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The following local photographs represent Santa Cruz Sureño criminal street gangs: Brown Pride Santa Cruz (BPSC), Beach Flats Sureños (BFS), Santa East Side (SES), Villa San Carlos (VSC),
Mara Salvatrucha (MS)
SANTA CRUZ SUREÑO TATTOOS
GANG-RELATED TATTOOS
It should be noted that any and all gang related tattoos must be earned prior to and
authorized by the respective gang.
One can earn a tattoo by a variety of ways that include but are not limited to “putting in
work” or committing a violent act against another person especially a rival gang
member or associate.
SUREÑO TATTOOS
Sureños identify with the number 13
which represents the thirteenth letter of the alphabet -
“M”- and the Mexican Mafia –
the prison gang that controls the Sureños.
Depicted in the tattoo below is a broken star that represents disrespect to Norteños (who
use the northern star as a symbol). There is also an
“X3” in the star.
SUREÑO TATTOOS
Tattooed here is “Santa Cruz Trece.” Trece means 13 in
Spanish.
.
Depicted in this tattoo is the
California Bear (a Norteño symbol).
California is spelled out “Killafornia.” The letter “n” is crossed out and there is a broken
star.
SUREÑO TATTOOS
These images are all in reference to disrespecting and challenging Norteño gang members.
SUREÑO TATTOOS
Depicted in this tattoo is a skull with 3 dots
on the forehead representing the
number 13 for Sureño.
Depicted with this tattoo is the number 13, a skull and the letters “BP” for Brown Pride – a Sureño
gang in Santa Cruz.
SUREÑO TATTOOS
The three dots in this tattoo are very
common, especially for new young gang
members.
Depicted in this tattoo is the word
“Southern.”
Depicted in this tattoo are the letters “NK” meaning “Norteño Killer.” The letter
“N” is crossed out as a form of disrepect to
the Norteños.
SUREÑO TATTOOS
The tattoos above (from left to right) are “SES” abbreviated for Santa East Side,
and “MS 13” which represents Mara Salvatrucha. Both are Sureño gangs in Santa Cruz.
SUREÑO TATTOOS
These tattoos represent Beach
Flats Sureños (BFS)
– a Santa Cruz street gang.
SUREÑO TATTOOS
The letters “BPSC” represent a Sureño gang known as Brown Pride Santa Cruz. Above the tattoo “My Pride”
and “My Neighborhood” are written in Spanish.
TATTOO REMOVAL
Catholic Charities Tattoo Removal Program (formerly Dominican Hospital Tattoo Removal Program)831-316-9121 610 Frederick Street, Santa Cruz Required: 20 hours of community service, must complete an interview
Minimum $20/session or sliding scale
Since October 1997, thousands of treatments have been given by the Tattoo Removal Program. The majority of clients are between 14 and 50 years old. More than 75% of those in the program had been tattooed for gang identification--and wanted out.
For more information: www.basta.santacruz.k12.ca.us
Email: [email protected]