The police stated that Lynn Sharpe Underwood leads the city's newly formed Gang Commission. "Mira Mesa is not particularly high in crime, thus fewer police" officers are deployed here.
Dave Collins, gang detective and former member of the anti-grafitti unit then spoke. He also said there are "a number of" Philipino gangs, comprising 5 to 12-15 members each. He implied these latter are less organized and less permanent.
5-member gangs? Wow, better call in the armed forces. Is this the Filipino gang that hangs out at Starbucks playing chess every day? Those guys are bad-ass. One time I saw one wearing his baseball cap at a slight, crooked angle. It was highly gang-like.
As I said, I've been here for 12 years and know every inch of Mira Mesa. I guess I'm lucky to be alive with all these gangs and bullet holes everywhere.
