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DETROIT - An adviser to the mayor and two former police officers were among dozens of members and associates of a motorcycle gang charged with attempted murder, cocaine and steroid distribution and other crimes. (AP) MORE: 74 indicted DOJ press release Highwaymen MC

Canadian gets 4 years

RAPID CITY - The Hells Angels member who shot a group of rival motorcyclists at Custer State Park in 2006 was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison on a federal weapons charge. (Argus Leader)

10 years for dealer

EDMONTON - Beau Yakimishyn, 27, had pleaded guilty to trafficking earlier this month. Seventeen other people were charged during the same sweep, including two members of the Edmonton Hells Angels. (Edmonton Journal)

9 years

TORONTO - Gerald (Skinny) Ward was found guilty of directing the commission of a criminal offence for the benefit of a criminal organization. (CP) PREVIOUS: 'An uninterrupted life of crime' A 'life of crime'

RCMP sweep

QUEBEC CITY - Two members of the Hells Angels were among several people targeted across the province yesterday as the RCMP rounded up suspects in an alleged contraband tobacco ring. (Montreal Gazette)

Gang war spills over

MALMO - Police fear that a gang war in Copenhagen has spilled over into the streets of the city and that the Black Cobras are busy establishing themselves on the Swedish side of the Öresund straight. The Black Cobras are sworn enemies of the Hells Angels. (Local) MORE: Danish minister calls for anti-gang measures 2 more die in shootings Hells Angels say immigrants must clean up their act

14 years

SEATTLE - A Washington drug smuggler convicted of bringing shipments of cocaine into BC for the Hells Angels has been sentenced to 14 years in a US jail. Leroy Carr came to the attention of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement after he called them in August 2007 about missing 31 kilos (68lbs) of cocaine he had stashed near a Boy Scout camp close to the border. (Vancouver Sun) MORE: Federal way man sentenced

Man acquitted on appeal

VANCOUVER - A Nanaimo man associated with the Nanaimo Hells Angels has been acquitted on appeal of sucker-punching a police officer in Kamloops in 2005. Lawrence Dean Bergstrom, named as a defendant in the ongoing civil forfeiture of the Nanaimo Hells Angels club house, was convicted of assault causing bodily harm and assaulting a police officer in April 2007. (Victoria Times Colonist)

Ailing biker

TORONTO - Brian Jeffrey used to boast about how pure the cocaine was that he handed over to buyers at GTA Home Depot and Tim Hortons parking lots. Little did he know that Steven Gault, the fellow full-patch Hells Angels member to whom he sold $135,000 worth of the drug in 2006, was actually a paid police agent wearing a body pack. (Toronto Star) MORE: Biker verdict causes uproar

Witness balks

HANOVER - The criminal trial of 14 Hell's Angels members in the western German city of Hanover came to a quick and unexpected end only a day after it started. (Spiegel) MORE: German biker trail begins

Day parole

LAVAL - During a National Parole Board hearing held at the Federal Training Centre in Laval Friday, Rejean Lessard said he is far removed from the life he led in the early 1980s when he was president of the Hells Angels' Montreal chapter and helped orchestrate the slaughter now known as the Lennoxville Purge. (CanWest) PREVIOUS: Rejean 'Zig-Zag' Lessard

Ousted biker took revenge

ANTIOCH - A man ousted from a motorcycle club shot and killed the club's founder in the parking lot of an Antioch convenience store to avenge a years-long grudge over finances and the slaying of the suspect's son. (San Francisco Chronicle)

6 years left to serve

MONTREAL - Yvan Cech, a 65-year-old Quebec City resident who also lived in the Dominican Republic, where he owned a hotel-casino, learned of the sentence at the Montreal courthouse. With the time he has already spent behind bars factored in, Cech has six years left to serve. (Montreal Gazette) MORE: Canadian confesses properties are from crime

Hells Angel among smuggling ring arrests

Outlaw president resigns

HAMILTON - Mario Parente kept his mouth shut when enemies tried to gouge out his eyes and shoot him dead, but the life-long outlaw biker says he finally has to speak out. (Toronto Star)

Charges withdrawn

LONDON, Ont. - Mario Parente, 60, former president of the Outlaws motorcycle club who faced 17 charges and Luis Ferreira, 33, facing nine charges, walked out of the Middlesex County court house free men. (Hamilton Spectator) MORE: Lack of witness sets free bikers Big show never took place Project Retire's targets and results

Logo battle

TORONTO - After years of the Hells Angels being the target of police raids and surveillance across North America, the outlaw motorcycle gang has decided to make a stand in an Ontario court - over its logo. (Toronto Star)

Ex-president jailed

TORONTO - The former president of the Simcoe County chapter of the Hells Angels, who swears he has turned his life around, was nonetheless sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison today for trafficking in 8,340 ecstasy pills for the benefit of a criminal organization. (Toronto Star)

Lawyer guilty of gangsterism

MONTREAL - A judge convicted Louis Pasquin after months of deliberation. Pasquin is believed to be the first lawyer in Quebec to have been convicted of gangsterism. (CP) MORE: Lawyer found guilty

'Flying under radar’

CALGARY - It was 11 years ago that 250 members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang roared into Red Deer, Alta., and took over the rival Grim Reapers in a patch-over ceremony. A federal police agency had issued dire warnings about the notorious gang's arriving in Alberta. (CP)

Bandidos leader gets 9 years

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - The leader of the Bandidos criminal gang, Mehdi Seyyed, has been sentenced to nine years in jail for his part in two 2006 car bombing incidents in Gothenburg. (Local)

TV mobster nabbed

MONTREAL - More than 50 people, including a former actor who played the role of a mobster in a popular television series about the Mafia, were arrested or sought on warrants in connection with a major cocaine trafficking ring with alleged links to the Hells Angels. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Ottawa restaurateur Drug raid

20 years in US jail

SEATTLE - Metro Vancouver drug trafficker Rob Shannon was sentenced to 20 years in a US jail for his role as the leader of the transport division of an international smuggling ring. (Vancouver Sun) PREVIOUS: Trucker pleads guilty The hit that failed 'Old school gangster' Man pleads guilty Canadian pleads guilty

Lawyer challenges memory

MONTREAL - Defence lawyer Carole Beaucage began her cross examination of informant Stéphane (Godasse) Gagné by challenging his memory. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Killing and yard work Trial under tight security

Not criminally responsible

SOREL - A man who drove a petrol tanker truck into a Hells Angels bunker last October has been found not criminally responsible because he was delusional and off his medication at the time. (CTV) PREVIOUS: I was held at gunpoint 'Mental evaluation' 3 suspects

Bunker torched Police investigating

Feds bust Mongols

LOS ANGELES - An undercover investigation that put federal agents inside the notorious Mongols motorcycle gang ended with arrests of dozens of members on warrants ranging from drug sales to murder and a move by the government to seize the group's name. (AP) MORE: Raid targets Mongols MC

Hells Angel charged

TORONTO - A member of the Hells Angels who runs a Niagara Region car dealership was charged today with smuggling high-end cars and trucks from the United States. Timothy Andrew Panetta, 39, of Wainfleet, faces 14 charges, including three for uttering forged documents and three for fraud. (Toronto Star)

Hells Angels founder sues HBO

LOS ANGELES - Hells Angels founder Sonny Barger filed a lawsuit last week against the pay cable network, the production company behind the project and its writer/executive producer Michael Tolkin claiming that the concept and the script for the show were developed with his collaboration. (Hollywood Reporter)

4th arrest made

MONTREAL - A fourth man has been arrested in the theft of nearly a tonne of commercial explosives later found in the hands of men believed to be linked to the Hells Angels. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Explosives seized Explosives found

Hells Angel in jail

VANCOUVER - A full-patch Hells Angel from Mission is being held in a BC jail for at least a week after being arrested on US drug importation and money laundering charges. Brian Lee Hall, 41, was arrested by the RCMP in Fort St. John. (Vancouver Sun)

Crown urges stiff term

VANCOUVER - Prosecutor Martha Devlin said Kerry Ryan Renaud, 29, was cooking crystal meth for a Hells Angels member. The trial judge banned publication of the man's name. (Vancouver Sun) PREVIOUS: Secret signals

Another clean sweep for BC bikers

VANCOUVER - Two full-patch Hells Angels, including the president of the White Rock chapter, have been acquitted in two separate court cases over the last week. (Vancouver Sun)

Ex-wife arrested

QUEBEC CITY -Jacqueline Benoit is suspected of helping Gallant commit two murders. Gerald Gallant pleaded guilty to 27 murders that happened as far back as 1978. (CTV)

11th suspect arrested

Biker hitman confesses to 27 murders

Operation Baladeur underway

Informer helps police solve gangland slayings

Life in prison for biker hit man

Informant paid $2.9M

MONTREAL - Sylvain Boulanger, 45, a retired member of the gang's Sherbrooke chapter who decided to begin giving evidence to investigators with the Regional Integrated Squads, signed a contract that will see him paid a total of $2.9M over the course of the agreement. (Gazette)

Hells Angels flexed muscles in businesses

Gang trials will be the hard part

Who will step into the big boys shoes

Operation SharQc

Massive police raids

Hells Angels tobacco trafficking targeted

Shoot on sight

SYDNEY - Shamed Hells Angels leaders have ordered their troops to 'shoot on sight' in a deadly bid to repair the gang's shattered image. (Herald Sun)

United in protest

Bikie expert warns of relentless violence

US heat falls on fallen Hells Angels

NSW bikie laws rushed through Lower House

'Useless' bikie bans drive clubs underground

Bikie lawyer committed suicide

Deadly brawl

Bikies rally to oppose laws

Raid uncovers cache of weapons

Secret meeting to avoid violence

Sydney bloodbath

Bomb found outside house

'Come on boys, let's go'

Bikie brawl watched by security men

Gang boss weeps for murdered brother

Bikies seek peace talks

Police double gang squad size

Hells Angel killed in airport attack

Bikie war terrorises travellers

Details of drug sting unveiled

VANCOUVER - A short, apparently innocuous telephone call placed eight days ago led to the arrest Thursday of Devron Quast as an alleged kingpin in a cross-border drug trafficking ring linked to the Hells Angels. (Vancouver Sun) PREVIOUS: Guilty plea Smuggling operation busted 'Family man' accused Local arrests Feds break up 'BC Bud' ring Abbotsford man arrested

Bikers' secrets

OSHAWA - If the walls could talk, they'd be in a witness protection program. The squatty, red-and-white Hells Angels clubhouse at 487 Ortono Ave in Oshawa, was once one of the toughest-to-enter addresses in the Greater Toronto Area, until heavily armed police barged in and seized it in September 2006. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Inside the clubhouse Province seizes clubhouse

Hells Angel sentenced

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Hells Angels used snowmobiles, boats and even a corrupt American postal worker to smuggle high-powered guns across the Canada-US border. Andrew Janz was sentenced to seven years and four months in prison under a joint recommendation from Crown and defence lawyers. (Winnipeg Free Press)

Hells Angel's parole revoked

MONTREAL - A longtime member of the Hells Angels has had his parole revoked for allegedly trying to muscle in on the city's towing industry. Gaétan Comeau, 60, part of the gang's Montreal chapter, was once described by police as having possible links to the 1995 car bombing that killed 11-year-old Daniel Desrochers. (Montreal Gazette)

Bodyguard shot

COPENHAGEN - Well-known Hells Angels biker Brian Sandberg was shot in a central Copenhagen café at 1pm. Sandberg had been questioned by the Public Prosecutor for Serious Economic Crime this morning in connection with the case against Stein Bagger. The Hells Angels member had been hired as a security consultant by Bagger’s company, but according to various reports he was actually the executive’s personal bodyguard. (Copenhagen Post) PREVIOUS: Bodyguard gets off lightly Bagger pleads guilty in fraud case Fugitive turns himself in to LAPD

No longer 'rolls with the club'

VANCOUVER - Rocco Dipopolo insisted to The Sun that he no longer "rolls with the club," despite the fact that his brother Damiano is a full-patch member of the Kelowna chapter and a former East End member. Dipopolo, who owns property in Vancouver and Kelowna, registered Maximum Core Cardio Studio Ltd. last May 23, according to BC government records. Three days later, the company applied to Vancouver City Hall for approval to open a gym in an old A&B Sound store at 3435 E Hastings St., a few blocks from Dipopolo's Cambridge Street house. (Vancouver Sun)

Biker gets 6 years

TORONTO - Outlaw biker Francesco Lenti showed little emotion today as a judge sentenced him to six years in penitentiary for shooting dead a member of the West Toronto Hells Angels in a Vaughan strip club. (Toronto Star)

Attempted murder nets 5 years

SASKATOON - A Saskatoon man who last month dragged a woman more than 30 metres with his truck, then went to a man's house and shot him three times, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison. (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)

Murder plot thickens

WINNIPEG - Denis Jerome Labossiere was arrested at Winnipeg’s Stony Mountain Institution on allegations he discussed plans with a fellow inmate to kill the three alleged targets. (Mike on Crime)

Murder plot

New charges

Triple murder linked to crime underworld

Weapons linked to Jerome found

RCMP arrest three suspects

Court papers shed light on Labossiere slayings

Guilty of drug trafficking

TORONTO - A Toronto man has been found guilty of trafficking drugs in a case in which a former senior Hells Angel was the star prosecution witness. No sentencing date has been set for Thomas (Chubs) Bogiatzis, 42, who was found guilty by a jury of cocaine trafficking and conspiracy to traffick cocaine. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Witness labelled a liar

Missing Hells Angel

VANCOUVER - Cedric Baxter Smith, 59, was one of the early members of the powerful biker gang, which is gathering in Langley this weekend to mark the 25th anniversary of its first chapters in BC. Smith was out on parole on a series of drug-trafficking convictions when he was last seen by his club brethren on the Victoria Day long weekend. (Vancouver Sun)

Guilty in date-rape drug bust

TORONTO - An admitted Hells Angels associate has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking after 375 litres of the date rape drug GHB were seized from his Toronto garage, believed one of the largest such seizures in Canada. Mark Figueiredo, 29, stood beside his lawyer Fred Shanahan in Ontario Superior Court and quietly admitted to several drug charges. He acknowledged conspiring with six other men, five alleged to be Hells Angels members, to traffic in 600 litres of GHB, valued at $1.2 million. (Toronto Star)

Shorter terms for dealers

KELOWNA - Two alleged Hells Angels associates were sentenced Monday to four and five years in prison for trafficking cocaine in the Kelowna area in 2005. The judge handed Richard Andrew Rempel, 25, a four-year term and gave David Roger Revell, 44, five years in prison. But the judge also gave Rempel 39 months credit for more than 500 days served in pre-trial custody, effectively reducing his sentence to nine months. (Vancouver Sun) PREVIOUS: Silence nets Hells Angels short jail terms

'Polite' surrender

The Bartlesville police were quickly able to establish that he was Christopher Ablett, 37, an alleged member of the Mongols Motorcycle Club sought in San Francisco on charges that he killed Mark "Papa" Guardado, the head of the Hells Angels' "Frisco" chapter. (San Francisco Chronicle)

Pipe bombing linked to rival biker gangs

3 bombs explode at home of Mongols leader

Leader gunned down

Hells Angel shot

Hells Angels leader gunned down

Hells Angel shot dead in fight

Net 8 years

WINNIPEG - The long-time president of the Manitoba Hells Angels was sentenced to 13 years in prison today after being convicted of drug trafficking following an elaborate undercover police sting operation. Ernie Dew was caught on audio and video surveillance doing four separate kilogram-level cocaine deals with his former friend turned police agent Franco Atanasovic. (Winnipeg Free Press)

Too dangerous to be freed

KINGSTON - The corrections system has given up on Gregory Wooley. The 36-year-old, reputed to be a killer for the Hells Angels, was denied statutory release this week after the National Parole Board ruled he was too high a risk to "kill or cause serious harm to another person" before his sentence ends on Dec. 26, 2009. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Syndicate

Hells Angels from Toronto held in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - Authorities say Robin Melvin Moulton, a fugitive Hells Angels motorcycle club member from Canada is being held on an immigration violation while awaiting extradition from Nevada to Toronto on cocaine trafficking and firearms charges. (AP)

Acquittal stands

VANCOUVER - Glen Hehn, a full member of the Nomads chapter of the notorious motorcycle club, was charged after 52 kilograms of cocaine worth $1.56 million was seized from a truck and a storage locker in Surrey in July 2003. (Vancouver Province) MORE: Court upholds Hells Angel's acquittal

Patch carries a lot of weight

In December 1999, years of diplomatic efforts and arm-twisting by the Angels in Ontario paid off. In a ceremony in Sorel, Que., nearly all of Ontario's 13 outlaw motorcycle gangs buried their own colours for the winged death's head of the Angels. (St. Catharines Standard)

Reign is over

Drugs lead to downfall of Hells Angels

Guilty of criminal organization charge

Hells Angels trafficked drugs

'Thank you'

WHITBY - Two senior Hells Angels quietly said "thank you" to a jury after they were acquitted yesterday of hiring a hit man to kill a fellow biker. (Toronto Star)

'We're not criminals'

Didn't plot hit, Angel insists

Snitch asked for help

Witness objected to vest on deceased

Bizarre twist

Bikers suspected 'a rat'

Perfect 'hitman'

Guilty plea

WINNIPEG - James Heickert, 46, was sentenced to seven years after he admitted in a Winnipeg courtroom he planned to take out a hit on his own brother, Sean, after Sean Heickert defected to a rival drug-trafficking network. (Toronto Star)

Associate charged

Documents reveal Thompson's turf war

Biker charged with conspiracy

Police listened as plot hatched

Gang leader shot dead

Rare move

11 years

TORONTO - Kenneth (Wags) Wagner, 43, showed no emotion yesterday as Superior Court judge John McMahon delivered the sentence, believed to be the first incorporating a "boss law" conviction. (Toronto Star)

Gang run like a business

Patch allows members to 'intimidate, extort'

Bikers had secret police documents

Bikers admit selling drugs

Rock Machine recruiting in GTA

TORONTO - The Rock Machine motorcycle club is actively recruiting members in the Greater Toronto Area. (Toronto Star) MORE: Not the same old gang Rock Machine threw party

Biker turf war escalating

BERLIN - The Bandidos and the Hell's Angels are waging all-out war for dominance in Germany. (Spiegel) MORE: Part 2: Defending their territory Growing links between Hells Angels and Neo-Nazis

Payment for 'lost' marijuana

VANCOUVER - A drug dealer explained how he had to shell out up to $30,000 to a Vancouver Hells Angels member after a large shipment of marijuana went missing. "I made three small payments, between $20,000 and $30,000," the man testified at the trial of four members of Vancouver's East End chapter of the Hells Angels: Ronaldo Lising, Randy Potts, John Punko and Jean Joseph Violette. (CanWest)

'We are the Hells Angels'

Police agent knocked out at nightclub

Hells Angels, UN Gang meeting

Police agent says he collected cash

It's not a crime to be a Hells Angel

Don't prejudge Angels

Crown wants Hells Angels outlawed

Jury will decide

Jury selection underway

Blanket publication ban lifted

Video shows attack

'Merchant of misery' gets 10 years

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg drug kingpin Jose Neves was handed a 10-year prison sentence Tuesday - but not before an angry judge dished out a verbal tongue-lashing. Queen's Bench Justice Don Bryk told Neves he was a greedy liar who preys on the misfortunes of others. (Winnipeg Free Press) PREVIOUS: 'Merchant of misery'

'Hells Angels own Yab Yum brothel'

Amsterdam's most notorious brothel, Yab Yum, should be closed down because it is owned by Hells Angels who used blackmail to take it over, city council officials claimed in court on Thursday. (Dutch News) PREVIOUS: Amsterdam to clean up "Red Light" district

Biker boss gets 36-year term

PHILADELPHIA - Four years out of prison, John Napoli took a "scruffy, disorganized" outlaw biker gang and turned it into a well-organized $6 million crystal-meth-trafficking organization. (Philadelphia Daily News) MORE: Breed leader gets 36 years

Hells Angels plotted to kill Mick

Mick Jagger, the Rolling Stones singer was the target of an assassination attempt which only failed because the boat the would-be killers were using was swamped in a storm. (Telegraph UK) MORE: BBC Radio 4: The FBI at 100 Jagger murder plot

3 alleged associates plead guilty

VANCOUVER - David Pearse and Kerry Ryan Renaud pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce and traffic methamphetamines. Chad James Barroby pleaded guilty to unlawfully trafficking in cocaine. (Vancouver Province) 18 months of house arrest Bike gangsters

Hells Angels busted

ST. JOHN'S - What started as an investigation into drunken thuggery in downtown St. John's 18 months ago has climaxed in a large drug bust that is now officially linked to the Hells Angels. (Telegram)

City police arrest 17

MONTREAL - Raids carried out on a drug-trafficking network in the city's southwestern area produced evidence the operation was controlled by one of the most powerful Hells Angels' chapters in Canada. "We have seized clothing with the emblems of the Sherbrooke Hells Angels," said Commander France Thaoret. (Montreal Gazette)

Biker nabbed

WINNIPEG - William (Billy) Bowden, 32, was transported back to Winnipeg, where he was charged with manslaughter in the stabbing death of 24-year old Jeffrey Engen in a downtown cabaret last November. (Vancouver Sun) PREVIOUS: Police tracked girlfriend to catch fugitive biker Trial to focus on nightclub violence RCMP arrest Bowden in BC

Ailing biker gets break

PHILADELPHIA - US District Judge Harvey Bartle III sentenced Frederick "Panhead" Freehoff, 51, to a 15-year prison sentence and a lifetime on supervised release, instead of 22 to 27 years in prison, which included a 20-year mandatory minimum, under federal advisory sentencing guidelines. (Philadelphia Daily News) PREVIOUS: Police nab, Fuzzy, Chains, Scary Movie, Tommy Trash, Etc.

West End Gang turned down

LAVAL - Gerald (Gerry) Matticks already knew his chances were slim. The reputed influential member of the West End Gang was denied parole yesterday, his first chance at a release since he was sentenced in 2002 to a 12-year prison term for helping the Hells Angels smuggle tonnes of hashish through the Port of Montreal. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Crimes pays

Hells Angel pal pleads guilty

VANCOUVER - An associate of the Hells Angels has pleaded guilty to extortion and been sentenced to two years in a federal jail. But a judge imposed an unusual publication ban which means the exact nature of the crimes of Leroy Serra Pereira, 37, cannot be reported. In Vancouver, BC Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Patrick Dohm agreed to a request from a prosecutor and sealed a 25-page document that describes in detail Pereira's crime. (Vancouver Province)

Ex-biker guilty in slaying

NEWMARKET - It was kill or be killed the night he drew a pistol in a Vaughan strip club and killed one Hells Angel and wounded two others, outlaw biker Frank (Cisco) Lenti says. Lenti, 59, pleaded guilty yesterday in Newmarket court to manslaughter for fatally shooting David (Dred) Buchanan, a high-ranking member of the West Toronto Hells Angels, after midnight on Dec. 2, 2006. (Toronto Star) PREVIOUS: Associate pleads guilty to manslaughter Biker's son snubbed by military

'Uneventful'

VANCOUVER - A heavy police presence outside a party marking the 25th anniversary of the notorious Hells Angels in BC paid off with an incident-free weekend, Sgt. Shinder Kirk of the BC Integrated Gang Task Force said Sunday. (Vancouver Sun)

Clubhouse Langley, BC

Untouchable no more

The real scoop

Hells Angels powerful as ever

2 raids on one house in Kelowna

RCMP bust 'Angels' grow operation

Hells Angels victory

Hells Angels kicked out of Iceland

KEFLAVIK - Eight members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club were arrested at Keflavík International Airport on Friday and denied entry to Iceland. They spent the night at the airport and 16 police officers followed them out of the country the next day. (Iceland Review)

Biker jailed over fatal crash

PENTICTON - Aaron Lardner, 35, was convicted of criminal negligence causing death and impaired driving causing death in the crash that killed his passenger, 22-year-old Lindsay Paulson. (CanWest) PREVIOUS: Biker found guilty in fatal crash

Criminal trial begins

AMSTERDAM - The court in Amsterdam will start the criminal trial of 22 members of the Hell's Angels on Monday. Among them are the former president of the Amsterdam chapter, Wim van B., his successor Daniël U. and Harry S., another influential member of the Angels in Amsterdam. The public prosecution's most important charge against the motorcycle club is that the club is a criminal organisation. This carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison. (Expatica)

Lawyer argues Hells Angels are not a criminal organization

REGINA - A charge against a member of the Regina chapter of the Hells Angels fell apart because authorities couldn't prove the notorious motorcycle club is actually a criminal organization, says the man's lawyer. (CanWest) MORE: Withdrawal of charge won't affect other cases: prosecutor RELATED: Ex-Hells Angel fails to get conditional parole, while former biker colleague granted day passes

Soup kitchen seeks Hells Angels' help

Unescorted leave after 5 life sentences

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. - Jacques Pelletier, one of the Hells Angels who took part in what is now commonly referred to as the Lennoxville Purge, was granted the right to take unescorted leaves yesterday so he can visit his family. (Montreal Gazette)

Hells Angel arrested

MONTREAL - One of Quebec's 10 most wanted criminals was arrested after being on the lam for more than three years. Police have been looking for Marc-Andre Hinse, who headed the Hells Angels chapter in Trois Rivieres, since May 2004, according to a statement by the Surete du Quebec. (Montreal Gazette)

Sentenced to life

ALBANY - Richard (Rick) Vallée, a longtime member of the Hells Angels, now has a lifetime membership in the Bighouse Crew. The former founding member of the biker gang's Quebec-based Nomads chapter was sentenced to life in prison in Albany, NY, as a result of his conviction for murdering Lee Carter, a police informant, in 1993. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Life for killing informant Hells Angel gets life Angel with bloody hands Hells Angel fugitive extradited

Indiana man in biker shooting case

PIERRE, SD - A judge erred by having closed meetings with defense attorneys and allowing secret defense testing of evidence from a shooting spree by motorcycle gang members last summer, state lawyers argue. The flap, which is expected to be decided by the high court in January, arose in a case involving Chad Wilson, 32, a member of the Hells Angels chapter in San Diego, and John Midmore, 34, prospect of the Hells Angels chapter in British Columbia. (AP)

Hells Angel's Legacy sparks fight

VANCOUVER - Ross McLellan, 59, a longtime member of the Angels chapter in Haney, died of natural causes on a flight to Maui on Dec. 13, 2006, part of a trip he was taking with fellow members of the biker gang. (Vancouver Sun)

PREVIOUS: Hells Angel dies on flight to Maui

Hells Angel sues strip club

Toronto Hells Angels biker Carlo Verrelli is suing a Vaughan strip club for $1.1 million, claiming he has suffered permanent psychological and physical injuries from being shot several times by a club employee, who also fatally shot a fellow Hells Angel. (Toronto Star)

Cocaine-trafficking case collapses

BURLINGTON - The Crown has dropped its case against four men charged in a massive cocaine trafficking ring allegedly linked to organized crime because the investigating RCMP drug officers were on sick leave. (Hamilton Spectator) PREVIOUS: RCMP faces new charges

The death dealers

SYDNEY - After he fired the shots that killed Brendan Keilar and wounded two others, the gunman placed the pistol barrel under his chin. For a moment, he seemed set to kill himself, but he lost his nerve and ran. If he had pulled the trigger, it would have blown his head off. It's that sort of gun. (Sun Herald)

Hells Angel may be in Canada

Phoenix Deputy US Marshal Eric Brown said Paul Merle Eischeid crossed into Canada sometime after 2003 and is believed to have found shelter from Hells Angels chapters across Canada, including in Winnipeg. (Winnipeg Free Press) PREVIOUS: US Marshals Most Wanted

Biker charged for wearing 'colours'

MOOSE JAW - A member of the Hells Angels was charged by Moose Jaw police for wearing gang colours in a licensed establishment on Saturday afternoon. The charge was laid under The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act. (Regina Leader-Post) PREVIOUS: Moose Jaw's $400K traffic stop

Ex-wife loses lawsuit

NANAIMO - Christine Diane Beban had claimed she should have received as much as four times the $1.7 million she settled for in her divorce from Lyle Newton, a former member of the Nanaimo chapter of the biker gang. (CanWest)

Wife seeks 'hidden riches'

VANCOUVER - Janette Wu, in her divorce proceedings against Damiano Dipopolo, said he had not fully reported his income and that the couple's standard of living showed that he earned further cash. (Vancouver Province)

BC wins court victory

VANCOUVER - The BC government scored another victory against the Hells Angels with a court ruling that it could apply to get access to police wiretaps as part of its bid to maintain control of the Nanaimo clubhouse of the notorious biker gang. (Vancouver Sun)

2009 BCCA 124

Police remove signs

BC Civil Forfeiture Act

Province wins court battle

Hells Angels lose round in court

Government selling pimped-out rides

Seizure of clubhouse

Clubhouse seized

Province seizes Angels clubhouse

Nanaimo Hells Angels clubhouse

Police seize Nanaimo biker lair

Province grabs Hells Angels clubhouse

Safety of police considered

Judge upholds secrecy surrounding raid

Pot case ends with jail terms

VANCOUVER - The largest marijuana prosecution in BC history ended with the sentencing of five men to prison terms ranging from 31/2 to seven years for shipping $50-million worth of bud to the US. (Vancouver Sun) PREVIOUS: Six year probe shines light on gangs Judge pulls plug on Hydro defence

No Charter violation, court says

VANCOUVER - An alleged Hells Angels associate may be on the hook again after the BC Court of Appeal ruled Thursday a charge against him under Canadian anti-gang laws did not violate the Charter of Rights. (Vancouver Sun) JUDGMENT: R. v. Terezakis 2007 BCCA 384

Acquittal in key test of anti-gang law

VANCOUVER - The first test case in BC of Canada's anti-gang law applied against the Hells Angels ended in an acquittal, dealing a blow to police and prosecutors who alleged the Hells Angels are a criminal organization. (Sun)

Hells Angel pleads with a judge not to lift ban

Hells Angel asks court to keep press ban

Hells Angels on trial

Defence lawyer denies accused was drug czar

Prosecutor alleges joint venture

3 accused were in business for Hells Angels

Judge grills Crown during trial

E-mail flurry followed cocaine loss

Flurry of messages sent

The 'power of the patch' in court

Ban lifted on secret trial

Stakes huge for public on anti-gang law

Tapes reveal Hells Angels plot

Hells Angels associate in court

VANCOUVER - Hells Angels associate is to appear in court today in connection with an assault that put a man in hospital in serious condition. Trevor Dale Holmes, 45, was arrested Tuesday after police were called to the alley behind the 1500-block West 68th Avenue. A passerby had found a 31-year-old man beaten and unconscious in the alley. (Vancouver Province)

'Stay away from Hells Angels'

ST. CATHARINES - A Niagara cop has been ordered to stay away from the Hells Angels while awaiting his trial on allegations he leaked secret documents to unauthorized parties. Constable Frank Dean Rudge, 43, must also surrender all his police gear, including his service pistol, to the Niagara regional police pending the outcome of the case. (Hamilton Spectator)

10 years

WINNIPEG - The vice-president of the Kelowna Hells Angels has admitted to arranging a major cocaine deal that was caught by police surveillance inside a Winnipeg fast-food restaurant and at a Calgary pig roast. Lester Jones, 36, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to traffic cocaine.. (Winnipeg Free Press)

1st Project Drill target pleads guilty

Hells Angel brother vs. brother

8 years

Tough road ahead

Another gangster arrested in RCMP sting

Hells Angel member tried to have brother killed

Crackdown on bikers spreads into BC

Arrests in raids on Hells Angels

Winnipeg club house hit in police raids

Cross country 'Project Drill' raids

Seized firepower shocking to police

Rapper turns away SWAT team

Gang leader shot dead in Thompson

Pilot couldn't resist dream

WINNIPEG - Whether it was a plane, a train or an automobile, Joel Maguet wasn't very picky when it came to dreaming up innovative schemes on how to peddle drugs across Canada. (Free Press) PREVIOUS: Plane used to deliver drugs Dead pilot accused of two biker murders Perspective: Drugs, bikers and death

Judge upholds charges against Breed biker gang members

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - Fifteen Breed outlaw motorcycle gang members will face trial in Bucks County Court on a myriad of drug charges, a district justice ruled yesterday after a preliminary hearing that lasted three days under heavy security from sheriff’s deputies. (Trentonian)

Son of Hells Angels boss still 'guilty

VANCOUVER - Jonathan Sal Bryce, son of John Bryce, the 56-year-old president of Vancouver's East End chapter of the Hells Angels, decided not to withdraw his guilty plea in a drug case and to proceed with sentencing next month. (Vancouver Sun)

City surprised hotel owned by Hells Angel

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan has ordered a review of how real estate deals are done after the controversial purchase by the city of the Drake Hotel from a prominent Hells Angel member for $3.2 million. (Vancouver Sun) COMMENT: Disingenuous or Dumb?

Guilty in stabbing death

PRINCE ALBERT - A penitentiary inmate has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a Hells Angels contract killer turned police informer. Christopher Robert Cluney, 33, held Amie Simard in a cell on July 18, 2003, while another inmate, Alvin Vern Starblanket, stabbed him more than 150 times. (CanWest)

Cluney takes the stand

Witness changes his story

Crown tries to link Cluney to murder

Accused killer with Hells Angels leader

Hells Angels link suggested at murder trial

Starblanket gets life sentence

2 charged with 2003 prison murder

Inmate's death raises alarm over prison violence

Hells Angel, ex-cop charged with weapons offences

WINNIPEG - Two men, including a former police officer and someone believed to be a Hells Angels member, were arrested on drugs and weapons charges on Saturday, a Winnipeg police spokesman said Monday. (CBC) MORE: Hells Angel, former policeman arrested

Fired, Re-Hired

VANCOUVER - Mindi Niedermeiser, the B.C. border guard who partied with the Hells Angels, had been previously fired by the Canada Border Services Agency for misconduct but was reinstated after an appeal. (Vancouver Sun) PREVIOUS: Border guard partied with Hells Angels

Hells Angel allowed to chat with biker buddies

WINNIPEG - Shane Kirton has a lot of catching up to do, now that Manitoba’s highest court says the full-patch Hells Angel member can communicate with his biker buddies while on probation. Kirton, 39, won a unique legal challenge this week that overturned a lower court ruling banning him from having contact with members or associates of any gang, including the Hells. (Winnipeg Free Press)

Jury convicts biker

MONTREAL - Denis Gallant can savour his last murder case as a successful one. Yesterday, at the Laval courthouse, he was given a going away present from an 11-member jury, who found Tony Duguay, 33, guilty of first-degree murder in the April 17, 2000, killing of Hells Angel Normand (Biff) Hamel. (Montreal Gazette) PREVIOUS: Takin' care of Canadians outlaw biker business Hit man rolls over on gang suspect

Mistrial declared

MONTREAL - A former lawyer for the Hells Angels will be back in court in September 2008 after a mistrial was recently declared at his trial on charges of gangsterism and obstructing justice. Quebec Superior Court Justice Jean-Guy Boilard put an end to Benoit Cliche's trial last week when the jury said it could not reach a verdict after eight days of deliberations. (CP)

Witness against lawyer 'lies like he breathes'

Defence won't call witnesses

Police surveillance video kicks off trafficking trial

Judge blisters cops for illegal taping

Police raids nets Hells Angels lawyer

Find a job after leaving prison, biker told

MONTREAL - One of the leaders of the Bandidos biker gang, a man frequently targeted by the Hells Angels, will be released from prison soon on the condition he find honest work. Serge (Merlin) Cyr, 48, one of several Bandidos arrested in a massive police roundup in 2002, will reach his statutory release date in late February. (Montreal Gazette)

Hells Angel petition not valid, Ottawa says

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the federal and provincial governments are trying to throw out of court a bid by the Hells Angels in BC to overturn a new law that targets the motorcycle club. (Province) PREVIOUS: Hells Angel says people are rude to him Hells Angel challenges organized crime law Winning the PR war

Hells Angel busted

VANCOUVER - The RCMP in the Okanagan say they have arrested a member of the Hells Angels from the Lower Mainland who appeared to be driving under the influence of drugs and was carrying a loaded handgun. (CBC)

Missing man 'probably' not dead

VANCOUVER - A judge found that her ex-husband is probably not dead, but Miriam Byrne remains convinced that Gregory Cyr, who is believed to have had underworld connections, was murdered. (Province)

The silent enforcer

MELBOURNE, Aus. - Terrance Raymond Tognolini is a man with a reputation for getting his own way. And for more than a decade those who stood in the way of the Melbourne businessman and international outlaw motorcycle gang member have found that bad things happen. (The Age) PREVIOUS: Hells Angels implicated in murder mystery

Ex-Pink Poodle bouncer slain

SAN JOSE - Gary Costanza was a bit player in a highly publicized San Jose strip club homicide nine years ago, a bouncer at the Pink Poodle who was convicted of pointing out a man who was then allegedly pummeled to death for mouthing off about the Hells Angels. (Mercury News) PREVIOUS: Anatomy of a murder Hells Angels win suit

Life for 7

BIRMINGHAM - Seven members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang were sentenced to life in prison at Birmingham crown court today for the murder of Hells Angel Gerry Tobin. (Guardian UK)

7 guilty of Tobin murder

The fatal bullet

Planned execution

Guilty plea

Man pleads guilty to biker murder

Angels flock to biker's funeral

Video: Funeral of a murdered biker

In pictures: Bikers funeral

4th arrested in UK biker slaying

4th arrest made

Arrests made over murder of biker

3 held over M40 biker death

Last image of slain biker

Biker and the Bible

No Angels

Bandidos head vows biker gang is here to stay

WINNIPEG - The head of the Manitoba Bandidos launched into a profanity-laced tirade and vowed the notorious biker gang was here to stay -- moments after a jury found him and three associates guilty of kidnapping and torturing a rival drug dealer. (Winnipeg Free Press)

Former Hells Angels member gets 14 years

SAN DIEGO - A former high-ranking member of the San Diego Hells Angels was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for his part in a conspiracy to murder rival motorcycle gang members and distribute drugs. (San Diego Union Tribune)

Terror thrives on crime world links

SYDNEY - A man arrested in Sydney and charged with possession of stolen Australian Defence Force rocket launchers has been linked to a group with plans to use the weapons for terrorism. Police allege Sydney's Lucas Heights nuclear reactor was one of several targets. (Australian) PREVIOUS: Rebel biker linked to rocket launcher theft Man arrested over supplying weapons

Flag hidden from Biker mourners

SYDNEY - AS dozens of Bandidos bikies thundered down a Sydney highway to bury a brother today, police hastily removed the flag of warring club Rebels from their path. The cortege of about 80 bikes left the church behind a motorcycle carrying the coffin of Ken Tanti on a sidecar, covered with flowers in the Bandidos colours of red and yellow. (News.com.au) PREVIOUS: Biker gangs wage violent turf war

Drug trade attracts Hells Angels

KELOWNA - Having a Hells Angels chapter in Kelowna is a sign of Kelowna's thriving drug trade, says an expert on the biker gang. Julian Sher says the bikers are smart businessmen. "They go where they know the drug trade is flourishing or where they can make it flourish." (Province)

Residents want rid of crack shacks

Kelowna cracks down on crackheads

Trickle-down effect used by crime networks

Hells Angels not welcome

CHBC Video: Hells Angels open new chapter

Hells Angels open new chapter in BC city

Grant gets 15 years

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba outlaw biker caught in a massive undercover police investigation was sentenced to 15 years in prison this afternoon. Ian Grant will serve an additional two years behind bars if he doesn't pay a $118,800 fine. (Winnipeg Free Press)

You be the jury

The shaky snitch

Grant found guilty

Police put trial at risk

Hells Angels a tough target, trial told

Joining Hells Angels a pricey task

Crown argues biker gang is organized crime

Hells Angels from the inside

Inside the Hells Angels' clubhouse

Jury hears surveillance audio

Hells Angel Trial exhibits

Drug sting hit bonanza

Secret weapon crumbled under pressure

First Project Defence trial opens

Hells Angels in court

SAN FRANCISCO - A Hells Angels motorcycle club member and one of his associates made their first appearance Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco on charges of possessing and distributing methamphetamine. (San Francisco Chronicle) PREVIOUS: Hells Angels headquarters, clubs raided FBI Searching for Hell's Angels leader Agencies prepare for Hells Angels

Cody cops tell of Hells Angels tactics

CODY, Wyo. - Security was tight last week during the Hells Angels World Run and police were active and aggressive in their enforcement efforts for good reason, local law enforcement leaders said Tuesday. (Billings Gazette) PREVIOUS: Hells Angels leave Cody Police, locals differ on enforcement practice Hells Angels appear in court

Gang Leader Arrested In Connection With Car Bombings

GOTHENBURG - Police in southwest Sweden investigating two car bombings which happened on consecutive days in Gothenburg this week say they’ve arrested a leading member of a motorcycle gang for allegedly orchestrating the explosions. (SRI)

Hells Angels must be tackled

VICTORIA - The gangland-style slaying this week of a man seeking police protection as a witness might not be considered remarkable in a place like New York or Singapore. (The Times Colonist) PREVIOUS: BC wants ban on gang colours Slain ex-Angels associate sought RCMP protection

Blogger leaked order to raid

TORONTO - An Internet blogger leaked a confidential court document on a massive police bust of the Hells Angels biker gang clubhouses 11 days before tactical officers launched their dawn raids this week. Leaked on the Internet was a judge's order allowing federal authorities to seize the Hells Angels' fortified clubhouse on Eastern Ave. in Toronto, which was home to the largest Hells Angels chapter in Canada. (Toronto Star)

Angels in court

Biker 'rat' opposed giving tour to media

Lawyer shocked by possible biker raid leak

Arrested biker ordered deported in 1999

Incongruity thy name is Hells Angels

Angels in court

OPP praise informant's help in Hells' raids

Angel spied for cops in BC

Club rules: No wives and no murders

Bad time to be a biker

Hells Angels acquitted

SIOUX FALLS - After deliberating over most of three days jurors acquitted two Hells Angels bikers of attempted murder for a 2006 gunfight that injured rival Outlaws Motorcycle Club members. (AP) PREVIOUS: Indiana man indicted Police trying to calm old rivalries Biker violence erupts Sturgis 66th Anniversary

Hells Angels charged after fight at Windsor strip club

WINDSOR - A national Hells Angels meeting was cut short for four men after they got into a brawl outside a Windsor strip club early Saturday. (Detroit Free Press) PREVIOUS: Police wary as 500 Hells Angels meet in Windsor Bikers, police gather in Windsor

Hells Angels gets 7-1/2 years

SEATTLE - In a Seattle courtroom packed with club members and other supporters, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik said Richard "Smilin' Rick" Fabel, 50, headed a criminal enterprise that "preyed on vulnerable people." (Seattle Times)

"Enforcer" for Hells Angels sent to prison

Jury convicts 3 of 4

Witnesses are 'rats'

Hells Angels' trial begins

State Hells Angels trial under way

Hells Angels leaders on trial Monday

Worlds collide at funeral of murdered gang enforcer

WOODBRIDGE, Ont. - More than 200 outlaw bikers gathered before the outstretched arms of a large statue of Jesus Christ yesterday for the funeral of a popular young enforcer with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. (National Post)

One Hell of a sendoff

Hundreds of bikers gather at funeral

Slaying of Hells Angel not likely to spark biker war: expert

Arrest made in fatal Hells Angels shooting

A Brief Overview Of The Hells Angels

Jailed for refusing to testify

VANCOUVER - Three members of the Hells Angels were handed jail sentences ranging from six months to 15 months for refusing to testify at the trial of another Hells Angels member. One of the bikers received a sentence of six months in jail, another was given nine months and a third was sentenced to 15 months in jail for contempt of court. The three men appeared by video and cannot be named because of a ban imposed by the trial judge, Justice Anne MacKenzie. (Vancouver Sun)

And justice for all . . . to not see

Hells Angels face sentencing

Court backs RCMP

Biker gets jail for punching Mountie

Hells Angels set up new base

Hells Angels case rests on million dollar mole

Mounties' informant out of control

Man taped secret talks with Hells Angels

Informant admits assault on accused

Mounties' informant out of control

RCMP agents committed crimes with immunity

No-fault crime laws undermine justice system

Police agree to pay $1M to Angels informer

Angels trial hears cries of man being beaten

Dead man was associate of Hells Angels

Bulletin Board firm linked to Hells Angel

Losing the war on bikers

Angels' BC holdings are extensive

Behind the patch: Angels ABCs

Hells Angels member jailed

Hells Angel guilty of trafficking...again

Meth dropped off at city deli

Exotic nightclub fights for survival

Book says taxman targeting BC's rich Angels

BC police outline raids against Hells Angels

Police raid two BC Hells Angels clubhouses

RCMP port probe findings a PR win for Angels

Hells Angels use billboard for image campaign

Two Angels sentenced to four years

RCMP Press Release

East Van Hells Angels president gets 4 years

BC Hells Angels handed four-year sentences

Hells Angles declared criminal organization

BC Hells Angels claim they are 'nice guys'

Hells Angels' trial delayed

BC police forces stun Hells Angels

Police raid BC Hells Angels clubhouses

Hells Angels chief's son pleads guilty

Hells Angels arrest in extortion case

Rival biker gang war looming in BC: Police

18 charged in Hells Angels bust

Cops & Angels

Hells Angel arrested after battle with cops

Trio charged with Abbotsford arsons

VANCOUVER - Now charged with arson are 21-year-old Steven Porsch, 25-year-old Shaun Fitzgerald and 22-year-old Devon MacDonald – all of Abbotsford. Police have also charged Porsch with extortion and kidnapping in an unrelated case. Police say those charged stemmed from information they uncovered during their 14-month fire investigation. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Three face arson charges over torched pubs

Police fear club linked to Hells Angels

VANCOUVER - Members of the Lower Mainland's newest biker club came to the door of their Surrey clubhouse this week adorned in clothes indicating their support for the oldest club around: The Hells Angels. (Vancouver Sun) PREVIOUS: Biker clubs deny links to Hells Angels Hells Angels expand their empire in BC Bikers 'stunned' by YVR gun bust Biker bust reveals truth Member of Hells Angels arrested on gun charge at airport

Hells Angels were flying in coke from B.C.

MONTREAL - The Hells Angels used their Canada-wide connections to supply a major drug trafficking network that operated in the lower Laurentians, police alleged yesterday. (Gazette)

Hells Angels drug ring smashed

Hells Angels resurface in Quebec

Police keep heat on Quebec bike gangs

Highway to Hell

Hells Angels underling gets 15 years in prison

Final three Hells Angels sentenced

LAS VEGAS - The final three Hells Angels motorcycle club members were sentenced Thursday in a state criminal case stemming from a deadly brawl with rival Mongols members in a Nevada casino almost five years ago. (AP)

Hells Angels ride it out

Hells Angels get sweetheart deal

Six of 42 Hells Angels facing prison

Hells Angels trial postponed in Las Vegas

Judge strikes word of witness in Angels trial

Hells Angels lawyers confront key witness

State trial to follow federal trial in biker brawl

Happy 60th Anniversary

Hells Angels' solidarity showing cracks

Hells Angels member gets 4-year prison term

Former Hells Angels chapter president testifies

Jury hears first witnesses in Hells Angels case

11 Hells Angels Start Trial for Biker Brawl

Bikers brawl in casino, three killed

Laughlin deaths extend 20-year 'power play'

Security video captures melee between gangs

Hells Angels to Stand Trial in Las Vegas

2 plead guilty to crimes during Hells Angels run

Informer links top Hells Angel to murder plot

Quebec police probing prison biker murder

QUEBEC - Police are investigating after an inmate reported to be a member of a motorcycle gang was killed in a federal prison southwest of Quebec City. (CP)

'Bandido George' pleads guilty

SEATTLE - Bandido George has copped a plea. George Wegers -- national president of the notorious Bellingham-based Bandidos motorcycle gang until his arrest last June -- has pleaded guilty to racketeering. (Seattle PI)

Court documents reveal details of police sting operation

WINNIPEG - Details of a massive, two-year police operation targeting organized crime in Manitoba were revealed in a Winnipeg court Thursday during the appearance of 13 people charged in the case. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Defense lawyers seek funding

Police visit Hells Angel's clubhouse - with property assessor

VANCOUVER - RCMP paid a visit to the East Vancouver chapter of the Hells Angels – but it wasn't for a search or a raid. Instead, they brought in a property assessor to determine the value of the suburban home the chapter uses as its clubhouse. (CBC)

Ottawa Hells Angels linked heist

OTTAWA - Three months after as much as $35 million was stolen from a Securicor truck outside of Montreal, Quebec police have linked the heist to the Ottawa-based Ontario Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels. The Sept. 7 holdup is the largest of its kind in Canadian history. (Ottawa Citizen)

Hells Angels' guilty pleas hailed by police

VANCOUVER - Two senior members of the Vancouver chapter of the Hells Angels pleaded guilty Monday to 11 counts of cocaine trafficking in what Mounties hailed as a significant victory in the war against organized crime. (Vancouver Sun)

Third suspect to go to trial next month in Ladner assault

VANCOUVER - Danny Anderson, a man co-accused in a Ladner kidnapping, extortion and assault connected to the Hells Angels motorcycle gang will go to trial next month. (Delta Optimist)

Delta officer on stand in 'Angels trial'

They’re no Angels

Hells Angel gets 6 years for Ladner incident

Six-year sentence for Hell's Angels prospect

Angels' prospect found guilty on seven counts

Hells Angel guilty; Police respond

Judge refuses criminal label for Angels

Suspect involved in Hells Angels raid acquitted

Hells Angels ruling has impact on Delta case

Hell's Angels drug debt paid for safety reason, says officer

KENORA, Ont. - The second police officer involved in the undercover operation that produced a murder confession from James Kakegamic said one of the reasons Kakegamic’s drug debt to the Hell’s Angels was paid was to ensure officer safety. (Kenora Daily Miner)

Charges stayed against alleged Winnipeg bikers

WINNIPEG - Five alleged Hells Angels members and their associates in Winnipeg are going free, after the Crown decided to stay intimidation-related charges against the group. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Manitoba expanding Hells Angels gang case Proceedings begin in Manitoba biker mega-trial

Two Hells Angels bosses sentenced to 20 years

MONTREAL - Walter Stadnick, 51, and Donald Stockford, 42, both of Hamilton, Ont., were convicted in June of five charges, including conspiracy to commit murder, drug trafficking and gangsterism. (CTV)

PREVIOUS: Devil 'n Angels

BC's Hells Angels: Rich and Powerful

Canada is a haven for the outlaw motorcycle gang, with more members per capita than any other country. B.C's Angels have mounted an effective public-relations campaign that portrays them as harmless motorcycle enthusiasts, but they maintain a fearsome reputation in the criminal underworld. (Vancouver Sun)

Maurice 'Mom' Boucher

No more charges for Mom

MONTREAL - The alleged former Hells Angels leader Maurice Boucher, who is serving a life sentence for murder, will not face any further criminal charges, Quebec's Crown prosecutor's office said Thursday. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Hells Angels' Kingpin strikes out with Supreme Court

2 life sentences

MONTREAL - Paul Fontaine, a member of the Hells Angels, has been sentenced to two life terms in prison. He was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of prison guard Pierre Rondeau and in the attempted murder of another prison guard, Robert Corriveau. (CTV)

Associate gets 2 life sentences

Guilty verdict

Hells Angels conspired to jam justice system

Trial begins 11 years after shooting

Prison guard recalls attack that killed colleague

Hells Angel charged in prison guard's death

Hells Angel arrested in murder of 2 guards

45 Hells Angels

VANCOUVER - At least 45 members or associates of outlaw motorcycle gangs have been charged with or convicted of criminal offences in BC in the last year, a Vancouver Sun investigation has revealed. (Vancouver Sun)

RCMP bag bikers in cocaine bust

VICTORIA - The RCMP announced the successful conclusion of three year investigation yesterday, with charges laid against at least two members of the Hells Angels. (Prime Time Crime) MORE: Nanaimo Angles post bail

Hells Angels arrested in Ont., Que. drug raids

Police are claiming a partial but significant victory over the Hells Angels and their lucrative drug trade. After a two-year investigation dubbed "Operation Dante," heavily armed tactical units swept into areas of Eastern Ontario and western Quebec on Monday. (CTV)

Biker boss gets life in prison

TOLEDO - James "Frank" Wheeler, the former leader of the Outlaw motorcycle club who prosecutors said oversaw a highly organized operation that sold drugs and engaged in violence with rival gangs, was sentenced yesterday to life in prison. (Toledo Blade)

PREVIOUS: Prosecutor flays Outlaws

Biker cleared in slaying

LAVAL - During a brief Quebec Superior Court hearing at the Laval courthouse yesterday, Tony Marault, 32, formerly a prospective member of the Bandidos biker gang, saw a stay of proceedings placed on a charge that he took part in the most high-profile slaying carried out during Quebec's bloody biker gang war. (Montreal Gazette)

Hit man rolls over on gang suspect

Police raids target drug traffickers in Quebec

Hells Angels members face firearm charges

Hells Angel denies crime connection

Prosecutor: Biker wanted to be feared

RCMP: Investigation results in arrests

Informer testifies on biker's bombings

Lawyer says Ontario Hells Angels have jobs

Sweep of Angels resulted in charges

Bikers' freedom within sight

Deal with the devil gave gangsters too much

Mole helps police net suspected gang members