BLOODS
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE
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Two Blood sets have stood out as having a major
presence in Virginia: the Bounty Hunter Bloods and the
Nine Trey Gangsters. The Bounty Hunter Bloods (BHB)
sets have established a significant foothold in the
Tidewater area, and are becoming a dominant and
violent force for law enforcement to handle. BHB is a
particularly violent street gang whose activities include
assault, kidnapping, drug dealing, illegal firearms
possession, murder, and robbery. BHB was originally
established around 1969 in the Nickerson Gardens (Watts) Housing Project in Los
Angeles, CA. The BHB is a primarily African American gang and is one of the largest
Blood sets in L.A. On the East Coast, BHB adheres to traditional Blood philosophy and
may “war” with other United Blood Nation Bloods, Crips, or any other street gang.
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Demonstrating their adherence to violence, in March of this year, BHB members in the
Norfolk area expressed interest in purchasing homemade grenades.
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Two leaders of
the BHB set in Norfolk were recently found guilty of charges of racketeering, assault,
maiming, kidnapping, drug and firearms offenses, and of being accessories after the
fact to the East Ocean View mob killing of a subject in July 2007. The gang operated in
the Ocean View, Little Creek, and Norview areas of Norfolk for about the last nine
years.
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Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG) is also cause for concern in Virginia due to
their increasing membership and the growing number of jurisdictions in
which they are spreading.
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NTG (aka 9TRE, 9-3) was one of the
original sets aligned under the United Blood Nation. The set name
comes from the year they were founded, 1993. A majority of the reports
of NTG activity in Virginia involve the identification of members;
however, NTG sets have also been involved in robbery, assault, gang
feuds, and vandalism.
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ONCLUSION
The Bloods street gang has demonstrated a capacity and willingness to commit crimes
against persons and property in Virginia. Various Blood sets have demonstrated a high
intent and willingness to commit murder, and often consider violence against persons
an acceptable offensive tactic. Violence against property is also an acceptable
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New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Daily Intelligence Briefing , November 1, 2007
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FBI IIR 4 235 1006 08
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Virginia Pilot: Two Found Guilty of Running Violent Bloods Gang in Norfolk, August 30, 2008
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NTG presence or activity has been reported in Accomack, Augusta, Charlottesville, Chesterfield, Emporia,
Hampton, Harrisonburg, Henrico, James City, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Norfolk, Northwest Virginia, Richmond,
Shenandoah, Staunton, Warren, Waynesboro, Williamsburg (Set Identified in VGTOF, VFC’s Tactical Intelligence
Processing System, and various other sources)