April 22, 2011 — -- Authorities relied on a chest tattoo that depicted the murder scene to apprehend and convict a California gang member for a deadly shooting. Anthony Garcia, 25, was ...

The tattoos set off no alarm bells in a suburban U.S. gym, but “worn by someone of that nationality it becomes a sign of criminality, danger and gang affiliation,” she said.

Aaron Hernandez Makes Court Appearance, Shows Off Gang-Related Neck Tattoo. By Chris Yuscavage. News Editor. @cyuscavage. Dec 23, 2015. Share This Story. COMMENT; Image via Complex Original.

But this week, federal court filings in an unrelated case renewed questions about the tattoo and the department’s inquiry into it. In a plea agreement filed late Thursday, Deputy Eric Chase ...

Agents who detained Jerce Reyes Barrios, 36, last September said his tattoo was "proof of gang membership," his attorney Linette Tobin wrote in a sworn statement this week.

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Undersheriff Tim Murakami admitted to formerly having a tattoo associated with what critics have called deputy gangs, though he resisted that ch… ...

Tattoo removal program helps former gang members erase the painful memories of the past 02:28. A hospital in the Inland Empire is helping former gang members erase the painful memories of the past.

Michael Hart's neck tattoo, which was not properly covered, now also bears the words "F--k you, Niger' after fellow gang members tried to punish him for breaking gang rules.

A top Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy official has admitted he recently covered up a tattoo tied to a so-called deputy gang because he was “embarrassed” by the affiliation. Joe Mendoza, an LASD ...

FILE - A doctor, using a laser, removes tattoos from an ex-gang member deported from Los Angeles at a clinic in San Salvador, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Luis Romero, File) ...

When Aaron Hernandez was first arrested and accused of murdering his friend Odin Lloyd back in 2013, he didn’t have a tattoo on his neck. That appeared to change sometime earlier this year when ...