Also, some neighborhood gangs on Detroit's East side, a hot zone for youth violence, claim affiliation with the Bloods. In terms of territory, multimedia technology is also changing the drug game.

DETROIT, MI -- Police Chief James Craig knows all about gangs. He spent 28 years in the Los Angeles Police Department before moving on to become chief in Portland, Maine, Cincinnati and Detroit.

The roots of Detroit's signature greeting can be traced to the city's drug dealers, but popular culture has elevated its ...

The defendants are: Terry Douglas, 44, of Detroit, who held the title of “Chief” and was the Michigan leader of the Traveling Vice Lords. He was sentenced to 60 years in prison.

The neighborhood became Detroit’s deadliest area in summer 2011 as the gang rose to power. Other violent crime, including assaults, ravaged The Red Zone during the gang's ascent.

As the gang leader, Peterson controlled the heroin that ran through the Detroit-Jackson-Flint pipeline, as well as the drugs that were sold in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio.