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 Grape Street, Los Angeles | |
| Founding location | Watts, Los Angeles |
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| Years active | 1970s – present |
| Territory | California, Tennessee,[1] New Jersey,[2] Connecticut[3] |
| Allies | Eight Trey Gangster Crips[4] |
| Rivals | Bounty Hunter Bloods[5] |
| Notable members | 03 Greedo[6] |
The Grape Street Watts Crips,[7] better known simply as the Grape Street Crips, are a set of Crips based in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. The gang's rivalry with the Bounty Hunter Bloods has been described as being "the most violent and long lasting feud between two gangs that are in the Watts area."[5]
History
[edit]Brandon "BL" Bullard, a veteran of the Grape Street Crips, was murdered by the East Coast Crips in 2008. The murder of Bullard sparked a war that resulted in 26 wounded and 9 dead in the six weeks that followed.[8]
Media appearances
[edit]Members of the Grape Street Crips appeared in the documentary Crips and Bloods: Made in America, directed by Stacy Peralta.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "16 with ties to 'Grape Street Crips' gang indicted on drug trafficking". August 7, 2019.
- ↑ "The gang leader who loved Instagram. Inside the takedown of Jersey's notorious Grape Street Crips". August 5, 2018.
- ↑ LaBella, Josh (November 25, 2025). "Reputed New Haven gang member sent back to prison for dealing drugs, feds say". Connecticut Post. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
- ↑ Valdemar, Richard (December 2, 2009). "The Grape Street Gang, the CCO, and Honcho Day". Police Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
- 1 2 "THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CORDELL HAWKINS, Defendant and Appellant" (PDF). Superior Court of Los Angeles County. June 8, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ Boyd, Ella (May 2, 2019). "The downbeat: 03 Greedo releases 'Summer In The Projects' from jail, reminisces about past to look to future". The Student Life. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
- ↑ Krikorian, Michael (July 14, 2005). "War and Peace in Watts". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
- ↑ Temple-Rastan, Dina (June 8, 2008). "Cops Target L.A. Gangs' 'Shot Callers'". National Public Radio. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ↑ Stacy Peralta (Director) (January 20, 2008). Crips and Bloods: Made in America (Motion picture). United States: PBS.
Further reading
[edit]- "PCP drug bust in South Los Angeles: 20 arrested". ABC7 Los Angeles. February 13, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- "Second South Los Angeles Gang Leader Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Federal Prison for Distributing PCP". FBI. February 4, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- "13 L.A. street gang members indicted in sale of PCP". Los Angeles Times. March 27, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- Watts Beset by Retaliatory Shootings. Los Angeles Times.
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