The following local photographs represent Watsonville Sureño criminal street gangs: Poor Side Watsonville (PSW, PSL) and

Mexican Side Locos (MSL, MSW)

WATSONVILLESUREÑO CLOTHING

DISCLAIMER: The items shown here are popular among youth. Many non-gang members also wear these particular clothes and accessories. Simply wearing these clothes does not necessarily indicate gang involvement. However, the clothing represented here is also worn by local gang members (and those imitating gang members).

These images are shown here in the spirit of prevention and intervention. They are meant to be a tool for parents and educators. Again, simply wearing these items does not mean a youth is gang-involved. As parents and educators we should look for other causes for concern. Other Causes for Concern: Wearing a lot of the items shown here. Refusing to wear red. Wearing items shown here, as well as graffiti or tagging on

notebooks, using hand-signs, changes in behavior or other signs of potential involvement (see Signs of Potential Involvement)

Please also note that clothing trends are constantly changing. We will update this website as often as possible to reflect those changes.

The South Pole t-shirt depicted on the left is a plain white t-shirt with black print, the middle photograph is a gray with blue t-shirt with blue print, and the right photograph is a white with different variations of blue with blue and gray print. The t-shirts are different in in color and format, but have the same meaning for an individual involved with the Sureño criminal street gang. ???????????????? South =Sur

WHITE SHIRT, SOCKS, “PLAIN HOMIE” LOOK

SHOES AND ACCESSORIES

The LA Dodgers baseball hat is commonly worn by Sureño criminal street gang members because of the color blue.

Depicted in the photograph above is a Kansas City baseball cap in solid blue that signifies “Kill a Chico” which is referenced to the ?????????

Baseball HatsSureño’s will wear baseball style hats that are either customized or from a sports team.