Fortification bylaw allows for Hell's Angels scrutiny

Hamilton Hell's Angels will have to get used to a bit of extra scrutiny.A fortification bylaw enacted by the City of Hamilton early last year is being enforced for the first time in an inspection of the Angels new clubhouse on Beach Road. They'll check for things like heavy steel plating on doors, bars on windows and surveillance cameras. The Hell's Angels lost their last clubhouse on Lottridge Avenue after a 2009 raid. Seven members were arrested...

Judge to rule on appeal for Hells Angels Punko and Potts

Canada’s highest court is expected to decide Thursday whether it will hear the appeal of a ruling ordering a new trial for two Hells Angels accused of committing offences for a criminal organization.In February the B.C. Court of Appeal allowed a federal Crown appeal and ordered the new trial for John Punko and Randy Potts.The decision followed a November 2009 ruling by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Peter Leask to throw out the criminal organization...

Hells Angels charged in slaying of B.C. grandpa

Kelowna, B.C., dad Dain Phillips would have done anything for his three sons and grandchildren.So when his two youngest told him about an ongoing dispute with two brothers they had known in high school, he stepped in to resolve it peacefully.Instead, Phillips was fatally beaten with hammers and baseball bats on a Kelowna roadside June 12.Now two full-patch Hells Angels and five others have been charged with killing Phillips, 51.The counts against...

Hells Angels charged in slaying of B.C. grandpa

Kelowna, B.C., dad Dain Phillips would have done anything for his three sons and grandchildren.So when his two youngest told him about an ongoing dispute with two brothers they had known in high school, he stepped in to resolve it peacefully.Instead, Phillips was fatally beaten with hammers and baseball bats on a Kelowna roadside June 12.Now two full-patch Hells Angels and five others have been charged with killing Phillips, 51.The counts against...