The K&A Gang, or the Northeast Philly Irish Mob, is a predominantly Irish American criminal network based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The K&A Gang was started following World War II and controlled the city's Irish-American criminal underworld for much of the late 20th century.

2016年4月24日 · Known as the “K & A gang,” (sometimes known as Philly’s “Irish mob"), they took their name from the Kensington and Allegheny avenues intersection in the heart of the city’s Kensington section. To most neighborhood residents, they were basically considered a gang of young punks — high school dropouts who hung out in bars or on street corners.

The K&A Gang, or the Northeast Philly Irish Mob, is a predominantly Irish American criminal network based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The K&A Gang was started following World War II and controlled the city's Irish-American criminal underworld for much of the late 20th century.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation website in 2014 stated that there were some 33,000 gangs in the United States which they classified as street gangs, motorcycle gangs or prison gangs.

2024年10月26日 · The crimes generally took place from the early 1950s to the late 1970s, ending due to the crooks aging. At the time, Kensington was a nice neighborhood, where residents cleaned their steps, could walk safely at night and left their doors unlocked, and factory jobs were plentiful. The K&A gang, though, made its living another way.

2019年8月12日 · The K&A Gang, also known as Philly’s Irish Mob, was a legendary group of predominately burglars from the 1950s through the 1970s. Chick Goodroe was one of its youngest members.

2025年3月20日 · An alleged leader of a Los Angeles street gang who’s accused of murder, kidnapping and extortion appeared in court Thursday afternoon, a day after he posted a video declaring his innocence before surrendering to federal authorities.

2021年6月24日 · He talked about how the K&A Gang broke into homes across the country, sleeping in the woods to avoid the police, and how he snuck into Don Ho’s penthouse suite in Honolulu.

2021年6月16日 · The K&A Gang, also known as Philly’s Irish Mob, was a legendary group of predominately burglars from the 1950s through the 1970s. Chick Goodroe was one of its …