Finks bikies front court over CCC contempt charges

Finks bikies front court over CCC contempt charges: "phalanx of Finks motorcycle gang members and their colleagues descended on the Supreme Court today to face contempt charges laid by the state's criminal watchdog, stemming from an investigation into a vicious brawl at the Perth Motorplex. The clash occurred with rival gang the Coffin Cheaters at a Harley Davidson drag races event on October 3. It triggered a police operation, code-named Tri-Star, which forced a crackdown on the clubs, including raids throughout the state on the homes and clubhouses...

New bikie gang called Soldiers of Islam is gaining momentum on the Gold Coast | Herald Sun

New bikie gang called Soldiers of Islam is gaining momentum on the Gold Coast | Herald Sun: "POLICE have discovered pictures of Osama bin Laden at a Gold Coast home linked to a worrying new bikie gang called Soldiers of Islam, whose members include former Iraqi soldiers. Photos of the fugitive al-Qaeda leader were found recently at the home of a gang member during a criminal investigation. Soldiers of Islam, also known as Sons of Islam, is believed to be an offshoot of outlaw bikie gang the Bandidos, which has a clubhouse at Mermaid Beach on the...

Finks bikies found guilty of contempt of CCC - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Finks bikies found guilty of contempt of CCC - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "WA's Chief Justice has found five members of a bikie gang guilty of being in contempt of the Corruption and Crime Commission. The five had refused to answer questions at a secret CCC hearing into a fight at the Kwinana Motoplex in October. Stephen Wallace, Neil McCormick, Tristan Allbeury, Troy Smith and one other Finks member were called before the CCC to answer questions about a violent brawl which erupted between the Finks and the Coffin Cheaters. One...

Berkshire Hells Angels pleads not guilty - BostonHerald.com

Berkshire Hells Angels pleads not guilty - BostonHerald.com: "member of the Berkshire County chapter of theHells Angels motorcycle club has been ordered held on $50,000 bail for allegedly trying to frame a witness in his criminal case. Adam Lee Hall, whom prosecutors say is the chapter’s sergeant at arms, pleaded not guilty Monday in Berkshire Superior Court to charges including witness intimidation and kidnapping. Authorities tell The Berkshire...

Accused killer was delusional, court told

Accused killer was delusional, court told: "Perth man who admitted to dismembering an itinerant worker with a chainsaw was delusional, a psychiatrist has told a court.Brett David McDonald, 40, has admitted killing Steven David Petersen by striking him across the back of the head with the blunt end of an axe at his home at Munster, in Perth's south, in October 2004.McDonald then placed Mr Petersen on pallets, dismembered his body with a chainsaw and buried his limbs, head and torso on a nearby property.Advertisement: Story continues below Despite...

Father and son facing kill counts over bikie's deathsergeant-at-arms of the Riverstone chapter of the Nomads | The Daily Telegraph

Father and son facing kill counts over bikie's death | The Daily Telegraph: "MAN and his father have been charged over the disappearance and suspected murder of high-ranking Nomads bikie Neil Green. The sergeant-at-arms of the Riverstone chapter of the Nomads, Mr Green, 36, vanished in April this year after driving to premises where he was heard to have a fight with another man.Yesterday, Kevin Gall, 32, appeared in Burwood Local Court charged with Mr Green's murder and the attempted murder of a second man.Police allege Gall shot Mr Green dead...

Finks bikies face contempt charges in WA

Finks bikies face contempt charges in WA: "Five members, nominees and associates of the Finks Motorcycle Club are facing court for alleged contempt of Western Australia's corruption watchdog.The contempt cases stem from recent organised crime examinations held in private by the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC).The five men are facing the Supreme Court over 40 allegations of contempt, the CCC said in a statement on Wednesday.Advertisement: Story continues below The private examinations were part of an ongoing WA Police investigation, Operation...

Forgive Him Father for He Has Sinned: A Phil Aguilar Web Exclusive - Orange County News - Navel Gazing

Forgive Him Father for He Has Sinned: A Phil Aguilar Web Exclusive - Orange County News - Navel Gazing: "It's been over two years since Phil Aguilar, founder of the Anaheim-based Set Free Church, and several members of his motorcycle ministry, the Set Free Soldiers, found themselves in a brawl with a couple of Hells Angels. A few weeks after the fight, in which a member of Aguilar's entourage (who is now serving eight years in prison for attempted murder) allegedly stabbed one of the Angels, more than 100 cops from several law enforcement agencies...

Policewoman accused of helping Hells Angels gang

Policewoman accused of helping Hells Angels gang: "Senior Constable Lauren Conte, of Linton, is alleged to have inappropriately searched the force's LEAP database after forming a friendship with the sergeant-at-arms Hells Angels' Nomads bikie club, Paul Peterson.Senior Constable Conte appeared briefly in court where her lawyer, Mike Wardell, made an application for an adjournment.Advertisement: Story continues below Lauren Conte Magistrate Kay Robertson did not object and adjourned the case until December 8 for a contested mention.The Office of...

Hells Angels spokesman charged with extortion

Hells Angels spokesman charged with extortion: "high-ranking member of the Nanaimo Hells Angels is one of four men facing charges of extortion and accusations that connect them to organized crime. Frederick Widdifield, who is sometimes a spokesman for the local motorcycle club, Jeffrey Benvin, Robbie Lajeunesse and Rajinder Sandhu all face charges of extortion and 'commission of an offence for a criminal organization,' identified in provincial court documents as the Nanaimo Hells Angels. Lajeunesse and Sandhu are also charged with assault. Lajeunesse...

Gangland killings grow | Winnipeg | News | Winnipeg Sun

Gangland killings grow | Winnipeg | News | Winnipeg Sun: "Winnipeg has seen numerous deadly gang-related hits over the past decade and beyond, as well as disputes between gang members that have escalated to murder attempts or murder.Winnipeg’s most recent homicide victim, Daniel Kachkan, 34, was reported to have been a high-ranking member of the Zig Zag Crew, a support club for the Winnipeg chapter of the Hells Angels gang. He was charged but acquitted in a recent fatal run-in between street gang members.Many of the gangland fatalities and disappearances...

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Daniel Benjamin Kachkan, 34- Homicide victim was former president of Hells Angels puppet club - CTV News

CTV Winnipeg- Homicide victim was former president of Hells Angels puppet club - CTV News: "man found murdered on Barber Street was once the president of the Zig Zag Crew, the Hells Angels puppet club. On Nov. 2, police identified the victim as Daniel Benjamin Kachkan, 34. CTV News has learned the victim was shot in the head. Officers have not yet released the cause of death and said an autopsy is pending. Police have also not yet confirmed if the death was a targeted hit, but said the possibility is being examined. 'We are certainly looking at...

Quebec biker charged with 22 murders - Winnipeg Free Press

Quebec biker charged with 22 murders - Winnipeg Free Press: "Twenty-two murder charges were laid against an alleged biker boss, whom police had been seeking for almost two years.The litany of accusations was delivered in a Montreal courtroom against an alleged Hells Angels boss, Normand (Casper) Ouimet. There were charges of first-degree murder. Conspiracy to commit murder. Gangsterism. And a slew of others related to criminal corruption in the construction...

man wounded as many as five times in a shooting late Sunday outside a downtown tavern remains hospitalized in Boston

 local man wounded as many as five times in a shooting late Sunday outside a downtown tavern remains hospitalized in Boston while detectives continue to search for the gunman.Police identified the victim as Jesse Michaud, 29, of Goffstown Road, who was shot in the shoulder, thigh and arm in the 11:30 p.m. shooting outside TJs Sports Bar, 21 Central St.Capt. Gerald Lessard said none of Michaud's vital organs was hit and his injuries are not considered life-threatening although he remains hospitalized at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.Lessard...

Two alleged Lone Wolf bikie gang members have been charged with a string of offences after police raids in Sydney's west.

Two alleged Lone Wolf bikie gang members have been charged with a string of offences after police raids in Sydney's west.Police searched a house at St Marys yesterday afternoon at about 1:30pm and charged a 30-year-old man.Officers say they discovered a shotgun, ammunition, stolen property and various drugs.The stolen property includes police clothing and badges, as well as over 1000 items of cosmetics.The 30-year-old was charged with a number of firearms and drug offences as well as dealing with the suspected proceeds of crime.A 27-year-old man,...

Bail hearings begin for alleged Hells Angels

Bail hearings begin for alleged Hells: "bail hearing for nine men arrested in last year's province-wide roundup of Hells Angels and their associates.The nine, who saw their bail hearing begin yesterday at the Gouin courthouse, are among many who have sought a release since their arrests in April 2009 in Operation SharQc, a three-year police investigation that took aim at almost the entirety of the outlaw motorcycle gang's membership spread out in five chapters in Quebec.On April 15, 2009, officers from several police forces arrested most of the...

Local Authorities Arrest Hells Angels Members | KEYT.com - News, Weather, Sports for Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Oxnard | Local

Local Authorities Arrest Hells Angels Members KEYT.com - News, Weather, Sports for Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Oxnard Local: "Ventura County authorities have arrested two more members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.The Sheriff's Gang Unit made the arrests Saturday during anti-gang operations.25-year-old Jacob Holder was arrested in the Oak View Area around 1 pm. Deputies say holder was under the influence of methamphetamine at the time.28-year-old Steven Templeton was arrested in Ventura. Templeton was also under...

Comanchero 'rolled over'

Comanchero 'rolled over': "case against two brothers charged over the shooting of a Hells Angels member relies heavily on evidence given by a former Comanchero who has rolled over to police, a court has been told.Richard and Christopher Fong appeared in Waverley Local Court yesterday, charged with conspiracy to murder in relation to the shooting of Peter Zervas in Lakemba last year.Police allege the Fong brothers are Comancheros. Officers were called to Waverley to scan the public for weapons as they entered the court room. Four of the officers...

Bikie Gangs | Mother of Hells Angel hopes Comancheros rot in hell

Bikie Gangs Mother of Hells Angel hopes Comancheros rot in hell: "arrest of two Comanchero bikie members in relation to the shooting of Peter Zervas outside the family's Lakemba apartment block has done little to ease Frederika Bromwich's pain.The mother of four lost her son Anthony Zervas when he was bashed to death at Sydney Airport during a brawl between two bikie gangs in March last year. Seven days later his older brother, Peter, was shot eight times as he drove into the car park beneath his mother's apartment block.Only days after 10 members...

Quebec police arrest 10 in biker case as contract killer turns informant

Quebec police arrest 10 in biker case as contract killer turns informant: "In fact, the fit man with his carefully groomed beard was a cold-blooded contract killer, one of the worst Quebec has ever seen. Working primarily for enemies of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, Gallant was responsible for 28 killings and 13 attempted murders between 1978 and 2003, police say.After investigators finally caught up with him in 2006, he decided to talk, and on Thursday the Sûreté du Québec announced the arrests of 10 people allegedly connected to Gallant’s...

Bikies, aged 26 and 30, are Comanchero members and were arrested about 7am (AEST) on Monday at home in Matraville, in Sydney's southeast.

Two brothers from an outlaw motorcycle gang have been arrested over the shooting of a rival gang member in Sydney.Police say the men, aged 26 and 30, are Comanchero members and were arrested about 7am (AEST) on Monday at home in Matraville, in Sydney's southeast.Officers from the Gangs Squad and the anti-bikie Strike Force Raptor executed simultaneous warrants at the premises and at the Comanchero clubhouse at Milperra, in Sydney's southwest.The brothers are expected to be charged over the shooting of Hells Angel member Peter Zervas, who was gunned...

13 bikies for trial over airport brawl

13 bikies for trial over airport brawl: "Thirteen men will go on trial over a fatal brawl between warring bikie gangs at Sydney Airport 18 months ago that sparked a statewide police crackdown.An ongoing conflict between the Hells Angels and Comanchero gangs spilled into the public arena with the killing of 29-year-old Anthony Zervas on March 22, 2009.An autopsy found that Mr Zervas, linked to the Hells Angels, suffered blunt-force head trauma and three stab wounds."Ten Comanchero bikies will stand trial for murder over a 'violent encounter' with...

DPS GIITEM finds evidence Hells Angels is restarting a local chapter - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona

DPS GIITEM finds evidence Hells Angels is restarting a local chapter - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona: "Arizona Department of Public Safety Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM) found evidence that leads it to believe the Hells Angels gang was restarting the Skull Valley chapter, according to documents released Thursday by the Yavapai County Attorney's Office.The evidence includes patches found on one member's vest, a ledger, bank bags found in a suspect's car, and entries in two suspects' notebooks,...

Man At Scene Of Shootout Arraigned On Gun Charges - Cincinnati News Story - WLWT Cincinnati

Man At Scene Of Shootout Arraigned On Gun Charges - Cincinnati News Story - WLWT Cincinnati: "Lew Erskine, 47, was charged with illegal possession of a firearm in liquor permit premises.Police said Erskine was inside JD's Honky Tonk and Emporium on Saturday night, when one person was killed and three people were shot, including two Cincinnati police officers.A friend of Erskine's, who was in court to support him, said Erskine is not a member of the Iron Horsemen Club and was not involved in the shooting.'I think they would keep him if he was that...

Complaints About Horsemen Led To Deadly Shootout - :: Cincinnati news story :: LOCAL 12 WKRC-TV in Cincinnati

Complaints About Horsemen Led To Deadly Shootout - :: Cincinnati news story :: LOCAL 12 WKRC-TV in Cincinnati: "complaints about the Iron Horsemen motorcycle gang led them to investigate activity at a Camp Washington bar this weekend. That investigation ended in a shootout between officers and members of the gang, killing one gang member and injured two police officers and a second gang member.Harold Seavey, an enforcer for the Iron Horsemen, was shot and killed during the incident Saturday night at J.D.'s Honky Tonk Bar on Spring Grove Avenue....

Biker gang reportedly gets hands on heroin - UPI.com

Biker gang reportedly gets hands on heroin - UPI.com: "biker gang has obtained most of a large shipment of Chinese heroin that arrived in Australia in July, law enforcement officials said this week.Police seized 62 pounds of the 386-pound shipment and arrested key members of the criminal organization that arranged its importation, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. But about half the remainder ended up in the hands of two drug dealers associated with the Comancheros and half with a major dealer in Sydney, police sai...

Three men from Milford Haven and one from Neyland guilty of drug charges (From Western Telegraph)

Three men from Milford Haven and one from Neyland guilty of drug charges (From Western Telegraph): "members of biker gang The Outlaws have been sentenced to a total of ten-and-half years in jail after being convicted of various drugs offences.Michael Barnes, aged 46, of Neyland Heights, Neyland; Michael Orford, aged 44, of Pier Road, Milford Haven; and Ch-ristopher James Morrissey, aged 20, of St Annes Road, Milford Haven, were convicted of conspiring to supply class A and B drugs.Barnes was sentenced to five years in jail, Orford received a four-and-a-half...

Feds Bust Motorcycle Gang's Alleged Plot to Kill Rival Hells Angels - Crimesider - CBS News

Feds Bust Motorcycle Gang's Alleged Plot to Kill Rival Hells Angels - Crimesider - CBS News: "Federal officials have arrested 19 members of the Pagans motorcycle gang in five states, marking one of the largest roundups of the notorious group since 2002.Prosecutors said Wednesday that the arrests made during early morning raids in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Massachusetts were the result of a 21-month investigation by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, who infiltrated the biker gang's internal operations.According...

Iron Horsemen Gun battle at JD's Honky Tonk Bar

Gun battle at JD's Honky Tonk Bar on Spring Grove Avenue Saturday night killed one person, injured another, and also injured two undercover Cincinnati Police officers. The battle all started between police and a motorcycle club called The Iron Horsemen. Police estimate 30 shots were fired during the battle.Streicher told FOX19 that further investigation revealed the man who died was a member of the Iron Horsemen who had fired shots at police. It was originally believed that the victim was an innocent bystander.An attorney for the Iron Horsemen,...

Witness to police and biker shooting caught in the crossfire - FOX19.com and FOX19 News, weather, traffic, and sports for Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky |

Witness to police and biker shooting caught in the crossfire -: "'He yelled 'it was a gang fight!' He didn't yell 'the police are here!', he didn't yell 'the police and bikers are fighting!' he yelled it was a gang fight,' according to Shearer's attorney.Wilhoit says Shearer threw his two sons under a table for cover, and when the gunfire stopped, Shearer and his sons were taken into custody and questioned before being released.Wilhoit says Cincinnati Police provoked violence with innocent bystanders around Saturday night and he wants to know why.When...

Normand Marvin (Casper) Ouimet, a member of the gang's Trois Rivieres chapter who is wanted in a case where he is alleged to have taken control of masonry companies to launder money.

16 people named in Operation SharQc are still being sought, according to the Surete du Quebec's website. They include Normand Marvin (Casper) Ouimet, a member of the Hells Angels Trois Rivieres chapter who iswanted in a case where he is alleged to have taken control of masonry companies to launder money.Included among the nine men who began their bail hearing are Normand (Billy) Labelle, 55, Michel (Sky) Langlois, 64, Yves (Flag) Gagne, 59, Bertrand Joyal, 53, and Marc-Andre Hotte, 38. All five are alleged to be full-patch members of...

Iron Horseman Motorcycle Club member Harry Seavey Jr. was killed during the fight after police said he fired at officers when they entered JD's Honky Tonk

"Iron Horseman Motorcycle Club member Harry Seavey Jr. was killed during the fight after police said he fired at officers when they entered JD's Honky Tonk.Investigators said Seavey was an enforcer for the motorcycle club and that he was called in from Maine.On Tuesday, the leader of Cincinnati's Fraternal Order of Police is taking aim at Police Chief Tom Streicher for comments he made about the shootout.FOP President Kathy Harrell said that despite the Iron Horsemen's growing numbers in the Tri-State, Streicher is being too nice to the motorcycle...

CBC News - World - Interpol fugitive targets include Canadian

CBC News - World - Interpol fugitive targets include Canadian: "David MacDonald Carrol, the Canadian, is a member of the Hells Angels Quebec Nomads chapter, according to his Interpol profile. He's wanted by police in Canada in connection with charges of murder, conspiracy to murder, drug trafficking and attempted murder.Specifically, Carrol, 58, is suspected to have been involved in the deaths of 13 people and the attempted killing of two others. He's also accused of conspiring to murder members of rival motorcycle gangs, Interpol said.Interpol...

Former Hell's Angels Member Sues FX Over 'Sons of Anarchy' | TheWrap.com

Former Hell's Angels Member Sues FX Over 'Sons of Anarchy' TheWrap.com: "former New York City chapter head of the Hell's Angels claims FX stole his idea and screwed him out of millions of dollars from its hit show 'Sons of Anarchy.'TMZ has obtained a lawsuit filed by Chuck Zito -- in which the bike gang member-turned-actor claims he developed an idea for a show about an 'outlaw motorcycle club' back in 1998 and pitched it to FX in 2004.Zito claims he entered into an 'implied-in-fact contract' with FX that guaranteed if it used his idea for a TV...

indicted 27 members of a motorcycle gang, including 10 from North Carolina, on charges ranging from attempted murder to drug distribution

federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted 27 members of a motorcycle gang, including 10 from North Carolina, on charges ranging from attempted murder to drug distribution. One by one, federal agents brought members of the Outlaws to the federal courthouse in Charlot...

Car bomb target was ‘reformed’ gang member

Car bomb target was ‘reformed’ gang member: "car bomb that exploded in Århus early yesterday morning was aimed at a former Hells Angels member who had reportedly been trying to step away from his criminal past.The bomb, which damaged several other cars and shattered neighbourhood windows, was detonated when 42-year-old Bo Steffensen put his vehicle into reverse after leaving the halfway house where he was living. Steffensen suffered only minor cuts from the blast, which destroyed the back half of his car.Police say Steffensen is a former Hells...

Suspected Biker Gang Leader Held Without Bail - Portland News Story - WMTW Portland

Suspected Biker Gang Leader Held Without Bail - Portland News Story - WMTW Portland: "Forty-one-year-old Thomas 'Taz' Benvie, president of the Maine chapter of the Outlaws, appeared in federal court in Portland Thursday afternoon. Benvie was arrested at his home on Tuesday on charges of racketeering. He was one of more than two dozen members of the Outlaws indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Virginia.Benvie was arrested on the same day that agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms went to Old Orchard Beach to arrest Thomas...

The Associated Press: Outlaw killed by ATF was suspect in Maine shooting

The Associated Press: Outlaw killed by ATF was suspect in Maine shooting: "motorcycle gang member shot dead by federal agents in Maine was one of two Outlaws accused of shooting a rival outside a Hell's Angel clubhouse last year.Court documents indicate the October shooting in central Maine was payback for a clash between Outlaws and Hell's Angels in Connecticut. The victim was hospitalized but survived.Authorities say after the shooting, Thomas 'Tomcat' Mayne and another Outlaw were rewarded with SS patches — Nazi-style lightning bolts signifying...

Ex-Hells Angel: 'Sons of Anarchy' Was MY Idea! | TMZ.com

Ex-Hells Angel: 'Sons of Anarchy' Was MY Idea! TMZ.com: "TMZ has obtained a lawsuit filed by Chuck Zito -- in which the bike gang member-turned-actor claims he developed an idea for a show about an 'outlaw motorcycle club' back in 1998 and pitched it to FX in 2004.In the docs, Zito claims he entered into an 'implied-in-fact contract' with FX which guaranteed if they used his ideas for a TV show, Zito would be 'reasonably compensated and afforded appropriate screen credits.' Zito claims FX eventually passed on the project.So when FX began developing...

two dozen leaders of the American Outlaws Association motorcycle gang have been arrested and one was killed in a shootout

 two dozen leaders of the American Outlaws Association motorcycle gang have been arrested and one was killed in a shootout during a wide-ranging roundup by federal authorities Tuesday.A federal grand jury in Virginia has indicted 27 members of the gang on charges that included attempted murder, kidnapping and assault, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. Outlaws National President Jack Rosga and 26 others are named in a 12-count indictment...

Outlaw bikie gang member missing

Outlaw bikie gang member missing: "Neil Green, 36, is sergeant-at-arms of the Nomads outlaw motorcycle chapter in Riverstone, in Sydney's northwest, police say.Detectives believe he was last seen on the afternoon of April 16, when he and another man drove to a premises in Wiltona Place, Girraween, in the city's west.Witnesses in the area at the time claim they heard a verbal argument and gunshots.Mr Green has not been seen since, nor has he made contact with any family, friends or associates.On May 6, police searched the premises and seized five...

Ex-bikie 'sorry' about fatal brawl

Ex-bikie 'sorry' about fatal brawl: "Anthony Zervas lay dying in the Sydney domestic airport terminal, four Comanchero bikies jumped in a taxi back to the home of their boss's mum.It was there that one of them, Christian Menzies, allegedly said he had killed Anthony Zervas, according to a church-going former bikie known only as AL who apologised in the District Court yesterday for his role in the events that Sunday afternoon in March last year.The first fight had erupted at the terminal shortly after 1.30pm, outside Gate 5, when the Comanchero...

7 more charged in probe of fight at Luigi's Pizza - Saturday, Jun. 5, 2010

7 more charged in probe of fight at Luigi's Pizza - Saturday, Jun. 5, 2010: "Seven men, five purportedly affiliated in some fashion with the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, were charged with riot yesterday in connection with the April 16 brawl at a Manchester pizzeria that ended with a slight gunshot wound to an innocent bystander, police sa...

Biker gang trial ends

Biker gang trial ends in 6 guilty verdicts freep.com Detroit Free Press: "convicted were: Aref (Steve) Nagi, 46; Gary (Junior) Ball Jr., 44; Leonard (Dad) Moore, 61; Joseph (Little Joe) Whiting, 56; Anthony (Mad Anthony) Clark, 52, and Michael (Cocoa) Cicchetti, 55, who recently suffered a heart attack during the trial.Former U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg unsealed a 35-count indictment against 74 members of the Highwaymen Motorcycle Club in May 2009. Initially, the case was brought in 2006 and expanded. Allegations included racketeering, attempted...

Biker gang trial ends in 6 guilty verdicts | freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Biker gang trial ends in 6 guilty verdicts freep.com Detroit Free Press: "six members of the Highwaymen Motorcycle Club were convicted Thursday of racketeering conspiracy charges in federal court in Detroit and face up to life in priso...

Biker Gangs in Germany: Hell's Angels and Bandidos Agree to a Truce - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

Biker Gangs in Germany: Hell's Angels and Bandidos Agree to a Truce - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International: "the Hell's Angels and Bandidos are arranging a truce in Germany. For over a year the two biker gangs have been involved in violent conflict. But on Wednesday a ceasefire will be sealed with a handshake in Hanover.At the end of April, the biker gangs Hell's Angels and Bandidos were banned in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein -- a result of a rash of violent incidents between the two groups in the recent past. This month, other...

leader of one of Europe's most notorious biker gangs is facing a prison sentence after being found guilty of drug offences.

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Police target Hells Angels in Gothenburg - The Local

Police target Hells Angels in Gothenburg - The Local: "police operation targeted a Hells Angels chapter in Gunnilse in Gothenburg and several people were detained during the course of the raid.'We were very happy with the outcome,' said police spokesperson Stefan Gustafsson to news agency TT.The raid was part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of assault, robbery and aggravated weapons offences, and was preceded by surveillance. Västra...

HA member convicted in thumb clipping case

HA member convicted in thumb clipping case: "member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was convicted today in the beating and mutilation of his ex-wife’s boyfriend – despite the victim’s lack of testimony.In January last year the 35-year-old boyfriend was taken at knifepoint into a car by two men and driven to a deserted area in the city’s Amager district. He was then beaten into unconsciousness and awoke to find his thumb had been severed.Yet according to Politiken newspaper, the victim testified in the Copenhagen city court today he could not...

MANVILLE: Hells Angels coming to town | CentralJersey.com

MANVILLE: Hells Angels coming to town CentralJersey.com: "Rhythms of the Night on South Main Street on Sunday when the Hells Angels Newark hosts its annual spring party at the restaurant from 1 to 6 p.m.”We are just providing a police presence to ensure that things go smoothly,” said Manville Police Chief Mark Peltack. “The Hells Angels had a spring party in Bridgewater last year, and it went off without a hitch.”But the increased police presence will entail having Manville’s entire department on duty for the five hours in addition to a large number...

Project Divide sting leads to additional jail time - Winnipeg Free Press

Project Divide sting leads to additional jail time - Winnipeg Free Press: "Ryan Cory Sawatzky admitted Tuesday to selling two ounces of poor quality cocaine to a long-time biker associate who was actually working undercover for the police.Sawatzky, 28, was given 33 months behind bars, in addition to six months of time already spent in custody under a joint-recommendation from Crown and defence lawyers. He was one of 31 people arrested last December as part of 'Project Divide' and is the seventh to plead guilty.Crown attorney Mark Lafreniere said...

Christian biker leader gets probation for role in bar brawl | set, free, aguilar - News - The Orange County Register

Christian biker leader gets probation for role in bar brawl set, free, aguilar - News - The Orange County Register: "head of the Set Free Soldiers Christian motorcycle club has resolved a nearly two-year criminal case by pleading guilty to a felony for his role in a bloody barroom brawl involving members of the Hells Angels.Phillip Aguilar, 62, of Anaheim pleaded guilty last week to possession of ammunition by a prohibited person and was sentenced to three years of probation by Judge Margaret Anderson at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach....

Cop acquitted of leaking documents to Hells Angels

Bikers Of America, Know Your Rights!: Cop acquitted of leaking documents to Hells Angels: "Although some of Dean Rudge's actions were questionable, Judge Harrison Arrell says he was unable to determine without a reasonable doubt that the Niagara Regional Police constable was responsible for leaking confidential information to the Hells Angels. In a Welland courtroom Thursday, Rudge was acquitted of a breach of trust by a public officer charge stemming from his April 2007 arrest.The 47-year-old has been with the NRPS since 1985. He pleaded not guilty...

Man can’t ride with Hells Angels after 3rd-offense DUI | The Daily Republic | Mitchell, South Dakota

Man can’t ride with Hells Angels after 3rd-offense DUI The Daily Republic Mitchell, South Dakota: "Reno, Nev., man who admitted to being a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club won’t be allowed to ride with the group for 30 months as part of his sentence for third-offense driving under the influence.Lloyd Wayne Vetos, 45, was arrested in Mitchell on Aug 11, 2009, for driving his motorcycle while under the influence of alcohol after drinking what he later admitted to be four beers and “a couple of shots of Jagermeister.”On Tuesday, Judge Tim...

Police Watching Outlaws Funeral | FOX Charlotte | Local News

Police Watching Outlaws Funeral FOX Charlotte Local News: "member of the Outlaws motorcycle club will be laid to rest Saturday near Clover, South Carolina and the event has gotten the attention of local police. Experts tell us funerals are typically 'neutral' territory, but tensions have been growing between the Outlaws and Hells Angels over the past few years. 'We are just gonna treat it just like any other service with dignity and respect and we know that everyone else will be there for the same reasons,' says ML Ford & Sons Funeral Home...

In Brief - Winnipeg Free Press

In Brief - Winnipeg Free Press: "denied bail to a former Manitoba RCMP officer who gave up the badge and allegedly became a high-ranking Hells Angels associate.Wayne Shuttleworth learned Monday he will have to remain behind bars while pending on charges connected to a massive undercover police investigation dubbed Project Divide.Shuttleworth has been in custody since December, when police executed a series of search warrants and arrested 31 targets in Manitoba and British Columbia.A court-ordered ban prevents specific details of the bail hearing...

Two Hell's Angels jailed in Germany for fatal assault - Monsters and Critics

Two Hell's Angels jailed in Germany for fatal assault - Monsters and Critics: "Two Hell's Angels gang members were jailed Tuesday by a German court for an attack on the leader of a rival motorcycle gang during a struggle for control of gang zones.One, aged 29, was given 90 months for assault leading to death. The other, aged 43, was convicted as an accessory and given 48 months after he gave evidence for the prosecutio...

Judge pulled off Hells Angels case

Judge pulled off Hells Angels case: "judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal has been pulled off a case involving the Hells Angels because he once represented the biker gang as a lawyer.Quebec's chief justice, Michel Robert, made the from a cdecision to remove Judge Jacques Léger case after learning Léger advised the Hells in a case involving the gang's logos before being appointed to the higher court in 2006, Radio-Canada reported yesterda...

Local briefs: Fresno Bulldog gang member arrested - Crime & Court News - fresnobee.com

Local briefs: Fresno Bulldog gang member arrested - Crime & Court News - fresnobee.com: "Fresno police arrested an 18-year-old Bulldog gang member of Fresno and retrieved a gun Friday afternoon, authorities said.Sgt. Gary Beer said officers attempted to pull a vehicle over about 2:20 p.m. on the 4700 block of East Montecito Avenue. The man jumped out and ran into the backyard of a home, throwing a revolver onto a roof.Police found the man in a woman's home after she called police and said that she had allowed a man to use her restroom, but...

Rival biker gangs brawl in Minneiska

Rival biker gangs brawl in Minneiska: "eight members of the Hells Angels and Outlaws motorcycle clubs fought about 2 p.m. Saturday in the parking lots of the Eagle View Bar and Grill and Buck's Bar and Grill, while scores of other bikers watched, Chief Deputy Ron Ganrude said.No one involved in the fight would speak to police, so no citations were written for the brawl, though two people were cited for possessing brass knuckles.The two bars are stops during the annual Spring Flood Run, which was held Saturday and commemorates when bikers helped...

The Hells Angels in Streatham — Streatham Pulse

The Hells Angels in Streatham — Streatham Pulse: "Several hundred Hells Angels rode through Streatham yesterday. Many thought it was a motorcycle rally but it was in fact a funeral procession for a well known and well loved biker called ‘Charger’. He was a devoted Hells Angel for nearly four decades who died recently whilst riding up the A1 on his way to party with fellow Hells Angels. The procession left the official Hells Angels London clubhouse in East London and travelled to Streatham Park Cemetery on Rowan Road where he was laid to res...

Flensburg chapter of the Hell’s Angels and the Neumünster chapter of the Bandidos were being banned

Flensburg chapter of the Hell’s Angels and the Neumünster chapter of the Bandidos were being banned on the grounds they were a threat to the constitutional order.Some 300 police officers, including crack special forces commandos, raided 10 properties of gang members along with the club houses of the two chapters in Flensburg and Neumünster.“The searches were for the purposes of investigation, seizure and recovery of the clubs’ property,” the...

Seattle Criminal Defense: Seattle cop who shot Hells Angel says department failed, maligned him

Seattle Criminal Defense: Seattle cop who shot Hells Angel says department failed, maligned him: "police detective who shot a Hells Angels gang member during a fight at a South Dakota bar is suing the City of Seattle claiming Police Department management maligned him in the days following the shooting.At issue in the suit, filed late Monday in King County Superior Court, are comments made by then-Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske in the days following the shooting, as well as an erroneous claim made by police investigators that Detective Ronald...

Province reworks gang colour law after court loss to Hells Angel - News - The Prince Albert Daily Herald

Province reworks gang colour law after court loss to Hells Angel - News - The Prince Albert Daily Herald: "law was successfully challenged by a member of the Hells Angels who was charged in 2007 for wearing his gang colours in a Saskatoon bar.The judge on the case ruled that the law violates a person's right to freedom of expression, adding it was too broad in some areas and not specific enough in others.Huyghebaert says the changes include expanding the definition of “gang colours” to identify specific gangs by name.The changes would also lower...

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Convicted drug dealer ‘did it for the chicks’ | Winnipeg | News | Winnipeg Sun

Convicted drug dealer ‘did it for the chicks’ Winnipeg News Winnipeg Sun: "What Aerock Wade Hallberg did landed him a nearly five-year prison sentence.Hallberg, 24, was one of 31 people arrested in a year-long police investigation dubbed Project Divide that targeted members and associates of the Zig Zag Crew, the so-called “puppet club” of the Manitoba Hells Angels.The novice drug courier pleaded guilty Friday to one count of trafficking cocaine.Court heard Hallberg was recruited by newly minted Zig-Zagger Benjamin Zapata, 27, of Brandon.As in...

Brockville cocaine dealer gets seven-year prison term

Brockville cocaine dealer gets seven-year prison term: "Brockville cocaine dealer who conspired with the Hells Angels to use violence and intimidation to control the drug trade in several communities along Highway 401 has been sentenced to seven years in priso...

Teen bystander wounded in shooting outside Manchester bar - Sunday, Apr. 18, 2010

Teen bystander wounded in shooting outside Manchester bar - Sunday, Apr. 18, 2010: "bystander was hit by gunfire during a violent dispute between two groups outside a city bar this weekend, but survived the shooting. The victim was a senior hockey player at Memorial High School.As police pressed their investigation of the Friday night shooting yesterday, they released few details, including the identity of the victim, who they said was not associated with either gro...

Bikie gets longer jail for drug trafficking - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Bikie gets longer jail for drug trafficking - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Dionisios Papadopoulos, 31, was found guilty by a District Court jury, despite arguing that a friend had left the drugs behind after a party.Judge Paul Rice said he was not punishing Papadopoulos for being a Hells Angel but said he may associate with 'undesirable elements' if his membership continued.Judge Rice increased the non-parole term on Papadopoulos who is serving time for a blackmail offence.It means he will now be eligible to seek release at...

Tickets issued after report of biker gang fight in Winona County - WKBT La Crosse, WI-NewsChannel 8-

Tickets issued after report of biker gang fight in Winona County - WKBT La Crosse, WI-NewsChannel 8-: "reported fight between the Hells Angels and Outlaws motorcycle gangs in Winona County leads to citations.The Winona County Sheriff's Department says deputies were called to Buck's Bar in Minneiska for a fight between the rival gangs.Chief Deputy Ron Ganrud says the deputies found a small group of Hells Angels members at the bar, one with cuts on his face. The man told deputies he fell down, and refused medical attention.Witnesses told the deputies...

Police: Teen Bystander Shot In Pizza Shop Fight - New Hampshire News Story - WMUR Manchester

Police: Teen Bystander Shot In Pizza Shop Fight - New Hampshire News Story - WMUR Manchester: "Manchester teenager was wounded by shotgun fire during a fight among motorcycle gangs at a pizza shop Friday.Police said Jared Pellerin, 18, was at Luigi's Pizza on Valley Street to pick up some food when he was wounded by gunfire. Investigators said he was an innocent bystander.Police said three groups -- the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and Milford and Co. Motorcycle Club -- began fighting inside the restaurant before the fight...

Hells Angel Road Master: Man tied to Hells Angels gets 10 years

Hells Angel Road Master: Man tied to Hells Angels gets 10 years: "Lloyd MacDonald, 39, was handed the sentence Thursday after admitting to possessing 11 guns — including a fully automatic Ingram submachine gun and an Uzi machine gun — along with ammunition and drugs in what a federal prosecutor described as a York Street stash house.The guns and drugs were uncovered during a two-and-a-half-year undercover operation by the province’s Biker Enforcement Unit that wrapped up in January with the arrest of MacDonald and seven others, including full-patch...

Bikers Of America, Know Your Rights!: Biker clubhouse demolition a ‘Hell’ of a job

Bikers Of America, Know Your Rights!: Biker clubhouse demolition a ‘Hell’ of a job: "former Hells Angels clubhouse in Oshawa, Ont. was demolished on March 30. A crowd of civilians, as well as a helicopter, were also there to observe the demo job by Priestly Demolition of Aurora, Ont.For members of the Durham Regional Police Service who observed the demolition, the building stood as a symbol of defiance to authority.“This really is a symbol of criminal activity and organized crime, basically snubbing their nose at the community and saying ‘we’re...

Hells Angels' 'tech guy' jailed 10 years - Crime - Canoe.ca

Hells Angels' 'tech guy' jailed 10 years - Crime - Canoe.ca: "The 'right-hand man' of the deputy of a Hells Angels cocaine ring admitted Thursday to possessing an arsenal of guns and plotting to take over small-town drug trade.Lloyd MacDonald, a 39-year-old P.E.I. native with no criminal record, was sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to 24 charges, including conspiring with more than a dozen people to traffic cocaine.He's the first to plead among those nabbed in January after a 30-month probe by the joint forces biker enforcement unit.Investigators...

SA wins backers in High Court bikies fight | Local World News, India News, Bollywood Gallery, Education, Answer Papers, Results, Exam Results

SA wins backers in High Court bikies fight Local World News, India News, Bollywood Gallery, Education, Answer Papers, Results, Exam Results: "South Australian police have dealt with confrontation this week between the Hell’s Angels and the New Boys street gang.Members of both are facing charges over a brawl in Adelaide’s Hindley Street in the early hours of Monday.Police made a further arrest in Adelaide on Wednesday night, a man, 35, from Enfield they say is a New Boys member.He has been charged with affray.Police Commissioner Mal Hyde wants a...

The Crime Report » Archive » Blood Brothers

The Crime Report » Archive » Blood Brothers: "Early in the morning of April 8, 2006, eight Canadian members of the Bandidos motorcycle gang were murdered in a barn in the rural town of Shedden, Ontario. Twelve hours later, Toronto Star reporter Peter Edwards was on the phone with the ringleader, Wayne “Weiner” Kellestine, the Nazi-loving Bandido who’d lured his friends to his home, and to their death...

Tulsa World: Man shot at reputed motorcycle gang hangout identified

Tulsa World: Man shot at reputed motorcycle gang hangout identified: "found Russell Doza, 49, lying on the floor. Authorities said Doza retrieved a gun from a nearby bookshelf and turned toward the deputies. Three deputies fired shots and Doza died at the scene. The search warrant stemmed from claims that meth and marijuana activity was taking place in the area, officials said. Deputies also arrested two men, Scott Lee Sollars, 54, and Albert Dee Ahlfinger, 49.Sollars is being held at the Tulsa Jail on complaints including possessing a firearm...

British Columbia News » Blog Archive » Renegade Hells Angel provokes crackdown

British Columbia News » Blog Archive » Renegade Hells Angel provokes crackdown: "Vancouver police’s gang squad plans to crack down on the Hells Angels after the president of the East End Chapter did nothing to curtail the activities of a renegade membe...

Man booted from Hells Angels after assault, weapons arrest | Metro Vancouver News Blog

Man booted from Hells Angels after assault, weapons arrest Metro Vancouver News Blog: "Hells Angels member from the East End Vancouver chapter has been “stripped of his gang member identity,” said Insp. Brad Desmarais of the Vancouver Police Department. Juel Ross Stanton, arrested in relation to two violent incidents at Ivanhoe pub on Main Street, is facing assault and weapons charg...

Al Jazeera English - GENERAL - Denmark's gang war

Al Jazeera English - GENERAL - Denmark's gang war: "bloody gang war between bikers and youths of immigrant origin has shattered Copenhagen's customary calm, prompting officials into threatening draconian legislation.The latest street violence was sparked in August 2008 when a young Turkish man was killed, supposedly by a member of the Hells Angels group.Since then, the conflict has left dozens dead or wounded - some innocent bystanders.In DEPTHFor Kim Kliver, the head of the National Investigation Centre in Copenhagen, the gang war is criminal,...

Dreamland Park murderer dies: LeRoy S. Stoltzfus was serving life term | Crime, Law Enforcement & Corrections > Criminal Offenses from AllBusiness.com

Dreamland Park murderer dies: LeRoy S. Stoltzfus was serving life term Crime, Law Enforcement & Corrections > Criminal Offenses from AllBusiness.com: "Stoltzfus had served 40 years of a life sentence for the Aug. 13, 1969, fi rst-degree murder of 18-year-old Marilyn H. Sheckler of Murraysville, Westmoreland County.State police said Stoltzfus and several other members of the Pagans motorcycle gang abducted Sheckler and her boyfriend, Glenn W. Eckert, 20, of Robesonia, from a parked car at a lookout point on Skyline Drive on Mount Penn.Investigators...

Financier boasted of his ties to bikers - thestar.com

Financier boasted of his ties to bikers - thestar.com: "Nazim Gillani, who partied and discussed government grants with former MP Rahim Jaffer, has talked a lot about being a banker for the Hells Angels in Vancouver.Gillani boasted of this to people in Toronto who crossed him, and Friday two people affiliated with the organized crime group said they were happy to see Gillani leave British Columbia.Gillani ran afoul of the biker group for talking too much about what he was doing – he told people he was laundering money. He left B.C. in 2005, shortly...