Gangsters adopt new look

As Los Angeles police continue to ratchet up their fight against an intractable social problem, some gang members are trying to escape the attention of patrolling officers by growing out their shaved-off hair, covering up their tattoos and losing the baggy clothes.Brandon Lowrey in the Daily News.

Call it a gang makeover.

"You can't tell who's who anymore," said Rene Avelar, program coordinator for New Directions for Youth, a North Hollywood gang-prevention group.