Redd Alert and Indian Posse central-Alberta aboriginal gangs
Redd Alert and Indian Posse are established in jail, for safety, but often aren’t maintained closely after inmates are released, said Lethbridge regional police Const. Ric Wallace. “You could almost call it disorganized crime rather than organized crime,” he said, adding aboriginal gangs have no visible street presence locally. “Although they’re on our radar, it’s not something we’re actively looking at.” On the Blood Reserve, unsophisticated gangs known as the Bloods and the Crypts who were once prominent have largely disappeared in the past few years. Several offshoots maintain a minor presence but consist mainly of teens who hang around together and wear bandanas to indicate their affiliations, said Sgt. Dean Syniak of the Blood Tribe Police. None are linked to organized criminal activity, he said. “A lot of these kids are just lost and bored,” he said. “We don’t feel there is a threat to the community, but there is a strong potential.” Syniak said fostering a stronger cultural ide...