The LAPPL says both gangs have a known history of murdering police officers, citing the killing of LAPD Officer Filberto Cuesta by an 18th Street gang member in 1998 and several Florencia gang ...

Gonzalez also made reference to Florencia 13 and 18th Street, two violent street gangs in Los Angeles. Both gangs have a known history of murdering police officers.

"Both gangs have a known history of murdering police officers. In 1998, an 18th Street gang member murdered LAPD Officer Filberto Cuesta.

The 18th Street crew is a rival of MS-13, the vicious Mexican gang that has terrorized much of the US, including parts of Long Island, for years. The 18th Street gang has popped up throughout the US.

“Yanki Misael Cruz-Mateo, an 18th Street gang member, lured two victims to their brutal murders as retribution for perceived disloyalty and affiliation with rival organizations,” Raia added.

The LAPPL says both gangs have a known history of murdering police officers, citing the killing of LAPD Officer Filberto Cuesta by an 18th Street gang member in 1998 and several Florencia gang ...

In 2001, there were reports that the 18th Street gang had placed a bounty for the wounding or murder of Los Angeles Police officers. “What Ms. Gonzalez urged and taunted these specific gangs to ...