West Drive Locos gang of Desert Hot Springs home torn down.
Crews tear down a house that police say was used by the West Drive Locos gang of Desert Hot Springs Friday after a massive multi-agency anti-gang injunctionThe home on Estrella Avenue at Palm Drive was turned to rubble within minutes as government officials and city residents cheered.“The symbol we're about to provide is, we're taking back this community, even if it involves tearing down the playground of the West Drive Locos,” Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco said during a news conference just before the home was destroyed.Whether standing behind brick walls or sitting on nearby rooftops, residents watched as construction equipment tore into the home that was tagged with gang symbols and sat in a vacant lot littered with debris.“You couldn't drive by at night without seeing guys hanging out or making noise,” Desert Hot Springs resident George Hansen, 57, said after the news conference.
“I'm glad it's gone. It's one less place for gang members to congregate. They know (law enforcement officers) are coming after them.”
9 December 2019 at 09:21
It's sad because their so many hard working family's in Desert hot Springs that can't afford alot of rent. West Drive Locos been around for lots of years. What I don't understand is why the Riverside County don't get them out. If some of the gang members are under the age of 18 and committed crimes. Then their parents should be able to move out of the County of Riverside. If they can't control their children then they don't need to here. Alot of people feel the same way. Their just afraid to do something because West Drive Locos are murders. Riverside County shouldn't being aloud this to be going on in Desert Hot Springs