The Rascals (gang)

The Rascals, also known as Rascals or TRS is a multi-racial street gang located in northeast Los Angeles, mainly in Atwater Village.

History

The Rascals gang was founded in 1970's Atwater Village by Hispanic residents who were either excluded or not allowed to join the Toonerville Rifa 13. The Rascals and Toonerville had been enemies from the start. Both got into the illegal [...] and firearm trade and quickly began fighting over territory. According to them the Rascals territory is from Glendale Blvd. to Fletcher Drve and Toonerville's territory is from Glendale Blvd. to Los Feliz Blvd but both constantly clash when they meet. One infamous occurrence between the Rascals and Toonerville was in 1997 when Toonerville member Timothy Joseph McGhee chased 2 Rascal members, Juan Cardial and Pedro Sanchez, through the streets of Atwater. Cardial was shot in the back and paralized from the waist down while Sanchez was shot in the back but later recovered. Another was in 2001 when Timothy Joseph McGhee again shot at Marjorie Mendoza and Erica Rhee, both Rascal members, and were both killed. Other than Toonerville the Rascals are enemies with FTW, The Avenues, Armenian Power, and Mara Salvatrucha. And only have two allies, Pinoy Real and WOS.

Recent Activity

One type of recent activity was an attempted [...] of an FTW member in 2007 after he shot an allie from the WOS crew. The accused was shot in the face with a Remington Model 870 shotgun and was mercilously beat. Although he is now disfigured for life the FTW member survived and is now serving 25 years in prison. Another recent activity was in 2008 when 20 year old Gregory Hutchison was sentenced to 16 years in prison after he was found guilty of Arms Trafficking, [...] Trafficking, Robbery, and Assult. Another was when an unknown Rascal member led Police on a chase through the Los Angeles River but was never caught. On July 13, 2012 Carl Hutchison, brother of Gregory Hutchison, was shot in the chest by rival Avenue gang members with a Mossberg 500 shotgun in front of a Foster's Freeze. Hutchison survived his injuries and it was said that this was his 9th time being shot. The most recent activity was on July 19, 2012 when 3 Rascal members shot a Toonerville member in the leg on the 3300 block of Perlita Ave. On January 22, 2013 the notorious Rascal arms trafficker Ian Porras was sentenced to life in prison.

Police reaction

In May 2012 the Los Angeles Police Department made a new mission to bring gang activity in Atwater Village to a halt. Along with Friends of Atwater Village the LAPD has rounded up many gang members from the gangs in the area.

Notorious Members

• "Eddie"

• "Popeye"

• "Butters"

• "Green Eyes"(the shotcaller)