Tottenham Mandem
| Founded | 1970s |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Tottenham, North London |
| Years active | 1970s to present |
| Territory | Tottenham and South Tottenham, in North London |
| Ethnicity | All Black British, Black Caribbean, |
| Membership (est.) | 1000+ |
| Criminal activities | Murder, Drug trafficking, Robbery |
| Allies | Peckham Boys, 135 Piru (Manor House) and (Stamford Hill), Grey Gang (Hornsey), Somerford Grove (Somerford Grove Estate), Putney Mandem |
| Rivals | Wood Green MOB (Wood Green), Shankstarz and Young Dem Africans (Edmonton), London Field Boys (Hackney) |
The Tottenham Mandem are a gang based in Tottenham, North London that began on the Broadwater Farm estate prior to the Broadwater Farm riot in 1985. One of the early members and later leader Mark Lambie,[1] jailed in 2002, was a suspect in the murder of PC Keith Blakelock during the riots.
The gang is composed of over a dozen affiliated sets, according to geographical location. These include Star Gang/Stargang, Bloodline, Broadwater Farm, Reed Road CRIPZ, Bruce Castle Kings, Bruce Grove, Chestnut Black Gang, Ida Bloodstarz, NPK, Philip Lane Boys, Scotland Green, Tower Gardens Black Bandana Gang (New Youngers Set), Stonebridge Mandem (Ermine/Plevna/Stonebridge), Broad Lane, Suffolk & Twyford Goons, Tiverton Piru & Selby Road.
History
The gang began as a drug dealing collective on the Broadwater Farm estate in Tottenham.[2] Police crack-downs have targeted certain gang members for serious crimes and drug enforcement in the specific geographical locations of Tottenham Mandem sets has been practiced however the gang remained despite turnover of original members due to cyclical recruitment of younger members.
Rivalries
Between 1996 and 2004 over a dozen murders were attributed to the gang rivalry between the Tottenham Mandem and Hackney Boys[3]. More recently Tottenham Mandem gang members have been imprisoned for the murder of Gary Guthrie [4] and ongoing violence between the NPK set and rivals Shankstarz from neighbouring Edmonton[5] in 2009. Somerford Grove became an ally of the Tottenham boys when a gang member from Somerford Grove stabbed a Member of Wood Green. The gang member was later identified by police and jailed but jumped bail. A female who was later identified by the Metropolitan Police was part of the violence.