Omar’s crew
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Omar’s crew is the small, tight-knit band of stickup artists led by Omar Little in the television series "The Wire," known for robbing drug dealers in Baltimore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Omar’s crew canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8440953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Omar’s crew Context triple: [Omar Little, affiliation, Omar’s crew]
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A.
The Squad
The Squad is an informal group of progressive Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives known for their left-wing policy positions and strong social media presence.
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B.
Yallahs
Yallahs is a coastal town in southeastern Jamaica known for its proximity to Kingston and its role as a local commercial and residential center in St. Thomas Parish.
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C.
Black Squad
Black Squad is one of the recurring competitive improv and comedy teams featured on the MTV/VH1 sketch-comedy series "Wild 'N Out."
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D.
Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang was a group of British intelligence officers operating in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence who were assassinated by Michael Collins’s IRA squad on Bloody Sunday in 1920.
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E.
Live Squad
Live Squad was a hip-hop production and rap group known for its gritty, hardcore sound and collaborations with early 1990s East Coast and West Coast artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Omar’s crew Target entity description: Omar’s crew is the small, tight-knit band of stickup artists led by Omar Little in the television series "The Wire," known for robbing drug dealers in Baltimore.
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A.
The Squad
The Squad is an informal group of progressive Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives known for their left-wing policy positions and strong social media presence.
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B.
Yallahs
Yallahs is a coastal town in southeastern Jamaica known for its proximity to Kingston and its role as a local commercial and residential center in St. Thomas Parish.
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C.
Black Squad
Black Squad is one of the recurring competitive improv and comedy teams featured on the MTV/VH1 sketch-comedy series "Wild 'N Out."
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D.
Cairo Gang
The Cairo Gang was a group of British intelligence officers operating in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence who were assassinated by Michael Collins’s IRA squad on Bloody Sunday in 1920.
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E.
Live Squad
Live Squad was a hip-hop production and rap group known for its gritty, hardcore sound and collaborations with early 1990s East Coast and West Coast artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional criminal group
ⓘ
television series character group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Omar’s stickup crew ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wire ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Butchie ⓘ |
| cityOfFictionalSetting |
Baltimore, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | David Simon ⓘ |
| enemy |
Avon Barksdale
ⓘ
Barksdale Organization ⓘ Brother Mouzone (at times) ⓘ
linked to:
Brother Mouzone
Marlo Stanfield ⓘ Marlo Stanfield Organization ⓘ
linked to:
Stanfield Organization
Stringer Bell ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Wire Season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
|
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
openly queer leadership through Omar Little
ⓘ
small size ⓘ tight-knit loyalty ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Omar Little ⓘ |
| leader | Omar Little ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| member |
Bailey
ⓘ
Big Man ⓘ Brandon Wright ⓘ Butchie’s associates (occasionally) ⓘ Dante ⓘ Donnie Andrews (character Donnie) ⓘ John Bailey ⓘ Kimmy ⓘ Omar Little ⓘ Renaldo ⓘ Tosha Mitchell ⓘ |
| moralCode |
does not rob or harm civilians
ⓘ
targets only those in the drug trade ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
allies of Baltimore Police Department informally at times
ⓘ
antagonists to drug organizations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
strict moral code against harming civilians
ⓘ
targeting drug organizations ⓘ |
| notableRobberyTarget |
Barksdale stash houses
ⓘ
Marlo Stanfield stash houses ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Baltimore ⓘ |
| operationalStyle |
armed robberies with shotguns
ⓘ
careful surveillance of drug corners ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
The Wire, Season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
The Wire, Season 2 ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
The Wire, Season 3 ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
The Wire, Season 4 ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
The Wire, Season 5 ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
|
| primaryActivity | robbing drug dealers ⓘ |
| settingOf | multiple robbery storylines in The Wire ⓘ |
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