Using all of this intelligence, and the brute ego of these criminals, it was just a matter of time before they could be put away for good. Another key identifier in the Boston gang culture is the use of sports teams and their memorabilia such as hats and jersey to signify gang allegiance, Cameron Street Associates as often seen wearing ‘C’ related teams such as the Cubs or Canadians.

Easily identifiable to the trained eye by gang tattoos, jewelry and clothing that incorporated the letter ‘C’ and the numbers ‘3-1-1-3’ (referring to the third, first and thirteenth letters of the alphabet spelling ‘CAM’) officers continued to gather intel and surveil these criminals while building their case. While the gang is primarily based in Boston, Cameron Street gang’s criminal activity has spanned other communities, including Cambridge, Somerville, Quincy, Everett, Randolph, Taunton and elsewhere in Massachusetts.įor years, Cameron Street Associates have been on the radar of authorities such as the Boston and State Police ‘Youth Violence Strike Force’ however due to lenient judges and a broken justice system, these repeat, violent offenders continued to be released back onto the street time and time again. This gang alone has been responsible for countless violent crimes and unspeakable acts of terror and mayhem ranging from murder, to narcotics trafficking, to home invasions, to carjackings and more. The Cameron Street Associates, as they are commonly referred to, are a brutal criminal street gang based in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, near the intersection of Bowdoin Street and Geneva Ave. Early this morning under the cover of darkness, Federal, State and local authorities gathered throughout the Greater Boston Area in preparation for the swift and simultaneous executions of 19 arrest warrants aimed at crippling one of the most terrifyingly violent street gangs in Boston.

Street Gang by Michael Davis