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| “I told those freaks, ‘Oh, no one’s jacking you?’ Then we jacked them up,” said Bizzy, a 19-year-old gang member. Salazar confirmed that the transvestite problem disappeared. In May 2000, a Latino gang member shot and killed a former leader of Hollywood's Armenian Power gang in a deli in East Hollywood where the Armenian gang held turf. <ref>The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History - Page 381 by Gregory Paul Williams</ref> | “I told those freaks, ‘Oh, no one’s jacking you?’ Then we jacked them up,” said Bizzy, a 19-year-old gang member. Salazar confirmed that the transvestite problem disappeared. In May 2000, a Latino gang member shot and killed a former leader of Hollywood's Armenian Power gang in a deli in East Hollywood where the Armenian gang held turf. <ref>The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History - Page 381 by Gregory Paul Williams</ref> | ||
| In May 5 2000, 3 Armenian Power members, 2 male 1 female, stabbed and killed Raul Aguirre,a senior at Hoover High School, Raul Aguiere was not involved in gangs what so ever but on that fateful day, he witnessed a fellow hispanic getting jumped by Armenian gang members. Raul merely tried to stop the fight and in the process was stabbed to death. All 3 gang members were charged with murder and found guilty.<ref>{{cite news | source = ] | title = Friend Testifies in Trial of 2 Accused in Teen's Death | date = October 11, 2003 | author = Anna Gorman }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jul/16/local/me-hoover16 | title = Third Defendant Guilty in Slaying of Teen | author = Arlene Martinez | date = July 16, 2004 | source = ] }}</ref>{{cite book | title = Gangs in Court | author = Lewis Yablonsky | pages = pp.226-7 | publisher = Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company | year = 2005 | isbn = 1930056796 }}</ref> | In May 5 2000, 3 Armenian Power members, 2 male 1 female, stabbed and killed Raul Aguirre,a senior at Hoover High School, Raul Aguiere was not involved in gangs what so ever but on that fateful day, he witnessed a fellow hispanic getting jumped by Armenian gang members. Raul merely tried to stop the fight and in the process was stabbed to death. All 3 gang members were charged with murder and found guilty.<ref>{{cite news | source = ] | title = Friend Testifies in Trial of 2 Accused in Teen's Death | date = October 11, 2003 | author = Anna Gorman }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jul/16/local/me-hoover16 | title = Third Defendant Guilty in Slaying of Teen | author = Arlene Martinez | date = July 16, 2004 | source = ] }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title = Gangs in Court | author = Lewis Yablonsky | pages = pp.226-7 | publisher = Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company | year = 2005 | isbn = 1930056796 }}</ref> | ||
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| Founding location | Los Angeles The intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Normandie Avenue |
|---|---|
| Territory | Hollywood, East Hollywood, North Hollywood, Montreal, Laval |
| Ethnicity | Armenian |
| Membership | 800 |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, Murder, Drive-By Shooting, Theft, Identity Theft, Assault, Extortion |
| Allies | Mexican Mafia, Sureños, and 18th Street gang, |
| Rivals | White Fence, Tooner Ville Rifa 13, MS-13, Norteños, The Avenues, Bloods, Crips, Vineland Boys gang, |
Armenian Power, also known as AP, is an Armenian street gang located in Los Angeles.
History
The collapse of the Soviet Union prompted a massive wave of Armenian immigration into Los Angeles County, California, primarily in the communities of East Hollywood, North Hollywood, Hollywood, Pasadena, Burbank and Glendale. Faced with pressure from Mexican and Salvadoran gang members in the area, young Armenians in East Hollywood grouped together to form Armenian Power. Armenian-American street gangs are not large in terms of numbers but are violent and influential enough to allegedly be involved in Mexican Mafia peace talks between Hispanic gangs. The Armenian Power gang was a quickly growing gang in Hollywood and Glendale which formed partnerships with other gangs. The gang's main enemies are Tooner Ville Rifa 13, White Fence gang The Avenues (gang), West Side Locos(gang), and MS-13. Armen Petrosyan was the founder and leader of Armenian Power, also known as Silent. On the day of his death, Petrosyan slept until noon at his parents’ North Hollywood home, family members said. Ten miles away, at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Western Avenue in Hollywood, and roughly an hour before Petrosyan awoke, an unknown member of Armenian Power flashed the gang’s hand sign and pointed a .45-caliber pistol at three members of White Fence, according to court testimony. During the late 1980s, a new gang developed in the Glendale area. This gang was comprised of Armenian youth who had banded together for commonality of culture and protection from others. The group developed into a street gang called Armenian Power. The Armenian Power gang formation was heavily influenced by members of the Mexican street gang Florencia, which had a clique made up of Armenian gang members. The corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Normandie Avenue had become a mecca for transvestite prostitutes. “Sometimes there would be 10 drag queens there,” Salazar said. “We tried to shoo them away, but they’d come back.” Armenian Power members, seeing a chance to make some money, told the transvestites they would charge them $25 a night for protection from beatings. The drag queens objected, pointing out that they weren’t having any trouble with beatings. “I told those freaks, ‘Oh, no one’s jacking you?’ Then we jacked them up,” said Bizzy, a 19-year-old gang member. Salazar confirmed that the transvestite problem disappeared. In May 2000, a Latino gang member shot and killed a former leader of Hollywood's Armenian Power gang in a deli in East Hollywood where the Armenian gang held turf.
In May 5 2000, 3 Armenian Power members, 2 male 1 female, stabbed and killed Raul Aguirre,a senior at Hoover High School, Raul Aguiere was not involved in gangs what so ever but on that fateful day, he witnessed a fellow hispanic getting jumped by Armenian gang members. Raul merely tried to stop the fight and in the process was stabbed to death. All 3 gang members were charged with murder and found guilty.
References
- Native in a Strange Land: Trials & Tremors - Page 192 by Wanda Coleman
- ^ Violent Gang Is a Stain on a Proud Ethnic Community
- In Dark Alleys - Page 17 by Brian St.Claire-King
- The Glendale Police Foundation
- The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History - Page 381 by Gregory Paul Williams
- Anna Gorman (October 11, 2003). "Friend Testifies in Trial of 2 Accused in Teen's Death".
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