Four Trey Crips Gang

The sun splashed onto the roof of a church, filling the faces of two golden statues of angels who opened their arms to the sky. It was the first light of the morning, which made everything look pretty, even the hardened heart of South Los Angeles. Don't be fooled, said 50-year-old Darrell Pruitt, waving a crooked cautionary finger. He walked down Central Avenue, carrying a dripping cup of coffee back to his one-room apartment, as he does each morning before work.

The sun splashed onto the roof of a church, filling the faces of two golden statues of angels who opened their arms to the sky. It was the first light of the morning, which made everything look pretty, even the hardened heart of South Los Angeles. Don't be fooled, said 50-year-old Darrell Pruitt, waving a crooked cautionary finger. He walked down Central Avenue, carrying a dripping cup of coffee back to his one-room apartment, as he does each morning before work.

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a team of federal, state and Los Angeles law enforcement officers can be held liable for raiding a parolee's home while he was in jail and allegedly terrorizing his girlfriend and their 5-week-old son. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a civil rights lawsuit brought by Darla Motley, whose boyfriend is an alleged member of the Four Trey Crips gang. U.S. District Judge Margaret M.