| In | Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| Territory | Los Angeles, Atwater Village, Glendale, Tujunga and Azusa |
| Ethnicity | Mexican |
| Criminal activities | Murder, Assault, Drug trafficking, Racketeering, Witness intimidation, Robbery, Extortion and Theft |
| Allies | Sureños |
| Rivals | Avenues, Armenian Power, West Side Locos, Maravilla, Varrio Nuevo Estrada, Mara Salvatrucha |
Tooner Ville Rifa 13, also known as The VILLE or VILLAINS GANG for short, is a Mexican street gang located in Los Angeles county.[1]
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Tooner Ville Rifa 13 was formed in the 1930's in North East Los Angeles and south Glendale.Prior to taking the name of Toonerville in the early 1940's, the gang was known as the "Latin Souls." The change to "Toonerville" came in the 1940's and named after the Pacific Electric Railway trolley that use to run and be stationed in Atwater Village and south Glendale. The Pacfific Electric Trolley was referred to by locals as the "Toonerville Trolley," after the cartoon character created by Warner Brothers.
Many of the orginal gang members were friends and relatives from the area of Jalisco, Mexico who migrated to the Atwater Village and Glendale areas. Even today some members can track the lineage back through to Jalsico, Mexico. Toonerville or TVR 13 has a history of brutal violence and murder against enemy street gangs and the police.[2]. One of the members Timothy Joseph McGhee, who has had active arrest warrants for murder by the Los Angeles Police Department and was wanted for questioning in twelve other homicides in Los Angeles.[3] TVR 13 claims Atwater Village, Glendale, Tujunga and Azusa as its turf.[4].
Prior to taking the name of Toonerville in the early 1940's, the gang was known as the "Latin Souls."