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Hanover Boyz
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Journal photos / Kris Craig

Graffiti

Hanover Boyz graffiti

The Hanover Boyz use the symbols HBZ, 8 Duce, 82 and 8226. H is the eighth letter in the alphabet; B is the second; and Z is the 26th.

 

Colors

Hanover Boys color

The Hanover Boyz favor navy blue, the colors of the Los Angeles-based Crips gang.

Providence Police Dept. photo

The Hanover Boyz are a growing West End gang with about 60 Asian, Latino, African-American and white members.
Some of the gang members also live on the city’s South Side.
The police believe the leader is Souvthea “Smurfy” Oun, left.

 

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