 Toonerville Rifa (TVR) depicted in green among other North-East Los Angeles gangs. the Avenues (AVES) is blue, Thee Rascals is black, Frogtown is red and Cypress Park in yellow. | |
| Founded | 1930s |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1930s–present |
| Territory | Atwater Village, Glendale,Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| Ethnicity | Chicano |
| Membership (est.) | 450[1] |
| Activities | Murder, assault, drug trafficking, racketeering, witness intimidation, robbery, extortion, auto theft |
| Allies | Mexican Mafia[2] Sureños[3] |
| Rivals | Armenian Power[4] The Avenues[5] Westside Locos[6] The Rascals, Frogtown Rifa, Vineland Boys, MS-13, Russian Mafia, Norte-14 |
| Notable members | Timothy Joseph McGhee |
Toonerville Rifa 13, also known as The Ville, is a Mexican-American street gang located in Los Angeles county.[7]
History[edit]
Toonerville Rifa 13 was formed in the 1930s in North East Los Angeles and South Glendale. Prior to taking the name of Toonerville in the early 1940s, the gang was known as the "Latin Souls." The change to "Toonerville" came in the 1940s and named after the Pacific Electric Railway trolley that used to run through Atwater Village and South Glendale. The Pacific Electric Trolley was referred to by locals as the "Toonerville Trolley," after the cartoon trolley featured in the Toonerville Folks comic strip. Around 1960s and 1970s, Toonerville was known to be involved in drive by shootings, homicides, robberies, assaults and burglaries within Glendale.[8]
One of the members, Timothy Joseph McGhee, was sentenced to death in 2009 for his role in three separate homicides. Additionally, he is suspected of taking part in as many as twelve murders in the Los Angeles area.[9] TVR 13 claims Atwater Village as its turf.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "L.A., Glendale seek injunction against Toonerville gang". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ People v. Clayborn casetext.com (January 24, 2017)
- ^ The monster of Atwater Village Andrew Eways, police1.com (February 8, 2013)
- ^ The Bowtie Parcel’s Next-Door Neighbors Ruxandra Guidi and Bear Guerra, KCET (October 9, 2018)
- ^ People v. Montes Court Listener (May 21, 2015)
- ^ [https://www.fearnotlaw.com/wsnkb/articles/p-v-gudiel- 28474.html People v. Gudiel] fearnotlaw.com (July 10, 2009)
- ^ "Gangs 101: Chapter 2". www.glendalepolicefoundation.org. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009.
- ^ Davis, John. What do White Americans Want to Know about Black Americans but are Afraid to Ask. p. 86.
- ^ U.S. Department of Justice
External links[edit]
- Timothy McGhee laughs during sentencing
- Gang leader convicted of murders Timothy Mcghee may face death in killing of rivals
- LAPD detectives, U.S. marshals and local authorities capture Timothy McGhee, sought in 12 vicious killings in the Atwater Village area
- L.A. police hunt allegedly murderous gang leader
- Toonerville gang injunction
- Toonerville gang injunction map
