The Pirus (pronounced pie-rooz) is one of the Los Angeles, California, area street gangs based out of Compton. Once a set of the Crips, the Pirus are original founders of the Bloods. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Mara Salvatrucha suspect bearing gang tattoos is handcuffed. ... Nickname: Location of Compton in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor Eric Perrodin Area  - Total 10. ... Look up set in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The blue bandanas worn by most Crip gangs. ... The Bloods are one of the Los Angeles, California street gangs. ...

In 1969/1970, new gangs were forming in South Central, calling themselves "Crips" and eventually began identifying by wearing the color blue. The Crips also established themselves in Compton. In 1971, a set was formed on Piru Street in Compton known as the "Piru Street Boys." Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. ... The blue bandanas worn by most Crip gangs. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ...

After a time of peace, a feud began between the Piru Street Boys and the other Crip sets, in particular the "Compton Crips." It would later turn violent as gang warfare ensued between former allies. This battle continued through 1972, when the Pirus wanted to call an end to the violence and called a meeting on Piru Street with other gangs that were targeted by the Crips. These other gangs included the "Denver Lanes," the "Brims," the "Bounty Hunters," the "Bishops" and the "Athens Park Boys." After a long discussion, the Pirus broke off all connections to the Crips and alligned themsleves with the other gangs by forming a new gang on Piru Street, which eventually came to be known as the "Bloods." ^[1] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bloods are one of the Los Angeles, California street gangs. ...

Since the Crips were known to wear blue, this new gang associated themselves with the color red, the school colors of Centennial High in Compton, and began calling themselves Bloods for this reason. The Bloods then became infamous for their rivalry with the Crips. They have a large presence in Los Angeles.

After many disputes with the Bloods, the Pirus dropped the label of Blood and made the "Piru" gang separate from the "Blood" gang. Pirus now wear the colors burgundy and maroon for identification.

A particular set of Pirus, the "Tree Top Pirus," identify wearing olive green. "MOB Piru" (an acronym for Money Ova Bitches) is another L.A. Bloods street gang. Rap music mogul Suge Knight has been linked to the gang since he started up Death Row Records. ^[2] By 2000, many members had located in the Queens area of New York City. Members have an upside down triangle shape burn as a gang signal. Look up acronym, initialism, alphabetism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... Knights 1997 mugshot for probation violation Marion Hugh Knight, Jr. ... Death Row Records is a record label that was founded in 1991 by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight, and was once home to some of raps biggest names, including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound (Kurupt and Daz Dillinger). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... // Street gangs can identify through various verbalizations, for example, the Bloods in some cities use brrrat or blat or some other form of the sound to indicate the sound of a gun. ...

See also

• List of California street gangs
• Crime in Los Angeles, California

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References

External links

• Crime And Criminals: U.S. Street Gangs - Crips

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