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Sponsored by NCOM… Brothers Behind Bars Newsletter… October 2010 – Issue 1…
NCOM – National Coalition Of Motorcyclists / AIM - Aid for Injured Motorcyclists
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Free All Brothers Behind Bars… Editor: Mike Davis SFFS…
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. - T. Jefferson
NCOM Sponsors this Newsletter with a donation of $250.00 per month. NCOM; Richard And Joseph Lester; Attorneys At Law…
Solders For Jesus MC Nation donates $ 50.00 a month… Bandidos MC Finland donates $ 50.00 a month…
Alabama COC who donates $ 50.00 a month… Warlocks MC Nation donates $ 35.00 a month…
Outlaws MC Nation donates $ 50.00 a month… Prairie Rattlers MC, North Dakota donates $ 25.00 a month…
Invaders MC Nation donates $ 55.00 a month… Sons Of Silence MC Nation donates $ 25.00 month…
Heathens MC from Florida donates $ 25.00 a month… Oregon COC donates $ 25.00 a month…
Breed MC Mother Chapter donates $ 30.00 a month… Devils Diciples Tatu donates $ 25.00 a month…
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In memory of Pagan Walter who passed on October 3, 2010… R.I.P. Walter…
In memory of Iron Horsemen Harold from Portland, Maine / Ohio who was killed by the Police on Sept 18, 2010… R.I.P. Harold…
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Congratulations to Devils Diciples Rod from Alabama on his release to a ½ way house on October 5 th …
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Editor’s Correction: Last issue I abbreviated Maryland as MA, which is should have been MD…
Editor’s Correction: Just got word that Treeman has not been an Invader for over a year… Refer to: Sept Issue 1…
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Editor’s Note: It is too hard to keep up with counts, But for your info here are the Clubs that are getting the Brothers Behind Bars
Newsletter (60 Clubs): Avengers, Bandidos, Banshees, Barons, Black Pistons, Boozefighters, BPM, Breed, Brother Speed, Damned Deacon,
Death Squad, Derelicts, Devils Diciples, Diablos, El Forastero, Finks, Fly-In-Wheels, Forsaken Few, Free Souls, Galloping Goose,
Ghost Riders, Grim Reapers, Gypsy Jokers, Hells Angels, Hells Outcasts, Hermanos, Hessians, Hidalgo’s, Highwaymen, In Country
Vietnam, Iron Horsemen, Invaders, Iron Wings, Iron Mustangs, Liberty Riders, Long Riders, Misfits, Mohawk Valley Riders, Mongols,
Nomads, Outlaws, Pagan’s, Phantom’s, Pharoahs, Reapers, Renegades, Sadistics, Sacramaniacs, Scorpions, Sons Of Silence, Sovereign,
Sundowners, Thunderbirds, Unforegiven, Vagos, Vietnam Vets, Y Rohirrin, Warlocks, Warlocks And Winos Crew…
With newsletters going to Australia, Canada, England, France, Finland, Germany, Norway, & Sweden…
Editor’s Note: I produce this National Coalition of Motorcyclists Brothers Behind Bars Newsletter which is a non partisan newsletter for
Bikers by Bikers. The mailing list consists of members mainly of One-percenter Motorcycle Clubs, as well as from non One-percenter
Motorcycle Clubs. Information from the Newsletter contains News Articles & other information that may be of interest to a biker behind
bars. Financial support for this Newsletter comes mainly from NCOM, Motorcycle Clubs, Confederations Of Clubs, & Tattoo Shops...
Editor’s Note (For BBB Only): Being a Patch holder in Good Standings does have it privileges… And this is one of them… If you are a
Patch Holder in Good Standings And contact me, include your Chapter too… If you are NOT a patch holder of a Motorcycle Club in Good
Standings, Don’t write me & request that I add you to the mailing list. You will only get rejected, as I only make very few special exceptions.
Editor’s Note: Seems to be a rumor going around that Devils Diciple Sportcoat is dead… Sportcoat is alive and well in Ashland, KY…

Editor’s Note: Currently we are sending over 335 copies of this newsletter to members of 60 Motorcycle Clubs…
Editor’s Note: For August there were 2 issues, For September there were 2 nd issues, For October this is the 1 st issue …
News Article Sources: All News Articles contained in this NCOM Brothers Behind Bars Newsletter, unless source is specified, are obtained
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Disclaimer: The News Media does NOT always tell the Whole Truth… It tends to sensationalize the News to Sell Newspapers…
In Fact, Many Times the News Media gets the Facts Wrong!!!
The Water’s Edge… Words & Music – Copyrighted 5/11/2005.
By James M. “Dago SFFS” Marchellino & Chip Evans
Chorus: Take me down to the water’s edge
Cause I need a place to hide
I’m wounded & weak, I’m tired and cold
And I’m running out of time
There’s blood on my hands, I killed a man
And I know the noose is tied
But I ain’t giving up and I ain’t backing down
Gonna stand my ground and I ain’t coming back Alive…
Verse 1: Running through the darkness
Hear the sirens, see the lights
Never thought I’d find myself
In a jam like this tonight
Was it good or real bad timing
Guess he thinks I won’t be home
Hear the screams of the girl I love
She’s alive, he’s blood and bone
Now I hear the dogs, they’re coming after me
And I guess that’s just the way it’s gonna be
And they say I got to pay for what I’ve done
But tonight I do my talking with a gun…
(Chorus)
Verse 2: My ears still ring, smell the smoke and blood
As I try to catch my breath
The magnum leaves a nasty hole
And a quick and ugly death
Looking down at this empty head
When I realize what I see
This piece of shit’s Sheriff Billy’s boy
He’s always hated me
Now I hear the dogs, they’re coming after me
And I guess that’s just the way it’s gonna be
And they say I got to pay for what I’ve done
But tonight I do my talking with a gun…
(Chorus)
Verse 3: My Baby’s hurt, too shocked to speak
So it’s up to me alone
I hold her close, say my last goodbyes
Then I grab the telephone
The ambulance is on the way
Stuff my pockets full of shells
They’re the hunters, I’m the prey
I’m gonna take ‘em all to Hell
Now I hear the dogs, they’re coming after me
And I guess that’s just the way it’s gonna be
And they say I got to pay for what I’ve done
But tonight I do my talking with a gun…
Chorus: Take me down to the water’s edge
Cause I need a place to hide
I’m wounded and weak, I’m tired and cold
And I’m running out of time
There’s blood on my hands, I killed a man
And I know the noose is tied
But I ain’t giving up, I ain’t backing down
Gonna stand my ground and I ain’t coming back
Yeah I ain’t giving up, I ain’t backing down
Gonna stand my ground and I ain’t coming back
No I ain’t giving up, I ain’t backing down
Gonna stand my ground and I ain’t coming back... End…
Suspected Hells Angels member arrested for steroid sales in
Live Oak – Sept 17, 2010 – California - By Jennifer Squires;
Santa Cruz Sentinel; www.mercurynews.com - A suspected Hells
Angel wanted for battery in Santa Clara County was caught with a
gun, anabolic steroids & $40,000 cash when the county gang task
force raided his Live Oak home Friday morning, the Sheriff’s
Office reported. William Bettencourt, 38, was arrested on
suspicion of possessing steroids for sale, gang participation, being
a felon in possession of a gun & a warrant from Campbell police,
according to Mario Sulay, gang task force commander. About 10
officers from the gang task force, Watsonville police’s gang team,
the Sheriff’s Office & Campbell police raided Bettencourt’s
home, on the 2200 block of Ivy Lane, early Friday to serve the
arrest warrant, according to Sulay. Finding drugs & the gun
surprised police. “It’s something we just walked into,” Sulay
said. Officers found more than 10 vials of anabolic steroids,
about 25 other vials containing a white powder that Bettencourt
said was human growth hormone & hypodermic needles, Sulay
reported. Authorities weren’t certain how much the drugs were
worth & have not determined who Bettencourt was allegedly
selling to. “We don’t deal with a lot of steroid cases around
here,” Sulay said, explaining officers will continue to investigate
the drugs. There also were items in the house that indicated
Bettencourt is a Hells Angels member, according to Sulay. “Hells
Angels, as a gang, have been known to engage in a pattern of
criminal activity,” Assistant District Attorney Charlie Baum said.
“In this particular case we are looking at him as an active
participant in the gang.” The Hells Angels are recognized as a
criminal street gang under California Penal Code. There is a Hells
Angels chapter that claims Santa Cruz County as its territory, but
it’s rare for one of the members to be arrested & charged under
the gang statute. In addition, Bettencourt was armed with a semiautomatic
handgun when he was arrested, according to Sulay. He
has at least 2 prior felony convictions, Sulay said. He did not
know what the crimes were but said the convictions prohibit
Bettencourt from owning guns. Outlaw motorcycle gang crime is
unusual in Santa Cruz County. However, in January an alleged
member of the Vagos motorcycle club, a rival of the Hells Angels,
was arrested after a street fight involving both gangs. Thomas
Froberg, 37, of Live Oak will go to trial on charges of fighting in
public & gang participation Nov. 8, Baum said. Baum said
Bettencourt has no ties to the fight. Details about Bettencourt’s
battery charge from Santa Clara County were not available
Friday. Campbell police did not return calls seeking comment.

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Road Deaths Decline Worldwide: Data published by an
international transportation group revealed Britain has the lowest
road death tally of 33 countries surveyed, topping the charts with
just 3.8 deaths per 100,000 population, & the declining global
fatality rate has been heralded as “a record decade for road
safety.” The United Kingdom joins the Netherlands & Sweden
as the countries with the safest roads, according to the report
published by the Paris-based International Transport Forum, while
Malaysia , Argentina & Greece rated highest of the 33 countries
detailed in the survey. The United States ranked 27th with a
traffic fatality rate of 11.1, nearly 3 times higher than the UK.
Further data from the survey revealed motorists are least likely to
be killed on Swedish, UK & Swiss roads, while the chances of
being involved in a fatal crash were highest in Korea , the Czech
Republic & Malaysia. The report found motorcycle accidents in
the UK were down 23%, despite a 45% increase in the number of
motorcycles on the road. Figures for motorcycles figured badly
in the worldwide survey, however, with huge rises in fatal crashes
in Finland & Slovenia . On the flipside, bike-related deaths
dropped significantly in Portugal & Korea. The report found
motorcycle deaths were on the rise in many developing countries.
“These increases are only partly explained by the rise in the
number of motorcycles,” said Veronique Feypell-de La
Beaumelle, ITF road safety expert. ITF Secretary General Jack
Short hailed the overall figures as “a record decade for road
safety,” adding: “Reducing fatalities around the world will be
accelerated by rapid & effective transfer of knowledge, good
practice & information from the best performing countries.”
Road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants in 2009: Malaysia - 23.8;
Argentina - 18.4; Greece - 13.8; Cambodia - 12.6; Korea - 12.0;
Poland - 12.0; US - 11.1; Lithuania - 11.0; New Zealand - 8.9;
Belgium - 8.9; Czech Rep - 8.6; Slovenia - 8.4; Hungary - 8.2;
Portugal - 7.9; Italy - 7.9; Austria - 7.6; Luxembourg - 7.2;
Australia - 6.9; France - 6.9; Canada - 6.3; Spain - 5.9; Denmark -
5.5; Ireland - 5.4; Iceland - 5.3; Finland - 5.3; Germany - 5.1;
Japan - 4.5; Switzerland - 4.5; Norway - 4.4; Israel - 4.2; Sweden
- 3.9; Netherlands - 3.9; UK - 3.8
Indonesian Capital Limits Motorcycle Traffic: City officials in
Jakarta are mulling over schemes to limit the number of
motorcycles allowed in certain areas during peak hours to help
unsnarl the city’s acute traffic jams. The Indonesian Motorcycle
Industry Association estimates there are about 35 million
motorcycles in usable condition in the country, & in the capital
city of 8.5 million people there are nearly one motorcycle for
every person & growing by nearly a thousand new bikes every
day. This extraordinarily high number of motorcycles has
exacerbated the city’s already awful traffic, especially during rush
hour, & plans are in place to begin banning bikes from a number
of main thoroughfares in this mostly Muslim nation after the holy
holiday of Ramadan, requiring riders to continue their journeys by
public transportation. Motorcycle numbers have been increasing
for 6 years throughout the country, driven by affluence &
affordable credit schemes. Today, a new motorcycle can be
purchased with an initial down payment of Rp 500,000 (US$50).
Weird Nudes: An 18-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran & his
female passenger were thrown from a motorcycle when they
veered off the road near Camp Lejeune , North Carolina .
According to newspaper reports, both sustained painful injuries
due to total lack of safety gear; no helmet, no gloves, no
boots…and no clothes! The naked riders landed in a ditch, & the
Marine was knocked unconscious & awoke to charges of DUI,
reckless driving, driving without a license, license revoked,
expired inspection, no insurance & no helmet. His passenger
walked nearly a mile for help despite a broken arm & leg, but was
only ticketed for failure to wear a helmet. Apparently, riding in
the buff is not a traffic offence in Onslow County as neither were
charged with exhibitionism or failure to exhibit common sense.
Quotable Quote: “Das Beste oder nichts (The best or nothing).” -
Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900), inventor of the motorcycle & the
first automobile
Bar patron killed; 2 undercover cops shot in Camp
Washington – Sept 18, 2010 – Cincinnati, Ohio – By FOX19;
www.fox19.com - One person is dead & another person injured &
2 undercover Cincinnati Police officers were shot inside the JB’s
Honkey Tonk Bar around 7 p.m. It is located at the 2400 block
of Spring Grove Ave. Cincinnati Police say that the 2 undercover
police officers were shot as they walked into the bar. Approx.
10:30 p.m. Sat both vice unit officers were released from
University Hospital. One officer was shot in the leg, the other
shot in the hip. FOX19 is told the bullets entered & exited the
officer’s bodies. Cincinnati Police Chief Tom Streicher says he
will not be releasing the officers names at this time because the
officers are part of the undercover unit. As of 11 p.m. numerous
police crews are still on the scene in the Camp Washington
neighborhood of Cincinnati. Police say 4 or 5 members of the
Iron Horsemen MC have been arrested, but police still have
canine units searching the area to check for the possibility that
more suspects may be in the area. Few details have been released
about the person killed or the other injured person except that
person was shot in the foot. The injured person is at University
Hospital. Police have also surrounded the buildings at that
location on Spring Grove Avenue. Traffic in the area is being
rerouted & there are police cars on the interstate near the scene.
Hamilton County SWAT crews blocked of a 3 block radius to
traffic. This is the 4 th shooting involving police in the past 3 days.
On Thu a Woodlawn Police officer was shot at in Lincoln
Heights. Cincinnati Police say Thu & Fri officers were shot at in
Winton Terrace. The officers were not injured in those shootings.
The Polish Divorce: A Polish man moved to the USA & married
an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect,
they got along very well. One day he rushed into a lawyer’s
office & asked him if he could arrange a divorce for him. The
lawyer said that getting a divorce would depend on the
circumstances, & asked him the following questions: Have you
any grounds? Yes, an acre & half & nice little home. No, I
mean what is the foundation of this case? It made of concrete. I
don’t think you understand. Does either of you have a real
grudge? No, we have carport, & not need one. I mean what are
your relations like? All my relations still in Poland. Is there any
infidelity in your marriage? We have hi-fidelity stereo & good
DVD player. Does your wife beat you up? No, I always up
before her. Is your wife a nagger? No, she white. Why do you
want this divorce? She going to kill me. What makes you think
that? I got proof. What kind of proof? She going to poison me.
She buy a bottle at drugstore & put on shelf in bathroom. I can
read, & it say: ~~~ Polish Remover ~~~

One dies as bikers, police clash – Sept 18, 2010 - Cincinnati,
Ohio - By Peggy O’Farrell; http://news.cincinnati.com/ - One
man was killed & 3 others wounded, including 2 Cincinnati police
officers, when a shootout erupted between officers & members of
an outlaw motorcycle gang at a tavern Saturday night. The man
killed, who was not identified, was a member of the Iron
Horsemen MC, as was one of the injured men. Investigators with
the Dept’s vice unit arrived at JD’s Honky Tonk & Emporium, in
the 2300 block of Spring Grove Ave. Several members of the
motorcycle club were sitting in a courtyard area outside the tavern
when the officers, some in uniform, some in plainclothes, arrived.
The motorcycle club members fired on the officers “as they got
out of the car,” said Cincinnati Police Chief Tom Streicher.
Police didn’t know what set off the shooting, he said. The officers
were there on an active investigation, not an undercover
operation, he said, & there was no history of clashes between the
club & police. “There’s nothing bad going with the police with
the gang itself. Motorcycle gangs are what they are. They do what
they do & we do what we do. Occasionally, there’s a clash, as
there was tonight,” he said. As Streicher briefed the press on the
incident, a helicopter circled overhead. Search dogs were
deployed in a wooded area near the tavern, he said. Sgt. Danita
Kilgore said police were not searching for the shooter or shooters.
Officers called in the shooting at about 7 p.m. Officers with the
Cincinnati SWAT team still were working to secure the building
at 10 p.m. It was unclear if patrons still were inside the building.
“Four or five” members of the motorcycle club were taken into
custody, Streicher said, as were several other people who were in
the tavern at the time. The 2 officers, whose names were not
released, suffered non-life-threatening injuries & were transported
to University Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition.
One of the officers suffered a leg wound; the other was shot in the
hip, Streicher said. No info was provided on the extent of the
wounded biker’s injuries. He was also transported to University
Hospital. The biker who died had been in contact with SWAT
officers, who were called in to secure the building. The officers
were sent to recover him because police weren’t sure if it was safe
to send in other officers or paramedics, said Lt. Anthony Carter.
The bar was usually pretty quiet, Streicher said, & he didn’t know
it to be a biker hangout.
Two Cincinnati undercover police officers recover after being
shot at a bar – Sept 19, 2010 – Ohio – By Adam Marshall &
Matthew Daniels; www.wcpo.com - Just after 7 p.m. Saturday
Cincinnati police converged at JD’s Honky Tonk Bar in the 2500
block of Spring Grove Avenue in Camp Washington. Police say
the officers drove to the bar in high numbers to investigate a biker
gang. “There were a number of Iron Horsemen, motorcycle club
members that were on the outside of the bar, in an outside beer
garden type area. Several members of our vice squad were going
to go up there & conduct an investigation. They were coming,
accompanied by uniform personnel. I do know that when they
pulled up at the scene, as officers got out of the car there was an
exchange of gunfire. Actually the officers were met by gunfire,”
said Chief Tom Streicher with the Cincinnati P.D. Police say
officers immediately began firing back. By the time bullets
stopped flying a total of 4 people were shot. One was killed.
“One officer was shot in the thigh. The bullet went through.
There’s tissue damage there on him. At this point, does not
require surgery. Another officer was shot in the hip. The bullet
went through & came out his buttocks. That’s also tissue damage
& no other serious damage there so he is not going to require
surgery. The one person from the horsemen motorcycle club was
shot in the foot. My understanding is, he’s going to be ok. And
there is a fourth person as I said who was deceased here,”
Streicher said. Police removed 14 Iron Horsemen from the bar &
5 are in custody & being questioned. Investigators are not saying
if the 2 men shot are the same men who shot the officers however
they are saying they are not looking for any additional suspects.
“There’s nothing bad going with the police with the group itself.
Motorcycle gangs are what they are. They do what they do & we
do what we do. And occasionally there’s a clash & unfortunately
it happened tonight here.”
Peace rules at Flood Run – Sept 19, 2010 – Minneiska,
Minnesota – By Matt Christensen; Winona Daily News
http://lacrossetribune.com - They are the one-percenters, but they
accounted for a whole lot more Sat during the fall Flood Run. At
one point, police reported a pack of nearly 500 bikers — many
members of the Hells Angels & Sons of Silence motorcycle gangs
— cruising down Hwy. 61. Authorities said a visible police
presence quelled trouble before it started. “We didn’t have to
make any arrests,” Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand said.
Law enforcement agencies across southern Minnesota & western
Wisconsin were geared for conflict after a brawl during the April
version of the biannual run. Wisconsin-based Outlaws gang
members crossed into Hells Angels territory & stomped several
Angels outside 2 Minneiska bars, witnesses said. Officials were
worried the gangs would try for payback during Saturday’s run. It
didn’t happen. “We haven’t seen any Outlaws on this side of the
river,” Brand said early in the evening. “And I don’t think we
will.” The biannual fundraiser takes riders along both sides of the
river between St. Croix Beach, Minn., & Winona. Law
enforcement agencies tracked bikers most of the day, passing
news of biker gang movements over police radio. Authorities
were waiting when the bulk of the bikers thundered into
Minneiska at about 2:40 p.m. About 30 police cars & nearly 50
officers from at least 5 law enforcement agencies funneled the
bikers through town. Hells Angels from chapters across the
Midwest joined Sons of Silence, Warlords & many unaffiliated
motorcyclists in a sea of chrome that stretched the length of the
small town. In the end, sheriff’s deputies from counties on both
sides of the river reported no serious problems. “Some Hells
Angels were stopped for running a stop sign up near Lake City,”
Brand said. “But that was about it. We didn’t have any trouble.”
The Softer Side of the Biker Image - Sept 19, 2010 -
Washington - By Rodika Tollefson; www.kitsapsun.com - When
people encounter a group of bikers sitting in a bar — dressed in
black leathers & with tattoos showing on muscled arms, maybe
laughing & having a good time — instincts may lead them to
making a beeline for the other side of the room. That may be the
first reaction when wandering into a meeting of Bikers Fighting
Cancer. But it doesn’t take long for the intimidation to melt away,
& by the time a stranger leaves this group, that person leaves with
a hug. Many hugs. “A lot of people think we’re rough bikers, but
if they came & talked to us, they would understand we’re unique
in the motorcycle world,” says Patrick “Chemo” Healy, founder &
Pres of the Nat’l nonprofit club. The uniqueness comes from a
bond that goes beyond their obvious passion for motorcycles. The
group’s main mission is to help children with cancer & their
families — & in the process to take care of each other as well.
Each BFC chapter “adopts” families who have a child fighting
cancer & raises money to help those families in any way it can.
About 90 percent of the fundraising efforts go toward those
sponsorships, with money being used for gas & food cards, utility
bills, transportation for out-of-state treatment trips & other needs.
“We find out what they need, so the money goes to the right
thing,” says Sarah Healy, Patrick’s wife.

Warlocks’ annual crab feast kicks off Warm the Children –
Sept 20, 2010 – Keyser, West Virginia – By Liz Beavers;
www.newstribune.info - Thanks to the assistance of one of Warm
the Children’s most consistent supporters, the drive is already off
to a good start for another year of supplying warm winter
clothing for area children in need. The Warlock MC held their 6 th
annual WTC Crab Feed on Sat, Aug. 7, & recently presented
Warm the Children chairperson Kelli Wittman with a check for
$3,200. According to Wittman, since the Warlocks started the
yearly crab feast fund raisers in 2005, they have donated nearly
$20,000 to the campaign. “Our campaign has grown to depend
on the Warlocks & their annual crab feast,” she said. “Not only is
it the single largest fund raiser held each year, but it also gets our
official donation season off to a tremendous start.” “This year’s
drive for Warm the Children is just beginning,” said a spokesman
for the Warlocks. “We encourage other area groups & organizations
to plan additional fund raisers to help keep our kids warm
this year.” The Warlocks would like to thank the following
businesses & individuals for their help in making this year’s crab
feast a success: Automated Packaging, Avengers MC, Bum Rush,
Burning Mercury, Chopper Club, CMA Last Day’s Disciples,
Cozy Inn, Curtis & Mark Cook, Knobley Farm, Liberty Liquors,
Lumber N Things, Mineral Daily News-Tribune, Northern Eagle,
Reds, Road Disciples MC, Second Brigade MC, St. Christopher
Trans, Top Hat, Vietnam Vets MC & Warlock MC Internat’l.
The kick-off meeting for volunteers wishing to help with Warm
the Children has been scheduled for Mon, Sept. 27, at 6:30 p.m. in
the conference room at Grand Central Business Center.
Volunteers are always needed, & anyone wishing to volunteer
with the 2010 campaign is invited to attend this meeting. The
Mineral Daily News Tribune sponsors Warm the Children.
Suspect in Motorcycle Gang Shootout in Court – Sept 20, 2010
– Ohio – By Local12 WKRC; www.local12.com - A motorcycle
gang member facing charges in connection with deadly shootout
between his gang & police at a Camp Washington bar remains
free after appearing before a judge this morning. 47 year old
Lew Erskine of Bethel is charged with illegal possession of
firearm in a place selling liquor. He is not charged with shooting
anyone or firing during the shootout, which left another gang
member & wounded 2 Cincinnati Police officers & a 2 nd gang
member. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Sat, when some
undercover officers showed up with uniformed Cincinnati Police
officers at J-D’s Honky Tonk Bar on Buck Street in Camp
Washington. They were there as part of an investigation into the
Iron Horse Motorcycle Gang-officials still have not said exactly
what the officers were looking into. But Cincinnati Police Chief
Tom Streicher says as soon as they got out of their vehicles, they
were met by gunfire. Police returned fire. In the end, 2 of the
undercover officers were hit & a gang member was killed. Both
officers were treated & released from the hospital & are now
recovering from their injuries at home. Their names have not
been released... neither have the names of the dead or injured
gang members. It’s still not clear who shot that man, who was
found in the courtyard area of the bar. 14 members of the IHMC
were taken from the bar Sat for questioning. Besides the charges
facing Erskine, officials have not said if any of the other members
were charged. Erskine was released on his own recognizance.
One Wish: I met a fairy today who said she would grant me one
wish. “I want to live forever,” I said. “Sorry” said the fairy,
“I’m not allowed to grant wishes like that!” “Fine,” I said, “Then
I want to die after the Democrats get their heads out of their
asses!” “Why, you crafty bastard,” said the fairy.
Officers Wanted To Talk, Not Arrest Bikers – Sept 20, 2010 –
Ohio – By News5; www.wlwt.com - A Cincinnati police
commander says officers engaged in a shootout with a biker Sat
night didn’t go to the bar to arrest anyone. Lt. Col. Vince Demasi
told News 5’s John London on Monday that the officers only
intended to speak with members of the Iron Horseman MC.
Demasi said that officers had noticed an increasing number of
Iron Horseman members frequenting JD’s Honky Tonk & had
concerns that the club was “taking over” the bar. Demasi said
police also had recent complaints that the club members were
looking for members of a rival club, the Detroit Highwaymen, to
start trouble. When officers noticed a number of IHMC at the bar
Sat, they called for backup & vice units to accompany them inside
to talk to the club, Demasi said. Some bar patrons said Sunday
that the vice officers wore masks, but Demasi & other patrons
said the officers were clearly identified as police. As the officers
walked through the bar, uniformed officers in front, Demasi said
one of the club members stood up & opened fire on them.
Officers returned fire. Police Chief Tom Streicher told London
that 30 shots were fired in all, but only the one club member fired
on police. In the shootout, one member of the club was killed &
another was wounded. Two Cincinnati police officers were
wounded. Several club members were taken into custody, but so
far only one faces any charges, & those are weapons charges
unrelated to the shooting. The club member who opened fire,
believed to be the dead man, has not been identified.
Former Iron Horsemen MC Pres defends members – Sept 21,
2010 – Ohio – By www.fox19.com - Fifteen years ago, Greg
Auterson made the news when he was charged with holding his
girlfriend hostage. It took the SWAT team to get him out of his
house, & it came out during the investigation that he had a long
association with the Iron Horsemen MC. “It was really
misconstrued. My ex-wife’s father had called the chief of police
down here & said that his daughter had been kidnapped by an
outlaw motorcyclist,” said Auterson. He said the charges were
later dropped. Auterson says he once served as Pres of the
IHMC. “The horseman ain’t never been ones to open fire on
police, you know,” said Auterson. Auterson says the Cincinnati
chapter of the Iron Horsemen has mostly been about more than
violence. “We all had jobs, & it was like after work everybody
would meet at the bar, shoot pool, & work on our bikes together,
& hang out,” says Auterson. Auterson also said he’d been to JD’s
Honky Tonk Bar before. “Good food, good people, nice
atmosphere. People get off work and, well it’s like most of the old
bars that we used to hang out at,” says Auterson.
Police must pay Hells Angel bikie Zoran Nikolic $3000 after
dropping charges against him – Sept 21, 2010 – Australia – By
www.adelaidenow.com.au - Zoran Nikolic, 44, of Andrews Farm
appeared in court today charged with 2 counts of possessing or
using a prohibited weapon & one count of failing to supply a
handwriting sample. Police withdrew the charges. No reason was
given in open court. Magistrate Bill Ackland ordered police pay
Nikolic’s court costs of $ 3,135. Outside court, Nikolic said he
was relieved the matter was over. Last month, Nikolic’s house
was peppered with bullets for the second time in about a year.
Last year’s shooting was connected to members of the New Boys
& the escalating feud between the 2 groups.
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any
invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of
handguns & tequila. - Mitch Radcliffe

Man killed in gun battle had fired at police – Sept 21, 2010 –
Ohio – By www.fox19.com - Cincinnati Police Chief Tom
Streicher says a man who was killed during a weekend gun battle
failed to listen to police commands & fired shots at officers.
Streicher said 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 atty for the IHMC, Mike Schulkens, says the
victim, whose name is Harold, was guarding the door because
there had been some tension building between the IHMC &
another MC called the Detroit Highwaymen. The Highwaymen
were reportedly trying to start a club in Cincinnati. When Harold
saw 2 men approaching in masks, he assumed they were members
of the Detroit Highwaymen who were there to kill members of the
IHMC, so he opened fire. Streicher said he doesn’t know if the
officers were wearing masks or if they had any clothing or
accessories identifying them as police. Masks are sometimes
worn by undercover officers to hide their identity. Police will
only say that the officers were there “conducting an investigation.”
No other info is available on why the officers were there.
Police-biker shootout leaves questions – Sept 21, 2010 – Ohio –
By Eileen Kelley; http://news.cincinnati.com - A man stood
sentry in a doorway, keeping an eye out for a rival motorcycle
gang while about 5 of his cohorts from the Iron Horsemen MC sat
outside in a small courtyard eating & drinking. It was early Sat
evening & about 8 people were inside JD’s Honky Tonk &
Emporium, including a Northern Kentucky teacher with his 2
sons, ages 10 & 12, when all hell broke loose & more than 30
rounds of gunfire exploded into the air, many of the bullets going
inside after more than a dozen police officers showed up. The
man in the doorway fired first at the undercover officers after
shouting out to the gang members that something was going to go
down. Police fired back, one of them about a dozen times. Two
others fired off a few rounds. Two of the undercover officers
were stuck & another IHMC was also hit. The lookout man,
known only thus far as Harold, a biker from the Portland, Maine,
area, was killed & all the patrons at the bar, including the owner
as well as the father with his 2 children, were taken into custody
at police headquarters. Only 1 person was arrested. Lew Erskine,
47, an IHMC from Bethel, had 2 pistols on him as he sat at the bar
with his friends. He has a concealed-carry permit, though
firearms are not permitted in bars. He has no local record. He
was released from jail without having to post bond.
Hells Angels gang member arrested, faces felony charges –
Sept 21, 2010 – North Carolina – By www.wect.com - Deputies
with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office arrested 2 people Mon
night – one who is a validated Hells Angels motorcycle gang
member. Dennis Carr Jr. of Carthage & his passenger Teresa
Hastings of Saluda were pulled over by deputies & K9 units on
NC 87 late Sunday night. According to the police report, the
deputy learned Carr was a full-patch member of the Hells Angels
Motorcycle Gang when he conducted a record check of Carr.
The K9 unit checked the outside of the vehicle & alerted
authorities of narcotics inside the car. After further investigation,
deputies found alcohol, cocaine, 3 concealed firearms & more
than $900 of cash. Authorities also seized the vehicle they were
driving. Carr & Hastings are both being held in the Bladen
County Jail with felony charges.
A woman suggested to her husband that they should renew their
wedding vows. He then asked her with a big smile:
“Why? Do they expire?
Street-crack sealer called deadly for motorcyclists – Sept 21,
2010 – Minnesota – By Jessica Fleming; www.twincities.com -
Crack sealer — which can cause motorcycles to slip — litters the
intersection - For most motorists, the tar that seals cracks on the
road is at most unsightly. But for those who drive on 2 wheels,
that sealant can be deadly, especially when over-applied.
Motorcycle-safety courses warn of what they call “black-tar
snakes,” but accidents still happen, & safety advocates want to
change the way highway crews apply the gunk. Tar snakes litter
the intersection where off-duty Lakeville police Sgt. Brigham
Strole was killed Sept. 1, but investigators say they are still unsure
what caused his motorcycle to sway just before he was thrown
from his bike & killed. “Any irregularities or changes in the road
surface have the potential to be hazardous, especially to a twowheeled
vehicle that doesn’t balance on its own like a car,” said
Lt. Eric Roeske, spokesman for the Minnesota State Patrol, which
is conducting the investigation. Investigators said it likely will be
at least a few weeks before the official cause of the crash, if it can
be determined, is known. Strole, who lived on the Lakeville
street where he crashed, was an experienced rider, Lakeville
Police Chief Thomas Vonhof said. But so is Bob Zick, 64, of St.
Paul, who is still recovering from a July crash in which he slipped
on tar snake while riding around Lake Phalen. “The stuff is
really deadly,” said Zick, who has been riding motorcycles for 40
years. “Especially when you hit it & you don’t expect it.” Zick
crashed on a hot day, when the tar can be particularly slippery.
Zick was wearing a motorcycle jacket & a helmet, which he said
probably saved his life. He underwent surgery for his broken
clavicle & shoulder. Strole was not wearing a helmet. “Wearing
protective gear can really take the bite out of small mistakes,” said
Pat Hahn, information officer with the state Department of Public
Safety. “Protective gear can change a life-changing experience
into a learning experience.”
Bike Week revs up Ocean City economy – Sept 21, 2010 –
Maryland – By Brian Shane; www.delmarvanow.com - The
thunderous rumble of 100,000 motorcycles cruising down Route
50 this weekend was plenty loud, but for area businesses, the kaching
of their cash registers rang even louder. “The bike clientele,
if you think about it, they eat & drink,” said Rico Rossi of
Seacrets restaurant & bar complex in Ocean City. “They don’t
have coolers or trucks or cars. Wherever they’re going, I don’t
care if it’s a bottle of water, they have to buy it. They spend a
phenomenal amount of money. My staff can’t wait.” Delmarva
Bike Week, now in its 10 th year on the Shore, brought more easy
riders than ever to Worcester & Wicomico counties, event
organizers & participants said. Despite the recent economic
downturn, bikers were spending more money than ever before,
too. “We were just jamming all week long,” said event organizer
Bruce Bennett of H-D of Ocean City. “People said they thought
there was more bikes in Ocean City than they’ve ever seen before.
We base it on year-to-year growth & feedback from vendors on,
basically, how much money they made -- & this is in a bad
economy, so we’re very encouraged by that,” he said. Bennett
estimated that there were about 140,000 bikers participating.
There were about 12,000 more people in Ocean City this weekend
compared with the same time last year, said Ocean City
spokeswomen Donna Abbott. Demoflush figures provided by the
town showed 200,790 people visited Sept. 18-19, up from
188,180 in 2009. Bennett said he’s encouraged that the
perception of motorcycle enthusiasts is improving, mostly
because resort businesses enjoy a generous end-of-season revenue
bump from Bike Week.
Shoulda, coulda, & woulda won’t get it done - Pat Riley

Man Identified In Motorcycle Gang Shootout – Sept 22, 2010 –
Ohio – By WKRC; www.local12.com - We now know the
identity of the Iron Horseman who was shot & killed in a gun
battle with police over the weekend. His name is Harold Walter
Seavey. He’s been living in the East End. He’s originally from
Portland, Maine. Local 12’s Rich Jaffe spent much of the day
talking with Seavey’s family & law enforcement. As often
happens with guys in motorcycle gangs, Harold Seavey was
known by a couple of different names. His family knew him as
Butch, but on the street he was known as “Dirty Harry.”
Investigators in multiple different agencies have been aware of
Harold Seavey’s presence in the Cincinnati area for quite a while.
He’s been here for 4 or 5 months & has been living most recently
in a house on Kellogg Ave in California. Police searched his
residence this morning. It’s just a couple blocks away from the
Iron Horseman clubhouse on Eldorado St. Seavey was a Nat’l
enforcer for the Iron Horseman MC. Enforcers are the muscle
men who frequently do the clubs dirty work. Seavey was on
guard duty at the door of J.D.’s Honky Tonk Saturday evening
when police showed up. Moments later, bullets were flying.
Officers wanted to talk to the assembled group of Iron Horsemen
to find out what they were doing at the bar. The bikers presence
at J.D’s was a point of concern because the bar is just a few
blocks away from the clubhouse of what’s becoming a rival gang,
the Detroit Highwaymen. While J.D.’s is not a biker bar, per se,
Highwaymen are also frequent customers there... & word was
circulating that an attack on the Iron Horsemen was a possibility.
Seavey’s brother tells me he’s been in Cincinnati on “vacation...”
& that while his brother is indeed an Iron Horseman, it’s more a
social club in Portland, Maine. He tells me his brother was a
marine who served in Vietnam, & the father of three. He also says
Harold Seavey had a heart of gold, joining other Iron Horseman
around the holidays to distribute toys for tots, & helping the
homeless. John Seavey says he can’t explain why his brother
opened fire on police, saying his death is a shock to the entire
family. The big question that remains, is why did Seavey open
fire? And it’s a question that may never really be answered.
Police should fear retaliation – Sept 22, 2010 – Ohio – By Larry
Shields; www.WCPO.com - An expert on motorcycle gangs said
the death of an Iron Horseman member following a police raid
should be a warning for officers across the country. Two police
officers were wounded & a member of the Iron Horsemen MC
was killed at JD’s Honky Tonk & Emporium on Spring Grove
Ave. in Camp Washington. As police pulled up in front of the bar
for an investigation a gunfight broke out between some of the Iron
Horsemen & the officers. Steve Cook trains police officers across
the country about the dangers of Motorcycle gangs. He conducted
a training course in Hamilton with local law enforcement in late
July. “I think any law enforcement officer that has any contact
with the Iron Horsemen anywhere in the United States needs to
step their game up,” said Cook. Cincinnati police haven’t
released the name of the member killed, but tributes on the club’s
web page send condolences to a man named “Harold” from
Maine. “He was national Sergeant At Arms for the Iron
Horsemen, which is obviously a high rank or position to hold
within that organization. Generally, if they’re bringing in
someone from out of town, it’s something they deem to be a
serious situation,” said Cook. The Iron Horseman’s atty Michael
Schulkens told WLW’s Bill Cunningham he believes “Harold”
thought the undercover police officers were ambushing them.
Schulkens said the Iron Horsemen had problems with a rival gang
from Michigan. The Detroit Highwaymen have a local chapter &
clubhouse in the West End, not far from the site of shooting.
Bikers get attention of authorities – Sept 23, 2010 – Minnesota
– By Red Wing Republican Eagle; www.republican-eagle.com -
No arrests were made Saturday after authorities rounded up about
40 suspected motorcycle gang members in Red Wing. Police
Chief Tim Sletten said the group - which he said involved
members of “an identifiable motorcycle gang” - was pulled over
near Auto Connections for “multiple driving violations.”
Witnesses said officers were seen approaching the bikers with
assault rifles drawn, while another agent was perched on a hill
behind the dealership. Sletten downplayed witness reports that
the hillside officer appeared to be a sniper. However, he said it
was possible operation commanders may have placed an agent on
the hill “to keep an eye on that big of a group.” To call that
hillside officer a sniper, however, is “a pretty big leap,” Sletten
said. The Minnesota State Patrol reportedly asked Auto
Connections officials for permission to conduct the stop there for
safety reasons.
What is Road Scholars News? – Today & Everyday – USA – By
Wolf From Atlanta; http://road-scholars-news.com/smf/index.php
Road Scholars News is designed & intended to be a meeting place
on the web for bikers & like minded people to meet, exchange
ideas & view news related to the lifestyle or otherwise of interest,
& enjoy a sense of camaraderie & support such as is possible in
this setting. This is intended to be as neutral a setting as possible
with a great deal of emphasis on giving or showing a proper
amount of respect where it is due. No disrespect should be shown
towards anyone’s affiliation or association on this board. There
are several different philosophies & ideologies on this board & no
one would be expected to agree with all of them but we certainly
feel that at least in this setting, for the sake of having an open
dialog & some form or semblance of harmony, that we can at least
accept that another is here, or failing that, just not acknowledge
their comments. It serves no good purpose to disrespect or slander
anyone’s name or affiliation here. For any good that’s
accomplished it is difficult to overcome. I have no illusions there
will never be any problems again. If you’ve been so fortunate as
to have never experienced a period of time when a lot of this
“Respect” was being established, I can assure you it’s nothing
you’d be anxious to experience. We have so many other enemies
out there whose very intent is to eliminate our existence, that it
would be good to see us concentrate our efforts in a little more
unified effort towards them, rather than each other.
My intent, if I am to have one, is to put personalities behind
names & to give some of those we have never met a face or a
personality that we might draw on first when we hear that so-andso
did this, or said that, we may stop for a second & think to
ourselves. “You know, that really doesn’t sound like Wolf (or
whomever) & maybe, just maybe, we will think & find out for
sure before we act. I can’t say everyone I know will embrace this
idea, probably not. I can’t say all of you will. I have no idea. But I
can assure you that I speak for myself, when I say, “I’m trying
this & if it works that’s great. If it doesn’t then I can say with a
clear conscience that I tried. It’s not about kindness being a
weakness. It’s about too many good Brothers who are dead or in
prison. I for one would like to see that stopped or greatly slowed
down. That’s why I’m here & that’s why I do this. I love the
Board & love the friendships & trusts I’ve gained from it. I hope
you all do too. All it takes is a little effort & some respect.
Necessity is the excuse for every infringement of human
freedom. It is the argument of the tyrant & the creed of the slave.
- William Pitt

What police knew about the Iron Horsemen – Sept 23, 2010 –
Cincinnati, Ohio - By: Larry Shields; www.KYPost.com - Police
sources said officers were aware of an increase in motorcycle
gang activity months ago. Bar owners first saw members of the
Highwaymen & Iron Horsemen at their establishments in Jan
2010. Police acted on that information by attending training.
They were also knowledgeable of the member who shot 2
Cincinnati police officers. A bar owner agreed to speak about his
concerns of the 2 gangs only if his name & the bar’s name were
protected. Channel 9 met the individual at his bar & was escorted
through a back gate to the basement. The owner said gang
members started showing up in Jan. “We had a couple motorcycle
gang member come in & do a little surveillance on the bar. A few
days later a lot of them came in. They didn’t cause any trouble but
it was very uncomfortable,” he said. The man recalled one day
when 4 bikers entered while he described dozens of motorcycles
& men gathered outside. He said those men stayed a short period
then moved on to another bar in the neighborhood. He believes
the groups are recruiting out of work residents. “I think Chief
Streicher has a little bit of time left but doesn’t want to make any
waves but I don’t believe that’s how the police force feels,” he
said. Police sources told 9 News the department was not only
aware of increased gang activity, but also that Harry Seavey, the
Iron Horseman’s Nat’l enforcer killed Sat, could be hiding out in
Cincinnati. Multiple police sources said an internal memo several
months ago alerted officers. Those sources said officers were
briefed at roll call & told of his possible involve-ment in a
shootout with the ATF near Portland, Maine. The June shooting
followed a Fed indictment of outlawed motorcycle gang members.
Just like the shootout that would follow in Cincinnati months
later, ATF agents said they were met with gunfire when they
showed up at a home where one gang member was killed. The
bar owner has a question for Chief Streicher. “Why are we
pandering to any gang activity that makes any citizen feel
unsafe?” he asked.
Pagan’s bust a boon for tattoo joint - Sept 24, 2010 - New York
- By Samantha Brix; www.NorthShoreSun.com - Bikers accused
of plotting killings at Rocky Point parlor - Business is on the
uptick at the Rocky Point tattoo parlor in which Fed prosecutors
say members of the Pagan motorcycle gang hatched a plan to kill
rival Hells Angels bikers. “Things have definitely picked up
[since the tattoo parlor landed in the news],” said a friend of one
of the men arrested, who did not want his name published. The
House of Tattooing on Broadway was thrust into the national
spotlight after authorities rounded up 19 Pagan’s in a multi-state
sweep last Wednesday morning. The parlor allegedly housed the
gang’s Long Island chapter, whose leader, a Middle Island
resident named Jason “Roadblock” Blair, was viciously beaten by
Hells Angels members last August, prosecutors said. The planned
killings, using homemade hand grenades, were plotted as payback
for the assault, which occurred outside the tattoo parlor, according
to federal court documents. The local chapter’s former leader,
John “J.R.” Ebeling, also of Middle Island, had climbed higher
into the gang’s hierarchy & was a national leader at the time of his
arrest, according to the court documents. The 2, along with the 3
other Long Island Pagan members, 1 from Holbrook were
arraigned last Wed in Fed courthouses & face charges of murder
conspiracy, assault, drug distribution, extortion, firearms offenses,
witness tampering & racketeering. All pleaded not guilty; both
Blair & Ebeling are being held without bail, as are most of the
others. They will soon be in court again in Central Islip. A
scheduled Sept. 30 appearance was pushed back. Blair is also a
Middle Island Fire Dept member, though sources within the Dept
said the 36-year-old hasn’t been active in several years. The ATF
staged a 21-month investigation that included 300 agents, 2 of
whom went undercover & recorded Pagan members plotting to
murder Hells Angels members with homemade hand grenades.
County Legislator Dan Losquadro, who was privvy to the
investigation, said the Pagan’s had kept a lower profile in the past
6 months, though he had been receiving complaints about the
tattoo parlor from residents & business owners on a regular basis.
“They were drinking outside, cigarette butts were all over the
place,” he said. “It was definitely a nuisance.” He said
surveillance methods had been set up in the area of the parlor,
though he could not speak to specifics. Losquadro praised the
undercover agents who busted the gang. “The individuals who go
under cover knowing these people are murderers & violent felons,
where they know that if they get uncovered their lives will likely
end -- those individuals deserve special credit & special thanks,”
he said. Attorneys for the bikers could not be reached for
comment. Joseph Green, an ATF spokesman, said all planned
arrests were made, but more arrests may result from debriefing
convicted individuals down the road. Keith Sabaletti, a friend of
Ebeling for 5 months, said he never saw the accused Pagan’s act
violently, & that he hopes they don’t see jail time. “They’re good
people & I don’t see why they should go down like this,” Sabaletti
said. “I hope [Ebeling] comes home. I pray.”
Will the real finks please stand up – Sept 24, 2010 – Australia –
By Geoff Wilkinson; www.HeraldSun.com.au - Surely our police
force must have better things to do. We are regularly told
Victoria Police is stretched for resources struggles to put enough
officers on the streets. If that’s the case, how can the force’s
hierarchy justify a 10-month investigation to find the source of a
story that caused nothing more serious than a case of
embarrassment? The official answer is they are obliged to
investigate a criminal offence, such as the leaking of a
confidential internal document to a reporter. The truth is more
likely to be that the hierarchy, starting at the very top, is obsessed
with controlling the flow of information on police matters. So
obsessed, they are prepared to devote time, money manpower to a
search for someone to punish. So obsessed, they are prepared to
pay for my personal business telephone records, then require a
carrier to tell them who I’ve phoned who’s called me during the
period when the offending story was written. So obsessed, they
then question - under caution threat of prosecution - police who
have had the misfortune to ring at the wrong time, demanding to
know the reason for the call the nature of their relationship with
me. The story in question, published on Nov 26 last year, was
about the arrival in Victoria of 2 notorious motorcycle gangs, the
Comancheros the Finks. It quoted an intelligence alert from the
force’s gang desk, which said both gangs were establishing their
first chapters in Victoria were looking for suitable clubhouse
premises in the inner suburbs. The “police - in confidence” alert
asked police to report sightings of bikies wearing club colors, or
any other outlaw motorcycle gang activity. The story was
embarrassing to senior police because their public position on
bikie gangs had been: they’re not a problem we don’t need the
same draconian laws proposed by other states. One senior officer
even told a federal parliamentary committee the force had “bigger
fish to fry”. There has since been evidence bikies are growing in
power in Victoria. Publication of my story did not jeopardize any
police operation or investigation or cause any personal risk to
anyone. If it had, the story would not have been published.
Some people try to turn back their odometers…
Not me, I want people to know ‘why’ I look this way...
I’ve traveled a long way & some of the roads weren’t paved...

DPS GIITEM finds evidence Hells Angels is restarting a local
chapter – Sept 24, 2010 – Arizona - By Lisa Irish; Daily Courier;
www.dcourier.com - The Arizona Dept of Public Safety Gang &
Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission found
evidence that leads it to believe the Hells Angels gang was
restarting the Skull Valley chapter, according to documents
released Thu by the Yavapai County Atty’s Office. The evidence
includes patches found on one member’s vest, a ledger, bank bags
found in a suspect’s car, & entries in 2 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 & Vagos
gangs last month found a patch that read “Yavapai Co” on cuts
worn by Michael Koepke. Koepke was the 1 st 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 & 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, & below the flashes is a “Yavapai Co”
patch, also called a side rocker. “This indicates to me the Hells
Angels gang is active in Yavapai County,” the detective wrote in
his report. “This is significant since the Hells Angels Nomad
chapter/clubhouse is located at ... North West Street in Flagstaff,
Arizona, in Coconino County. This side rocker, along with other
indicators, indicate that the Hells Angels gang may have been in
the process of re-starting the Skull Valley chapter.” The Skull
Valley chapter of the Hells Angels gang closed after members,
including Teddy Toth, were convicted on charges related to the
2003ATF investigation known as “Black Biscuit.” In Black
Biscuit, 36 suspects were charged with murder for hire, narcotics
offenses, & gun smuggling; 16 Hells Angels gang members &
associates in Arizona were indicted for murder, drug dealing,
racketeering & conspiracy; & many other suspects were arrested
in 4 other states. The last day of Teddy Toth’s probation on
charges related to the Black Biscuit investigation was Aug. 20,
2010 - the day before the shooting in an unincorporated area
northwest of Chino Valley. The shooting took place in the 2600
block of North Yuma Drive in front of the Hells Angels gang’s
old Skull Valley clubhouse where Toth, an ex-Pres for the Skull
Valley chapter now lives, according to the detective’s report.
Toth, sitting in his scooter with his oxygen breathing tubes on,
was the next Hells Angels gang member the detective saw as he
walked through the crime scene. When the detective stopped to
ask Teddy how his health was, Teddy said not so good & asked
when he could return to the house. Inside the home, the DPS
GIITEM team also found Toth’s cuts with a “Filthy 666 Few”
flash. “The Filthy Few flash is earned for committing a crime or
violent act against another person,” the detective wrote in his
report. “The 666 represents the sixth letter of the alphabet, the
letter F or Filthy Few Forever.” Also on Toth’s cuts were a black
& white “Dequiallo” flash that “indicates the wearer committed
an act of violence towards a person with authority or resisted
arrest violently. There are only 3 known wearers of the
‘Dequiallo’ patch in Arizona. Toth is one of them,” the detective
wrote in his report. The detective’s team also found a red notepad
& other paperwork left by the front gate to the Hells Angels
home. The detective found an entry in a notepad belonging to
Larry Dean Scott Jr. of Chino Valley, a suspect in the shooting &
a Hells Angels prospect known as Scotty, that read “Painter Death
Date” & wrote in his report that the “note is in-line with current
Hells Angels gang events for the Nomads charter.” The detective
noted in his report that Jeffrey Becket of Kingman, a fully patched
member of the Vagos, is also known as “Painter.” “This page
also has a note to further indicate the note is from Larry Dean
Scott Jr. The entry on the 2 nd line to the bottom states, “My house
- Aug. 21,” the detective noted in his report. The detective also
found a similar entry in a notepad belonging to John Anthony
Bernard of Phoenix, another suspect in the shooting & a prospect
for the Hells Angels Phoenix charter, that read, “Fri church 8:00
PM Scotty’s.” While searching a 1997 H-D motorcycle,
registered to Warren Spencer Kuntz of Flagstaff, the detective
found a Hells Angels Nomads gang ledger, cash, & Hells Angels
West Coast Officers Meeting gang notes for July 17, 2010. Kuntz
is secretary for the Arizona Hells Angels Nomads gang, & “this is
further supported by the ledger with gang members dues, fines &
out of club status reported within the ledger,” the detective wrote
in his report. The detective also found blue bank bags with
money inside an unlocked brown briefcase in a 1998 Dodge SUV
registered to Robert Kittredge of Prescott Valley.
2 Hells Angels arrested on drug, weapon charges – Sept 26,
2010 – California – By www.vcstar.com - Two Hells Angels
were arrested Sat by county gang investigators. The Ventura
County Sheriff’s Dept reported that its gang unit arrested Steven
Templeton, 28, of Vallejo, & a 25-year-old Ventura man in 2
separate traffic stops while conducting anti-gang operations.
Templeton was stopped for a traffic violation at Hwy 101 & Main
St in Ventura around 2:20 pm. Investigators found Templeton
was under the influence of methamphetamine & was arrested,
according to the report. An investigation of his motorcycle found
a concealed loaded handgun, the Sheriff’s Dept said. Templeton
is being held at Ventura County Jail on $100,000 bail for offenses
including felony being under the influence of drugs while
possessing a loaded firearm & street terrorism. Investigators
stopped the 25-year-old Ventura man around 1 p.m. in Oak View
for a traffic violation at Larmier & Hwy 33, according to the
report. He was found to be under the influence of methamphetamine
& arrested, the Sheriff’s Dept said. He was booked
at Ventura County Jail & was released on $5,000 bail. There was
a large gathering for the funeral of a Hells Angel on Sat afternoon
in Ventura. Local law enforcement was aware of the funeral &
kept an eye on it, but did not have any incidents. Officials could
not say whether the men arrested attended the funeral.
Police Don’t Expect Problems At Biker Rites – Sept 27, 2010 –
Maine – http://wbztv.com - Police in the Maine city of South
Portland say about 300 people attended the calling hours for a
member of the Iron Horsemen motorcycle club killed during a
shootout with police in Ohio. Fifty-one-year-old Harry Seavey Jr.
was killed Sept. 18 during a gun battle in Cincinnati. South
Portland Police say there were no problems at the Monday calling
hours at a local funeral home. South Portland Police Chief Ed
Googins told the Portland Press Herald police had a plan to
manage traffic. He says Wed’s burial isn’t expected to be a
problem because it’s easy to detour traffic away from the
cemetery where Seavey will be buried.
A young man at this construction site was bragging that he
could outdo anyone based on his strength. He especially made
fun of one of the older workman. After several minutes, the older
worker had enough. “Why don’t you put your money where
your mouth is?” he said. “I’ll bet a week’s wages that I can haul
something in a wheelbarrow over to the other building that you
won’t be able to wheel back.” “You’re on, old man,” the young
man replied. “Let’s see what you’ve got.” The old man reached
out & grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles. Then nodding to
the young man, he said with a smile, “All right. Get in.”

Mongols Win Case Again – Sept 27, 2010 – California – By
The Aging Rebel; www.agingrebel.com - The Mongols MC has
won the Mongols MC case again. In a ruling issued Sept 21 st &
filed Sept 24 th , Fed District Judge Otis D. Wright has ruled that
the United States cannot seize the name & patch of the club.
Judge Wright ruled that his previously issued “preliminary order
of forfeiture is rendered invalid.” The issue of whether the Dept
of Justice & the ATF could simply steal the name & the patch of
the Mongols Motorcycle Club was settled definitively in July
2009. But then Christopher Brunwin & Steven Welk, 2 of the
prosecutors in this case, as well as the ATF Agents who had
created the case, just simply refused to believe they had lost & the
Mongols had won. The presiding judge then, the late Florence-
Marie Cooper wrote an angry decision which stated unequivocally
that the Gov’t could not seize the marks. Last week Judge Wright
wrote, “United States District Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper
already ruled upon the issues relevant to this proceeding.” In
short, the prosecutors in this case have argued for 2 years that
former Mongols Pres Ruben “Doc” Cavazos could forfeit the
Mongols name & patch as part of his “punishment.” Two federal
judges have now ruled the Mongols insignia is not Cavazos’ to
give away. Last week, Judge Wright wrote: “Even if the Court
were to accept the Govt’s evidence that Ruben Cavazos controlled
the use of the mark during his tenure as National President, there
is no support for the notion that a defendant’s control of property
belonging to a RICO enterprise is sufficient to establish a
forfeitable ownership interest in the property. In addition, there is
no evidence that Ruben Cavazos owned a majority interest or any
interest in the Mongol Nation that would equate to an ownership
interest in the mark. There is no evidence that Shotgun
Productions, LLC ever used the mark as a collective membership
mark – to indicate membership in an organization substantially
similar to that of the Mongol Nation. The purported assignment to
Shotgun Productions, LLC is therefore without legal effect.
Moreover, the Government’s evidence demonstrates that the
Mongol Nation began using the collective mark in approximately
1969, & either Mongol Nation or (MNMC) continues to use the
mark to identify their members. (Guevara Decl. 6.) The Mongol
Nation & (MNMC) by virtue of having used the collective
membership mark since 1969, having registered the mark in 2005,
& having continued use of the mark to identify members of the
club, have acquired & maintained exclusive ownership in the
collective membership mark at issue.”
Criminal Enterprise: The Gov’t has attempted to prove that the
Mongols is a “criminal enterprise” by blackmailing Cavazos &
more than 60 other members of the club into “confessing” that the
government’s allegation is true. The weapon the Gov’t has used to
force these confessions is the severe penalties provided by the
RICO Act. Simply by accusing these defendants of “racketeering”
the Gov’t was able to cynically manipulate the justice system. In
some cases, defendants confessed only to being members or
officers of the motorcycle club. The actual charges against most
of the defendants were for violations of state law. What Brunwin
& the other prosecutors actually proved was that after being
tortured with a RICO prosecution defendants become like
prisoners of the North Vietnamese: They will confess to anything.
And history may remember Brunwin for that. In most cases the
charges against defendants were either blatantly contrived or
completely invented out of air. The case demonstrates the
evolution of American policing. To this day, most citizens think
“police work” is “solving crimes.” It is common for even cynical
& bright people to still think that professional police “solve”
murders, robberies & rapes. In the Mongols case, the investigators
were evaluated on their ability to create crimes.
What Was Happening Here: What the Gov’t tried to do in the
Mongols case was to outlaw this motorcycle club by seizing the
name & the symbol club members wear on their backs – which
bikers call colors. When lawyers cast their magic spells they use
the Latin word indicia. Judge Carter prefers to call these
expressions that Mongols wear on their backs insignia.
Effectively outlawing the Mongols by forbidding them the use of
the symbols they use to identify themselves was the original point
of this case. The prosecutors must have thought that seizing the
indicia would be a heartbreakingly brilliant strategy to obviate
Article One, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which is the part of the
American idea that forbids guilt by association. The press release
that accompanied the unsealing of the indictment gloated: “The
racketeering indictment seeks the forfeiture of the trademarked
‘Mongols’ name, which is part of the ‘patch’ members wear on
their motorcycle jackets. “‘In addition to pursuing the criminal
charges set forth in the indictment, for the first time ever, we are
seeking to forfeit the intellectual property of a gang,’ said United
States Atty Thomas P. O’Brien. ‘The name “Mongols,” which is
part of the gang’s “patch” that members wear on their motorcycle
jackets, was trademarked by the gang. The indictment alleges that
this trademark is subject to forfeiture. We have filed papers
seeking a court order that will prevent gang members from using
or displaying the name “Mongols.” If the court grants our
request for this order, then if any law enforcement officer sees a
Mongol wearing his patch, he will be authorized to stop that gang
member & literally take the jacket right off his back.’”
Successfully seizing the Mongols indicia would have also allowed
the ATF to forbid patch holders & their suspected sympathizers
Constitutional refuge from unreasonable searches & seizures &
summary punishment without due process. It would have worked
like this: Once the indicia was forfeited ATF thugs could have
carried out violent searches of homes & businesses looking for the
forbidden symbol. The searches were common in the summer of
2009 & the point of them was not & would not be to gather or
preserve “evidence” but to summarily punish “bad guys.” Private
places are routinely damaged & wrecked in these searches as a
method of punishment. Children are terrorized, parents are
assaulted, robbed & bullied, pets are gunned down & sometimes
the targets of these searches are murdered as a form of extrajudicial
summary punishment. Judge Wright’s ruling last week is
another small step to slowing all that down, too.
The first blonde guy joke? An Irishman , a Mexican & a Blonde
Guy were doing construction work on scaffolding on the 20th
floor of a building. They were eating lunch & the Irishman said,
‘Corned beef & cabbage! If I get corned beef & cabbage one
more time for lunch, I’m going to jump off this building.’ The
Mexican opened his lunch box & exclaimed, ‘Burritos again! If I
get burritos one more time I’m going to jump off, too.’ The
blonde opened his lunch & said, ‘Bologna again! If I get a
bologna sandwich one more time, I’m jumping too...’ The next
day, the Irishman opened his lunch box, saw corned beef &
cabbage, & jumped to his death. The Mexican opened his lunch,
saw a burrito, & jumped, too. The blonde guy opened his lunch,
saw the bologna & jumped to his death as well. At the funeral,
the Irishman’s wife was weeping. She said, ‘If I’d known how
really tired he was of corned beef & cabbage, I never would have
given it to him again!’ The Mexican’s wife also wept & said, ‘I
could have given him tacos or enchiladas! I didn’t realize he
hated burritos so much.’ (Oh this is GOOD!!!) Everyone turned
& stared at the blonde’s wife. The blonde’s wife said, ‘Don’t
look at me. The idiot makes his own lunch.’

300 Bikers Pay Respects To Gunman Killed In Shootout –
Sept 27, 2010 – Maine – By www.wlwt.com - Police in the Maine
city of South Portland said about 300 people attended a visitation
for a member of the Iron Horsemen MC killed during a shootout
with police in Cincinnati. Harry Seavey Jr. was killed Sept. 18
during a gun battle in Cincinnati, after officers said they went into
a Camp Washington eatery to speak with members of the
motorcycle club. South Portland Police said there were no
problems at the Monday calling hours at a local funeral home.
South Portland Police Chief Ed Googins said officers had a plan
to manage traffic. He said Wednesday’s burial isn’t expected to
be a problem because it’s easy to detour traffic away from the
cemetery where the 51-year-old Seavey will be buried.
Cincinnati’s police chief, Thomas Streicher, said officers had
heard complaints from bars on the west side about Iron Horsemen
blocking doorways & questioning patrons to find members of the
Detroit Highwaymen MC. Streicher said a vice officer spotted a
large number of motorcycles on the day of the shooting & some
Iron Horsemen outside JD’s Honky Tonk & Emporium & called
his supervisor. The chief said a plan was quickly put together to
visit the bar & talk with the club members about the complaints.
But when the caravan of 14 officers, including 3 vice officers
wearing masks, arrived at the bar, Streicher said Seavey pulled
out a 9mm handgun & opened fire. Two officers were wounded
& Seavey was shot to death.
Minnesota Joint Analysis Center Charitable Motorcycle Run
Spying Advisory – Sept 27, 2010 – Minnesota / Wisconsin – By
Public Intelligence; http://publicintelligence.net/ - The South East
Minnesota Narcotics & Gang Task Force is requesting
information on Outlaw Motorcycle Gang activity that may have
an impact on this year’s Fall Flood Run. The Flood Run is a
charitable motorcycle run that takes place both in the spring & fall
along the St. Croix River & attracts thousands of riders, the
majority of which are law-abiding. However, information has
been received that this year’s Flood Run on September 18, 2010,
is expected to attract an increased number of Hells Angels &
Outlaws gang members, which are rival clubs. Both clubs are
known to be involved in criminal activities such as assault,
narcotics, money laundering, prostitution & thefts & both are also
considered to be “at war” with each other. According to the
Milwaukee Field Division of the FBI, in light of the June 2010
arrests of 27 Outlaws members, including some leadership, the
Hells Angels may attempt to take advantage of the perceived
weakness of the Outlaws to avenge the beating & loss of colors by
members of the Hells Angels at the hands of the Outlaws during
the Spring 2010 Flood Run. Incidents that occur between rival
clubs nationwide are often retaliated for by different club
chapters. Therefore, the MNJAC & WSIC are requesting
information regarding any incidents of violence between the Hells
Angels & the Outlaws, as well as their respective support clubs.
Additionally, information regarding movement of various gang
members gathering & travelling en route to the run would be
appreciated. . . . Any contact with biker gangs should be
considered a high risk situation due to the increased likelihood of
all members being armed in anticipation of any retaliation
stemming from recent incidents. Please share this bulletin with
your law enforcement OMG investigators in your jurisdiction.
Investigation Finds Prosecutor Misconduct Widespread – Sept
27, 2010 – USA - By Jason Beahm; www.findlaw.com/ - In the
American criminal justice system, defendants are entitled to the
presumption of innocence. This is often stated by saying that one
is considered “innocent until proven guilty.” In order to convict
the defendant, the prosecution has the burden of proof. The
defendant does not have to speak or otherwise give testimony that
could be damaging to their defense. It is up to the prosecution to
prove the case. The prosecution is in a somewhat unique situation
in that on the one hand their job is to prosecute & convict the
guilty; they are also supposed to let the innocent go free.
However, like any job, there is pressure for a prosecutor to win.
For years members of the defense bar & criminal justice experts
have said that due to prosecutor misconduct, the balance is tipped
too far in favor of the prosecution as prosecutors are cheating the
rules to win convictions. A recent USA Today piece on the
subject supports that conclusion & sheds new light on the fairness
of the criminal justice system. It’s not pretty. According to the
article, in many cases, Fed prosecutors kept key exculpatory facts
from the jury & the defendant. Prosecutors covered up evidence
in a number of ways, failed to disclose the deals that they had
promised convicts in exchange for their cooperation, broke plea
bargain deals & lied to judges & juries. The cheating has come at
a huge cost. USA Today reports that prosecutorial misconduct has
cost millions of dollars in legal fees, landed innocent people in
prison & set guilty people free. It’s an excellent article & it far
more in depth than we have time to go into. Looking for a
takeaway? Innocent or not, it’s best to avoid all contact with the
criminal justice system. You are entitled to the presumption of
innocence, but win or lose, it’s a long, tiring, expensive process &
as the investigation demonstrates, it’s far from perfect.
Judge made ‘serious errors’ in sentencing Hells Angel, appeal
court hears – Sept 27, 2010 – Canada – By Keith Fraser;
www.theprovince.com - Federal prosecutors were in court Tue
appealing a 1-year jail sentence handed to a member of the Hells
Angels who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to trafficking in large
quantities of methamphetamines & cocaine. Crown counsel
Martha Devlin told a three-member panel of the B.C. Court of
Appeal that B.C. Supreme Court Justice Peter Leask had made 4
“serious errors” in principle in his sentencing of Randy Potts.
Devlin noted that the B.C. Court of Appeal had in August more
than quadrupled the sentence that Leask had imposed on Potts’
co-accused, John Punko. The prosecutor said Leask erred in his
“piecemeal” approach to sentencing & had failed to give enough
weight to denunciation & deterrence. She said Leask failed to
properly apply the case law & wrongly determined that the
methamphetamine & cocaine charges should be sentenced
concurrently rather than consecutively. In Dec 2009, Potts was
dealt his one-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to the charges.
He was an “investor” in the scheme to manufacture & distribute
meth, providing $14,000 in cash & 16 kilograms of the precursor
drug ephedrine in order to produce 8 kilos of meth. He received
back $231,500. For trafficking .85 kilos of cocaine, he received
$32,800. Punko was sentenced to 14 months by Leask, but the
B.C. Court of Appeal found that the trial judge had erred &
increased his sentence to 5 years, 2 months. Both had pleaded
guilty after Leask dismissed the more serious charge that they had
committed their crimes on behalf of or in association with a
criminal organization. That ruling is being appealed as well by the
federal Crown. In addition to the drug convictions, they were
earlier found guilty of various weapons-related offences. A jury
hearing the weapons case found them not guilty of committing the
offences for a criminal organization. Potts & Punko were arrested
in July 2005 as part of the RCMP’s Project E-Pandora crackdown
on the East End chapter of the Hells Angels.
One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is
such a nice change from being young…
Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable…

Man arrested in connection with biker shootout booked again
– Sept 27, 2010 – Arizona – By Lisa Irish; The Daily Courier,
www.dcourier.com - Prescott police arrested a man for resisting
arrest Saturday outside a downtown bar after he allegedly cursed
at officers, would not sign a citation, refused to exit a vehicle
when told he was under arrest, & pulled away from officers. An
officer booked Robert Edward Kittredge, 36, of Dewey, into the
Yavapai County Jail on charges of resisting arrest, criminal
trespassing & disorderly conduct. Kittredge was arrested last
month in connection with the shooting between the Hells Angels
& Vagos motorcycle gangs in an unincorporated area northwest of
Chino Valley. At 10:50 p.m., police arrived at Coyote Joe’s after
the owner called them about a disorderly man, later identified as
Kittredge, near the back door of the bar. “The owner told the
officer that Kittredge yelled a racial slur at the cook & tried to
fight the cook, but Kittredge’s friends pulled him back,” said Lt.
Andy Reinhardt, spokesman for the Prescott Police Department.
“The suspect left when the owner asked him to, but later entered
through the back door & forced his way past the bouncers.” The
owner said the bouncers avoided confronting Kittredge because
they knew he’d already called police. The owner asked police to
trespass Kittredge from Coyote Joe’s for one year, according to
the police report. When officers approached Kittredge, they asked
him to leave the bar with them to talk outside since the music was
loud. Kittredge told the officer that he hadn’t yelled a racial slur
at the cook or tried to fight him. As the officer spoke with
Kittredge he smelled the odor of alcohol coming from Kittredge’s
mouth, noticed his red, bloodshot, watery eyes, & heard his
slurred & mumbled speech. The officer explained the trespass
warning to Kittredge, & while he was filling it out, Kittredge
stared at the other officer. When the other officer asked Kittredge
if he could help him with something, Kittredge challenged the
officer to “step up.” The officer told Kittredge to calm down &
that he did not want to fight him. After signing his trespassing
citation, Kittredge told the officer that he understood he could not
return to Coyote Joe’s for one year. As the officer filled out
paperwork in his patrol car, the bar owner came back & told him
Kittredge tried to enter the bar & he wanted to press charges.
When the officer asked where Kittredge was, the bouncers
pointed toward a parking lot directly across the street. The officer
found Kittredge in the front passenger seat of a vehicle & asked
him it he’d entered the bar again. Kittredge responded, “So what
if I did,” according to the police report. The officer cited
Kittredge for criminal trespassing & disorderly conduct, then
Kittredge cursed at the officer & refused to sign it, Reinhardt said.
The officer told Kittredge he was under arrest, but Kittredge
wouldn’t get out of the vehicle, so another officer grabbed
Kittredge’s arm & told him to get out of the vehicle, Reinhardt
said. Kittredge pulled away from the officer, then the officer
pulled him out of the car, took him to the ground, handcuffed him,
& put him in the patrol car.
Drug conviction against Iowa accountant vacated – Sept 28,
2010 - Iowa - By AP; www.chicagotribune.com - A Fed judge has
vacated a drug conviction against a millionaire Iowa accountant
who prosecutors said handled drug money for the Sons of Silence
motorcycle gang. U.S. District Judge Robert Pratt ruled Monday
that Russell Schoenauer’s defense atty -- James Davis of Omaha,
Neb. -- gave ineffective assistance to Schoenauer during his 2002
drug conspiracy trial. The 59-year-old from Waukee was
indicted in 2001. He received a 17-year prison sentence on the
drug charges & a 10-year sentence on gun charges. The Des
Moines Register reports he could be released from a South Dakota
prison as soon as 2012. Federal agents alleged that Schoenauer
was the gang’s Nat’l treasurer & he was accused of supplying
members of the Sons of Silence with drugs & weapons.
Schoenauer insisted he was innocent, & in Aug his new atty
argued at a hearing that Davis failed to effectively represent
Schoenauer. Pratt, who also oversaw the 2002 trial, ruled
Monday that Davis didn’t research records that could have better
explained millions of dollars in unexplained income attributed to
Schoenauer. However, Davis defends his work in the case & said
he asked for all evidence that would have helped Schoenauer.
“The failure to disclose the evidence was egregious, but I didn’t
do it,” Davis said. U.S. attorney’s office spokesman Mike Bladel
said federal prosecutors are reviewing the ruling. At the time
Schoenauer was indicted, authorities froze his estimated $12.5
million in real estate holdings & $1.5 million in other
investments.
Vagos members file claims against county after raids – Sept
28, 2010 – California – By John Asbury; The Press-Enterpise,
www.pe.com - The Vagos MC has filed 16 claims against
Riverside County & state authorities seeking damages for a March
raid on club members in Hemet, Fontana & Indio. The claims
filed by the motorcycle club & 4 families also target Riverside
County District Attorney Rod Pacheco. The claims allege
defamation of character & violation of civil rights related to the
March 17 sweep. During “Operation Everywhere,” district
attorney’s officials, sheriff’s deputies & police arrested 33 people
named as members of the Vagos on suspicion of parole violations
& drug & weapon charges. “The members & associates of the
Vagos & the family members of the Vagos members also suffered
from humiliation & emotional distress as a result of the public
employees’ public defamatory statements about the Vagos & its
members,” the claim states. Riverside County officials said the
claims are under review & a decision on whether to accept or
reject them has not been made. In addition to Pacheco, the claims
name district attorney spokesman John Hall, an unidentified
district attorney’s investigator & a sheriff’s sergeant. The Vagos
accuse authorities of ransacking homes, intimidating &
wrongfully detaining family members & telling some restaurants
not to serve the Vagos members. “This is a ridiculous attempt to
intimidate law enforcement by a criminal street gang,” Pacheco
said in a statement last week. Joseph Yanny, an attorney for the
Vagos, said he also has filed claims against state Attorney General
Jerry Brown, Hemet police & other agencies. He said the rhetoric
of the March 17 news conference & reports that followed unfairly
linked the Vagos to the Hemet police attacks. The Vagos were
not named as suspects in the Hemet case but Pacheco made
several references to a history of attacks on law enforcement.
The claims cite Hemet Police Chief Richard Dana’s remark that
the sweep made the Vagos “scatter like cockroaches.” When
asked at the time about their involvement in the attacks, Pacheco
said the “Vagos have got our significant attention in recent
months ... & their time has come.” Less than 4 months later,
Hemet police charged 2 men with conducting the attacks to thwart
a marijuana trial. Pacheco said the 2 men may have had
associations with the Vagos, but were not members. Yanny said
the sweeps were a campaign stunt for Pacheco’s failed June reelection
bid. “The county of Riverside should rein in people of
his position. He does not have the right to use his office in an
attempt to generate fear & opinions to aid political campaigns,”
Yanny said. “This was a very concerted effort prior to the election
to make them the bad boys & beat up them for political purposes.”
It was that lawyer’s fault when he got shot in the face by V.P.
Dick Cheney. When Cheney asked him to go hunting - he said:
“If you want to go hunting - I’m game!”

Bolt-cutter extortion leaves family in fear – Sept 28, 2010 –
Australia – By Aja Styles; www.smh.com - A 42-year-old man
linked to the notorious Finks motorcycle gang has admitted to
threatening to use bolt cutters on a Perth mining figure & his
family in a bid to extort $700,000. Darryl Kelvin Stretton, of
Milton, has pleaded guilty in the Perth District Court to 2 counts
of obtaining money using threats. The victim, whose identity has
been suppressed due to fear of reprisals, was threatened by
Stretton at a South Perth apartment in Oct 2008 because Stretton
had lost money based on an investment involving the victim. The
court was told Stretton had befriended the businessman in 2007 &
they had numerous emails & correspondence about investment
opportunities in the lead up to the Oct 28 meeting in Perth.
Stretton had flown to Perth & organised for the victim to meet at
the King Edward Street apartment, where he was staying with a
friend. In the unit the victim was confronted by Stretton & a
heavily tattooed man identified only as “Ox”, who was holding a
baseball bat & hitting it into his hand while asking where the
money was, the court heard. Stretton told the victim he was
responsible for him & his underworld associates investing
$150,000 in shares which had since dropped in value. Stretton &
Ox demanded the man pay $20,000 that day, with another
$90,000 each of the following 2 weeks & bolt cutters would be
used to cut off one of the man’s fingers for each week a payment
was late. The victim, who was too scared to go to police, instead
went to the ANZ bank & drew up a cheque for $200,000, which
was later deposited in Stretton’s brother’s account. A year later
the victim was again contacted by Stretton who demanded
$500,000, this time in the company of a known “murderer &
psycho” motorcycle gang member, the court was told. Finks
member Matthew James Coventry has already been convicted to a
12-month suspended prison term for lesser charges after tapped
phone calls recorded by police revealed a threat to cut the victim’s
wife’s finger off if he did not pay the money. The victim was
confronted near the Sir James Mitchell Park & told to meet again
at the Atomic cafe in South Perth. He raced home to pack up his
wife & children & move them to an unknown location. He then
went to meet with Stretton, who came flanked by Coventry &
Coventry’s cousin who worked in security. They stood guard
providing surveillance for the meeting. The victim & Stretton
communicated using an electronic writing tablet, in which
Stretton warned the victim & his family were going to “get
whacked” by the bikies if he didn’t co-operate or went to police.
He was told that they knew everything about him, including all
his children’s names & where their holiday house was located.
Stretton’s lawyer Gary Massey argued that during this
conversation his client admitted he was “in as deep” as the victim
& he was remorseful over the demands since he owed the Finks
the money. Stretton had been involved in a caravan park business
that went broke but still lived the high life in Sydney according to
evidence tendered in the District Court. Stretton was eventually
arrested on Nov 22 at a Batemans Bay motel, in NSW, &
extradited to Perth where he has remained in custody away from
his wife & 2 teenage children. Judge Birmingham showed little
sympathy for Stretton who he described as carrying out
“premeditated & threatening behaviour leaving lasting fear in the
complainant & his family”. The victim feared for his family’s
lives so much that he moved houses & hired 24-hour security
surveillance. Judge Ronald Birmingham ordered a compensation
order for the $200,000 to be paid to the victim by Stretton once he
is no longer deemed bankrupt. Although Judge Birmingham
remanded off sentencing until October 1, he told Stretton that it
was a most serious crime that required a strong level of deterrence
& would likely result in “a substantial term of imprisonment”.
Dallas Derby Devils fans & volunteers attacked at local bar –
Sept 29, 2010 – Texas – by Amy Harrison; www.examiner.com -
Friends & family of the Dallas Derby Devils were attacked last
night at Big Shots Sports Bar in Bedford. Initial reports indicate
no serious injuries. Members of the Boozefighters MC ganged
up on several members of a softball team comprised of the friends
& family of several local derby girls. Reports by those involved
show that the motorcycle club’s members attacked indiviuals in
groups of 5 or more on one person. An off duty waitress was also
thrown to the ground in the midst of the fight. The bouncers
employed by the bar sat idley by as the 3 men & 1 woman were
accosted by the bikers. Contusions & goose eggs on the head
seem to be the worst of the injuries despite the woman receiving a
beer bottle to the face. Bedford police failed to respond to the
phone call placed seeking assistance. At least those attacked
know that not all motorcycle clubs act in such a manner. Most of
those involved have participated & enjoyed the hospitality of both
the Wind & Fire MC & the Scorpions MC on many different
occasions. Further information will be reported as obtained.
This reporter is wishing a quick recovery to all involved.
Biker Brawl Leaves Man with Stab Wounds – Sept 29, 2010 –
Nevada – By www.KOLOtv.com - Sparks police say a 23-yearold
Carson City man is recovering from stab wounds after being
involved in a large biker brawl Saturday night. Around 9:40 pm,
police were called to 45 Vista Blvd to break up a fight involving
about 30 people, many of them members of motorcycle gangs.
One man was stabbed & he was taken to Renown Medical Center
& treated for non-life threatening wounds. Police say the fight is
still under investigation…
Court told bikies planned Zervas hit – Sept 29, 2010 -
Australia - By Lisa Davies; www.dailytelegraph.com.au - It was
an order that allegedly came from the top of the Comanchero
bikie gang - & there was to be “no dicking around”, a court heard
yesterday. In the aftermath of his brother’s violent death in a
Sydney Airport brawl last year, Hells Angel Peter Zervas had
allegedly moved to the top of the Comanchero hit list. Police
allege in documents filed in court that a former Comanchero
insider told police of covert meetings to discuss the hit on Zervas.
One meeting of junior members was allegedly told the order to
“knock” Zervas “came straight from Dakka”. Police allege in the
document, tendered to Waverley Local Court, that “Dakka” is the
nickname of Daux Ngakuru - the current boss of the Comanchero
gang. Brothers Richard & Christopher Fong are charged with
conspiracy to murder & participating in a criminal gang. Ngakuru
has not been charged. Zervas was shot up to 8 times in his
driveway a week after Anthony was fatally bashed at Sydney
Airport. Patrick Conaghan, acting for the Fongs, yesterday
applied for bail & police tendered a prosecution outline. In it,
they allege rank & file Comanchero were ordered to carry out
“around the clock” surveillance on Zervas until he was
“knocked”. The alleged plot had been stepped up amid fears that
Zervas & his Hells Angels gang members would mount their own
revenge attacks. “It was anticipated that after the funeral [of his
brother] Peter Zervas would go underground to engage in
retaliatory attacks on the Comanchero member- ship & officeholders,”
police alleged. At least 2 surveillance groups were
allegedly organized, even monitoring Zervas as he attended his
brother’s wake, using portable radios. One senior member
allegedly told them: “Come on boys, get it done.” Conaghan told
the court a witness codenamed “SP” was behind the charging of
his clients, but said he was an unreliable witness having lied under
oath in an attempt to disassociate himself from his former gang.
Magistrate Jacqueline Milledge denied both men bail.

Federal traffic safety official wants Congress to actively
promote helmet use – Sept 29, 2010 – USA – By www.AMAcycle.org
- The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration told a congressional panel on Sept 28 that he
wants to work with Congress to promote helmet use among
motorcyclists across the United States. Addressing the U.S.
Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety &
Insurance, NHTSA Administrator David Strickland said that to
reduce motorcycling fatalities “the most important step we could
take would be to assure that all riders wear a DOT-compliant
helmet, which are 37% effective in reducing fatalities. “We
estimate that helmets prevented over 1,800 fatalities in 2008, &
that more than 800 additional fatalities could have been avoided if
all riders wore helmets,” he said. “NHTSA will actively work
with Congress to promote helmet use.” Strickland’s comments
were part of his overall testimony regarding how safety provisions
in the transportation reauthorization bill (SAFETEA-LU) played a
role in reducing highway fatalities. The American Motorcyclist
Association is concerned that Strickland may be recommending
that Congress try to pressure states into passing mandatory
helmet-use laws. In the past, Congress tried to force states to
approve such laws by withholding Fed transportation & safety
dollars to states without mandatory helmet laws. The AMA
supports states’ rights to determine their helmet policies free from
the threat of federal sanctions. Congress affirmed this right as
recently as 1995 in the National Highway System Act, when
lawmakers removed federal penalties placed on states that didn’t
have mandatory helmet laws. “The AMA believes that the best
way for the NHTSA to reduce motorcycle crashes is through
programs such as rider education & increasing motorcycle
awareness among vehicle drivers,” said Ed Moreland, AMA
senior vice president for Gov’t relations. “These programs would
help reduce the likelihood that a crash will happen in the first
place.” In addition, said Moreland, motorcyclists would be much
better served by applying any funding that may go toward
requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets to the national motorcycle
crash causation study that is currently under way at Oklahoma
State University. This is a sentiment supported by U.S. Rep. Jim
Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) & many of his congressional colleagues
through recently introduced H. Res. 1498: Supporting Efforts to
Retain the Ban on the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration’s Ability to Lobby State Legislators Using Fed
Tax Dollars & Urging the NHTSA to Focus on Crash Prevention
& Rider Education & Training. To urge your U.S. representative
to support H. Res. 1498, & to ask your U.S. Senators to prevent
the NHTSA from focusing on Fed helmet-mandate legislation
and, instead, employ proven strategies to reduce motorcycle
crashes from occurring in the first place, go to
www.AmericanMotorcyclist.com > Rights > Issues &
Legislation, then enter your zip code in the “Find your Officials”
box. A prewritten e-mail is available for you to send to your U.S.
senators immediately by following the “Take Action” option &
entering your information.
Dress-up bikies: caught with 1174 cosmetic items – Sept 29,
2010 – Australia – By www.SMH.com - Two bikies have been
charged with multiple offences after police officers allegedly
found police uniforms, name badges, a notebook & a mass of
stolen cosmetics at 2 houses in Sydney’s west yesterday. They
also allegedly uncovered a treasure trove of guns & drugs.
Detectives raided a property in Chesham Street, St Marys, about
1.30pm yesterday. As well as the police paraphernalia & 1174
items of cosmetics, police also allegedly found a loaded sawn-off
shotgun, bullets, amphetamines, hydroxybutanoic acid &
cannabis. A 30-year-old man, said to be part of the Rebels
Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, was arrested & charged with multiple
offences, including unauthorised possession of a police outfit. He
was refused bail & is to appear at Penrith Local Court today. A
27-year-old man, said to be with the Lone Wolf bikies, was found
at another address in Chesham St. A search of the premises
allegedly revealed 215.2 grams of cannabis, 10 vials of steroid
liquids & tablets & $7,000 in cash. He has been charged with
possessing cannabis & anabolic steroids & was granted bail to
appear in Penrith Local Court on Oct 20. A third bikie, aged 46,
also found himself in trouble for making too much noise after
turning up during the latter raid on a H-D. Police booked him for
having an expired registration sticker.
City Council Approves Urgency Ordinance Prohibiting
Criminal Street Gangs From City Events – Sept 30, 2010 -
Lancaster, California – By Fran Paolinelli; Antelope Valley Life;
www.avnewstodayonline.com - What began as heated discussion
of a proposed urgency ordinance Tuesday night, ended with 2
unlikely groups getting together to solve a problem. Lancaster
City Council members Marv Crist, Sherry Marquez & Ken Mann
with Mayor R. Rex Parris were scheduled to discuss & pass an
ordinance that would amend the city code to prohibit criminal
street gangs from attending city events. The change in the
ordinance would “prohibit members of a criminal street gang from
attending or being physically present at a city event with the intent
of publicizing criminal street gang dominance over a territory to
control it or keep others out or to conceal on-going criminal
activity,” said City Attorney David McEwen. “We’ve carefully
crafted the section so we focused, not them being present, but
being there with the intent to do certain criminal things,” McEwen
added. Some of those crimes included murder, rape, looting,
assault, possession of firearms, illegal drugs, etc. The groups
would have to be engaged in specific course of conduct, Parris
said. “Does it apply to groups that are just flying their colors?”
Crist asked. McEwen said it did not apply to these groups.
However, the ordinance was challenged by members of
motorcycle clubs who filled the council chambers saying that it
would infringe on their constitutional rights. Also in attendance
was an attorney who said he represented bikers’ rights & that the
ordinance was unconstitutional. “Which group do you represent?
The rapists, the murderers, the drug dealers. Which group do you
represent? …This ordinance is very clear that this ordinance is
directed at those groups that engage in a consistent pattern of
robbery, rape, murder, extortion, mayhem & the list goes on, &
now there is an attempt to come up & claim it is every motorcycle
group,” Parris said. The groups, which the ordinance is focused
on, are certain groups that terrorize our neighborhoods, he added.
Atty Norman Fernandez said that members of the motorcycle
groups should have the right to liberty & justice. “I do not
support liberty & justice for rapists, murders, drug dealers,
extortionist & thieves. I want them out of my community,” said
Parris. Parris reminded the atty that nowhere in the ordinance did
it mention motorcycle clubs. Fernandez also said it would give
unfettered discretion to law enforcement. “This is
unconstitutional,” he added. However, McEwen said there was a
precondition that they would have to be a member of a criminal
street gang…three or more people who have engaged in criminal
activity. If they haven’t engaged in criminal activity, it doesn’t
apply & they can’t be hassled. Motorcycle club members spoke
out against the ordinance, fearing that it would be abused. Many
said the clubs had no criminal records here in the Antelope Valley
& that they were not a menace to society. Parris agreed that the
ordinance was probably too broad & that he wanted it to go back
to the Justice Commission to rework it. During the meeting, a
disturbance broke out in the audience by a few motorcycle club

members. Parris pounded the gavel loudly & Los Angeles
County Sheriff’s deputies had to escort the man creating the
disturbance outside. Afterwards, Bob Fulbright, a member of
the Vagos MC, spoke about being stopped by deputies. The first
was a routine stop, he said, but the second resulted in his head
being slammed into a police car. “I’ve done a lot for this
community,” Fulbright said encouraging deputies to work &
communicate with the motorcycle groups. “Up here in the
Mojave Desert we have made a practice to get along,” he added.
Fulbright said the groups are allowed to wear their soft patches –
tee shirts – at Thunder on the Lot. Parris replied that he didn’t
think that would be a problem in the city of Lancaster. “This
really is something I really want to resolve,” Parris told Fulbright.
“I’ll tell you what I am planning. We have the Streets of
Lancaster coming up & so I need an ordinance for that. After
that, I’m going to ask that it go back to the Justice Commission &
be rewritten & I would love to have you involved in that process,”
Parris said. Parris also said that if Fulbright was going to attend
the Lancaster events, he would like for him to be involved in the
ordinance rewriting process early. “The only thing I want to
accomplish is that these families will be absolutely safe,” Parris
added. Fulbright agreed. “I don’t want to be ringing my hands
after the 14-year-old is dead,” Parris said referring the a recent
gang shooting that left a 14 year old Lancaster girl dead. The
council voted 4 to 0, with Councilman Ron Smith absent, in favor
of the urgency ordinance.
Hells Angels motorcyclists driving dangerously – Oct 1, 2010 –
Canada – By Kim Bolan; www.VancouverSun.com -
RCMP have seized the Harleys of 2 full-patch Hells Angels after
they allegedly raced across the Lower Mainland at speeds of up to
160 kilometres an hour. The 2 men were wearing their deathhead
patches Tue when they whipped past an unmarked police car on
Hwy 1 near 200th St in Langley. “Police were attempting to
pace the bikes to determine speed but were unable to keep up with
the motorcyclists as they rode side-by-side dangerously at
extreme speeds from lane to lane & passing on shoulders,” Sgt.
Peter Thiessen said Friday. The RCMP’s Air 1 helicopter was
nearby & tracked the bikers as they continued along the Trans-
Canada, evening existing on 1 st Ave in Vancouver, Thiessen said.
The leather-wearing pair was stopped by Burnaby RCMP near the
clubhouse of the elite Nomad Chapter of the Hells Angels on
Grant St just east of Boundary. One driver complied with police
& his Harley was seized under the new excessive speed
legislation. He was presented with violation tickets for excessive
speed & riding in tandem. The other driver continued to the Hells
Angels clubhouse & his motorcycle was seized later on that day.
“There is considerable construction along Hwy 1 & the public
needs to be aware of construction site speed limits, for their own
safety & the safety of those working at these sites,” Thiessen said.
“For those who ignore those speed limits, Air 1 continues to be a
valuable tool for police in the Lower Mainland, allowing us to
track drivers without putting the public at further risk.”
Clearwater RCMP also seized a Lower Mainland man’s vehicle
under the new excessive speed law as he drove to Jasper with his
visiting British parents. Police said the man cruised through
Clearwater in a rental car & was caught on radar going 158
kilometers per hour in a 100 kilometer zone. Sgt. Stuart Seib said
the tourists were stranded & had to figure out how they could
continue on their holiday. “In their minds, the police had wrecked
their holiday. In reality, it was actually the driver of this vehicle
that made the decision to risk everyone else’s well being by
driving in a manner that is not acceptable,” Seib said. “Had an
animal run out of the ditch or a car pull out of a driveway, the
results could have been devastating.”
Gang war in our city’s streets – Oct 2, 2010 – Australia – By
www.AdelaideNow.com.au - Where, & when, Adelaide’s
underworld gangs have clashed.
Sept 30: STAR Group officers raid Hells Angels clubrooms at
Angle Park hunting a man suspected of attempting to shoot New
Boys leader Vince Focarelli a week earlier.
Sept 23: Hells Angels nominee with a handgun chased Focarelli
from a Sefton Park supermarket. The bikie remains free.
Sept 18: A Brompton man shot at his home in a suspected gang
payback. The man was a suspect in earlier drive-by shootings at
Edwardstown, Lewiston & Andrews Farm at houses connected
with Hells Angels members.
Aug 30: Police appeal for person who posted footage on YouTube
of a vicious Hindley St brawl last year to come forward. Two
northern suburbs’ New Boys gang members, aged 23 & 36, were
charged over the brawl in Oct, 2009.
Aug 20: Police allegedly find enough amphetamines for 1000
street deals in a raid on the West Beach home of an alleged New
Boys associate. A man, 23, was charged.
Aug 14: A home in Kavel Lane, Klemzig, was hit by six bullets
about 9pm in a drive-by shooting. The home belonged to a New
Boys member who was in custody. Two people inside the home
were not injured.
Aug 3: Andrews Farm home of Hell’s Angel Zoran Nikolic
riddled with bullets in drive-by shooting for the second time.
Nobody injured. New Boys suspected to be responsible.
July 29: A alleged New Boys gang associate was stabbed inside
the Tea Tree Plaza Myer store during a gang fight. Hells Angels
associate Seywan Moradi, Hussain Ali Alzuain & Andrew
Hopwood were charged over the stabbing.
July 25: Shot fired through the front door of an Elizabeth East
home where former New Boys member & Central District junior
footballer Dylan Jessen was living.
July 2: Firebomb thrown at an unoccupied Enfield, house
formerly rented by Focarelli. He moved out a week earlier.
May 22: A man stabbed the son of New Boys leader Vincenzo
Focarelli outside his Hindley St tattoo parlor, Ink Central.
Hameed Ullah Dastagir, 24, of Para Vista, is charged with
stabbing Giovanni Focarelli, 21, in the stomach & chest.
April 21: Police raid six Adelaide homes & arrest New Boys
associates - an Adelaide man, 26, a Pooraka man, 21, a
Queenstown man, 23, & an Elizabeth Vale youth, 17, - over a
brawl outside Apple nightclub in Synagogue Place on March 21.
April 15: A Castle St, Edwardstown, house formerly occupied by
a late Hells Angels member firebombed. Suspected links to
spiralling feud between the Hells Angels & the New Boys.
April 12: Ten Hells Angels allegedly attack a group of New Boys
with steel bars & metal chains outside the Ink Central tattoo parlor
on Hindley St. 5 Hells Angels later charged with affray.
March 22: A New Boys member, 23, & his associate, 22, arrested
& charged with bashing the brother of a victim of an earlier
bombing at Enfield.
Feb 11: Hells Angels associates Vahe Hacopian, 31, of Munno
Para West, & Barzan Palani, 23, of Walkley Heights, died
accidentally when a bomb meant to kill Focarelli at his Enfield
home exploded prematurely.
Sept 5, 2009: Police raided the Hindley St tattoo parlor in
connection with drive-by shootings at Edwardstown, Lewiston &
Andrews Farm in Aug.
Sept 4, 2009: Police seize a high-performance Mercedes AMG
sedan from an East St, Brompton, house in one of seven raids
during investigations into shootings at Edwardstown, Lewiston &
Andrews Farm.

Aug 21, 2009: Unknown shooter(s) fire about 80 shots from a
military assault rifle at 3 houses at Edwardstown, Lewiston &
Andrews Farm with links to Hells Angels member.
New Boys suspected.
Aug 7, 2008 & March, 16, 2009: Gunshots exchanged during
attempted home invasions at Manuel Ave, Blair Athol. House
occupied by former Gypsy Jokers bikie. Police interviewed
Focarelli over both shootings.
May 4, 2008: Dozen bikies involved in a shootout; semi-automatic
weapons on Gouger St, forcing dozens of bystanders to dive
for cover. PD suspect it is a clash between HA & the New Boys.
Police brace for reprisals as bikie violence explodes in Perth –
Oct 4, 2010 – Australia – By Aja Styles; www.watoday.com.au -
Police are preparing for violent retaliations between 2 rival bikie
gangs after 3 Finks were hospitalised, including one man who was
shot & another who had 3 fingers sliced off, during a brawl at a
weekend drag race. The brawl between the Finks, which is
establishing a chapter in WA, & the Coffin Cheaters, one of
Perth’s most notorious bikie gangs, erupted at the Perth
Motorplex in Kwinana yesterday. Both gangs were believed to
have attended the Harley Street Bike drag racing event to simply
watch the event & the brawl erupted when one bikie spat on a
rival. Tensions have been high between the Finks & the Coffin
Cheaters since high-profile bikie Troy Mercanti was expelled
from the Coffin Cheaters in January 2008. He then went on to
help the Finks set up the club’s WA chapter. Mercanti is
currently in jail for assault until 2011 but police plan to “keep a
close eye on that situation” in light of yesterday’s brawl. “This is
obviously a concern to everybody, let’s make no mistake about
that, but I can guarantee you that WA Police are not going to
stand by & allow this type of incident to occur,” Detective
Inspector Jeff Christmass, from the gang crime squad, said. “We
will put as many resources that we have available into dealing
with this matter & into any subsequent fallout from this matter.
“This is unusual, it is not the type of thing that we see commonly
in WA & that’s why we are treating this with as many resources
that we can put into this & I can guarantee you we will find out
who has done this & we’ll bring them to justice.” He denied it
was the start of a gang war despite the clubs’ notorious
reputations for seeking violent revenge attacks, saying the
incident was simply “out of the blue”. “We are in constant
contact with other law enforcement agencies both within WA &
within Australia & this is just one part of that,” Inspector
Christmass said. WA Police spokeswoman Ros Weatherall said
one man presented himself to Fremantle hospital with a gunshot
wound to the leg & head injuries between midday & 1pm, while a
second presented to the hospital with head injuries. It is
understood senior Fink Stephen Wallace may have been the
member who was shot but police refused to confirm the identities
of those involved. All they would say was that they were all
patch-wearing - or fully confirmed - members of the gang. A
third man presented to Royal Perth Hospital about the same time
with multiple stab wounds. Police said 3 of his fingers were
severed during the attack. He needed help from first aid
volunteers at the scene to staunch the blood flow but quickly left
with other bikies, who drove him to hospital where he had surgery
to reattach the fingers. All 3 men underwent surgery overnight.
Scrambling for evidence: Detectives from the gang crime squad
are still trying to piece together the events that led up to the
violent incident. Police were given an anonymous tip-off to the
brawl, which is believed to have occurred at 1.30pm, but arrived
some time after 2pm, after the injured Finks bikies had fled the
scene. The fight took place during the Harley Street Bike drag
racing event, which pitted a range of enhanced motorcycles
against each other in a competitive drag racing contest. However
officers did not have any intelligence that “outlaw” motorcycle
gangs were attending. “There was no indication whatsoever that
any outlaw motorcycle gang members were involved in either the
promotion of this event or (that they were) going to be in
attendance of this event,” Inspector Christmass said. “I can
assure you that if we did know, we would have been there & had
the appropriate response.” Police this afternoon revealed the
brawl took place inside the complex, near the area where the bikes
are prepared for their races. The loud noise in the area likely
masked the sound of the gunshot during the fight. “They are
normally a family-orientated event & it’s unfortunate that the 2
clubs that were involved, the Finks & the Coffin Cheaters,
decided to take advantage of this event & arrive with numbers &
an altercation has taken place to the side of the event but inside
the compound,” Inspector Christmass said. “It appears that
throughout the altercation that it escalated to the point where
implements were used & a knife, where one of the members
received serious hand wounds resulting in 3 fingers being severed,
which later received quite extensive medical treatment. “During
the incident a hand gun was used to fire a shot which struck one
of the victims in the leg, that person has been taken to hospital &
received treatment & that bullet has been removed.” The event
attracts thousands of spectators each year & was described by
organizers on the website as being a sunny & successful event.
None of the men are co-operating with authorities but it is
understood that police are at the hospitals, where 2 Finks
members remain. The third man was already discharged by
Fremantle Hospital since this morning. Motorplex spokesman
David Christison said management were aware of one man being
injured during the brawl. He received preliminary treatment for
lacerations from a qualified first aider but once approached by his
colleagues he walked away & left the complex in a private vehicle
without seeking further medical treatment. He said venue
operators were unaware of any other people being injured or of
any shots being fired. A manager of a prominent Perth
motorcycle shop, who was at the drags yesterday, said most
people were taken by surprise about news of the incident. “I
didn’t see anything at all,” he said. Finks New South Wales
spokesman Ferret refused to comment on last night’s incident.
Club Deroes & United Motorcycle Council of WA spokesman
Eric Meehan said: “Nobody knows what’s going on. I’m a bit
stunned myself.” Club Deroes had a marquee at the event but
Meehan said none of the so-called “outlaw” motorcycle clubs
raced in the drags. He said while Finks members were identified
as being injured in the brawl, there had still been no confirmation
that any other clubs were involved. “It has nothing to do with the
UMCWA,” he said. A UMCWA spokeswoman said a meeting of
the clubs scheduled for tonight would still be going ahead.
However the Finks will not be represented at the meeting because
they do not have a member on the council.
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