ext ended ▁families ▁crowd ▁into ▁single ▁apart ments , ▁and ▁the ▁hom eless ▁sleep ▁under ▁fre ew ay ▁over pass es ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁one ▁section ▁of ▁Har bor ▁Gate way ▁had ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁highest ▁concentr ations ▁of ▁registered ▁sex ▁off enders ," ▁with ▁ 8 6 ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 3 - block ▁area , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁city ▁began ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁force ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁move ▁by ▁building ▁pocket ▁par ks ▁in ▁Har bor ▁Gate way ▁and ▁in ▁Wil ming ton . ▁In ▁California , ▁such ▁off enders ▁are ▁bar red ▁by ▁law ▁from ▁living ▁near ▁schools ▁and ▁par ks . ▁The ▁small ▁park ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁city - owned ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁Tor rance ▁Bou lev ard ▁and ▁Den ker ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁Other ▁than ▁the ▁not orious ▁ 2 0 4 th ▁street ▁gang , ▁Gard ena ▁ 1 3 ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁Gard ena ▁strip ▁of ▁Har bor ▁Gate way . ▁Kn own ▁for ▁violent ▁acts ▁of ▁cr imes , ▁Gard ena ▁Police ▁De pt . ▁formed ▁an ▁ 1 8 - month ▁investigation ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁suspect s , ▁one ▁individual ▁being ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁triple ▁murder ▁incident . ▁Har bor ▁Gate way ' s ▁Gard ena ▁Bou lev ard ▁is ▁heart ▁of ▁this ▁gang . ▁On ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁A ins worth ▁and ▁Gard ena