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Varrio 204th Street
Brief History:
Varrio 204th Street is a small neighborhood located in the City of Los Angeles that crosses the City border west into the City of Torrance. Their territory is from Del Amo Blvd/203th Street (north) to Torrance Blvd (south) between Denker Avenue (east) to Western Avenue (west) and their central location is 204th & Harvard. Varrio 204th were originally a click of the larger Tortilla Flats (TF) neighborhood located in Torrance, but in 1988 they broke away to form their own gang. Since that time V.204 has been engaged in a conflict with TF and the other Torrance based gangs, East Side Torrance.
Many black residents were displaced into this predominately Hispanic community when they were moved out of their original housing which was demolished for a new redevelopment project in 1995. Their relocation into this neighborhood led to the murder a black youth at the hands of Varrio 204th in 1997. Cheryl Green, 14, who was killed on Harvard and 206th street on December 15, 2006 is the fourth black resident murder in this neighborhood since 1997.
According to the LAPD there are about 120 active members from this gang.
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Articles:
January 21, 2007, Harbor Gateway's commuter gangs, LA Times
January 19, 2007, Injunction To Be Filed Against 204th Street Gang, Injunction To Be Filed Against 204th Street Gang, NBC4.tv
January 16, 2007, Latino gang in Harbor Gateway agrees to truce, LA Times
January 7, 2007, Moving to unite blacks and Latinos in a neighborhood plagued by fear, LA Times
December 23, 2006, Suspect held in hate crime slaying of girl, 14, LA Times
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