Idlewood

Smoke's House

Subject: Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris.
Grove Street Families O.G

Not the shot caller, but a powerful influence, especially over restaurant choice. Extremely overweight. Multiple arrests and convictions, but has never served a long jail sentence. Why not? family background uncertain. Delusions of grandeur. Regards himself as potential savior and ruler of known universe.

Ballas

The Ballas are one of the major criminal organizations in Los Santos. A street gang that have been around since the 1970's.
Wear color PURPLE - thought to denote respect on streets.
Or is it Roman? Involved in drug dealing, gang banging, prostitution, arms dealing, vandalism, degeneracy, sworn enemy of all families' sets, especially Orange Grove Street. Origins shrouded in mistery. Heavily involved in cocaine trade. Thought to be developing ties with mexican (drugs) and russian (weapons) mobs.

Other terms - Ball-sacks / ball eaters / ball-less / ball-busters - all derogatory - purples / playas - positive

Lawless, mindless.
Attempts to infiltrate have mainly failed.
Thought to be uncontrollable.

CRASH team investigating, under Officer Tenpenny. He is deeply ingrained in street culture and is to be given freedom to do whatever it takes.

The Well Stacked Pizza Co.

Great pizzas. We had these at the station party last week. Still - you know what they say - a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips, especially in my wife's case.

Reece's Barber Shop

Elderly hairdresser Reece - a man who gives you what you ask for, and doesn't worry too much how you look. His crimes are many, but most of them are against fashion.

Tattoo Parlor

Tattoos are popular with gang members who like showing that they can write on themselves. It is an important part of the initiation process, I've heard.