CA: LAPD Gang Unit

LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 13: Los Angeles Police Department gang unit officers question a confirmed MS-13 street gang member in Lafayette Park September 13, 2007 in the Rampart area of Los Angeles, California. MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha 13, a street gang originally started in Los Angeles by refugees from El Salvador fleeing the civil war in the 1980's, has members in 33 US states. The gang member was released though she was questioned the previous night for associating with other MS-13 members. The LAPD gang unit is part of the Rampart police precinct where MS-13 and Hispanic street gangs have plagued local neighborhoods for decades. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)