In Midland alone, there are about 150 gangs. Author: Sammi Steele Updated: 11:00 PM CST February 1, 2021
MIDLAND, Texas Crimes in West Texas tend to have one common denominator: Gangs.
In Midland alone, there are about 150 gangs. Midland Police tell NewsWest 9 they have identified about 1,400 gang members in the community.
There is a specialized MPD gang unit that specializes in gang-related investigations.
“We have prison gangs, we have local gangs, we have Alamo motorcycle gangs.I mean we have all of them,” Sgt. Jason Claire, Midland Police Gang Unit, said.
While power and violence are associated with gangs, police tell us the biggest thing gangs want: money.