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NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 15th, 2022 — 3:58AM • Updated June 15th, 2022 — 12:30pm Los Santos man wanted for four serial-killings in LS County. $50k bounty, DA offers During an LSPD press conference late in June the 14th, detectives from the LSPD and Deputy DA's from Los Santos County's District Attorney's Office announced an arrest warrant against Elijah Mandela, a 25 year old San Andreas resident, for the murder of four women. Elijah Mandela, wanted for 4 counts of murder and 2 counts of attempted murder - Courtesy of the Los Santos Police Department. Elijah Mandela, a 25-year-old male living within San Andreas, has been suspected of murdering a total of four women over the past year. There’s an active warrant out for his arrest, and the District Attorney’s Office is offering a $50,000 bounty for information leading to his arrest. “To convict an individual in the United States a prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that an individual is guilty, which is not an easy task, especially for cases such as murders.” said Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Li at a press conference held in Vespucci’s Police Station on June the 14th; started at 10:00pm. “Our system was made that way so no innocent ends up in prison for a crime he did not commit. “Recently, an arrest warrant was approved for the suspect that maybe behind all the alleged murders. The District Attorney's Office will remain transparent with the people, and will be revealing the suspect's name. Elijah Mandela is Hispanic twenty-five-year-old man living within the state of San Andreas, and we have enough evidence that we believe we can prove, beyond any reasonable doubt, that he is in fact [the owner of the blog].” Jennifer Li mentioned the name of the blog, dubbing it as a moniker for Elijah. The Daily News has removed the name of the blog from the article due to the graphic nature of the blog’s content as well as the desire to not nickname the killer. Soon after saying their name, Jennifer Li lifted up a photograph of Elijah Mandela to those in the room; his face revealed to the press and the public. Mandela, according to detectives from the Los Santos Police Department and prosecutors within the District Attorney’s Office of Los Santos County, is responsible for the death of four women across Los Santos County. Elijah, through his online blog where he shares photographic evidence of his crimes, claims to be a photographer and an artist. “I filmed my first video with the help of a young girl named Claire. It was gorgeous, but far from a master piece in my opinion. The photos came out good, and she will be remembered for it.”, wrote the owner of the blog in the blog's journal page. Claire was one of the two woman who were the subject of videos on the blog Mandela allegedly created. The videos showcased a brutal beating of the women is question after a stocky male figure, which law enforcement claim to be Elijah, forces them to pose in various positions against their will. Detective Haas of the Los Santos Police Department detailed how they found the body of the four victims. “On the 20th of April, Los Santos Police Department detectives investigated a series of coordinates that were received via an external website … These coordinates led detectives to a partially exhumed female victim in the Tongva Valley area.” The coordinates were accompanied with two photographs; a bridge within the Tonga Valley area along with a close-up of a nearby sign that read “Head Downstream”. “Following a systematic and thorough excavation of the area, investigators were able to identify a singular female victim at this site. Investigators were able to identify the victim as Mercia Sauer, who had been registered as a missing persons by the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department in September of 2021. “On the 2nd of May, following a series of additional images posted on the website, City Police investigators located a second homicide victim in the Capital Boulevard area. The South-Central homicide desk investigated this incident, and identified a singular female victim, identified as Samantha Johnson, a young resident of Mirror Park. “On the 22nd of May, investigators received an anonymous tip pertaining to a third victim, linked to an additional series of images that appeared on the allison7521 website. Investigators identified a singular female victim in the North Chumash area, who was later identified as Ella Winchester. “On the 10th of June, detectives discovered a fourth victim following a series of images posted on the allison7521 website. The Department has not yet been able to identify this victim, who is a young female of Asian-American ethnicity. However, thanks to the strenuous efforts of forensic experts and analysts, significant forensic evidence has been retrieved from the scene. “We are currently awaiting DNA testing to confirm the victim’s identity and inform the family” One of the ways law enforcement gathered evidence against Elijah to file the warrant was through analyzing the candid-photos taken and uploaded onto their blog. The photos were often from a high birds-eye view, taken atop of various buildings across the Vinewood-Hawick area. “Investigators were able to locate a series of areas described as 'lookout spots' that had been utilized as vantage points to create the countless images posted across the website, and the FaceBrowser account previously. “Through the strenuous efforts of forensic technicians and tire track analysts, investigators were able to secure substantial forensic evidence to progress the investigation and identify key information, such as the suspect vehicle.” The vehicle in question is a rusted dark-blue Yagou Classic. The vehicle was seen near the site of Elijah’s first arrest by the Los Santos County Sheriff’s Department, and Claire later confirmed the van's description to the Daily News. Elijah Mandela, detained by the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department; he was later released from custody — Courtesy of Ashton Love, Paradise. May 13th. Elijah Mandela was previously detained by the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department according to reports from the LSPD and the DA's Office. However, due to a lack of evidence, the DA was unable to press charges and Mandela was released from custody. “On the 13th of May, following a joint investigation between the Los Santos Police Department and Los Santos County Sheriff's Department, a singular male suspect was apprehended and detained by the Sheriff's Department, following a positive identification of the suspect vehicle. At this time, investigators were not able to pursue charges. “As the Deputy District Attorney rightly mentioned, convicting an individual within the united states can be a monumental task, especially in investigations such as this.”, Haas explained in a response to a question by LSN’s Troy Francis. “At the time, the suspicions could not be substantiated beyond a reasonable doubt. As such, Mister Mandela was released at the time. All claims against Mister Mandela have since been substantiated, and as mentioned by the Deputy District Attorney, the Los Santos Police Department is now pursuing an active arrest warrant to bring Mister Mandela to justice.” Deputy DA Jennifer Li reinforced this statement later on in the press conference. They refused to detail the changes in information between the arrest on the 13th and the information that the DA possesses now. “I obviously can't release any more information than that as it's still an ongoing investigation, and as Detective Haas said, it may harm our investigation if we release too much information." EDITOR'S NOTE, 12PM: The article was published with the desire for a speedy release of the suspect's identity. However, in the rushed nature of this process, we neglected to gather a comment from the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department regarding the detainment on May the 13th against Elijah Mandela. This is a failing on the Daily News' journalistic standard and we wish to rectify this. We are currently waiting a comment from the LSSD, with the request for a statement submitted at 12pm on June the 15th to Public Information Officers within LSSD. "The Los Santos Police Department requests any individuals with any information regarding this cowardly individual and the associated incidents to step forward. Information may be provided to the Department anonymously, and we are looking into the possibility of a reward scheme for individuals that provide substantial information or evidence that lead to charges." If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of Mandela, they can contact Detective Haas and the Los Santos Police Department through the LSPD's non emergency line 9101. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment:

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 14th, 2022 — 8:40PM Sureno gangster stabbed Mexican Mafia member over 10 times, prosecutors say An indictment regarding the murder of a Mexican Mafia gangster named Gilbert Montiel was brought against Paul Rubio, aged 18 and a San Andreas Gang Database, often shortened to SANGANG, verified Sureno gangster. Prosecutors say he stabbed Montiel over 10 times. Twin Towers Correctional Facility - Stephen Yun, Getty Images. April 15th 2021 On June the 13th, at 57 minutes past midnight, the District Attorney of Los Santos County’s office announced the prosecution for Paul Rubio, an 18-year-old who has been accused of murdering a Mexican Mafia figurehead, Gilbert Montiel, within the Twin Towers Correctional Facility. Paul Rubio, was initially convicted of drug trafficking of category B drugs earlier this year. The SANGANG validated member of Traviesos 13, a local Sureno or “Southsider” gang based in Rancho, was found to have possessed almost 200g of methamphetamine after a search warrant on their property. The SANGANG database is a database of known gang members as well as information of their gangs ran by the Los Santos Police Department and maintained by participating gang-related taskforces within Los Santos County's law enforcement agencies. Established as a part of the Street Terrorism and Enforcement Protection Act (STEP act), it serves as a database for law enforcement agencies across Los Santos County to access to help tackle street gangs. If someone enters the SANGANG database and commits a felony benefiting their gang, they may be subject to harsher sentencing guidelines. He also faced charges of two counts of murder after an altercation against two men wielding hammers. However, the judge ruled “not guilty” due to a lack of evidence of criminal intent and testimonies supporting the defence that it was in self-defence. The sentence he was given, charged with trafficking, carrying an unlicensed firearm, and resisting arrest, would have saw his release from the Twin Towers Correctional Facility later this month. However, the District Attorney’s office of Los Santos County recently filed charges against him for the murder of an alleged high-ranking Mexican Mafia member, Gilbert Montiel, during his sentence. He is facing life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. From the report given by the District Attorney’s Office within their press release, they claim that Rubio used a make-shift shank that was approximately 6 to 8 inches long. The account of the situation read that Rubio entered a cell that Montiel was in and proceeded to stab him repeatedly. After Montiel attempted to fight back, the fight spilling out of the cell and onto a catwalk, he collapsed due to his injuries. Rubio then continued to stab him whilst he was down. Montiel died from his numerous stab wounds. The total number of times he was stabbed in total was more than ten, according to the DA’s press release. "Once again, we have a violent jailhouse killing on our hands and we will seek maximum punishment for the culprit.”, wrote District Attorney Terentiy Shwetz. “Our correctional facilities are not places of violence; they are places of reform. Mister Rubio made a terrible mistake and we will prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law." This is the second instance of a supposed high ranking member of the Mexican Mafia being killed by fellow gang members. Earlier this year, after the results of a taskforce named Operation Maria, conducted by LSSD’s Operation Safe Streets Bureau, George “Flippem” Palamino, 27, and Dominic “Devious” Ruelas, 52, were prosecuted and sentenced for the murder of Santos “Cuatro” Ortega. In the Deputy District Attorney Diana Molina’s opening statement in the court, she claimed that Ortega’s murder was due to a power struggle between Ortega and Palamino. “It has been now confirmed that what Palamino did, hand to hand with Ruelas was a premeditated, pre-planned, pre-orchestrated power move - it became evidently clear that Palamino was to take Ortega's spot, as a made man in the Mexican Mafia.” In an interview with the lead detective spearheading Operation Maria along with a sergeant a part of the task force, they described the politics of the Mexican Mafia as “real cutthroat.” “There is no leadership when it comes to the structure of The Mexican Mafia. There is no one leader.” said the Sergeant from Maria’s taskforce. “Instead of looking out for each other, these other guys were probably taking a look about how they could spin this for themselves, you know?” George Palamino entered a plea deal with the DA’s office, pleading guilty to all charges, on May the 10th. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with the possibility of parole after 16 years. Dominic Ruelas was found guilty on all accounts and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Details as to the possible motives as to why Rubio may have murdered Montiel have yet to be revealed. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment:

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 4th, 2022 - 00:30am Snuff-film survivors speak out; the two tales of Alexis and Claire After surviving a horrific ordeal at the hands of a local killer in the Los Santos County area, two survivors – dubbed Alexis and Claire – share their contrasting stories, and show the ways their strengths aided them during and after. Vinewood - Yunisa Delgado-Flores, June 1st 2022 EDITOR'S NOTE: There is an editorial regarding this article. Over the past six months, a killer, whose identity remains unknown to the Daily, has been producing snuff films and so-called “torture porn” throughout Los Santos County for their blog. The killer has been known to target female law enforcement officers and women from West Vinewood, dedicating a large portion of their online blog to stalking the denizens of the district. The killer has been known to break into people’s homes and slaughter them, both as they sleep and as they are awake. He’s also kidnapped women to carry out his crimes in more discrete locations. Throughout his break-ins and kidnappings, he documents the crime through either photographs or videos. All of which are uploaded to his blog. His blog shall not be shared on the Los Santos Daily News’ website, neither shall any of his photographs. Alexis, a survivor of one of these break-in and the subject of one of their videos, recounts her harrowing experience to the Daily. Much details about Alexis' life remains confidential for her own personal safety, however we can disclose that she is a citizen of Los Santos with a well-paying job. “I was just standing in my apartment, I was getting ready to head out and I had my back turned to the door. This guy with a mask and [a] bulky swamp-like colored jacket comes in. [He] smashes my head with a pole or something “He took pictures of me, called himself an ‘artist’.” The killer brands themselves as a photographer on their blog, yet doesn’t delve into his self-described art further than that. The blog consists of shots of: police officers, detectives, deputies, Vinewood-based bikers, and models from afar; photos taken during break ins into people’s homes – one of which showing the homeowner sleeping during the break-in; a very small amount of shots of Los Santos skylines and locales; and gruesome photographs of the aftermath of their brutal and savage assaults. In two videos he has uploaded onto his blog, one of which includes Alexis, he orders the women involved to pose for them in various positions. He repeatedly claims that they will be ‘stars’ throughout the videos. “He stabbed me with this pole in the knee” Alexis owes her ongoing recovery to a strong support circle and, after intensive physiotherapy and corrective surgery, she is stronger than ever. “The people I surround myself with really make that difference”, Alexis shared when asked about how she currently feels. “How I was feeling then, and now mentally, isn't different. It's just a tad better than before. “I just want the relief to know the guy's caught. Before he hurts someone else.” As Alexis recovers, she stated her plans to start her own company. The details of what her company would be remains confidential for the sake of Alexis’ privacy. The blog has gained traction online and it has amassed a number of like-minded followers, some of which left comments in support of their actions. These comments include “Yes brother, cleanse the world”, “I know several stupid w--res who could do with an artistic visit” and, after a hiatus, “We're expecting more from you! C'mon!” It’s theorized by a local crime expert that the killer isn’t working alone, and there is at least one other person working with them. The killer's alleged vehicle, a rusted blue Yagua. - Ashton Love, Paradise. Another survivor goes by the name of Claire. Claire is a Los Santos native, raised in Hawick, Vinewood and now local of Mission Row. She’s an example of the type of people this killer targets; the vulnerable. Throughout her adult life, after running away from an abusive home, she says that she has had a constant battle with addiction. According to Claire, the killer kidnapped her as she was leaving the apartment they were staying at. In their rusted blue Yagoua, they took Claire to an undisclosed location and forced her to pose for his snuff film. As was the case for Alexis, the killer repeatedly told Claire that his work would make her a star. “Crowbar in hand, he cut open the ties, removed my blindfold and took photos of me, saying I was going to be a star. A f---ing star.” From Claire’s report, the killer saw themselves as some twisted Bond-esque villain. Reportedly “humming classical music” as he tormented her by making her pose for his camera. After she complied with his orders to the word, the killer savagely beat her with, according to Claire, the intent of killing her. “I just felt each blow.”, Claire described, talking about her attack. “I couldn't control it. started crying. but I stayed awake. Eventually his old van pulled off after he was done. “But I was alive. I'm sure I would be dead if I wasn't on heroin.” Claire, throughout the ordeal, said that she was under the effects of heroin. She injected the drug prior to leaving her apartment. Claire claims that, due to the numbing effects of her high, she was able to withstand the pain of each blow. She managed to stay awake until an ambulance came searching for her presumed dead body. “The ambulance he called to find my dead body drove past, and I screamed at it. I mean screamed. I think it heard me and it stopped. I tried standing. managed to walk a step or two before collapsing into a deputy’s and a paramedic's arms” “Then I was out.” Claire, after the ordeal, spent a month within Pillbox Medical Centre to recover. She was promptly questioned by law enforcement officials. She was under the effects of withdrawal medication alongside a number of other medicinal drugs to treat her injuries. During her stay within the infirmary, she gained a passion for writing. “I wrote a blog while I was in there. posted it, but I'd rather that stay out there for people to find on their own. [It] was cathartic I guess. A piece on addiction. “The lack of support for anything and anyone.” Many states throughout the United States have some form of survivor assistance program for those who suffer from violent crimes. Oregon has the Crime Victim and Survivor Services, Texas’ attorney general’s office has the Crime Victims’ Compensation program, New York has the Office of Victim Services. The state of San Andreas, nor the city of Los Santos, has no program that offers support to victims of violent and traumatic acts as of this article’s publishing date. Claire, when leaving the care of Pillbox, didn’t have the benefits of Alexis. She went back to the street. The lack of such a program is partly attributed to the Los Santos City Government’s struggle to search for a director of the Department of Health and Humans Services. A job posting was listed on February of this year and, as of writing this article, remains open. The Daily News reached out to the Los Santos city government’s communications director on June the 1st to question the difficulties that they have faced in their hunt for a director of DHHS via email. In response, the communications director noted how the LS city government hasn’t received many applicants for the role. “A PR campaign will be established in order for us to find a suitable candidate for the position of Interim Director of Health and Human Services, as we haven't had many applicants for the position in a long while. We are limited in such aspects due to the sole fact that applicants are nonexistent.” The government noted how, after finding a director of DHHS, the department’s next project would be to revive the B.J. Smith Community Centre; a hub for information, employment, societies and support for those living in the south central region. The job posting can be found at the following link. While there isn't a governmental body specifically dealing with victim support, nor any program offered by the Department of Health and Human Services, the District's Attorney Office of Los Santos County offers the Victim Restitution Program. From it's web page, it describes itself as "an extrajudicial process that helps victims of [c]rime and their families obtain financial assistance for losses incurred as a result of crime and is not governed by state statute." For people to be eligible for the program, they must meet the eligibility requirements. The requirements include that the crime was violent in nature, the perpetrator was found guilty or pleaded guilty in their trial, and the victim cooperated fully with law enforcement. Violent crimes are defined as the following; homicides, any level of battery, kidnapping, torture, human trafficking, armed robbery, rape, statutory rape, sexual battery, hit and run, firearm discharges that result in injuries or loss of property. Once the killer is tried, and if they are found guilty for or plead guilty to their crimes against Claire and Alexis, they both may be eligible to receive compensation for their injuries. More can be read on this program at the following link. Pillbox Medical Center,- Alan Kim. May 15th, 2022. 11:12PM Claire, after her stay in Pillbox Medical Centre, kept up the hobby of her own blogging. The blogging bred from the monotony of the rest she had to take as a part of her recovery, according to Claire. “Even then I barely ever saw a nurse after the first day. That's why I got to writing, took some photos once I got out and posted it.” Under her request, the Daily News will not share a link to her blog. Both Claire and Alexis were both offered witness protection by law enforcement. However, they both refused it for respective personal reasons. The identity of the killer is known by law enforcement, and they intend to reveal as much details about this killer’s identities and to answer any and all questions in a press conference at a later date. Editor's Note: 08/06/2022. 11:10am Within this article, we made a claim that the city government of Los Santos nor the state government of San Andreas offered a victim support program. While this remains true, where neither of these governmental bodies offered such a program, the phrasing and the article's tone as a whole made it seem that San Andreas and Los Santos County did not have such a program in place across all of it's governmental bodies. Upon further research, this is not the case, and was missed due to an oversight. The Los Santos County District Attorney's Office offers such a program. The following paragraphs has been added: Comments are enabled: * The phrases "Allison7521" and "allison7521.weebly.com" have been blacklisted. 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NEWS • Local News Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • June 8th, 2022 — 10:22AM • Updated June 9th, 2022 — 7:30pm 17 guns and over 1.3 kilograms of drugs seized from Vespucci Neo-Nazi gangs Following a six hour operation by the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department were they raided properties and homes linked to "Neo-Nazi gangs" in the Vespucci area, 17 guns and 1.3 kilograms of narcotics were seized. Two unidentified individuals were arrested. Deputies of the Special Enforcement Bureau after the raids within Vespucci. - Courtesy of the Special Enforcement Bureau's Facebrowser profile. Click the arrows to see more. ((GALLERY )) Los Santos County has been the birthplace of many white-supremacist, Neo-nazi and skinhead gangs for a long time; many of which bred from the 1980s counter-culture punk movement. One of the hot spots for these gangs has been Vespucci Beach, where many different gangs grew. Many of these gangs hold a dominating presence within the state's prison systems, according to numerous sources such as the Anti Defamation League's and the US Department of Justice's websites, however their presence extends beyond these confines and onto the streets. On June the 5th, starting approximately at 7pm, a large scale operation by the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department commenced against these gangs where they raided the homes of alleged members. Supporting the operation were deputies from the Davis Sheriff's Station; the Special Enforcement Bureau - the tactical response arm of the LSSD; deputies from the Operation Safe Streets Bureau - the bureau responsible for Operation Maria, the task force that led to the arrests of two leaders within the Mexican Mafia, and responsible for identifying and arresting known gang affiliates; and a liaison from the Los Santos Police Department's K9 unit. "The Los Santos County Sheriff's department is conducting a large scale operation targeting a criminal group posing a public safety hazard to the La Puerta and Vespucci Beach communities." An officer on scene stated to the Daily News. "The goal is to hit as many known properties at once to preserve the integrity of any possible evidence. These groups are known to be extremely violent and are not beyond harming civilians or law enforcement personnel." Skin head and Neo-Nazi gangs hold a reputation for extreme violence across the United States with it's members often being charged for severe hate crimes including, but not limited to, kidnapping and murder. In 2002 a member of one of these gangs, the gang being named PEN1 or Public Enemy No. 1, was convicted of attempted murder after he sliced the neck of a Hispanic male in front of their family following a traffic altercation. The member, Chad Studebaker, reportedly sliced the father's neck after he exited his vehicle to talk about Studebaker's aggressive driving. He stole the victim's Star-of-David necklace and fled the scene. In 1995 two members of the Nazi Low Rider Neo-Nazi gang, Shaun Broderick and Christopher Crawford, murdered an African-American Walmart employee with hammers. The attack supposedly sparked due to the victim speaking with Broderick's girlfriend. As the two fled, they attempted to run over the victim's body using their vehicle. Following the six hour operation, where the LSSD raided many homes alleged to belong to local neo-nazi gangs, reports say that law enforcement seized a total number of 17 firearms and 1.3 kilograms (45.8 ounces) of narcotics. The results of the raids within Vespucci led to the arrests of two individuals. The LSSD have not disclosed their identities, nor possible gang affiliations, to the Los Santos Daily News. Editor's Note: 09/06/2022. 7:25pm This article, at the time of it publishing, claimed that the total amount seized from the raids in Vespucci was 13 guns and 975 grams of narcotics. After further fact checking and correspondence between the Los Santos Daily News, the Los Santos County Sheriff Department's Press Information officers, and the Operation Safe Streets Bureau within, this number was false. The number was noted down from an earlier point in the raid and given to us as a final total by mistake. The true number of weapons and narcotics seized was a total of 17 guns and 1.3 kilograms. The article has been changed in the following ways: The headline has been updated to reflect the more accurate total. All instances of the previous total, 13 guns and 975gs of drugs, has been changed to the more up-to-date total of 17 guns and 1.3kgs. More photographs have been added, courtesy of the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment:

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NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • May 28th, 2022 - 8:05AM Four masked gunmen flee to Little Seoul, three still on the run Following a traffic stop in South Los Santos, a pursuit on a black SUV led to the arrest of one, and the continued search for three others. K9 units of the Los Santos Police Department exiting the complex after an unsuccessful search. - Yunisa Delgado-Flores. (click the arrows to see the gallery) On May the 26th, at around 23:15, the police report that a pursuit was initiated against a black Benefactor Scheisser containing four individuals; all of which wearing masks. The pursuit started as a traffic stop against the SUV down in Vespucci on Bay City Avenue. "During the stop a canine unit, assigned to Metropolitan Division was deployed and began a external search of the vehicle." The police report, written by officer Raymond Johnson of the Media Relations Division, stated "The canine indicated to units that firearms were on-board the vehicle and as such, officers requested the individuals to exit the vehicle so that a further search could be conducted."+ The SUV after the chase. Windows smashed, body dented. - Yunisa Delgado-Flores. The chase raged through the city, at one point passing through Mission Row. As the chase sped through, the SUV sustained heavy damage. The SUV stopped in Palomino Avenue, where three of the four men exited their vehicles and sought refuge within the Ginger Street apartment complex. The SUV continued after until it stopped further up the road, where the driver fled the vehicle too. "I just saw the cops chasing a black car, I think?", reported an eyewitness on scene. "Then I saw about ten cops chasing one guy. Down [an] alley." A search commenced on the Ginger Street apartment complex, utilizing K9 units. However, the police report that none of the suspects were found. The police report wrote that "At current there are three outstanding suspects in relation to this incident as units were unable to locate within the large complex. An investigation is on-going into obtaining further information and securing apprehension of these potentially dangerous individuals." The driver, who was identified as a 17 year old minor, was later arrested and charged with evasion and vehicular endangerment. If anyone has any information pertaining to the identities of the three others suspects, or if there's anything to report on this situation, they are urged to contact the Daily, details how being found here, and the Los Santos Police Department through their non-emergency line 991. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment: ((Album: ))

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • May 24th, 2022 = 10:58PM Mexican Mafia Murders; Operation Maria sweep six soldiers in major arrests. Following Operation Maria, led by the Los Santos Sheriff's Department, a crushing blow was dealt to the Mexican Mafia prison gang. Six arrests were carried out in relation to this investigation over the course of May. Two leaders of the Mexican Mafia, Dominic "Devious" Ruelas (left) and George "Flippem" Palamino (right), indicted on charges of murder, racketeering and extortion. - Courtesy of the Los Santos Sheriff's Department A string of six arrests have been carried out over the month of May against the Los Santos County’s Mexican Mafia, a notorious prison gang that has influence across the entire western United States. The arrests include indictments of two leaders for the murder of a fellow gang member, and the arrests include four lower-level associates for the murder of a Law Enforcement Officer. These string of arrests follow a two-month long operation dubbed Operation Maria; an initiative undertaken by detectives and deputies working with Operation Safe Streets in the Los Santos Sheriff’s Department to cripple the Los Santos County’s chapter of the Mexican Mafia. The Mexican Mafia, also referred to as La eMe, is a large scale prison gang operating out of the Western United States. It has infiltrated many prison systems throughout the states of San Andreas, Arizona, Nevada and even federal penitentiary systems, according the office of the District Attorney of San Andreas, and has been in large-scale operation since the 70s. A sergeant who worked on Operation Maria’s task-force shared the gang’s hierarchical structure. “The Mexican Mafia's rather a council of leadership. You have multiple factions of it in different areas. These factions are known as mesas. … There are multiple made members, whom are either inside of our state prison systems or jail. “In our case, we have the Los Santos faction.” The operation started only two and a half months ago, according to the lead detective spearheading Maria’s task-force. “I hit the ground running, that's a good way of saying this. I had this case fall right into my lap, it was half luck, really.” The lead detective shared. “Amount of hours in overtime, surveillance, report writing, that was all done together…”, the lead detective shared. “Once it started going, it didn't really ever stop, you know? We'd built a web of E-S-Ws that [led to] our web of information snowball[ing].” The detectives of Operation Maria’s primary methods of investigation were through the use of ESW’s (Electronic Surveillance Warrants), which contains methods such as cell-phone tracing, wire-tapping, and recording and analyzing calls and texts through and from numbers of known affiliates. A sergeant who worked within Operation Maria added “This investigation and following indictment was a snowball of evidence and compilation. We took a faithful amount of time to build evidence and finally struck once we were ready. “[The lead detective], among our other investigators, worked tirelessly in order to achieve the indictment.” Operation Maria, a sergeant who works with the task force (left) and the lead detective behind the indictments (right). - Yunisa Delgado-Flores, May 22nd 2022 The lead detective shared one of the first steps leading up to the indictments, which kick started the investigation. “After liaising with Operation Safe Jails some, I'd gotten the phone of a high ranking member's - who we ended up charging later on, phone. Contraband cellphone.” The high ranking member in question is Dominic ‘Devious’ Ruelas, a longtime member of the Mexican Mafia and described “leader”, who is currently indicted alongside George “Flippem” Palomino, who also is a ‘leader’ according to the District Attorney’s office. They are both facing charges for first degree murder, racketeering and extortion. A press release was issued by the LS County District Attorney’s Office on May the 1st, where District Attorney Terenity Shwetz issued the following statement. The count of murder that Ruelas and Palomino was indicted for was for the death of Santos Ortega who, according to the lead detective of the Operation Maria taskforce, was “equal to to Palamino and Ruelas”, and a “long time member of The Mexican Mafia.” As of right now, neither the DA’s office nor law enforcement are at liberty to say the exact motives of the murder of Ortega. The arrests also include four of their “gunmen” – “gunmen” being the term used by Operation Maria’s lead detective to describe associates of the Mexican Mafia carrying out their orders on the streets. The gunmen were supposedly involved in the murder of a Los Santos police officer. “Through a placed wiretap on a vehicle, we were able to catch various Mexican Mafia associates committing the murder of a City Police Officer”, the detective spearheading Operation Maria shared. “The detective I'd had listening to that audio? Had the volume up too much, almost blew out his ear drums, they were shooting long arms” Long arms referencing large firearms, ranging from assault rifles to shot-guns. When questioned for a possible motive for the murder, the task-force was unable to give a comment due to the investigation being ongoing. However, the sergeant present stated that “We don't wanna question the policies or motives of the Officers present. We aren't sure of their policies. “Like I explained, we were aware that members of La eMe were violent. This just went to give us real, hardcore evidence of it.” The associated gunmen that have been arrested have not been identified to the Daily as of yet, nor the identity of the victim. Twin Towers Correctional Facility - Stephen Yun, Getty Images. April 15th 2021 “Most leaders are in solitary confinement, but they issue orders to members, who in turn issue orders to street gangs.”, the DA explained to the Daily in a written statement when asked how the gang holds presence on the streets of Los Santos. According from accounts both from law enforcement and the DA’s office, these two men and their gang have caused countless death to associates and subordinates of the Mexican Mafia and their rivals. Both the DA’s office and law enforcement personnel claim that the Mexican Mafia’s induction involves intimidation and murder, where an inmate who is groomed to join their ranks will have to commit and act of murder. The DA notes how freshly inducted inmates to the prison system will have to act in accordance to the Mexican Mafia’s rules. “If you do not play ball with the Mexican Mafia, they threaten to use their powerful influence on prison and jail yards to kill, and they do kill. To be made a member of the Mexican Mafia, you must murder.” The lead detective and a sergeant serving on behalf of Operation Maria notes how the recruitment process works for Mexican Mafia inductees. “A lot of these kids'll do something stupid and end up in our county jail system.”, the sergeant shared. “There, they'll be inducted by members of the Mexican Mafia into doing their bidding and extending their time in our county jail system. That's how a lot of people's lives get ruined. “They'll head into this because they're forced to and end up getting a life sentence.” The Los Santos Sheriff's Department at a scene. - Courtesy of Ashton Love of Paradise, October 15th 2021 “A key part of recruitment for the Mexican Mafia relies in training some of the younger Sureños that do serve time.”, the lead detective added. “They train 'em into cold, calculated, loyal killers.” The Sureños, translated to ‘Southerners’ from Spanish, are one of many gangs that work on behalf of the Mexican Mafia. From figures issued from the Los Santos Police Department in 2006, there were approximately 21,000 Sureño gang members in 400 different subsets across Los Santos County alone. There are many other gangs across Los Santos County that are subordinate to the Mexican Mafia. One of which is Mara Salvatrucha 13. David Skarbek, an associate professor of political science at Brown University who specializes in the research of criminal street gangs globally, wrote about how prison gangs govern in a 2011 journal titled Governance and Prison Gangs. In the journal, he referenced the Mexican Mafia’s operation extensively, as well as how gangs subservient to this gang marks themselves as affiliates through the number 13. The Mexican Mafia profiteers primarily off of extortion, both to gangs out in the streets as well as, according to the DA’s office, to legitimate businesses owned by law-abiding citizens of Los Santos county. “The Mexican Mafia extorts local businesses, other criminals, and generally collects most of their money from street gangs paying taxes. Local businesses are one target, and individuals adjacent to the gang life with large amounts of money are another.”, wrote the DA’s office. “They force gangs to pay them tax or face death.” Derek Skarbek detailed the tax process in more detail, saying how the Mexican Mafia has been known to use incarcerated members of local street gangs as hostages to coerce the gangs to pay taxes. “Incarcerated gang members become vulnerable hostages, and therefore can motivate Sureño gang members who might not anticipate future incarceration to pay taxes.” Skarberk wrote. “Phone calls to incarcerated Mexican Mafia associates that identify the entire gang—rather than particular gang members who have not paid taxes suggest that this plays an important role.“ The indictments against George “Flippem” Palomino and Dominic "Devious" Ruelas sees them both facing a total of 130 years in prison. The exact details as to how long their gunmen will be facing remains unknown, as the DA continues to construct a case against them. The lead detective noted the cut-throat nature of the syndicates politics, saying how “Instead of looking out for each other, these other guys were probably taking a look about how they could spin this for themselves, you know?” Because of this comment, as well as the nature of recruitment that this gang uses with how arrested gang members will often find themselves further entrenched in their service to a gang like the Mexican Mafia, the Daily questioned whether or not the members of the task force believe there will be an end to these types of gangs in our prisons. “Whilst what we did no doubt had an impact, the work doesn't stop here, and trust me- we know this.” The lead detective said in response. “We haven't stopped just 'cause we made a few high profile arrests, you know? Got our headlines. “All I can say is that we're committed to safer streets.” Comments are enabled: Username: Comment: Edited Friday at 08:39 AM by Los Santos Daily News

| This thread will contain the development of Peter Hall and his brothers as they develop into a reputable LS-based OCG. Stay tuned.| If you're interested in getting involved with our group as we develop into a faction, join our discord server and reach out! https://discord.gg/GTffZxFATc Character Profile Peter Percavil Hall Full Name: Peter Percavil Hall Nickname/Alias: Slugger / Sluggz Date of Birth: 1/07/1992 (29) Place of Birth: Sandy Shores Medical Center, Blaine County, San Andreas Place of Residence: East Vinewood, Los Santos, San Andreas Occupation: Private Caterer / Head-Chef Net-Worth: ≈$450,000 Marital Status: Single Grand-Parents: James Percavil Hall (b. 1915, Deceased), Audrey Hall (b. 1920, Deceased) Parents: Hank Percavil Hall (b. 1937, Deceased |) & Anne-Marie Hall (b. 1949, Deceased) Siblings: Jeremy Hank Hall (Deceased), Hank Hall Jr. (Deceased), Marie Hall (Deceased) Richard Percavil Hall (31), Samuel Hank Hall (27), Derek Hall (27), Clyde Hall (27), Vincent Hall (25) Charles John Hall (24), Anthony Hall (24), James Fred Hall (Deceased), Albert Charles Hall (23), Gregory Hall (Deceased), Norman Hall (Deceased). Criminal Charges: N/A Criminal Involvement: Co-leader of family-orientated criminal enterprise, involved in narcotic, arms, fraud & robbery rackets. Murders: Jamari Kene (2008), Roshai Harriot (2018), Jeffery Jones (2021) Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Height: 5'10'' Weight: 94kg Build: Meso-Endomoprh / Muscular-Fat Attributes: Peter is a somewhat stocky male with tattoos all over his body, none of which would imply gang-affiliation. He smells of expensive cologne and wears mostly designer clothes, he seems as if he could've been conventionally-attractive however years of stress has caused his eyes to sink and leave dark circles. Peter has young-features however seems to be in his late-twenties to early-thirties. He has a scar reaching from the bottom of his earlobe and down his jaw-line on the left hand-side and his left thumb is missing, leaving a stump. Despite his somewhat rough appearance Peter can still manage to clean-up nicely.

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • May 24th, 2022 - 11:54PM Three detained, gun found, one arrested. Pillbox Parking Lot A concerned citizen called the sheriff's on three individuals in Pillbox Monday night. One man was arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm. The deputies responding on scene, one of the suspects being on their phone.- Yunisa Delgado-Flores, May 23rd 2022 On May the 23rd, at around 9:30PM, a call was reported to law enforcement in regards to three men planning to mug people. McNiro, a concerned citizen, spotted the three and allegedly overheard a conversation regarding the three men planning to rob people. "I done saw them talk about it." McNiro testified to the press. "I was right here. I done listened in, then called the [police]." Edwin Park, Press Information Officer present on the scene, stated that "We received several calls around half past nine about an armed individual in the DMV parking lot." The Los Santos Sheriff's Department arrived quickly on scene and detained three individuals, two of which having to be shot with a bean-bag shotgun. Park reported that "The detainees were not complying with our orders— deputies proceeded with less-than-lethal force to attenuate the situation and safely detain them." Moments before (top) and after (bottom) of the use of less-than-lethal force. - Yunisa Delgado-Flores, May 23rd 2022 After detaining the individuals, both them and their vehicles were searched. Within the vehicle of one of the detainees, the police have reported to have found a semi-automatic handgun. "Upon identifying and searching the individuals, deputies found a semi-automatic pistol on one of them.' Park reported. "The weapon was retrieved and confiscated. The said individual is going to be arrested for carrying an unlicensed firearm." Comments are enabled: Username: Comment: Edited Friday at 08:39 AM by Los Santos Daily News

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • May 15th, 2022 Motorist killed in high speed pursuit, two arrested Late this night in Little Seoul, two men were arrested for evading a traffic stop; a chase that led to the death of one motorist. One of the suspects being chased. - Yunisa Delgado-Flores Click the left and right arrows to see more. ((album on next page)) On May the 15th, early in the morning, a tragic accident occurred in the middle of a high speed chase between four LSPD-marked cruisers and two unidentified males. A traffic stop initiated on Carson Avenue at approximately 2:50AM where, the two suspects - two males in their early 20s - fled in their Chino. Officers began chase and, through the use of a spike trap, disabled the vehicle by Adam's Apple Boulevard. According to an officer on scene, in the middle of the pursuit between the officers and the suspects, the two suspects slammed into a man driving his motorbike down the street. An EMT quickly came to the victim's aide, however he was pronounced dead on arrival. The victim remains unidentified. The chase ended in Little Seoul by Adam's Apple Boulevard, where the vehicle crashed against a divider. The two men sprinted out of the vehicle, where a foot pursuit began. One of the suspects fell not long after exiting the vehicle, while the other sprinted a few yards before being brought down by a tazer. One of the suspects is in critical, but stable, condition; EMTs arrived on scene shortly after their detainment to take them into their care. The other was taken away for booking. The identities of the suspects nor their motives for evading the traffic stop remain unknown to the Daily News. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment:

NEWS • Crime Written by Yunisa DELGADO-FLORES • May 15th, 2022 Man found shot dead in Del Porro parking lot, suspects at large A body was found late last night in a parking lot overlooking Vespucci beach with seven gunshot wounds, multiple directed at their head. The body, discovered by someone who wished to remain anonymous On May the 15th, early in the morning, a body was discovered by a pedestrian in a Del Porro parking lot off of Bay City Avenue on their way home from work. "I was making my way home from work, and I thought I saw a man laying on the concrete.", the witness said, who wished to keep their identity a secret. "Usually- I wouldn't mind. There's a lot of drunks in this city, you know? It's not uncommon to see someone passed out on a Saturday night. But something was rubbing me the wrong way." "I turned to pull into the parking lot and the headlights shown the blood." The witness then proceeded to call the police who, after five minutes, proceeded to investigate the scene. The medical examiners office state that the victim suffered a total of seven gunshot wounds from 9mm rounds; five of which were directed at his head. The exact details of the shooting remains unknown, including the number of shooters, suspects, and motive. However, experts suspect that this is a gangland-style execution due to the manner of injuries sustained. There are currently no known suspects behind this murder. If anyone has any information as to the identity of the victim or the shooters, they are encouraged to reach out to the Daily News and the Los Santos Police Department. Comments are enabled: Username: Comment: (())

The Caprione Crew Founded By: Joseph & Giacomo Caprione Founding Location: Los Santos, San Andreas. Criminal activities Racketeering, extortion, fraud, murder, weapons dealing, illegal gambling, loansharking, bookmaking, conspiracy, assault, bribery, drug smuggling, money laundering. The Caprione Family is an Italian-American Mafia (La Cosa Nostra) organised crime family based in the San Andreas city of Los Santos. It was formed in 2010 by Giacomo Caprione, who led the family until his death in 2017 the present day — now being operated by the Boss, Joseph Caprione and his strong right-hand man Tony Santora with around 30+ members. Origin Sometime in the winter in 1990, an Italian immigrant from Brindisi named Giacomo Caprione formed a gang of street thugs in what is now the Caprione Crime Family with some of his friends who were also immigrants. After pulling small-time jobs like truck thefts and car-jackings, Caprione formed alliances with another Italian-American street group with the promise of high-up positions and steady profits if Caprione was in charge. In 2010, the two groups merged, forming the Caprione crime family. The family specified in thefts, murders, burglaries, smugglings, gambling, and extortion. The family started to get in touch and do business with gangs in surrounding cities and even some in surrounding states. Overall in its first three decades, under Giacomo Caprione, it fared well with other gangs. The Caprione Assasination Attempt In 2015, a capo named Victor Fara questioned Caprione's authority and started talking behind his back. Gino Moretti, a soldier who talked to Fara frequently, informed Caprione about this. Caprione had a sit down with Fara trying to sort the dispute, but after Fara tried to control Caprione's rackets and conspired to kill Caprione, Caprione had him killed. On October 11, 2015, John DeVano was killed outside of his home by two gunmen. Death of Giacomo Caprione and power vacuum On July 8, 2017, Giacomo Caprione died of a heart attack at Los Santos Phillbox Hospital. Following his death, many family members feared a violent fight for leadership. A rumour had started that Joseph "Joey" Francisco, the family's consigliere, was trying to become boss. Before becoming consigliere, Francisco served as an ineffective captain with an unstable crew. Exercising power, Francisco demanded that captain John LoCosta, who was another candidate for boss, be shelved. Following this, underboss Tony Santora ordered his murder. Joseph Francisco disappeared in October 2017 and his body has never been found. Although Santora was on LoCosta's side, John LoCosta was seen as power-hungry and ruthless. Two Caprione capos, Dominic Disilvestro and Peter Corrado were trying to take power, gaining support for Corrado to become boss and Disilvestro consigliere. Seeing this, John LoCosta ordered three of his soldiers, Antonino Galante, Bernard Conelli, and George Caccaro to perpetrate the hits on the two captains. Although the three agreed with Disilvestro and Corrado's plan to take over, they had to follow LoCosta's orders. On November 23, 1959 Disilvestro and Corrado met at Corrado's home to discuss their plan further. Galante, Horrocio, and Caccaro threw molotov cocktails through an open window of Corrado's house, killing Disilvestro, Corrado, and Corrado's wife Juliana. It was after this hit, that Santora and Joseph Caprione (the new consigliere after Joseph Francisco's death) saw that LoCosta had to be stopped before he caused another civil war. On January 2, 2018, LoCosta was shot and killed outside a Casino Lounge in downtown Vinewood. It was after this murder, in March 2018 that Joseph Caprione took the position of boss, and Santora, remaining at the underboss position. Santora Regime Tony Santora When it was finally decided that Joseph Caprione and Tony Santora would rule in 2018, the Caprione family controlled the north-part of the city of Los Santos. This would generate about $6,000,000 over the next two years. It was during this time the family came into contact with a smart and wealthy supplier named Samuel James. Samuel would later become a capo in the family. It was also during this time that Santora was charged for one count of assault and one count of attempted murder, and was brought to court. The trial went on for about five months, and a powerful captain named Gino "Big Boomer" Moretti was put into the position as acting boss because even though Santora was free and could still rule and control, he felt he had enough to deal with. Two witnesses eventually bailed when they learned of Santora’s position in the Los Santos underworld. The case was dismissed. Santora brought new gambling rackets and other low-level easily intimidated businesses into the question, boasting new business operations for the family. Once business was a pizzeria. After extorting the pizzeria (and most businesses on the same street) under the pretence of security and protection, Santora and his colleagues became friendly with the owner. In about 2 months of extorting the business, Santora, Joseph and other Caprione family members were doing business out of the back room. The family would sneak in guns from Italy in the same truck as the delivered cheese, which would come every week. Although the owner did not want this, he was under a contract with the family Historical Leadership Boss: 2010 - 2017 — Giacomo Caprione — deceased 2017 - Present Day — Joseph Caprione. 2017 - Present Day — Vinny Arcangelo Underboss: 2010 - Present Day — Tony Santora. Consigliere: 2010 - 2015— Joseph "Joey" Francisco — murdered 2010 - Present Day — Gino “Big Boomer” Moretti. 2010 - Present Day— Luca Arcangelo. 2010 - Present Day — Samuel James. OUT OF CHARACTER This faction aims to portray an entirely fictional organized criminal family with legitimate businesses operating under its sphere hence making it a wide connection of various different activities. The current faction leaders aim to tribute the faction under a more centralized break off group with an actual leadership but still allowing versatility, and a sense of independence. This entire faction’s concept has been made of events that have happened ICly meaning IC events are what caused a build up to the forming of the faction meaning it is completely fictional and only based on things that have happened IC as development is what caused the forming of the faction hence we also prioritize character development in the first place due to that was what have made us in the first place meaning we value the growth of our people, and how they progress as a member of the Caprione Crew. We will also make sure teach things Icly and how can we able to help your character out progress since character development is indeed promised when joining. All members must join, progress, and rise up in the faction through IC methods. We are more than happy to help you on how to join the faction if you wish to tag along with us on our journeys the more the merrier after all. We value character development as a whole in the faction and allow individuality within the group hence why we are versatile and even allow members to possibly start their own semi-autonomous crew within the Northside Criminal Syndicate, or allow them to roleplay however they wish to portray themselves. This may not be the faction for you if you wish to get into consistent shootouts, or commit excessive crimes to the point it'll bring us too much attention we first value build ups of character before we can put you down to the heavy duty work we also value the well being of your character hence why we always prefer to play our cards smart instead of going outright aggressive. We don't mind action there, and there but we do not recommend too much action since we do value roleplay and the development of our members rather than them outright going jail, or getting murdered etc that doesn't mean we will limit your individuality as a criminal but we will advise you to be discreet whenever on the act, we often teach things Icly in order to allow you to progress as a character then leave you and your crews to figure out their own ways of how they will grow as a team, and then contribute to the Northside Criminal Syndicate. It is clear that everyone represents the faction in whatever way they can. Thus, we've developed an extremely simple aptitude test that checks for these skills: Reaction time (reading and typing). Comprehensive capacity. Grammatical proficiency. Efficiency (capacity to perform intended tasks). The aptitude test is entirely in game, and symbolized through in character emotes. We have a Discord for those who are interested in joining and roleplaying with us to build yourself up as a member of the main ranks of the Family, Associate, perhaps a business partner? No worries, look no forward, come along and join this Discord if you express interest in interacting with us we’ll find a way Icly however, we will not OOCLY recruit. https://discord.gg/5p6BM98QM9

The Dice-Man This thread will be following the life of Other Car affiliate Derrick Tuy... (Image of Derrick Tuy from his Snapchat stories. January 17, 2015.) (Image of Derrick Tuy via TTCF records, January 16, 2017.) (Image of Derrick Tuy from a surveillance camera. February 13, 2022.) Beach Life Derrick Tuy "Dice-Man" is a Cambodian-American male born in Vespucci Beach. Since a child he's been involved with petty crime such as shoplifting and other forms of petty theft. He was always surrounded by bad influences as most of his friends were doing drugs and constantly getting in fights. As he grew into a teenager he started to get involved with the narcotics trade, along the way he met his closest friend Harold "Omen" Neang. (Image of Derrick Tuy and Harold Neang via Neang’s Facebrowser. June 5th, 2008) Armed Robbery On January 16th of 2017, Derrick Tuy was picked up for an armed robbery. He had planned with Harold Neang to rob an LTD out in Strawberry that they'd been passing by for a while. Due to the high rates of crime in the neighboring town Davis, they figured they would be able to get away with it since the cops would be distracted. When the day came, Harold was picked up on a narcotics charge. Tuy had no clue, but since he was in desperate need of the money he decided to hit the place himself. (CCTV footage of the robbery, Derrick Tuy is seen holding the cashier at gunpoint. January 15th, 2017.) Jailbird Derrick Tuy failed to successfully pull off the robbery alone, his vehicle was tracked down to his aunt's house where she ended up folding after a few questions. The charges started to stack up against Tuy, leading him to a 5 year sentence. Within his time in TTCF he got close with Mark Gantuya and Kevin Heoi, two heavyweights of the Other Car. He managed to impress the duo with his relentless attitude and perseverance. This attention landed him a life-long spot representing the Other Car on the streets. Present Day Derrick Tuy's released five years later, he reunites with Harold Neang to get more people involved with the crew. Will the duo manage to run a stable crew without landing back in the slammer for the long run? We'll find out together... (this pic goes hard, feel free to screenshot)

Arcangelo Crime Family Five Points New York For the first two centuries, of European colonization it was one of the few main sources of drinking water for the locals within Manhattan which it eventually become the decline of the area in the future years. Beginning of the early 18th Century, various of commercial companies were built among the shores of the Pond. It become the most influential area for a short period of time. Five Points New York Slums At the height of occupation of Five Points, only certain areas weren't effected with the famine that had shuriken the Pond Area. Within the primarily areas London's East End had turned into complete chaos it had decreased population, infant and child mortality, unemployment, prostitutions rings, violent crimes. Many common illness had stricken the city causing complete chaos, It had become what is known today as "New Points Melting Point Period". After the Emancipation led to the end of slavery in early 1827, July 4th. Rise of Arcangelo Originated primarily from the slums of New York Five Points, Manhattan, Arcangelo Familia formed after the fall of Mussolini causing various of Arcangelo's to flee to New York where they felt they could fine themselves. The first step to succeed in New York after such a victorious time for the Americans was rising from Five Points up into Northern area of Manhattan. Alfonso "Strong-Arm" Arcangelo - Born in 1882, Joined arms with Italia in 1938. Alfonso grew up in a small town in Sicily, Cefalù. Once he had finished his services for Italy in 1948, He knew eventually he was gonna have to leave Italy since the Americans consistently finding smaller organized Paramilitary groups still serving under Mussolini flag and eradicating them, or placing them into work camps along with many of the other Arcangelo's. Alfonso's Arrival in Five Points, Manhattan After arriving in Five-Points, He noticed something that the American Government stood against, which was poverty and persecution. Many Italian-Americans were in more conditions, some were starving or constant crimes were occurring right under the Police's eyes. Alfonso had felt the need to do something about this reoccurring race-war between his own people, He had a proposition that could unite the people into one whole territory. Which this could lead the endeavor into toning down but Alfonso knew that if he had done this he would've been a target with many people deep in the south of Five Points. Arcangelo Family Members Alise Arcangelo From a young age, Alise had been trapped in a cloud of hopelessness. After Mussolini's fall and the majority of Arcangelo's left Sicily, she and her "papa" were left to fend for themselves back at home. Her father ran a small bar on the outskirts of the Sicilian slums. When she came of age her papa allowed her to help around the business, from morning to night she worked, earning every dollar and penny with her own blood sweat, and tears. By the time she was 20, she had given life to her firstborn son, Gio, and by then her papa had passed, leaving her with a baby and a business to run all on her lonesome at the age of 14. As time went on she grew her family back in Sicily, although not blood related, she had tens of men and women to stand by her side. She began with exploiting the people of the Sicilian slums, offering them and their families protection in exchange for money, if the people of the slums rejected her offer, she brought tragedy down on them and their families. On her 30th birthday, she celebrated in her family-owned bar, the Arcangelo name was large in the Sicilian slums thanks to her, but with all the attention, it brought along conflict. Her clients began to revolt, trashing her business, they saw the wealth she had exploited off them and they decided to take back what was theirs, in Alise's eyes what was theirs was hers, as she had rightfully taken it. In a panic, she withdrew her .38 and fired into the crowd, and with that, she had had her first taste of blood. Late into her 41st year of life, she had received a call from her brother, Vinny Arcangelo. He spoke of his whereabouts in America, and his attempts at success with his two kids in running their own business. Her brother's stories attracted her, gravitated her to the American dream. On the 21st of February, 2022, she took a flight with her son, Gio, now 28, to Los Santos where she would once again be reunited with her brother. Almost instantly she began to take control of the Arcangelo's operation in the city of Los Santos, she ordering around the ranks and suggesting new business plans. And with that, the new Arcangelo legacy had begun. Vinny Arcangelo was born on March 26th, 1962, in Cefalu, Sicily. Vinny was always close with his sister Alise, feeling he could really communicate his own struggles with emotional issues he had in his younger years. When he had felt down Alise was always there to assist him, he knew she was also struggling having to assist Vinny and help her father maintain income in the family. Since Vinny had lived in the slums within Cefalu he always started trouble with the local gangs that'd rob stores, vandalize and sell illegal firearms. When he had became a teen-ager it was a peak of his life, feeling he could actually be himself. And grow into his own person without his father shadowing him judging him for his appearance and his personality, His father had asked him to assist with the growth of the family business, His father had ran a bar for sometime in Cefalu it was well-known across the town. When it had been raided by local police they had found a certain substance that had Vinny and his family fleeing to New York, rushing to get his family out of the city his father had gave him a decent amount of money to afford for him and his sister to make their arrival into Five Points New York. When they had arrived, he noticed that it was a bit better then Cefalu but not as organized at it should've been. One of his family members prior we're in the location but had fled to a place Vinny himself always falls into a daze dreaming about which was Los Santos, he knew if he had made a name for himself in Five Point it'd be enough to get him down to Santos where he could feel a fresh start. And the nice breeze of air without people consistently judging him, and feeling the need to be ashamed of his family name. MORE INFORMATION ARRIVING SOON..(SMALL SCALE GROUP, TRYING TO EARN REPUTATION)

Maxim Yahontov DoB: 03/11/1984 Place of Birth: Med Tsentr “Kavkaz”, Chechnya Nationality: Chechen Early Life: Maxim was born in 1984 in the town of Gudermes in Chechnya. He was an only child, raised by his Mother Khava and his Soldier Father Anzor. The Chechen republic was a tough place to grow up in, filled with struggle and hardships, but his mother and father did the best they could for Maxim. His father being a soldier, taught Maxim Discipline and Respect and how to defend himself whenever he was around. Maxim always had food in front of him and clothes on his back despite the hard times, albeit rugged. He did well in school in his early years, having an affinity for numeracy and money. He mostly kept to himself and focused on his work. He was always a driven boy, trying to impress his father and walk in his footsteps. Crime was prevalent in his hometown even before the war. But like so many others the war changed his life. During the first Chechen war for independence, his father was killed in action, leaving only Maxim and his mother, before his father left, he said to him “My son you are the man of the family while I am gone, look after your mother for me”. Since then, Maxim strived to do better, to do whatever it takes to look after his mother, she was all he had left. Chechen Soldiers: Chechen War 1994-1996 Teenage Years: After the war had ended in 1996 Maxim was 12 years old, the horrors of the war had left him scarred, his town ruined, his father died, and his mother bitter. Since his father’s passing his mother hadn’t been the same, she became closed and scornful. She couldn’t look at Maxim the same way, Maxim never understood why but none the less she was his mother, and he had vowed to himself to protect her. Once the country returned to some sort of normality Maxim returned to school, trying his best so he can provide for himself and his mother. Financially Maxim and his mother were not doing well, as the weeks went on money became more and more of an issue. In school, he heard of some kids making extra money doing odd jobs for someone called “The scrapper”. Deciding that he needed to take matters into his own hands to put food on the table he approached one of his peers asking about the jobs, after chatting for some time the other boy asked him to tag along and see what it was about. The jobs consisted of going around the derelict and destroyed parts of the town and scavenging any metal that was left behind from the war, including building materials, former military weaponry/machine parts. The catch was that they had to avoid the police and military patrols in the area if not they would be punished extensively for trespassing. His first time out with the group went well, after that he was hooked on doing more and more odd jobs for “The Scrapper”. His only motivation was the scraps of cash he received for the jobs, Maxim never saw it as bad, just a means to an end. His mother never questioned where the money came from, she didn’t care, no matter what Maxim did she never thanked him, she never really even acknowledged him, just fed him, watered him, and left him to his own devices. Hellbent on fulfilling his father’s wishes he never thought twice about the way she treated him, he just got on with it. As Maxim got older and the more jobs he did for “The Scrapper” the more he was recognised and rewarded for his work. When Maxim was 19 “The Scrapper” asked to have a meeting with Maxim and discuss what he called “Career Opportunities”. Learning that Maxim was good with numbers and money he offered him a job as an accountant of sorts, running the books for his scrapping business and other activities. Maxim considered the position not knowing what rabbit hole it would lead him down, but the pay was too good to turn up, he hesitantly accepted, and “The Scrapper” put him to work. Police Sketch from Eyewitnesses of "The Scrapper" Adult Life: Running and making the books for “The Scrapper” became his full-time job, he didn’t know the man’s real name until he was 24, but even still he never cared much for his real name, Maxim always called him Scrapper and that was that. Maxim worked under Scrapper for years, helping him grow his business and watching it sprout roots into other industries like Insurance, Loans, and even building development. Of course, each of these business ventures had an anterior motive, however, Maxim never cared about the moral choices, all he cared about was results and profits, much to Scrapper’s delight. But like all tall and proud structures, at some point in time, they will begin to crumble. Maxim never really knew Scrapper’s age, but he could see him getting old, the older Scrapper got the looser his grip was physically and metaphorically speaking. His businesses started to become sloppy, his choices less calculated, and his judgment more clouded. Police inquiries were becoming more frequent, beat cops became men in suits flashing badges, things were starting to go bad. The decline was slow and steady at first, but Maxim could see it in the figures, he saw the ship was slowly sinking and decided he would not go down with it. Thinking only for himself and his mother, who now was getting old herself, he began secretly hiding cash away, stealing small portions from each business, and rigging the books to make it look legit. As soon as the ship was about to go under, he would take a step back and watch it sink from the shore. Of course, this was no easy feat, working so closely with Scrapper meant that eyes would also be on him, when he left, he had to vanish, but then he thought about his mother, she couldn’t disappear. Thinking back on how his mother had treated him the last 30 years she treated him like he was invisible anyway, he decided he could look after her from afar, not as if she would notice anyway. It took a few years for the police to crack down on Scrapper’s empire, during this time Maxim carefully articulated his escape plan, slowly depositing his stolen money into an offshore account, acquiring a fake ID to cross the border into Georgia then fly overseas from there. His plan worked, he left a note to his mother along with some cash stating that he will send more whenever he can, he was out of the country before Scrapper was even arrested. He felt like he should have said goodbye to Scrapper, after all they had worked together for nearly 20 years, but despite this, Maxim never really cared much for the man, only the work and money he provided. Maxim fled to the states, more specifically Los Santos where he used the money to set himself up for a quiet but comfortable life, he thought of it as an early retirement of sorts, after all, he had worked hard his whole life. Image of the mentioned stolen Cash. Present Day: Maxim is 37 years of age now, he has been living in Los Santos for nearly a year now, the first few months were bliss, and he enjoyed his “retirement”, spending days at the beach, going to the gym, sending money back to his mother every couple of weeks along with a letter asking how she was doing. The money was always received but he never ever got a letter in return. After nearly 5 months of living in the states, each day was becoming the same, there was no excitement, no variety just living. Maxim decided he needs to start doing something again, but what he decides remains to be seen…

Duquan Wilburn Age 16 years. Duquan was born into stable household. His mother worked as a carer for children with learning disabilities and his father worked as a mechanic at a local garage. Duquan had a very comfortable upbringing in a quiet suburb within the city of Los Santos causing him to become a well mannered teenager with a desire to learn. He had been progressing well throughout school and was being heavily influenced by his peers around him to continue with his passion to learn. Duquans parents also had a big impact on his studies and he thrived off of the support he was given. His parents abruptly split following the discovery of an ongoing affair his mother had been having. This caused Duquan to isolate himself from his mother choosing to move out of the family home with his father to the Carson Avenue area. Duquans father began drinking heavily and slowly spiralled into an alcoholic causing him to gradually lose his job and source of income. Duquan was forced to move schools to one which was more local it was at this point he became a target of abuse and bullying, being singled out for talking differently and growing up in more advantaged area. He struggled to defend himself and would often take beatings off of the older kids, this caused him to drop out of school lounging around the family home with little to do. Duquan began observing his peers around the block and was soon fascinated how some of his younger peers were able to afford the lifestyle they were living. He began to develop a sense of wanting to be apart of the crowd. Duquan has little to no street smarts and easily influenced by those around him he usually sits around the block by himself nervously watching his peers. Over the past month Duquan began to associate himself with members of the CMGB, his first pack being sold to repair his bicycle tire, the next few being sold to provide funds to buy new clothing and essentials. By this point he was already hooked on making money discovering this was something he was seemingly good at doing, In his spare time Duquan has began visiting Gyms around the city and discovered a previously unknown passion for the fight game training whenever he has spare time to do so. Due to a series of unfortunate events that have unfolded over the past few weeks Duquan has been forced to adapt to the reality of life in the hood prematurely losing several of his close homies in quick succession. This in itself has driven Duquan with his ambition of focusing on his fight game and selling drugs to help provide him with an avenue away from the streets.

*In your character's bored browsing of the internet, they find a mysterious link to an independent local news project simply titled: 'PARADISE'. The website is quite plain; white background and black text accompanying a slew of images that are blurred until clicked. Everything is center-aligned. There's an imageboard comment section below.* My name's Ash. I'm an independent crime photojournalist. I've run pieces on Flint, Detroit, Baltimore, and Portland. None of those places hold a candle to the island of Los Santos in the slightest, but they don't pretend. Los Santos may be fake, but the images you're about to see are 100% real. This is an uncensored look into what the news media won't cover. Your sunny tropical paradise in its naked glory. GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING - 18+ 04:00 AM AUG 04 2021 First impressions weren't great. I landed on the island and got in my waiting van, needing to travel through the fabled South Central to make my way to the city's center. On my way, I noticed something peculiar in an alley to my right. A man was there with a few more. He had an UZI sub-machine gun in his right hand, pointing the muzzle at two guys he'd proned out against the wall. An armed robbery less than an hour in was how I knew I'd struck my grim gold. I booked a room at a motel I'll neglect to name and got a horrible few hours of sleep. Fucking jet lag. 09:33 AM AUG 04 2021 Street fight in El Burro Heights, at nine in the morning. You'd think these kids would be in school, but not here. Learning isn't necessary for the unfortunate life most are living in Los Santos. Held down by the government's ineptitude and false promises. Social programs that never come to fruition. I watched these two duke it out for three minutes. 10:38 AM 04 AUG 2021 Three guys hit the novelty shop together. They parked on the walkway and bought ski masks. I love a good masquerade. 10:43 AM 04 AUG 2021 The desperate and the dispossessed of Mission Row was one of the few truths this city had to offer me. Though, it didn't seem as bad in person. Maybe Los Santos projects its hate here and blames the homeless for the problems in the rest of the town. That's just an opinion. 10:00 PM 04 AUG 2021 A group gathers around the 24/7 I caught that fight at. Seems there's some kind of Sheriff's scene here. Couldn't tell you what about, I wasn't able to get close enough for that kind of blurb to put here. 10:11 PM 04 AUG 2021 Los Santos Police Department... tactical? Staging for something. Might have been something big. Didn't take the risk in following them there. Those SWAT guys don't play around. 10:33 PM 04 AUG 2021 Found this guy shot to death in the middle of the street. People were driving around him like he wasn't just lying there bleeding. One guy ran over his legs in a delivery van. Come rain, shine, or gore, the package got there, I guess. I called for Fire Department, but they didn't arrive in the ten minutes I waited. There were motorcycles swarming me so I left. 00:45 AM 05 AUG 2021 Some kind of police operation behind the Pillbox Bank. Probably a search warrant, if the last image is anything to go off of. I climbed a fire escape to take these pictures. Someone followed me up- homeless guy. He took one look at me leaning over the edge with a camera and left. He didn't even say anything. I don't blame him, honestly. Fucking weird. 03:34 AM 05 AUG 2021 Blood in the streets in the district of Rancho. Brass litters the blacktop like glimmering gold. No-one cares, and the world keeps turning. Somewhere out there, someone has been shot. Maybe we'll never know. 03:55 AM 05 AUG 2021 Two guys try to strong-arm me into not taking any pictures of the car accident they're involved in, for some reason. They were stuffing a motorcyclist into the back seat of a white car. I'll film where I please, unless there's a sign. Sorry, gents. Just the way the cookie crumbles. If you don't like film you shouldn't have moved to LS. 04:14 AM 05 AUG 2021 I found this girl shot outside of a strip club. One in the stomach. She was still conscious and lucid. She complained about the photograph until I started dressing her wounds and called EMS. Fire Department arrived and took care of her. I hope she's alright now, because she sure wasn't looking good when I arrived. 04:18 AM 05 AUG 2021 I was interrupted from helping the Fire Department by gunfire on an adjacent street. Twelve shots. Then six more. The rounds were going off even as I was driving toward the hair-raising reports of two or more handguns. When I arrived, I found another man lying face-down in an alleyway. He'd been shot to death, there was no way around that. I took a picture. As I was adjusting my focus, another man walked up and began running his pockets. I'm pretty sure he took everything. Sheriff's Department caught the guy being a vulture. He had a gun on him. Maybe it's an open-and-shut case. Maybe he's just a buzzard. 04:41 AM 05 AUG 2021 This deputy begged me to put him in 'the paper.' I didn't get a very good image because they were leaving anyway. Some kind of gunfight happened under the Strawberry Overpass. Right in the heart of the homeless camp, too. 06:09 AM 05 AUG 2021 A trucker is beaten up while making a delivery on the beach. Such a pretty view to be jumped to. That trucker should thank the attacker for such a thrilling and beautiful experience. 08:04 AM 06 AUG 2021 Two men get in an ego battle outside the bar I was at. Fists start flying while my camera's rolling. Checkered shoes won, and then he took it further. He stomped the guy on the ground until I saw blood leaking from his nose and he stopped groaning. Guy just walks off. It's only a murder of a dude you don't even know. Don't worry, scumbag. You'll get yours one day. 06:14 AM 07 AUG 2021 I foolishly go back to that bar the next day. When I'm just about to pull up, I hear shots pop off around the corner. I waited a few minutes then pulled around. There was a guy there- he'd been shot at least a dozen times. I couldn't help him even if I tried. The only way I can help him is by making sure he's not just a number in a drawer. This image makes him immortal. 06:23 AM 07 AUG 2021 Another body, less than five hundred feet away. I passed by him as I was driving away from the first one. He looked like he'd been there a while, and he'd been beaten to death with something. My guess was a brick or a bat. Who could tell? People kept using the clothing store, walking right around him like he didn't exist. People have a habit of that in LS it appears. 07:43 AM 07 AUG 2021 Yet another body outside this goddamn clothing store. This time, someone appeared to give a shit, but only because he was blocking the glass doors from opening with his inconvenient dead self. I'm sure they would have gone around otherwise. Los Santos is such a beautiful hellscape. Enjoy it while you're here, and remember, life is short and can end at any time. The photographs you've seen today were taken in only three days of roaming Los Santos. Every minute, every hour, something like this is happening. It's up to you whether or not you want to acknowledge it and push for change, or keep drinking the nightclub kool-aid and push those rose-tinted glasses further up on your nose. I'll be back for volume two at some point. PARADISE VOLUME II: SODOM & GAMORRAH PARADISE VOLUME. III: STREETS OF FIRE Donate to help me afford bills, equipment, and repairs: Every bit helps and is put toward my cost of living. I make zero revenue from PARADISE publications. 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*In your character's bored browsing of the internet, they find a mysterious link to an independent local news project simply titled: 'PARADISE'. The website is quite plain; white background and black text accompanying a slew of images that are blurred until clicked. Everything is center-aligned. There's an imageboard comment section below.* My name's Ash. I'm an independent crime photojournalist. I've run pieces on Flint, Detroit, Baltimore, and Portland. I'm documenting my finds in Los Santos thus far, currently one week in to the 'City of Saints.' I've found zero saints, only sinners in different suits. A city ran on drugs, guns, and sex. This is an uncensored look into what the main networks don't cover. Your sunny tropical paradise in it's naked glory. GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING - 18+ 05:35 AM AUG 08 2021 I awaken from my slumber in some god-awful shithole to go about my day. Another four hours of rest. It probably isn't healthy, but I do it anyway. Driving down the road I stumble across two men who'd been bludgeoned to death and ran over, right across the street from some fancy lounge. A lone off-duty police officer who was passing by was the only law enforcement to arrive. She called the emergency number for backup, but none arrived. Fire Department showed to confirm death. 07:42 AM AUG 08 2021 I park up at the Sheriff's Station in South Central to edit some footage. While I'm there, I notice a group off to my left, and a guy reaching into his waistband. I got my camera up and ready and managed to photograph him drawing a TEC-9 from inside his purple coat. I guess he saw my van and thought I was trouble, because he decided to climb onto the roof of the Sheriff's Station to use the balcony as a vantage point, then crouched down like he was going to pounce on me. Not sure what to say. 09:48 AM AUG 08 2021 Traffic stop in Chinatown on a rental car. Guy must've been doing some stupid shit, because they were there for a while. Parked across the street to see if I could get any good shots. It's either hell on Earth or snail's pace this early. 04:28 AM AUG 09 2021 Hot pursuit in the middle of Legion Square. Caught it on film as they were speeding by. Looked like unmarked units. Whoever was being chased had considerably fucked up, or so it would seem. 04:49 AM AUG 09 2021 Beating on Forum Drive. Medics were onscene when I arrived. Don't have a clue what it was over. Didn't ask. 04:44 AM AUG 10 2021 Guy in a suit shot down on Brouge Avenue within eyesight of the fire station. His pockets were inside out, and he'd been there a while. Noone had cared to call it in or pick him up. I did, but nobody showed up. 04:48 AM AUG 10 2021 Another body, this time on the loading dock of a hardware store. He'd been beaten to death with hammers or something. Guess we know where they got them. 02:36 AM AUG 11 2021 A woman's being arrested for pulling her licensed firearm on two men who were fistfighting her boyfriend. SHAFT code violations, whatever those are. I didn't read that far in. Deputies let her talk with her boyfriend before they took her away to county, which was decently kind of them. Stuff always seems to happen at the Blue Lion. Phenomena. 03:55 AM AUG 11 2021 Cameras are rolling on what appears to be a normal traffic stop on Carson Avenue. We were situated on a rooftop three blocks away, using a tripod on top of my partner's van. As we're filming, we notice all four occupants of the vehicle suddenly exit- followed swiftly by a barrage of gunfire, as they shoot down the deputy parked behind them. They scatter like cockroaches, no further gunfire heard. They could've all gotten away. Cops have cameras too. In due time... 04:39 AM AUG 11 2021 Sheriff's Deputies detaining a man on Carson and Forum. Dirtbikes kept swarming them- and myself, like mosquitos. You can hear those goddamned two-strokes from a hundred yards. Why are there so many? 07:42 AM AUG 11 2021 The same off-duty police officer from my first photograph is back, but this time, in her uniform. But still equally alone. She stared at my van for a while, probably thinking I was going to shoot her. It must be terrifying having no backup and noone to call to for help if shit hits the fan. Law Enforcement need to hire for the morning. Badly. 09:08 AM AUG 11 2021 I notice two guys creeping around in a Gauntlet. One of them had a tactical mask on, the other nothing at all. Took a pre-emptive photograph because I knew something was about to go down. I cruise to Brouge Avenue and find the driver of that Gauntlet dead on the ground. Looked like he'd been ventilated. Didn't get too close. People were looting him. 11:42 AM AUG 12 2021 LSPD Air-One making a landing at the helipad on top of Mission Row. One of my more innocuous shots, but it's pretty. The pilot must have been higher than me on the way back from Vegas because he took two minutes to land and kept banging the skids on the ground. Thought he was going to crash the fucking thing. 00:19 PM AUG 12 2021 Accused of trespassing for standing on the roof of a parking garage by none other than John Corporation himself. Circled the block a few times in a Jester RR and roamed around my car like I couldn't park on a public street. Claimed that he told us to get down and we "aggressively refused." He asked what's up and I said me. People care more about their rooftops than the shootouts happening 500 feet from their office doors. 01:52 PM AUG 12 2021 Some jackass almost runs me over trying to bolt from the cops on foot. Gets tased and eats concrete. He was really verbal and tried to get in my face about the cameras. The officers held him back and let me film. Thanks. 02:30 AM AUG 13 2021 I meet two pretty chill people on the corner of Strawberry and Vespucci. One of them's homeless, and carries a bat for his defense in town. With what I've seen so far I frankly can't blame him. While we were talking, some asshole in a red pickup truck runs him over and keeps going. He was fine, only caught a knock off the fender. I helped with medical until Fire Department arrived. The police officer who showed up was a bit of a cunt, but beggars can't be choosers. 03:30 AM AUG 13 2021 Sheriff's Deputies put a suspect from a pursuit into custody. I could hear him fighting from where I was standing. They had a hard time getting him under control, but he eventually relented and they were able to put him in a car. My week in Los Santos has taught me something vital, but maybe it's just my opinion. Grain of salt. This island is the modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah. A city fueled by sex and violence like no other I've ever seen. Those who want to survive either adapt or ignore it the best they can and carry on with their lives. Your children shouldn't have to see dead bodies on their way to school. And I shouldn't have to resort to shock value to get my point across. Something has to be done or the next generation will have no future. PARADISE Vol. I: First Impressions PARADISE Vol. III: Streets of Fire PARADISE: Dangers of Society Donate to help me afford bills, equipment, and repairs: Every bit helps and is put toward my cost of living. I make zero revenue from PARADISE publications. Bitcoin Address (Bech32): bc1zg4tskar7xfwivy5l643lydlw9re59gtyzwf5mdq ((/banktransfer XXXXX 010003978 Paradise Donation)) -COMMENTS ARE ENABLED- Username: Comment: ((Character Thread))

*In your character's bored browsing of the internet, they find a mysterious link to an independent local news project simply titled: 'PARADISE'. The website is quite plain; white background and black text accompanying a slew of images that are blurred until clicked. Everything is center-aligned. There's an imageboard comment section below.* My name's Ash. I'm an independent crime photojournalist. I've run pieces on Flint, Detroit, Baltimore, and Portland. I'm documenting my finds in Los Santos thus far, currently now nearly a month in to my stay on the island. This is what the major news networks won't cover- Crime on the day-to-day. A raw look into the real Los Santos, behind the mask of Vinewood glamour. GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING - 18+ 08:17 AM AUG 13 2021 I start my day off strong and early. Slept well for once. Davis is full of three-and-four deep sedans. Everyone's all masked up and ready for action, and it's a Friday morning. Somewhere along the line I find one of those cars flipped. Guy inside had been shot a few times, and the car rolled over on its roof. His friend ran off and left him- there was blood leading from the car across into an adjacent alley. There's not much he could have done for him, anyway. The deputy in charge of the scene was helpful in this case. Fisher or Fischer or something like that. 02:02 AM AUG 15 2021 I walk outside of the apartment block a friend lives in and spot a man lying face-up in the parking lot. Called for coroner's and police, but they didn't arrive until around 4:15 AM, where I caught them on my swing back around. Lots of bodies, not enough time. 02:28 AM AUG 15 2021 Bomb threat at the Yellow Jack Inn. All I wanted was a drink, but I got pictures, instead. Spoke with an officer of the LSPD for a few minutes while I was up on a billboard getting good angles. Turns out the whole thing was a hoax, guy caught charges for making threats on top of everything else he'd racked up. 05:18 AM AUG 15 2021 A teenager mourns the loss of his friend outside a block on Forum Drive, Chamberlain Hills. I arrived right after Coroner's were taking him away. Sad reality of life in South Central. 05:26 AM AUG 15 2021 Not too long after I'd taken that photo, police were back on that block- this time arresting a murder suspect. They sounded pretty sure they'd caught their guy. He had been stopped in the act, with the body of the victim right next to him. Two murders in thirty minutes, less than twenty-five feet apart. The density of homicides in South Central is unrivaled. 06:09 AM AUG 15 2021 Traffic stop on a four-occupied sedan on the Jamestown projects block. Law enforcement are very careful around these parts, and for good reason. The place is an ambush waiting to happen. 06:54 AM AUG 15 2021 Less than two hours after I'd seen him at a scene on Forum Drive, a deputy is shot dead in the middle of the road. Co-workers frantically work to save his life, but he didn't roll away in an ambulance. Death will come when you least expect it. 09:50 AM AUG 15 2021 Standing around in the parking lot of the block my friend's letting me stay at when a Dominator comes screeching up, nearly hitting us. My partner tells him to watch his driving. He gets out in a bulletproof vest and motorcycle helmet and says "he's debating whether to kill us or not." For a brief moment, I consider running him over in my car. He pulled a gun on us, then shoved it away and walked off. Cops were called, since he'd done it in front of quite a few witnesses who didn't take kindly to having pistols waved at them. Sheriff's Department pulled out the big guns on him. Good shots from above. 4:47 AM AUG 16 2021 In a particularly wild twist, I witness the guy in the orange hoodie here steal a masked biker's motorcycle and speed off on it. Around thirty minutes later, I spot orange hoodie in an alleyway with some friends. I pull aside. Gunfire erupts. When I return, one's dead on the ground, with orange hoodie bleeding out, and a third wandering around the scene. Sheriff's Deputies arrive in force to take control of the situation, placing the third suspect under arrest shortly afterward. Seemed to me like our masked biker is some sort of vigilante. If he's a good enough shot to kill two in a three-on-one gunfight and survive, he's doing something right. Can't endorse vigilantism, though. Bad for one's health. 9:35 AM AUG 16 2021 Myself and a few friends make the mistake of cruising around old abandoned industrial areas in my van. We head to Elysian Island- there's a trucking depot there with posted signs, so we go to a lot that doesn't belong to them to drive around and check out the old docks and machinery. A green Gruppe Six pickup truck starts chasing us before long, from Elysian Island all the way through Cypress Flats, El Burro Heights, La Mesa, and finally Mission Row Station. When the guy gets out of his truck he introduces himself as a "Protections Officer." It was ruled a 'misunderstanding' by the Police Department. What confuses me the most is the audacity to chase civilians in an unmarked car... as private security. Professional standards, right? 6:18 AM AUG 18 2021 Traffic stop on the Los Santos Freeway. Guns are drawn and both driver and passenger are brought out of the vehicle. No good details on this one, but I have a feeling it had to do with a situation I'd seen earlier where a deputy was shot near the Chianski mountain range. 9:23 AM AUG 18 2021 This is broken, can I return it? Two people are shot inside a car on Roy Lowenstein Boulevard during broad daylight. No further details about the shooting could be dug up, but they both left in Coroner's vans. 11:56 PM AUG 18 2021 Street fight in Chinatown erupted down the road from a bar. Guy on the ground was brutally beaten and had his money stolen right out of his wallet. The thief threw the empty billfold in the victim's face and ran off after kicking him in the ribs. I didn't stick around to try to talk to anyone. When I tried to offer medical aid they didn't seem to want it. 11:15 PM AUG 19 2021 I get pulled over on Forum Drive, probably matching a suspect of something or another. While I'm sitting there getting ready a gunfight erupts less than thirty feet to my left. I get let go from the stop, pull on my press badge, and film. Gangster shot down an LSPD canine handler, and in turn, the deputy who pulled me over shot the gunman dead. Neither of them made it. 11:52 PM AUG 19 2021 I walk outside my friend's apartment again and two people are shot in front of me. I lift my camera as the gunman runs past- he doesn't notice me, tunnel vision, I guess. It probably helped I was behind something, anyway. He zooms past me, gun in hand. I'd later film this same guy killing a third in not long after these pictures were taken. 1:06 AM AUG 20 2021 LSPD operation at a block I've unfortunately been to one too many times by now. SWAT were outside holding the door. Couldn't get much closer than I did here, didn't want to, either. 1:50 AM AUG 20 2021 The same guy from earlier shoots at someone out front of the DMV apartments and hops in his buddy's sports car to get away. Unfortunately for him, he did not get away, as he was killed by police during the pursuit after exchanging gunfire with them. If you'd believe it, we were just about to leave this location on merit of nothing happening, too. Lucky find. 2:17 AM AUG 20 2021 Los Santos Sheriff's Department in hot pursuit of... A taxi. Hazarding a guess he did something to warrant such a response. I was reeling video when they passed, and it came out wonderfully. 2:20 AM AUG 20 2021 I take a bathroom break inside a 24/7 on Davis and Macdonald Street. When I'm on my way out, a gunfight erupts a block over, near the public library. I used the digital recorder I bought at Seeker's to get a quick snip of the ambience of Davis. Blood and brass on the steps of the public library- A deadly reminder of how violence has taken precedent over knowledge. 4:39 AM AUG 21 2021 Another massive brawl, this time outside a corner store on Strawberry Avenue. Fists and feet fly. A passerby starts kicking one of the guys who'd lost the fight in the head. Our masked vigilante whips a Glock out on him and makes him back off, then picks all the injured up. Everyone goes about their day like that hadn't just happened. I'm not gonna get preachy at the end of this issue, I've had two before this to do that. By now, anyone who's regularly read these articles understands my prerogative. I want change. I can't force change, but I can try, by exposing reality. The island's gorgeous, but it's wasted potential. A dying flame. Gone are the days of movie studios and superstars. This is the here and now Los Santos. But it doesn't have to be. PARADISE Vol. I: First Impressions PARADISE Vol. II: Sodom & Gomorrah PARADISE: Dangers of Society Donate to help me afford bills, equipment, and repairs: Every bit helps and is put toward my cost of living. I make zero revenue from PARADISE publications. Bitcoin Address (Bech32): bc1zg4tskar7xfwivy5l643lydlw9re59gtyzwf5mdq ((/banktransfer XXXXX 010003978 Paradise Donation)) -COMMENTS ARE ENABLED- Username: Comment: ((Character Thread))

*In your character's bored browsing of the internet, they find a mysterious link to an independent local news project simply titled: 'PARADISE'. The website is quite plain; white background and black text accompanying a slew of images that are blurred until clicked. Everything is center-aligned. There's an imageboard comment section below.* My name's Ash. I'm an independent crime photojournalist. I've run pieces on Flint, Detroit, Baltimore, and Portland. I'm documenting my time in Los Santos thus far. I'm two months into my stay here on the island. This is a raw look into the star-studded hell on Earth Los Santos has become. All images are free for use by anyone for any reason. GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING - 18+ 8:23 AM AUG 22 2021 I'm roused from sleep by the chatter of gunfire outside my apartment. All brass, no blood. People can't aim. A drive through Davis wouldn't hurt anything, it was eight AM after all. I made my way there and was graced by a street fight as I arrived, more than I could have asked for on such a hushed morning. It didn't last particularly long. 8:48 AM AUG 22 2021 I make my way down the street to Little Seoul. There's a cruiser in the road with a few deputies surrounding it. Deputy-involved shooting, he had no chance. His life was taken for a traffic stop. I helped how I could and left. 5:34 AM AUG 23 2021 High-speed chase through the county with a company Burrito van. Some real acrobatic shit was going on. Against my better judgement I got close enough to film more or less the entire thing. A deputy blocked me off so I wouldn't be hit by the van. Thanks, deputy. You're a champ. 12:34 AM AUG 23 2021 Civil dispute at the local occult shop on Mission Row's Atlee Street. Neither side could really decide who was in the err so they were made to go their separate ways. I stood around and watched for a while. The two guys being trespassed claimed the owners were racist, and the owners claimed the two men were sexist. What a gargantuan mess. 3:07 AM AUG 23 2021 One hell of a scene outside The Vault at Pillbox Hill. Police trucks and all. Couldn't get close enough for context. 8:43 AM AUG 24 2021 Deputy went missing at a scene in Strawberry. During all of that, there were repeat incidents of hammer attacks around Davis from presumably the same guys who initiated the first call. They caught at least two of them to my knowledge. I caught pictures of the third biking all over Davis. Brazen, you have to admire the balls on the guy. 8:45 AM AUG 24 2021 Escort services are abundant in Los Santos, both on street corners and on public advertisement agencies. I offered these two cash in exchange for an anonymous interview, but they called me weird. So instead, I took their picture. Guess I am. 9:47 AM AUG 24 2021 Traffic stop right outside the cheapo plastic surgeon in Mission Row. The driver must have had warrants, because they'd got her in a high-risk formation, led her out of the car- the whole shebang. I feel the most sorry for the car itself. That red is gorgeous. 11:55 PM AUG 25 2021 Another scene on Vespucci and Strawberry. A road often traveled means a road often prowled around. 11:18 AM AUG 27 2021 Gang activity and an argument at a 24/7 leads to deputies pulling up in force to investigate. Things thankfully went back to normal when they left, but the tension was thick enough to be cut with a knife. I expected blood. 6:46 AM AUG 28 2021 A shooting in Davis leaves one dead and a car filled with holes. I received a tip from a reader that there was something going on, and arrived just in time to speak with some of the deputies onscene and get some details. Based on the evidence we all saw, it was probably a drive-by shooting. Killed without a chance to react. He didn't know what hit him. 1:30 AM AUG 28 2021 Hot pursuit through Davis. This guy must've cut twenty different alleys trying to escape. No idea if he did! It was entertaining while it lasted, though. 11:26 AM AUG 31 2021 Someone gets blasted outside the nightclub I was outside of. Didn't catch the shooting itself, only the aftermath. Right in the heart of Rockford Hills. Bullets don't discriminate where you're from or where you're at. You are not safe in your ivory tower. A fire marshal was trying to save his life when I got close enough to see what was going on. 2:22 AM SEP 01 2021 Two guys creeping around in a black car with hoodies, masks, and gloves. Certainly not up to no good, and no cause for alarm. I took pictures and called it in. They didn't come back when cruisers started swinging through. 6:18 AM SEP 01 2021 Some guy's beating the shit out of another guy's Baller with a wrench. The owner shows up, wrench guy runs at him, and gets blasted out of his socks with a .45. The guy with the wrench's friend there starts shooting at the Gallivanter's owner. Then me. He didn't make it far. I must've called the police four times, my friend another two. Nothing. 3:23 AM SEP 02 2021 Sheriff's dominate a scene on Forum and Carson. They used the less-lethal on the guy in yellow. He fell down. 3:40 AM SEP 02 2021 Just down the road, police shoot the hell out of some guy in his car. They pushed up behind a cruiser as cover. He didn't make it out of there alive, a coroner's van took him right across the street. 12:59 AM SEP 03 2021 Trouble in Jamestown. When isn't there? Particularly today. From my perch I saw a shooting, a fight, and enough police presence to make Times Square jealous. A Los Santos Police helicopter was spying on the people scattered around below. 12:59 AM SEP 03 2021 More hell on Roy Lowenstien Boulevard. The citizens of Jamestown can't catch a break from flashing lights. SWAT and SWT were swarming the place like a Hispanic Bin Laden was holed up inside that house. They left empty-handed. A starless sky overcasts a starless city. A place where some dreams are made, and most dreams are broken. I'm not sure how to wrap this volume up other than scratching my head and wondering what led to it all. How could a place with such massive potential crumble and fall? History repeating itself? How could a city filled with millions feel so empty and desolate? Enjoy it all while you can. After all, "When in Rome..." PARADISE Vol. I: First Impressions PARADISE Vol. II: Sodom & Gomorrah PARADISE Vol. III: Streets of Fire PARADISE: Dangers of Society Donate to help me afford bills, equipment, and repairs: Every bit helps and is put toward my cost of living. I make zero revenue from PARADISE publications. 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The Romanian Mafia | Clanul Burlanelor The fall of the communist regime after the 1989 Revolution offers the chance for the development of Romanian organized crime groups internationally, consolidating underworld ties with the Balkan mafias, neighboring Romania. Networks of human trafficking and pimping that procure victims in the east of the country and in Moldova, easily manipulated women who grew up in the captivity of poverty of the previous century and men eager to work hard to support their families, create the possibility of mafia intervention in the future docile people. Thus, the neighborhood crooks who noticed this opportunity associated with the underworld groups and gave birth to an entire mafia operation on Romanian territory. One of the largest organizations at the beginning of the 21th century was led by the son of the former commissioner of the Romanian police in Craiova, Marius Burlan, also known as Sacalul, who was unmasked by the Directorate for the Investigation of Crimes of Organized Crime and Terrorism in 2005 for fraudulent employment contracts of Craiova's workers who were promised salaries of thousands of euros in Bulgaria, Ukraine and Greece, but which proved to be signed documents that force the employee to 15 hours of slavery in construction sites and sanitation. Following an investigation, Marius Burlan and his brother-in-law were convicted of human trafficking and corruption, but the two were released after Judge Mihail Grigorescu received 50,000 thousand euros from the mafia network of which the two were part. The degeneration of the Romanian faction took place during the intervention of the General Anticorruption Directorate, which put an end to the manipulative chain of public employees on the Oltenian thieves. A number of 31 people were investigated from the beginning to the end of this operation, 31 of which 24 were arrested in 2008. Prosecutor Tudor Constantinescu proves the existence of a mafia hierarchy organized under the leadership of Marius Burlean and his brother-in-law, Andrei Tudose , which includes 28 characters suspected of drug and weapons trafficking, armed robberies and burglaries, fraud and pimping. The 3 people heard in the end: Judge Mihail Grigorescu, prosecutor Victor Chirila and Deputy Commissioner Eusebiu Flavius, Costel Podgoreanu, were also arrested for corruption, bribery, fraud and money laundering through legal affairs run by this underworld group from Bucharest The rebirth of the Burlane clan resumed in 2010, this time with the cooperative support of the Balkan Mafia, under the uncertain leadership of a Kickboxing fighter, Cristian Simionescu, and his Serbian manager, Vukmir Bojevic. The two rose through the Romanian underworld due to the countertops arranged for the matches of the young Oltean. Then came fraud, tax evasion, pimping, human trafficking and even narcotics and arms trafficking during communism, sanctions applied to the two mafia bosses who would build an empire in Balkan. In 2021 with the help of the Balkan Mafia within the United States, Cristian Simionescu sent some of his most trusted right-hand members of the Burlane Clan to the States to extend the clan's saga. The modern theme of the Romanian groups from the States stands out, especially, through the mafia ensemble from Los Santos, San Andreas, directed by Mihai Iacobescu along with his brother Adrian Iacobescu and his cousin Alexandru Barbosu all being from Craiova. The fluidity of his criminal operations and his associates, but also the possibilities offered to Balkan immigrants, strengthened the notoriety of the underworld group. In terms of Out of Character, the faction follows a more organized development process than the one presented so far. The old members, but also the players who will join the project will be influenced to raise their role-playing standards in order to portray a Romanian-American clan as close to reality as possible. Thus, we focus on creating stable relationships with the characters we interact with and aim not to enter into unfavorable conflicts in terms of role-playing or forced partnerships Out of Character. The management recommends all members to focus mainly on the development of the character and to put in the background its place in the faction, because we follow the evolution of the associates and reward it based on their influence in the character. The leadership reserves the right to elect its members, even if the faction is not invite-only. The members will present a specialized role-play on the theme of the Slavic underworld, not on the style of the typical romanian men. For this reason, the faction, especially its leadership, has the right to conclude any connection with players who do not have a remarkable role-play, who do not show mafia development and who cause quarrels or disgust through his actions. At the same time, anyone who has associated with the faction assumes the opportunity to receive Character Kill at one time or another, for whatever reason. For any questions you can contact me through forum or discord: chalupa#9776 | Saito#0235 | https://discord.gg/zCddcsHGyE

Full Name: Duane Rogers Current Age: 21 Ethnicity: White American Duane is the son of the notorious inbred white supremacist Harry Rogers and mother Jenny Smith. Her father was known in the countryside of San Andreas as a dangerous druggie. Duane was only six years old when his father died from a meth overdose. He spent his younger years playing in the desert with his sister Georgia Rogers and studying the hunters techniques for when they grow up. At around the age of eight Duane was introduced to a new father figure which was his mother’s new boyfriend, John “Johnny” Brown. Growing up with Johnny was different to when he was with his dad, Johnny was less biased and racist against other races. Even though Johnny was like that Duane still followed his deceased father’s beliefs that the whites were the one true race and all the rest were horrible people. At the age of ten Duane’s new father figure Johnny had organized a trip to Los Santos to see the big city, unfortunately this is where Duane’s feelings towards black people would pay. Upon arriving they bought a motel room on the eastside of Los Santos, from there Duane would sneak out the motel room with his sister Georgia while their parents were sleeping. They snuck out into the night of Los Santos filled with junkies, gang bangers, and other dangerous people of that sort. While walking around they stumbled into a black gang’s territory known as the East Side Slausons. After moving into there they spotted one of the gang members and Georgia yelled “Look at that n*gger!”. The Slauson then turned around to see the two kids and reached to his waistband for his gun, Georgia ran but Duane fled too late and got shot in the back while running. Medics and police soon arrived after an anonymous caller told the police about the situation they witnessed while walking by. Duane was now in the hospital on life support as the bullet had hit and went into his upper back area near his cervical spine. In order to pay for Duane’s hospital bills and support Jenny had to take up a job as a cashier. After a week Johnny left Jenny and she was left depressed and her will to keep going on started slowly fading. Unfortunately even the job couldn’t pay for all the bills she had to pay and was eventually sued for their trailer in the countryside. They were now homeless and Duane had just gotten out of the hospital and physical therapy. By then a year had passed and they were surviving off donations and trash cans. When Duane was thirteen he was exposed to the white crime world of Los Santos when he and the rest of his family relocated near Dog Town. He soon cliqued with the local tagging groups and skatepunk scenes in the area and was known as “Country Boy”. He made friends with the kids around there and one day was invited to go with them to smash open some gumball machines and steal its cash. naturally as a young boy wanting to fit in he accepted and went with them on the mission. They hit up the first spot near the beach’s tattoo shop then hit up two more at the Cluckin’ Bell. The mission went successfully and Duane decided to start saying that he was from Dog Town. Shenanigans like that had kept going on until Duane turned sixteen and had finally got enough money to rent an apartment for his family and buy a small pistol. With the pistol he guarded his mother and sister from the dangers of the night. Soon enough his sister, Georgia who was seventeen at the time had decided to hang out with him and join up in the crime life. They soon planned more activities to engage in such as muggings or pickpocketing. Soon they decided to do something bigger and had planned to rob a gas station in China Town with two other Dog Town boys. They prepped for it and had bought masks and glasses and everything to hide their identity. When the day came they rode in a four seater sedan to the gas station and walked in brandishing their guns and demanding money. The Chinese man at the register refused to give them the money and thats when Duane shot one of his liquor bottles, the gun shot could be heard around the area and soon police came after them the Chinese man finally gave up the money. Georgia went and grabbed the car and drove it around back as the other two and Duane went through the back door and to the car. They sped off but unfortunately for them someone had taken a picture of their license plate and had reported it. They had made around four thousand dollars from the heist and were living quite lavishly to the area’s standards. Sadly their high life ended quickly as the police had arrived at Duane’s apartment and demanded him and his sister for questioning about the robbery. Their mother wept and cried as they took them away. The two didn’t say a word about what happened in the gas station and were put in jail for the night since they were both minors and it was both their first offence. The next day they got a taxi home and unlocked the door to see the horrific scene of their mother dead on the floor with an open pill bottle. They arranged a funeral for her up in the countryside where they came from where the Dog Town locals and distant relatives showed up. After the funeral they had talked to each other and decided to move back up to the countryside and settle down for a little bit. They moved there and into a trailer where they spent around three years working normal jobs, making talk with the locals, and just “chilling” out. After a while the pair had decided they have had enough of the boring lifestyle and decided to move back to Vespucci and get back into crime.