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Exclusive | Blood relations: NYPD cops under fire for flashing symbols of NYC’s most violent gang

Nypost · · 935 words · By Tina Moore
NYPD Hiring Standards Police misconduct Gang Violence
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Two uniformed cops from the Bronx were caught on camera flashing apparent hand signs of the violent Mac Baller Brims”
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The provided evidence discusses the Mac Baller Brims gang generally, but none of the search results confirm the specific incident of two Bronx cops flashing hand signs. This suggests the claim originates from the source article and lacks independent corroboration in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to our channel! In this eye-opening video, we delve into the gripping underworld of the Mac Baller Brims - a notorious gang operating in New York Cit...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TsnLdNPKNU
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web search NEUTRAL — new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle…
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web search NEUTRAL — They are the new Mafia, a ruthless Bronx-based cabal of drug dealers and gunrunners that officials call the most dangerous gang in the city. The Mac Baller Brims, a set of the national Bloods gang
https://nypost.com/2014/09/07/the-mac-baller-brims-nycs-most…
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“The viral, undated photo — now the subject of an NYPD probe — appears to have been taken at a McDonald’s and shows two masked cops alongside an unidentified young man.”
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The evidence provided consists of general NYPD Wikipedia and social media pages. There is no specific report of a photo taken at McDonald's involving masked cops and a young man under investigation.
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web search NEUTRAL — The City of New York Police Department, also known as the New York City Police Department (NYPD), is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City. Established on May 23, 1845, the NYPD is t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Departmen…
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web search NEUTRAL — NYPD Online provides access to resources, updates, and information about the New York City Police Department.
https://nypdonline.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — NYPD, New York. 1,085,509 likes · 44,436 talking about this · 569 were here. The Official NYPD Facebook Page. Emergency: dial 911. Non-Emergency: dial 311. on.nyc ...
https://www.facebook.com/NYPD/
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“The disturbing photo was posted May 4 on Instagram by a user called michaelclancy1312.”
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The search results for Instagram are generic tools or landing pages and do not confirm that a specific user named 'michaelclancy1312' posted the photo on May 4.
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web search NEUTRAL — The site owner hides the web page description.
https://www.instagram.com/?hl=ru
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web search NEUTRAL — Free Instagram Viewer - Browse profiles, stories, reels, and highlights anonymously. No login required. View Instagram content privately, download photos and videos. Fast, secure, and 100% anonymous v…
https://gramsnap.com/en/instagram-viewer/
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web search NEUTRAL — Instagram Post Saves. Prices starting from $0.10. Instagram Monthly Auto-Likes.All you need to do is enter your username and get free instagram followers. Our system support you so that every follower…
https://www.famety.net/free-instagram-followers
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“One of the cops, identified by sources as Shane Cruz, has been on the force since 2024, and was working at the 43rd Precinct in Soundview until February when he was transferred to Brownsville’s 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn”
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The evidence provided for this claim is general information about the NYPD and does not mention an officer named Shane Cruz or his specific precinct transfers.
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web search NEUTRAL — The City of New York Police Department, also known as the New York City Police Department (NYPD), is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City. Established on May 23, 1845, the NYPD is t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Departmen…
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web search NEUTRAL — NYPD Online provides access to resources, updates, and information about the New York City Police Department.
https://nypdonline.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — NYPD, New York. 1,085,509 likes · 44,436 talking about this · 569 were here. The Official NYPD Facebook Page. Emergency: dial 911. Non-Emergency: dial 311. on.nyc ...
https://www.facebook.com/NYPD/
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“This incident is under internal review,” a police spokesman said, citing an Internal Affairs Bureau probe.”
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While the evidence mentions IAB probes into other incidents (e.g., punching a restrained man), there is no specific evidence confirming an IAB probe into officers flashing gang signs.
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... A new video shows an NYPD officer punching a restrained man in ... investigation by the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau. The officers in ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYj7jA-uO7u/
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web search NEUTRAL — ... to internal affairs or to the officer's division for investigation and whether it will be handled through mediation. The department also enlists the local ...
https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/ResourceCenter/content.ashx/co…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 16, 2026 ... Two New York City police officers are under investigation tonight after some ugly footage surfaced of them roughing up a suspect at a Brooklyn ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXMXG20DgmM/
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“The Mac Baller Brims formed in the Bronx in 2001 and are the largest subset of the West Coast Bloods gang.”
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Multiple independent sources (Christopher Zoukis's Blog and a news report on NYPD Bronx units) confirm the gang formed in 2001. The New York Post identifies them as a set of the national Bloods gang.
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web search NEUTRAL — The gang formed in 2001. Mac Baller Austin Morrishow is wanted in the shooting of a 5-year-old girl who was riding in her parents’ car at East 214th Street and Holland Avenue in Williamsbridge over th…
https://nypost.com/2023/07/22/nypd-bronx-unit-targets-killer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bronx new york tormented by the mac baller brims.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcxVDzSmEKA
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web search NEUTRAL — One of the four subsets was the Mac Baller Brims, which formed in 2001.Other gangs fear them.”[iii]. The Mac Baller Brims were loosely organized into two groups or divisions: a money group and a murde…
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/8208560-mac-ball…
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“The Mac in the gang’s name is a tribute to high-ranking member O.G. Mack, who established the Bloods in 1993.”
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Wikipedia confirms that Omar Portee, also known as 'O.G. Mack', founded the United Blood Nation in 1993. The connection to the 'Mac' in Mac Baller Brims is supported by the context of the gang's naming conventions in the provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Omar Portee, also known as "O.G. Mack", is an American gang leader, known for founding the United Blood Nation gang while serving a prison sentence at Rikers Island, New York, in 1993.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Portee
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web search NEUTRAL — The Mac Baller Brims, a set of the national Bloods gangThere are Mac Ballers who have properties, businesses, real estate companies, houses in New Jersey. They’re not stupid.
https://nypost.com/2014/09/07/the-mac-baller-brims-nycs-most…
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“In 2023, the Mac Baller Brims were indicted in connection with a string of brazen gunpoint robberies at lower Manhattan smoke shops in Chelsea, Union Square and the West Village”
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Multiple sources, including D.A. Bragg's office and news reports from May 2023, confirm the indictment of gang members for a string of gunpoint robberies at smoke shops in Chelsea, Union Square, and the West Village.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 2, 2023 ... D.A. Bragg: Three Indicted for String of Armed Robberies at Smoke Shops · Robbery in the First Degree, a class B felony, four counts · Robbery in ...
https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-three-indicted-for-string-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 3, 2023 ... Three gangbangers were indicted in connection to a series of smoke shop robberies in Manhattan — · The second robbery took place at Puffy's Smoke ...
https://nypost.com/2023/05/03/gangbangers-indicted-in-string…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 23, 2023 ... Last month, three members were indicted in connection to a string of brazen gunpoint robberies at lower Manhattan smoke shops in Chelsea, Union ...
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/new-york-post/20230723/28171…
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“In 2019, 13 defendants were charged in connection with Mac Baller Brims violence, including murders and shootings, in and around the Mount Hope section of the Bronx between 2017 and 2019.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the 2019 charges against 13 defendants in Mount Hope.
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“Rules preventing candidates with minor marijuana arrests from joining the NYPD were thrown out in 2021”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the NYPD's 2021 rules on marijuana arrests for candidates.
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“last year, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch reduced the number of college credits required for candidates from 60 to 24”
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“29% of applicants disqualified in 2023”
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