Some of you may already know that currently there is a turf war between rival Gypsy fortune telling gangs in Orange County. Please be careful while in pursuit of your personal future.

According to the associated press:

The Stevens and Merino clans, like other Gypsy families, have run numerous fortunetelling businesses in Southern California for decades.

The trouble started two years ago when Edward Merino and his wife, Sonia, opened fortunetelling parlors in two trendy resort sections of Newport Beach, not far from where the Stevenses did business.

Members of the Stevens clan promptly broke in, stole a credit card machine and threatened to kill the Merinos if they didn’t shut the places down, the Merinos claim in court papers. Since then, the bad blood has only gotten worse.

The Stevenses “are very territorial,” Merino attorney Tom Quinn said. “This is crazy stuff.”

There’s been death threats, robberies, graveside disputes. These people are old school, so be careful. Who knows what the future holds.

For the full story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071205/ap_on_re_us/gypsy_turf_war