Varrio South Side 38th street [Tres Ocho] is a predominately Hispanic Street gang on the eastside of South Los Angeles. It is among one of the oldest street gangs in South Los Angeles forming between 1920 and 1935 depending on various accounts.
The gang formed on 38th Street between Santa Fe Avenue (east) and Alameda Street (west) in the rancher farm community of Vernon just west off the banks of the Los Angeles River. When the City of Vernon was founded in 1905 by ranchers James Furlong, Thomas Furlong and John B. Leonis, Mexican migrants moved into the area but city officials began to convert the open farm lands into an industrial mega-center which became the home of several steel, aluminum, and glass companies. Companies such as Studebaker, Farmer John and General Mills setup in Vernon during the 1920s and 1930s providing hundreds of employment opportunities to the local residents.
As Vernon began to transform away from a farm community into an industrial town, the gang’s central location moved just west of Alameda into South Los Angeles in an area the actual street, “38th Street” does not exist.
In 1942, the Los Angeles Police department investigated the murder of José Gallardo Diaz and implicated several 38th Street members. During the early morning hours of August 2, 1942 Diaz’ dead body was found on the side of a road, with injuries consistent of being hit by a car. Investigators believed that Diaz was murdered and within days, Henry Leyvas, 20, and several 38th Street members were arrested for murder in what became known as the Sleepy Lagoon case. Nine members of 38th Street were convicted on 2nd degree murder but in 1944 the Court of Appeals reversed the convictions of all the defendants.
Racial paranoia and prejudice against Mexican immigrants had influenced the investigation whiles the District Attorney’s office and Judge Charles W. Fricke created an unfair trial for the youth. The media coverage in Los Angeles was also biased against the youth, taking the version of events that the DA’s office outline, but most of the original defendants charged in the Sleepy Lagoon case were innocent of all charges.
The territory of 38th Street is considered larger than average at 0.523 square miles stretching from Central Avenue (west) to Alameda (east) from approximately Martin Luther King Blvd (south) to 41st Street (north). The 38th Street turf also extends north to 24th Street between Compton (west) and Long Beach Avenues (east). The Alameda Swap Meet on Alameda & Vernon Avenues has been a stronghold in their turf for years.
Henry “Hank” Leyvas, an original Mexican Mafia member from the early 1960s was the first 38th Street member in the prison gang, and he grew to became an influential representative during its first decade. Other members of 38th Street also influenced the early history of the Mexican Mafia, as Leyvas sponsored and encouraged other 38th Street members into the Mexican Mafia during the 1960s which included Raul “Dopey” Montez and Ramon “Ponchi” Amado.
The large geography of 38th Street has contributed to several subclicks being formed over the years. Their clicks are:
- (BPR)
- CHBS
- CDLS
- (CAD)
- Chicos Bagos (CBS)
- Chicos Locos (CLS)
- Cut Downers (CDS)
- Dukes (DKS)
- EDS
- (FLS)
- Gatos Locos (GLS), Krazy Kats (KKS), Krazy Cats (KZCT, KZK)
- Las Locas (LAS) – female click
- Morgan Bagos (MBS)
- Midgets (MGS)
- Night Owls (NLS)
- Pee Wees Locos (PWLS)
- Pee Wees (PWS)
- South Central Locos (SCLS)
- Tiny Diablas (TDS)
- Tiny Locotes (TLS)
- Tiny Winos (TWS)
- (WLS)
- (WLR)
In 2004 the Los Angeles City Attorney’s filed a gang injunction against 38th Street and Judge Jane Johnson granted permanent status to the civil gang injunction in an effort to dismantle and reduce criminal activity of the gang. In 2015 it remains one of the most present street gang in the area, over shadowing even the African-American gangs that they share territory with.
In January of 2011, 53 suspected 38th Street members were indicted on narcotics and firearms charges. Varrio 38th Street became the subject of a 130-page grand jury indictment alleging violations of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations act (United States v. Luis “Penguin” Orozco). Over 50 defendants were charged with acting on behalf of the gang and participating in murders, murder plots, attempted murders, narcotics trafficking, robberies, extortion and witness intimidation.
Rivals to 38th Street include Eastside Trece, Barrio Mohados (BMS), Ghetto Boyz (GBZ), Florencia 13, Pueblo Bloods and All For Crime Bloods.
Deceased 38th Street Members
- Lucio “Bad Boy” Rodarte, 40, (1969 – July 27, 2009) – shot multiple times in the head in an alley near Alondra Boulevard between Lime Avenue and Frailey Avenue
- Robert “Bobby” Tellas
- Chele
- Chubs –
- Arturo “Lil Crook” Alvarez, 34, ( – July 7, 2009) – shot in South Gate, CA
- Evil –
- Victor “Flaco” Moreno, 19, (1990 – May 14, 2009) – was shot multiple on the 1700 block of East Vernon Avenue. Florencia members Israel Lopez and Alfred Rodriguez were convicted for this murder.
- Eugene “Geney” Carpio (July 25, 1925 – Oct. 17, 1970)
- Henry “Hank” Leyvas, (Apr. 24, 1923 – July 6, 1971), was a member during the 1942 Sleepy Lagoon trial and was one of the original Mexican Mafia members during the late 1950s.
- Joseph “Joey” Carpio (1919 – ?), was a member during the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial in 1942.
- Oso – died from health complications while in a California prison
- Pe Pe –
- Midget –
- Efrain “Payaso / Clown” Olmos, 39, (August 16, 1970 – August 24, 2009) – shot and killed in his car by passenger in back seat at 9500 block of Bandera Street in Watts
- Shaggy ( – 1996)
- Jorge Alberto “Sharps” Garcia ( – 2010)
- Ruben “Smurf” Urzoa, 18, (1992 – February 7, 2010) – killed by All For Crime member
- Luis “Spike” Zaragoza ( – September 23, 2001) – killed by 38th Street member
- Suspect –
- Woody – shot and killed by BMS member
- Walter Hernandez, 23, (1984 – September 10, 2007)
- Mauricio ( – 2003)
- Rafael Martinez ( – June 27, 2000)
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ima add one more to the list “sniper” rest in peace lived in car accident miss you homie.
Was Sniper from 38th Street in LA? WHat year?
Sniper is on the list on one of the drawings you posted but the homie spelled it Snyper.
sniper is an og from sstest he lived 2 years ago today.
Fallen:
Lil Chico cds 1986,
Troopy cds 1987,
Lil Man cds 1994,
Ricky tls 1996,
Poso tls,
Missing:
Wimpy tls,
Lil Mono cds,
Snoops cds,
Wimpy is ok he lives here by me.
Hey is Wimpy from TLS Asian? Is his real name Byron? If it is I thought they call him sparky?
YEAH I KNOW SPARKY… HE JUST TO LEAVE IN GLENDALE HUH…SO THAT FOO DEAD HUH?MAY HE REST IN PEACE
Yea he used to lived in glendale. Yea he lived on Nov 3 of last year..REST IN PEACE SPARKY
If it is that foo thats my homie and he lived on nov3 of last year they found his body in hollywood supposely he lived from a overdose
wimpy was from cds click, and he was not asian… he awolled from ventura around 1986-1989 con’t remember exact year.
okay..well to let u know..the homie sparky from tls lived back in nov 3 from a overdose and had his funeral in january of this year
you forgot the homies RIP…. lil’ loko, loko, snaps, lil’mo, baby trouble, and silent……..
F#@K a fart….a peanut, hang out boyz,
Big TEST’LS All Day….
ANOTHER DOWN HOMIE..RESTIN’ IN PEACE IS THE HOMIE SHYBOY…. N E BODY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT FOO WAKO AND THIS FOO EVIL FROM NLS?
Wako had a car accident then married and moved to San Bernardino back in 1999 and the homie Evil went out like a champ ked by the cops. May he Rest In Peace, let’s not forget
Memo, felow’s lil brother and Nene from the NLS and big Shaggy RIP. This is Puppet from the Night Owls SS38THST.
Your homie Vago ss38st thru RAT on my homie from 18 over on 92nd/Vermont the paper work is here…give him up
hey homie silent is he the og silent.
og silent in jail for murder
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Homies!…Listen up..Word just came down that 2 foos from this so called varrio “hell bound” in pico union are ratas ..”informats”Also they never was given permission the used trece.Homies you know what to do.Roll them up A.S.A.P Your varrio will be blessed Gracias.They hang out Oylmpic to pico. fedora to vermont. Mucho gusto carnales..
jaja.. what a lame!
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I want to know if there are still around g’s from the 80’s, 90’s?
Tito, Trouble, Bago, Shyboy, TearDrop, Pony, Goofy, Cholo, Angel, Lil Mono, Palaco2, Tiny, Loks, Sharky, La Giggles, La Pebbles, La Funny, La Chinita, La Blinky.
Drop a line: habemusachum@live.com
cholo is my pops from tinylocos
ese tokey also known to older homies as thief
Hell yeah shyboy my pops . Him trippy lil man and some other homies still around
sup ma boiii its BAGO G from that CDLS CLICK TESTEROS POR VIDA HOLLA BACK
hey bago its me lala i havent heard from u in a long time get at me at: esmeralda1981aragon@gmail.com
shut up lala
Ey u not d bago 4rm TLS..???
Hey Bago, I have been in MX since 1997.
Send an e-mail:
habemusachum@live.com
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38K ALL DAY.
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SMURF
SS 38st TLS
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Got off on some Ni66ahs on Vernon and alemeda and knock his ass out.
BALA from tramp8 you a bitxh knocked you out in county. Haha lame ass Ni66ahs.
I beat that foos ass to haha fen chumps
SC”VERNON”HOOD”LOCOTES”GANG
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Anybody from 38 know more about case #12 spike ,
Anybody know wassup with his brother too
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Does anybody know the names of the EASTSIDE click of 38st?
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So what happen to Cricket, Tito, wimpy ? I thought woody was doing life ? How did he get shot by BMS ? Was Wimpy the one with green eyes ?
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Whatever happen to trouble from 38st TLS