If you think gangs roaming the streets of Edmonton are reminiscent of Marlon Brando and his cohorts from the 1953 flick The Wild One, think again.

Staff Sgt. Brad Doucette of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) drug and gang unit says the stereotype of hordes of young men spewing attitude, dressed in leather, intent on defending their turf, is a media myth.

"We have groups of people who deal drugs and that's where a huge amount of the violence comes from. And really, calling them gangs almost glamorizes it. For the most part, we have a bunch of drug dealers in town here," says Doucette.

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