LAPD Deputy Chief Kris Pitcher said the Vineland Boys, an offshoot of the notorious 18th Street gang, had been terrorizing the eastern portion of the San Fernando Valley for more than a decade. The gang was severely damaged by law enforcement raids after some of its members were linked to the shooting deaths of two Burbank police officers in 2003, but it regained its footing in recent years, officials said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 14, 2019 02:11 UTC