Pinoy Real
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Pinoy Real (PR) pronounced Pinoy Re-al street gang was founded in the early 1980's in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California. Located 5 miles North of Downtown L.A. Pinoy is a Filipino slang name for a Filipino male. Real used in a Spanish term, pronounced Re-al which means Royal or King. The gang name is abbreviated to PR or PRG (G meaning Gang).
PR members are of predominantly Filipino and Asian descent but also include indifferent Latinos, Blacks and Whites in the gang. Latinos in the Gang associated the abbreviated name to PR13, which represents Southside or SUR in solicitation for affiliation to the Surenos prison gang.
PR do not sport any specific colors or claim Bloods or Crips. Although not affiliated with the city of Pittsburgh, PA, their gang members are known to wear Pittsburgh Pirates apparel. PR's known criminal activities include home invasion, kidnapping and torture, extortion, arson, auto theft, robberies, narcotic sales of marijuana, assault with batteries, shootings, numerous homicides, and defacing public property.
Atwater (L.A. side) PR has a long history of continued rivalry between Hispanic gangs ToonerVille Rifa (TVR) and Temple St (TST) along with all other Filipino gangs including Satanas (STS), Jefrox (JFX), Bahala Na Gang (BNG). Thee Rascals Gang (TRS) and PR kept mutual timidity while sharing the same Atwater Village territory. PR and TRS have fought side by side like brown brothers to keep rivals out of Atwater.
Older Atwater clique called "PR Crazies" or PRC was known as one of most ruthless PR cliques, that conducted many violent acts against rival gangs. It has been known that smaller Filipino gangs have clicked and unclicked with PR at certain times, some of which includes Westco Boyz (WCB), Rebel Boys (RBS) and Gardena Hell Side Gang (G HSG). Under PR’s wings these smaller Filipino gangs are able to carry out violent attacks against their rival gangs.
At the height of Pinoy Real's gang activity in the early 90's, the gang made an appearance on an editon of FOX11 Undercover News Report.
Pinay Real or PYR was the female side of PR. No longer active, younger PYR members have settled down (although not necessarily by marriage) with older PR members.
PR has established many sets through out the years and certain sets are low in concentration and/or activity. Today PR is considered the most sneered upon "Filipino gang" among their Hispanic, Filipino, and Asian gang rivals due to unpleasant encounters with PR in the past.
Pinoy Real has known sets throughout Southern California and Las Vegas and Philippines. Active sets includes: Atwater Village, Granada Hills, Norwalk, West Covina, Hawthorne, Rancho Cucamonga, Pasadena, Las Vegas, Culver City, Anaheim, Rowland Heights to name a few. By their own admission, Pinoy Real Gang is considered one of the largest and most violent of Filipino gangs in Southern California.
Pinoy Real Gang Website PinoyReal.8m.com
