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Gangsters in Bacliff

By John Nova Lomax September 11, 2008

At the stroke of midnight and into the predawn this past May 20, the little unincorporated Galveston County town of Bacliff was roiling with squadrons of cops of every description, from small-town police to the Department of Public Safety's Narcotics Service... More >>>

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Red sneakers commemorate fallen homies in front of the street birthplace of the gang;

Bacliff's cramped conditions.

A Bacliff Blood lets his fingers do the talking.

Block Bully, currently a fugitive, displays his tats with a buddy.

Jack Nelson, right, with a neighbor boy, says Bacliff is plagued more by drugs than by gangs.

Galveston County Sheriff's Deputy Brent Cooley isn't admired by everyone.

Constable Pam Matranga: "Bacliff gets a bad rap."

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A Bacliff Blood lets his fingers do the talking.

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