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- ↑ Burns, Barbara (2016-12-14). "10th Street Gang Member Sentenced To Nearly 25 Years". United States Department of Justice . Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ↑ "Major West Side gangs rounded up in Buffalo". WBFO . 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2024-10-09.