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 said Carrol, who is nicknamed Wolf, is 'known to be violent.'"

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 show, Zito would be 'reasonably compensated and afforded appropriate screen credits.' He says FX ultimately passed."

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 Charlotte.

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 Angels member who was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2005 in the country’s largest drug trafficking case ever. During the trial, Steffensen testified against other Hells Angels members.
Investigators believe his gang connection is a probable motive for the bombing, but added they are not ruling out other possibilities.
Steffensen, who is married and has three children, was living in the halfway house with 15 other adult convicts and 10 young offenders after being paroled three months ago. He was working to get his life back on track, according halfway house superintendent Hans Jørgen Tholstrup."

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 'Tomcat' Mayne, 59. As agents arrived at Mayne's house at 5 Sandy Circle, shots were fired and Mayne was killed in a shootout.
According to the indictment, Mayne was one of two Outlaws members who shot a member of the Hells Angels last October in Canaan. Authorities said the national president of the Outlaws ordered the Canaan shooting in retaliation of an attack on Outlaws members by the Hells Angels in Connecticut."

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 an Outlaw hit.
Mayne died Tuesday in a gunfight with agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
He was one of 27 Outlaws nationwide who were indicted in Richmond, Va."

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 'Sons of Anarchy' in 2006 -- Zito was pissed ... claiming 'Sons' was 'substantially similar' to his motorcycle show idea.

Now, Zito claims FX is obligated to pay him more than $5,000,000 for breaking the 'implied-in-fact' contract.

FX had no comment on the lawsuit."

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 that also lists robbery, extortion, witness intimidation, drug dealing, illegal gambling and weapons violations.

One member of the motorcycle gang was killed in a shootout in Old Orchard, Maine, as authorities tried to execute an arrest warrant relating to the indictment, said Mike Campbell, spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Campbell said members of an ATF Special Response Team pulled up to a house in Old Orchard to arrest Thomas Mayne and Kenneth Chretien when shots were fired at them from the house. ATF agents returned fire, killing one person, Campbell said.

Authorities did not release the name of the victim, but said that Chretien was taken into custody.

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 firearms that are undergoing forensic analysis.
One possibility being investigated is that Mr Green met with foul play."

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 president, Mick Hawi, had hit the president of the rival Hells Angels, Derek Wainohu. This developed into a two-minute ''brawling mass'', according to a document tendered in court, where AL is being sentenced for his role in the event."

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 said"

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 murder and drug trafficking."

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 prison."

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 German states were considering following suit.
Now, though, that may no longer be necessary. The two gangs, sworn enemies who have been involved in an escalating conflict over control of various criminal activities and terrain since early 2009, said on Monday that they want to make peace.
The truce -- agreed to by the vice president of the Bandidos in Europe, Peter M. and Frank H., the president of the Hell's Angels Charters in Hanover -- will be sealed 'by a handshake' on Wednesday in a lawyer's office in Hanover."

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

Stuart Dawson, known as Dink, was convicted of conspiracy to supply class B drugs at Caernarfon Crown Court.
He is the Europe and Asia head of the Outlaws gang and was found guilty after extensive surveillance work in his stronghold of Colwyn Bay.
It was from there that he oversaw the rapid growth of the gang as it challenged bitter rivals the Hells Angels in its heartland.
The feud led to the murder of Hells Angel Gerry Tobin on the M40.
He was shot by Outlaws who were angry that a rival festival had been held in Warwickshire, an area they considered to be their turf.
After the shooting the killers were in contact with the Outlaws hierarchy within minutes.
Outlaws and Hells Angels also clashed at Birmingham Airport, using machetes and iron bars to attack each other in the arrivals hall.

Stuart Dawson

Dink ran the Outlaws from his chapter's clubhouse in Colwyn Bay, but travelled widely overseeing the setting up of new chapters all over the world.
It is thought he spent £200,000 in the last ten years on foreign travel, but his undoing came just a few miles from home.
Detectives noticed a pattern in phone calls between high-ranking Outlaws prior to drugs deals.
On the last occasion, Dink was present. Amphetamines worth £20,000 had been sold.
Last year Dink spoke exclusively to Sky News, denying police assertions that he was the head of one of Europe's biggest organised crime gangs.
Detectives believe Outlaws are involved in drug dealing, murder, prostitution and extortion across the world.
Last July Dink told me: "If any of our members have done anything wrong they've been duly punished for it.
"It's ridiculous to say we're an organised crime group, we're disorganised really, we're just different."
The Outlaws gang was established in 1935 in Chicago.

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 Götaland police were joined by officers from the National Criminal Investigation Department and hit the club premises at around 6pm on Wednesday and continued all evening. A forensic examination and thorough search of the premises was conducted later.
When the officers forced their way into the premises they found around 20 people present, of whom around a dozen were taken into custody."

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 remember who his attackers were. Prosecutors had jailed the man two weeks ago for withholding information, believing he knew the gang member was behind the crime but was afraid to say anything."

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 of officers from surrounding towns and other personnel."

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 Sawatzky was caught on camera delivering the drugs to the secret agent outside his home last November. Sawatzky had been a prospect with the Zig Zag Crew, which is the feeder crew to the Hells Angels, but had turned in his vest weeks earlier in an apparent bid at a fresh start in life.
He quickly got pulled back in when the agent, Michael Satsatin, came looking $150 in unpaid dues that he still owed, court was told. Sawatzky agreed to eliminate his debt by selling the cocaine, which had been severely diluted by cutting agents and was only seven per cent pure."

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. In exchange for Aguilar's guilty plea Thursday, prosecutors dismissed three other felony charges against him: possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of brass knuckles, and street terrorism, said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office.
Aguilar, a twice-convicted felon before the 2008 beachside brawl erupted, is founder of the Set Free church in Anaheim, where his Christian motorcycle club originated."

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 to the charge in February of this year and chose to be judged solely by judge. Rudge was an officer working out of the Port Colborne detachment when police were investigating the Hells Angels through Project Tandem. When raids were executed throughout southern Ontario and in Niagara in 2006, police found that members of the gang were in possession of confidential documents including police memos about the ongoing investigation and information about the rival Outlaws motorcycle gang considering a return to Niagara."

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 Bjorkman gave Vetos a twoyear suspended penitentiary sentence, but ordered him to serve a total of 89 days in the Davison County Jail over three segments between today and 2012.
Vetos was also sentenced to pay a $500 fine and various court costs. He will be on probation for 30 months, during which time he is to obey all laws, consent to warrantless search and seizure and lose his driver’s license for one year from the date of his incarceration."

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 Director Jay Dover. The funeral is for a 52-year-old biker who died in a motorcycle accident. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police tell us they have the funeral on their radar and will be looking for bikers flying their colors as they travel through Charlotte to get to the Clover area."

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 from being published.
Shuttleworth, 39, has been charged with participating in a criminal organization, trafficking a firearm, possession of proceeds of crime and conspiracy to launder money."

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 prosecution."

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 yesterday."

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 he refused to leave her home.
The man was charged with being an armed felon, possessing a firearm in public and promoting gang activity."

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 save the area from flooding in 1965.
It was unclear Monday if the rival gangs were in Minneiska on Saturday for the run; bikers generally don't make their way to the Winona area until later in the day, Ganrude said.
Deputies were dispatched after a report that several motorcycle gang members were beating up a person outside the bars, Ganrude said. When deputies arrived, they learned a large group of bikers involved in the fight had left and were driving south on Hwy. 61."

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 rest."

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 Interior Ministry said in a statement.

The two clubs had “the essential aim of setting up criminal mastery over a specific region and to enforce the claim to power against the other club with violence using weapons,” Schlie said.“This isn’t about harmless motorcycle clubs whose members meet peacefully on the weekends,” he said.
The image of respectable, motorcycling fathers who simply liked to ride in their spare time was a “public relations myth of these clubs,” Schlie said.Two clubs erupted into open warfare last year after the Bandidos tried to get a foothold in Germany’s northern-most state, where nine Hells Angels clubs and crews are located.