LAPD Gang Units

LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 4: A member of the hispanic Diamond Street gang (right) and two passengers are searched after being pulled over by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department gang unit on August 4, 2006 in the Rampart neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. The vehicle's driver, right, known as "Lumpy," is a veteran gang member and a known drug dealer. He was driving a new 4-door Lexus with marijuana smoke spewing out of the sunroof. Police were about to issue a citation for marijuana possession when another gang policeman uncovered 3 ounces of pure crack cocaine (street value over $5000) hidden behind the rear seat. All three were put under arrest with a felony charge. More crack was found hidden in their shoes. The Diamond Street gang is one Los Angeles's oldest hispanic street gangs. Lumpy's two passengers are not gang members. (Photo by Robert Nickelserg/Getty Images)