Gang expert warns Rebels not yet defeated

Gang expert warns Rebels not yet defeated | NATIONAL News: "gang expert is warning that the Rebels motorcycle gang is too big to be taken down with just one blow.

It comes as gang members packed into North Island courts today after yesterday's massive police raids.

While police said yesterday the operation would have struck a 'blow to the bowel' of the gang, a gang expert said it will take more than one operation.

'It's like a kingdom with a number of little fiefdoms and the central club interferes very little with what each chapter does,' Australian gang expert Arthur Veno told ONE News.

Veno says police were right to take the threat seriously.

The Rebels are Australia's largest motorbike gang, with nearly 4000 members, and are major players in Australia's methamphetamine market."

Members of Australia's largest motorcycle gang - The Rebels - were caught up in the operation

Aussie bikies caught in NZ crackdown: "Members of Australia's largest motorcycle gang - The Rebels - were caught up in the operation on Thursday, police said.

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The gang have been trying to set up chapters in New Zealand and police were doing all they could to ensure they didn't get a foothold in the country.

'Today is a bad day to be a criminal drug dealer,' NZ Police Minister Judith Collins said at a press conference on Thursday.

'The number of gangs involved shows they are putting aside their differences and working together in what is a highly lucrative, but evil drugs franchise.'

Auckland police sent more than a dozen patched Rebels members back to Australia after they arrived at Auckland Airport on January 26."

Police warn bikies

Police warn bikies: Not in Manly - Crime - News - The Manly Daily: "MANLY police are vowing to keep criminal groups and outlaw bikies out of Manly in the wake of the invasion of the Shore Club on Sunday night by a group of up to 20 men.

Manly local area commander Supt Dave Darcy said the invasion of the Shore Club was an act of “organised intimidation”, which resulted in club owner Alex Said being headbutted.

Police believe it may have been part of an attempt to take control of the Shore Club by controlling security, opening the way to the possible supply of drugs within the club.

Manly crime manager Insp Luke Arthurs said detectives were already pursuing a number of lines of inquiry, including organised crime and outlaw motorcycle gangs, and that further arrests and charges were expected."

Hervey Bay bikie gang,Bikies' threat case adjourned

Bikies' threat case adjourned | Fraser Coast News | Local News in Fraser Coast | Fraser Coast Chronicle: "FIVE men with connections to a Hervey Bay bikie gang have just had their district court trial adjourned until October.

Judge Hugh Botting said while the trial had been listed as number one priority for these sittings of the Hervey Bay District Court, the Crown Prosecutor was not in a position to go ahead with the case.

Wide Bay Rebels president Adam Warwick McCrea and associates Peter Ross Hill, Sean Edwin Foster, Mark Darren Berghoffer and Gary Wayne Hyland are accused of threatening Maryborough couple Kris and Emma Bust.

It is alleged the group fronted the pair in their Maryborough tattoo and body piercing store and told them not to open as it would take business away from a Hervey Bay parlour they had a vested interest in.

Judge Botting said the trial had been expected to take at least a week."

Australian Rebels,Major gang drugs raids - crime - national

Major gang drugs raids - crime - national | Stuff.co.nz: "Police made numerous arrests and seized drugs and cash from several gangs, including the Australian Rebels, in a major operation across five districts today.

More than 100 police staff were involved in the raids, targeted at organised crime and methamphetamine.

The raids resulted in numerous arrests and seizures of drugs, cash and other property, police spokeswoman Kim Perks said.

Raids were conducted in Central, Waikato, Auckland, Northland and Bay of Plenty police districts.

One of the property's targeted in Palmerston North was on Featherston St, where at least three large motorbikes were wheeled out of the garage and examined by police before being towed away.

A jogger who passed by the address about 6.30am said the sheer number of police cars outside the property was unusual and caught his attention.

'There were about four vehicles on the corner of Roy and Featherston streets and about three parked further down outside a house. It was strange.'"

Bikie link suspected in tattoo shop assault - inMyCommunity - Perth, Western Australia

Bikie link suspected in tattoo shop assault - inMyCommunity - Perth, Western Australia: "ABOUT 20 men stormed into the Lost City Tattoo shop in Spearwood yesterday and assaulted two men before trashing the premises and leaving the scene in cars.

The police gang crime squad is investigating the incident.

Patrons in the store claimed one of the men assaulted had run into a back room, but was followed by about eight men and bashed as he lay on the ground.

A police spokeswoman said the attack took place about 1.45pm.

The men threatened staff, injured two people, then set about destroying equipment and fittings in the store.

“Patrons were allowed to leave the store,” she said.

“We believe this could be part of a significant feud between the Rebel bikie gang and the Rock Machine gang,” said the spokeswoman."

Tattoo parlour attack linked to bikies

Tattoo parlour attack linked to bikies | National - Regional | BigPond News: "A gang in Perth's south has smashed up a tattoo parlour and bashed the manager in what is believed to be a bikie gang payback attack, police say.

Gang Crime officers were investigating Sunday's attack involving a dozen or more men who stormed the Lost Tattoo shop at Spearwood, a police spokesman said.

They warned several customers to leave before they trashed the office and beat up the manager.

The shop is believed to have links to the Rock Machine outlaw motorcycle gang, which has been feuding with the Rebels bikie gang.

In November, there was an attempted firebombing of a tattoo parlour owned by a Rebels bikie at Bibra Lake in Perth's south."

A MEMBER of the Comanchero has been charged with the attempted murder of a senior member of a rival gang,

A MEMBER of the Comanchero has been charged with the attempted murder of a senior member of a rival gang, and a tattoo parlour linked to the Bandidos has been raided as police respond to a spate of violence involving bikie gangs.

Police insisted there was no war between rival gangs as they carried out raids at a dozen homes and businesses in Sydney's CBD and western suburbs, targeting members of outlaw motorcycle clubs over shootings, firearm offences and tax fraud.

The crackdown follows a spate of shootings across Sydney, including that of Sam Ibrahim, who was struck in both legs outside his parents' home at Merrylands last week.

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Three people were arrested yesterday. The gang squad acting Commander, Wayne Hayes, said while the arrests did not relate to the most recent incidents, it was evidence that bikies involved in illegal activities would be caught.

''The public should be concerned there are shootings - I am concerned there are shootings - but we do our job. We plod away and as you can see from this … persons are charged,'' he said."

Bikies aren't so bad, says South Australia's Police Commissioner Mal Hyde | Herald Sun

Bikies aren't so bad, says South Australia's Police Commissioner Mal Hyde | Herald Sun: "BIKIES have cultivated an image of committing more crime than they actually do, the Police Commissioner says.

In a new book, Mal Hyde says 'there is a great deal of public concern that may not necessarily match the serious crime that they are committing'.

His views are in stark contrast to those of South Australian Premier Mike Rann, who said in 2007 that bikies were as bad as 'terrorists'.

Mr Rann had said national laws were needed to stop them organising their activities.

'I have also indicated that in addition, the national counter-terrorism laws that have been appropriately modified and adopted could provide a nationally consistent approach to ban and control outlaw bikie gangs,' he said of the now-stalled laws.

Mr Hyde said bikies presented two problems - the 'serious' and 'organised type' crime they committed, but also a 'public face which most organised criminals don't have' which portrayed them as 'above the law'."

Senior Fink Stephen Wallace, Tristan Allbeury, Stephen Silvestro, Troy Smith and Clovis Chikonga were summonsed to answer questions about a vicious brawl

Lawyer makes emotional plea for bikies: "A lawyer representing Finks motorcycle gang members and associates who were found guilty of contempt has made a submission to the presiding judge in Perth to consider the men's families before sentencing them to prison.

Senior Fink Stephen Wallace, Tristan Allbeury, Stephen Silvestro, Troy Smith and Clovis Chikonga were summonsed to answer questions about a vicious brawl at the Perth Motorplex with rival gang the Coffin Cheaters on October 3 last year which left Silvestro and Smith with injuries.

All the men refused to speak to the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) and were charged with allegations of contempt ranging from refusing to be sworn in to give evidence, to insulting head of the CCC Len Roberts-Smith.

The men appeared before Chief Justice Wayne Martin on December 13, except for Silvestro who was in hospital and Chikonga who was later arrested.

Chief Justice Martin found the men guilty but said they should be given the opportunity to reconsider their position and give evidence to the CCC, which they all refused."

Bid to ban 'intolerable bikie' from all pubs adjourned | Adelaide Now

Bid to ban 'intolerable bikie' from all pubs adjourned | Adelaide Now: "ALLEGED Rebels bikie is banned from 229 pubs around the state but not the two at which he committed violent assaults, a court has heard.

SA Police are seeking a control order against Jamie Brown.

They want him banned from all licensed venues, and from associating with three other alleged Rebels.

They claim Brown's behaviour while intoxicated is 'intolerable' and poses a risk to community safety.

This morning, Brown's lawyers asked the control order application be adjourned until next year, pending a High Court ruling.

The High Court is yet to rule on the constitutional validity of NSW's control order laws.

Its decision could further impact the embattled SA legislation, already dubbed 'repugnant' by two High Court judges.

Dominic Agresta, for Brown, said there was 'no urgency' because his client had already been banned, under the Licensing Act, from 229 venues."

Bikies linked to Coogee bombing - National News - National - General - Central Midlands & Coastal Advocate

Bikies linked to Coogee bombing - National News - National - General - Central Midlands & Coastal Advocate: "TATTOO parlour in Coogee owned by two of Sydney's most notorious bikies has been gutted by fire after a petrol bombing, with the street gang Notorious the prime suspect.

Coogee Ink, on Coogee Bay Road, was burnt out just before 1am yesterday.

The fire forced the evacuation of about 30 people from the nearby flats.

Coogee Ink is owned by the national president of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club, Duax ''Dax'' Ngakuru, and a senior member, Mark Buddle.

The Comanchero have been feuding with the Sydney street gang Notorious, which was formed several years ago and is run by the drag racer-turned-gang boss Alen Sarkis.

In October, Mr Sarkis and his right-hand man, ''Crazy Dave'' Lima, brawled on Bondi's main street with Mr Buddle and another Comanchero associate, Michael Murray.

Mr Murray was left with a broken ankle and Mr Buddle, Mr Lima and Mr Sarkis were all charged with affray and placed on remand. All three have subsequently been bailed.

Yesterday, underworld and law enforcement sources told the Herald that Notorious was the most likely suspect. Police, however, are not proscriptive, saying senior Comancheros have a number of enemies who could be responsible."

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 of each gang.
Advertisement: Story continues below As part of the operation the Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan applied to the Corruption and Crime Commission, under its new expanded powers, to bring those involved before the CCC in secret to answer questions about the brawl.
Six Fink members, nominees and associates were called before the Commission, however none co-operated, according to the CCC."

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 Gold Coast."

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 Finks member was shot in the leg, Mr Wallace had three fingers severed and two others were injured.
A recording of Mr Wallace's evidence at the CCC shows him refusing to answer questions about the matter."

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 Eagle that 33-year-old Hall was the mastermind behind a plot to frame David Glasser of Pittsfield in which one of Hall’s female associates accused Glasser of robbing her at gunpoint. Charges against Glasser have been dismissed."

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 admitting to the act, McDonald has pleaded not guilty to wilful murder on the grounds of insanity.
In the West Australian Supreme Court on Monday, McDonald described being told of how underground crime groups on the east coast arranged for lethal 'hot shots' to be given to people to kill them over time."

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 in Girraween on April 16, after a confrontation between the pair. Gall was also charged with shooting with intent to kill Michael Fox - who was at the same premises at the time of the alleged shooting.
Gall's father Bruce Gall, 59, was charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder and an accessory after the fact to attempted murder."

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 Tri-Star, targeting the Coffin Cheaters Motorcycle Club.
There are 24 allegations of contempt for refusing or failing to answer questions, two of contempt for refusing to take an oath and 14 of insulting the commission, the CCC statement said.
Another Finks Motorcycle Club member faces a charge in the Perth Magistrates Court of hindering the commission in the performance of its organised crime function.
Under this function, the Commissioner of Police may apply to the CCC Commissioner to use exceptional powers to investigate serious and organised crime.
The exceptional power in this case involved summoning witnesses to compulsorily give evidence at a private examination before the commission.
The CCC cannot under its Act directly investigate organised crime."

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 raided Aguilar's home and arrested him and several family members.

Assuming you are 18 years or older, you can watch video of the fight, which was captured by a security camera at the Newport Beach bar Blackie's By the Sea right after the jump."

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.
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Lauren Conte Magistrate Kay Robertson did not object and adjourned the case until December 8 for a contested mention.
The Office of Public Prosecutions has taken over the prosecution of the case.
Senior Constable Conte is charged with four counts of improperly accessing police information, after being charged earlier this year by detectives from the Ethical Standards Department.
Peterson is a notorious bikie who in 2007 pleaded guilty to a role in an incident in which three Hells Angels members bashed and tortured a man, cutting off one of his toes in a five-hour ordeal."

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 and Benvin also face additional charges of theft over $5,000 (a boat and trailer), and possession of a restricted or prohibited weapon, identified as brass knuckles and a Taser.
RCMP yesterday would not comment on the case, citing 'operational sensitivity.'"

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 remain unsolved.
June 2, 2005: Aaron Hannibal, a 31-year-old drug dealer with the Zig Zag Crew, was found face down in a pool of blood outside an Elmwood 7-Eleven. The killing was believed to be the result of deep-seated animosity between two members of the Zig Zags, the street gang controlled by the local Hells Angels. Daniel Kachkan, 29, was charged with second-degree murder but in September 2007 was acquitted in court.
March 20, 2005: David Tavares, a 40-year-old Stony Mountain Institution inmate with ties to the Native Syndicate street gang, was found assaulted at the prison and pronounced dead a short time later. Four fellow inmates were charged for his death but a mistrial was declared in their trial last spring. Charles Coaster, Evan Myran and Alvin Cote were charged with second-degree murder and Victor Ryle was charged with manslaughter. A new trial is not expected to be set before 2012."

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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 the possibility that this individual may have been targeted,' said Const. Jason Michalyshen, a spokesperson for Winnipeg police.
Officers have said Kachkan was killed sometime between Friday, Oct. 29 and Monday morning, Nov. 1. He was found by family members on Monday.
Sources said Kachkan's past may have come back to haunt him. CTV News has been told revenge may be a possible motive for the killing."

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 industry.
All the slayings date back to Quebec's infamous biker war that reached its peak in the 1990s with frequent bombings and drive-by shootings.
Ouimet was arraigned in court under tight security Tuesday.
The previous evening, police swooped in on a taxi cab Ouimet had been riding in and arrested their suspect, who had a Canada-wide warrant out for his arrest since April 2009.
'It was a very important arrest,' said Crown prosecutor Madeleine Giauque. 'There's... 22 murders over 17 years, from 1992 until 2009.'
Ouimet had to appear before two different judges to be arraigned on charges from two separate police investigations.
He faced a Quebec Superior Court Justice in connection with Operation SharQc, which originally targeted about 155 associates and members of the Hells Angels.
That operation helped liquidate the province's powerful Hells Angels last year -- but about two dozen of the wanted suspects remained missing. Ouimet, 41, was one of them.
He was allegedly one of Quebec's most powerful Hells Angels and was on the province's top 10 most-wanted list."

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 said investigators have developed some leads and he expects "we will put this together soon." A lot of people were present when the shooting happened, he said, and interviews are still being done.

He acknowledged the tavern is frequented by people associated with motorcycle gangs, but said "from what I gather" the shooting is not gang-related. Some people were arguing and one of them pulled out a gun and shot Michaud up to five times, police said.

When officers arrived, they found him slumped against the building and immediately called for an ambulance.

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, believed to be part of the Lone Wolf gang, was arrested after police found drugs at his house nearby.

He will face court later this month and the 30-year-old man will appear at Penrith Local Court today.

During the search, police also spoke to a 46-year-old alleged Lone Wolf member about his motorcycle's excessive noise and expired label.

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 156 people named in an indictment that lists several serious charges including conspiracy, gangsterism and 22 counts of first-degree murder. The murders were carried out within the context of a bloody conflict over drug trafficking turf between the Hells Angels and rival criminal organizations that stretched from 1994 to 2002, a period commonly referred to as the biker war."

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 the influence of methamphetamine, and also had a loaded handgun.

The two face drug charges. Templeton also faces charges of possessing a loaded firearm while under the influence, and street terrorism."

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 remained inside the court while the bail hearing for both brothers took place"

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 of the Comanchero were committed to stand trial for the murder of Anthony, police yesterday made the first arrests in relation to his brother's shooting."

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 killings. They were still seeking an 11th suspect, Gallant’s friend and former cycling partner Jacqueline Benoît, who is wanted on two charges of murder and one of attempted murder. Among those arrested are prominent organized-crime figures Raymond Desfossés and Fréderic Faucher, each of whom faces six murder charges."

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 down on March 29, 2009 while getting out of his car in front of his Lakemba residence.

Mr Zervas was shot multiple times but survived the attack.

Both men are expected to appear before Waverley Local Court on Monday charged with conspiracy to murder.

A week before Mr Zervas was shot, his brother Anthony was bludgeoned to death in a brawl at Sydney airport involving Comanchero and Hells Angels.

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 rival gang the Hells Angels at Sydney airport, a magistrate has ruled.




Anthony Zervas, 29, was killed during the brawl on March 22, 2009, after a chance meeting of gang members on a domestic flight.



Ten Comanchero were charged with his murder and three Hells Angels were charged with riot and affray.



After eight weeks of submissions at a committal hearing, magistrate John Favretto has found that a properly instructed jury could convict the men on a murder charge,.



'The evidence is capable of satisfying a properly instructed jury...that each of the accused persons have committed an indictable offence,' he said.



The 10 accused are Comanchero boss Mahmoud 'Mick' Hawi, Farres Abounader, Maher Aouli, Tiago Costa, Ismail Eken, Zoran Kiscanin, Frank La Rosa, Christian Menzies, Pomare Pirini and Usama Potrus.



Lawyers for some of the men submitted during the committal hearing that the Comanchero were acting in self-defence.



'It is a matter for a jury whether the actions of Hawi and others were done in the course of self-defence,' Mr Favretto said.



He said the evidence alleged Menzies and Hawi used a bollard to bash Mr Zervas, while Abounader had allegedly stabbed him with a knife.



Mr Zervas died from blunt-force trauma to the head and three stab wounds caused by a knife and scissors.



Some of the accused shook their heads as the decision was made, with one heard to mention 'corruption'.



None of the men applied for bail and the matters have been adjourned to the NSW Supreme Court on November 4.



A decision on the committal of the three Hells Angels charged over the same incident will be given by Mr Favretto later on Thursday.

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, according to the DPS GIITEM report.

While looking at cuts, the leather or denim vests worn to show affiliation with a certain gang, the detective's team helping the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office investigate the shooting between the Hells Angels and Vagos gangs last month found a patch that read 'YAVAPAI CO' on cuts worn by Michael Koepke.

Koepke was the first Hells Angels gang member that a DPS GIITEM detective recognized as he walked through the crime scene. The detective wrote in his report that Koepke smiled at him and then looked away as the detective walked by.

On the left side of the cuts when they're worn at the top are patches, also called flashes, indicating Michael Koepke holds the position of sergeant at arms for the Nomad chapter of the Hells Angels gang, and below the flashes is a 'YAVAPAI CO' patch, also called a side rocker."

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 big of a bad guy,' the man, who identified himself as Remo, said. 'I think he was within his rights to do what he did, from what I heard.'
The friend said that Erskine had concealed weapon permits.
Police have not charged Erskine with being involved in the shooting. Erskine was released on his own recognizance."

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. The names of the injured police officers and the injured Iron Horseman have not been released.

At a news conference this morning, Chief Streicher says that the delay in releasing information about the shootout was because the two injured undercover officers have been under sedation and were not available for debriefing until yesterday."

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 said."