The Last Gang in Town: The Epic Story of the Vancouver Police vs. the Clark Park Gang

The Last Gang in Town: The Epic Story of the Vancouver Police vs. the Clark Park Gang
ISBN-10
1551526727
ISBN-13
9781551526720
Category
True Crime
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2016-11-21
Publisher
arsenal pulp press
Author
Aaron Chapman

Description

The story of a year-long confrontation in 1972 between the Vancouver police and the Clark Park gang, a band of unruly characters who ruled the city’s east side. Corrupt cops, hapless criminals, and murder figure in this story that questions which gang was tougher: the petty criminals, or the police themselves.

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