Graffiti
 Graffiti often features the crown or the number 360, which stands for 360 degrees strong.
R.I. Dept. of Corrections photo
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Colors
The Latin Kings favor the colors black and gold. Wearing black shirts emblazoned with crown insignia, family, friends and fellow gang members console one another at the wake of Vidal "Lucky" Rodriquez outside the Bell Funeral home on Broad Street. Click to view larger image.
Journal photo / Ruben W. Perez
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About 30 members of the Latin Kings live in the Providence metropolitan area. Unlike many of the other gangs, the Latin Kings have a hierarchy and bylaws. They also have a national following with strong chapters in Chicago, New York and Connecticut. Involved in cocaine and marijuana trafficking. Most of the gang members are Latino, but some are African-American.
The police say that the Rhode Island leader is Eric “E” Thomas, recently released from the Adult Correctional Institutions. Gang members often have tattoos of a five-pointed crown.
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