Most dangerous gangs in the state the Bloods, Crips, MS-13 and Aryan Brotherhood.

69 confirmed gang members and more than 200 suspected gang members in the Bergen County Jail as of February. They represent seven of the most dangerous gangs in the state including the Bloods, Crips, MS-13 and Aryan Brotherhood. Altercations among gang members could land at the doorstep of any hospital in the area, workers were told.“I was very happy to see that Englewood Hospital is educating their folks,” Sheriff McGuire said. “We’ll be looking to provide that same education to the other hospitals in Bergen County.”Statewide there are more than 190 different gangs, not including different sects of gangs, said Detective Sgt. Ron Hampton of the State Police. The Bloods, for example, have more than 50 sects in New Jersey, he said. There are 10,000 to 25,000 gang members in the state, he said. He added that there have not been any notable altercations at any New Jersey hospital involving a gang member.The parole officers told hospital workers that a scenario they might encounter could be an injured gang member brought to an emergency room by an unruly entourage, said Mario Taboada, a senior parole officer for the state. Or members of rival gangs coming to a hospital, entourages in tow, after an altercation. “We’re not looking for hospitals to become an arm of law enforcement, and a hospital is not going to turn away a gang member,” he said. “But if they can identify and separate personnel if need be, everybody goes away happy.”The officers gave a slide presentation giving the history of around a dozen of New Jersey’s largest gangs including the Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, MS-13, 18 Street, Dominicans Don’t Play, Netas, Five Percenters, Aryan Nations and outlaw motorcycle gangs. They also shared some of the visual signs, like tattoos, scars and burns, as well as behavior including hand signals and examples of slang often used by gang members. According to the presentation, Newark, for example, is often called “Brick City” by gang members; Jersey City, “Chilltown;” Paterson “P-town;” and East Orange, “Illtown.” “You see people dress and act like this and never put two and two together,” said Christine Massey, a nurse educator at Englewood Hospital, who attended the presentation. Richard Baroch, chief of security for Englewood Hospital, said that although he could not recall any possible gang members entering the hospital in the past seven years, he appreciated the presentation.“Us in suburbia, we hear about it but don’t really think it’s going to happen to us,” he said. “But it’s on our doorstep, so we need to be ready in case it occurs.”