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Gangs in Dayton: Special report, February 2008
Henry Guy Jones, former member of the Gangster House Disciples, got a tattoo of his grandmother on his chest while in prison. "She prayed for me while I was in prison and told me a gang is no way to live, " Jones said.
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Police officials in Dayton have long denied that gangs are a problem here. Whenever the subject came up, there was a quick denial, as if Dayton was shielded from the types of activities happening in other cities. That's changing. Thanks to a federal grant, police are building databases about local gangs, tracking their activities and cataloging information about members. Perhaps more importantly, they are talking openly about their attempts to stop the cycle of what gangs do: lure young people, carve out turf, engage in violent crime.
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Gangs in the Dayton, Ohio area
Get the facts about local criminal gangs and known members impacting the Dayton, OH area.
