of intimidation, assault,vandalism, and other property crimes.[2] Some members have been arrested and charged with possession of illegal weapons and drug possession for the purpose of trafficking.[3]