Journal photo / Kris Craig
Blue paint surrounds the untouched tag of the OCG, the Original Crip Gang, on a fence on Sorrento Street in Providence.
Graffiti
The Original Crip Gang favors the number 1537. O is the fifteenth letter of the alphabet, C is the third, and G is the seventh.
Providence Police Dept. photo |
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Colors
Blue. |
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OCG has between 30 and 35 members and they are based in the Mount Pleasant and Chalkstone Avenue neighborhoods. The gang is a blend of different ethnic groups. Two recognized leaders are Mario Lopez and Alvaro “Lil’ G” Fernandez. OCG’s chief rival is MS-13.
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