The growing influence of violent street gangs in suburban neighborhoods is described in a Feb. 19 report by WCBS-TV in New York.
According to the report, gangs are deliberately recruiting children in affluent areas because of their access to money and vehicles.
Parents were warned to be on the lookout for signs of gang involvement by their children: a change in friends, the wearing of extemely baggy clothes aways with the same color combination, and secrecy about activities.
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- Thomas Hunt
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