NCJ Number
207276
Journal
Intelligence Report Issue: 114 Dated: Summer 2004 Pages: 14-17
Date Published
2004
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article traces the history to date of the White Wolves, a White supremacist youth gang in Connecticut.
Abstract
In February 2003, a new White-power Web site announced the creation of the White Wolves, a self-proclaimed band of "Proud White Nationalist Skinheads in the State of Connecticut." This action was hardly worthy of public attention, but this changed when 12 White Wolves barged into a meeting of a lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender group at the Stratford Public Library. Carrying derogatory posters and taking intimidating stances, the White Wolves disrupted the meeting and occasioned police intervention. This started a wave of media attention to the Wolves, who thrived on the attention and linked themselves to the larger hate movement. The White Wolves was composed of some 12 girls and boys from White, mostly blue-collar suburban families. The gang, whose every move was followed closely by the media, engaged in a number of acts of vandalism and disorderly conduct that increased public outrage against the gang and eventually led to a 6-month imprisonment for one of its leaders for assault and breach of the peace. The residents of Fairfield County are now waiting to see whether the lull in White Wolves activities becomes permanent or only a period of "hibernation."