Authorities have arrested several suspected members of an Armenian gang believed to have worked with inmates to orchestrate a riot at a Los Angeles County jail, AP reports.<\/p>\n
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Sheriff\u2019s spokesperson Steve Whitmore told The Associated Press that about a half dozen suspected members of the Armenian Power gang were arrested Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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He says the gang is increasingly teaming up with the Mexican Mafia, a prison-based Latino gang that also exerts control on gang activity on the streets.<\/p>\n
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The Aug. 22 riot at a Castaic facility north of Los Angeles resulted in $250,000 in damage and several inmates were injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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