Gresham Gangs

I was driving my kids to school today and once again I noticed Gang Graffiti all over fences and building walls. What the heck is going on in this city where I was born and raised? At one time you could leave your front doors and your vehicles unlocked without any fear of someone illegally entering them. Not any more. This city has changed a lot since I was a young boy attending West Gresham Grade School, and Dexter McCarty Middle School. I went on to Gresham High School and Mt Hood Community College. Things have changed. Neighborhoods are run down, there are numerous apartment complexes and duplexes that were built 15 years ago, that are now in shambles. It is not a pretty site. And to top it off, now Gresham has a reputation for having some of the worst Gangs in Oregon. The Picture above was taken Just to the West of Gordon Russell Middle School. On Powell Valley Road.