32 gangbangers arrested in hate crime roundup for targeting Whites and Latinos

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A massive 24-hour roundup Thursday led to the arrest of 32 suspects accused of violent, random and racially-motivated attacks in downtown Denver over the past four months.

Denver police say they are still looking for three suspects, one is a juvenile.

They say the majority of the group are gang members from either Rolling 60 Crips or Black Gangster Disciples. They are all black.

Police say the suspects targeted only white or Hispanic people to beat up and/or rob. Twenty-eight victims were men. And three were women who were with the male victims.

"Without warning, the suspects would attack the victim, usually with a punch to the head, with the intent of knocking him unconscious. Other suspects would then join the assault. And in some instances, rob the victims of their personal items--cash, wallets, credit cards, cell phones, iPods, etc.," says Denver Police Chief Gerald Whitman.

They allegedly committed 26 crimes from July 17 through Nov. 17 -- often in the early morning hours.

Surveillance video released in September shows an attack on one young man. It's one of, at least, seven unreported crimes police want to talk about with victims and witnesses to help bolster their cases even further.

"You have lot of activity downtown. People think it's a street fight. They don't realize it's a pattern of these crimes and we may need them as a witness," he says.

Police say the group worked together to make money from their victim's property. Their investigation showing they were organized and deliberate.

"As far as a mastermind, who was going out and saying 'Go do this, do that,' our investigation does not reflect that. But it does reflect an organization where a loose confederation of individuals were involved with this," says Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey.

Police are still looking for Allen Ford, 18 and Torrence McCall, 26, along with one juvenile who police aren't identifying.

The 35 suspects face multiple felonies including: aggravated assault, aggravated robbery and bias motivated crime. They are each being held on $1-million bond per count.

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