Report: Hells Angels Started Rival Shootout - Phoenix News Story - KPHO Phoenix: "member of the Hells Angels started a shootout with rival biker gang 'Los Vagos' in Chino Valley last month.
The conclusion of a DPS investigator after the shootout was released Monday.
Detective Michael Koepte wrote in an affidavit that the Hells angels are going after the Vagos and 'creating a path of terror and destruction for innocent bystanders in the aftermath.'
Among the evidence seized in a search after the shootout, the reports show many handguns, ammunition, jewelry with various Vagos or Hells Angels logos, a tri-state roster of members, clothing with patches and prints of logos for both groups, motorcycles, a 2006 Range Rover, trucks, West Coast meeting notes, cars, brass knuckles, knives, cellphones, computer towers, laptops, a photo album, bloody gloves, and a Ruger Millennium black semiautomatic handgun."
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Man claims Hells Angels had been planning shooting for a while - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona
Man claims Hells Angels had been planning shooting for a while - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona: "man affiliated with the Vagos told Chino Valley police after last month's shooting between motorcycle gangs that the Hells Angels had been planning an assault on the Vagos for a while, according to documents released by the Yavapai County Attorney's Office on Monday.
Justin Kaufman of Mesa said he heard eight members of the Hells Angels in Kingman were on their way to Chino Valley, according to the county attorney's office. Kaufman also said that Michael Diecks, who owns the Vagos house in the 2900 block of Yuma Drive, told him that Hells Angels intimidate his family when he is out of town.
On Aug. 21, Diecks told police he rode out in front of everybody 'hauling ass' because he heard Hells Angels were at his home. Diecks told police he's been a patched member of the Vagos for the past six months, and that the last few months a Hells Angels prospect has driven past his home and pointed his fingers at him simulating a weapon.
Diecks said he'd heard the Hells Angels had a 'green light' to 'take him out,' according to a Chino Valley Police report."
Justin Kaufman of Mesa said he heard eight members of the Hells Angels in Kingman were on their way to Chino Valley, according to the county attorney's office. Kaufman also said that Michael Diecks, who owns the Vagos house in the 2900 block of Yuma Drive, told him that Hells Angels intimidate his family when he is out of town.
On Aug. 21, Diecks told police he rode out in front of everybody 'hauling ass' because he heard Hells Angels were at his home. Diecks told police he's been a patched member of the Vagos for the past six months, and that the last few months a Hells Angels prospect has driven past his home and pointed his fingers at him simulating a weapon.
Diecks said he'd heard the Hells Angels had a 'green light' to 'take him out,' according to a Chino Valley Police report."
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mmm Karla Spetic is one of my all time favourite designers. This outfit was worn at Vogue's Fashion Night Out
My dream, to keep the dress
The reality...I got the shoes. Didn't you just die a little?
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
extorting members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang
former Stanislaus County sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to extorting members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.
U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Wanger issued the sentence against Robert Holloway of Turlock on Monday.
Prosecutors say the 62-year-old owner of the Road Dog Cycle in Denair extended credit to Hells Angels members, then used extortion to collect on debt. He was arrested in 2008 after being indicted along with ten others on federal racketeering charges.
Holloway received 14 months credit for time served. Wanger also allowed him to return to a halfway house and turn himself in when his prison term begins.
Wanger said Holloway had taken responsibility for his actions.
U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Wanger issued the sentence against Robert Holloway of Turlock on Monday.
Prosecutors say the 62-year-old owner of the Road Dog Cycle in Denair extended credit to Hells Angels members, then used extortion to collect on debt. He was arrested in 2008 after being indicted along with ten others on federal racketeering charges.
Holloway received 14 months credit for time served. Wanger also allowed him to return to a halfway house and turn himself in when his prison term begins.
Wanger said Holloway had taken responsibility for his actions.
20-year-old Pittsfield woman with no previous criminal record was accused Friday of conspiring with three others to frame a government witness
20-year-old Pittsfield woman with no previous criminal record was accused Friday of conspiring with three others to frame a government witness in a criminal case involving a Berkshire County Hells Angels member.
Alexandra M. Ely, of Ridge Avenue, pleaded not guilty in Central Berkshire District Court to single counts of intimidation of a witness, kidnapping, use of a firearm in a felony, and conspiracy.
The conspiracy count alleges that Ely conspired with Adam Hall, Scott Langdon and Nicole Brooks of fabricating a crime in Wells, N.Y., on Aug. 14 and trying to pin it on 43-year-old David Glasser of Pittsfield.
Hall is described as a ranking member of the Berkshire County Hells Angels chapter.
According to law enforcement authorities, Brooks, 20, of Scotia, N.Y., told New York State Police that Glasser had robbed her at gunpoint, then attempted to kidnap and murder her at a highway rest stop in Wells.
Langdon, 44, of Pittsfield, allegedly had placed a handgun in Glasser's pickup that police discovered when they arrested Glasser in Pittsfield the next day.
Langdon and Brooks also have been arrested, and Hall, 33, of Peru, remained at large on Friday. He had been free on bail awaiting trial in Berkshire Superior Court on 12 charges, including armed robbery. The charges against Glasser, who is a witness in Hall's Superior Court case, have been dropped.
Alexandra M. Ely, of Ridge Avenue, pleaded not guilty in Central Berkshire District Court to single counts of intimidation of a witness, kidnapping, use of a firearm in a felony, and conspiracy.
The conspiracy count alleges that Ely conspired with Adam Hall, Scott Langdon and Nicole Brooks of fabricating a crime in Wells, N.Y., on Aug. 14 and trying to pin it on 43-year-old David Glasser of Pittsfield.
Hall is described as a ranking member of the Berkshire County Hells Angels chapter.
According to law enforcement authorities, Brooks, 20, of Scotia, N.Y., told New York State Police that Glasser had robbed her at gunpoint, then attempted to kidnap and murder her at a highway rest stop in Wells.
Langdon, 44, of Pittsfield, allegedly had placed a handgun in Glasser's pickup that police discovered when they arrested Glasser in Pittsfield the next day.
Langdon and Brooks also have been arrested, and Hall, 33, of Peru, remained at large on Friday. He had been free on bail awaiting trial in Berkshire Superior Court on 12 charges, including armed robbery. The charges against Glasser, who is a witness in Hall's Superior Court case, have been dropped.
Hells Angels kept his mouth shut on the opening day of a trial in which he's charged with murdering a police officer "execution style."
Hells Angel biker gang member remained silent in a state courtroom in Koblenz on Tuesday, where the 44-year-old is charged with the murder of a police officer earlier this year.
The prosecution claims the Hells Angel shot the officer through the front door of his apartment in an "execution-style killing."
The officers had gone to search the man's apartment. The state prosecutor argued in court on Tuesday that the man " falsely recognized the officers as burglars" who had broken into his apartment before.
He fired two shots through the door at face-level in order "to punish" the burglars for the previous break-in, apparently not realizing that they were police officers.
The man said nothing when asked to explain the incident. It remains unclear how he will plead or whether he will even testify during the proceedings, which are to resume on October 1.
Dozens of police were present in and around the Koblenz court on Tuesday to provide security for the trial's opening.
At least five Hells Angels, a motorcycle gang widely recognized for crime and violent activity in Germany, were present in court for the opening proceedings.
The prosecution claims the Hells Angel shot the officer through the front door of his apartment in an "execution-style killing."
The officers had gone to search the man's apartment. The state prosecutor argued in court on Tuesday that the man " falsely recognized the officers as burglars" who had broken into his apartment before.
He fired two shots through the door at face-level in order "to punish" the burglars for the previous break-in, apparently not realizing that they were police officers.
The man said nothing when asked to explain the incident. It remains unclear how he will plead or whether he will even testify during the proceedings, which are to resume on October 1.
Dozens of police were present in and around the Koblenz court on Tuesday to provide security for the trial's opening.
At least five Hells Angels, a motorcycle gang widely recognized for crime and violent activity in Germany, were present in court for the opening proceedings.
Andre Watteel, of Cambridge, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of trafficking
federal prosecutor is seeking eight years in prison for a former president of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club who was nabbed in a police sting last year.
Andre Watteel, of Cambridge, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of trafficking that embodied 28 separate sales of cocaine between March 3 and Sept. 28, 2009.
The total quantity was just under a kilogram and ranged from 65 per cent to 83 per cent pure cocaine.
Watteel, 57, also pleaded guilty to possessing $60,270 in proceeds of crime generated by his drug trafficking.
The sales, which were for one or two ounces of cocaine at a time, were made to a police agent who was known to Watteel and who was posing as a prospective member of the Hells Angels.
Defence lawyer Jaime Stephenson will ask Ontario Court Justice John Takach to impose a sentence of three to four years in prison. Double credit for nine months of pretrial custody would have to be subtracted from both her position and that of prosecutor Brad Reitz.
Watteel was arrested Dec. 15, 2009, along with five Hamilton members of the Hells Angels and one from Nanticoke.
Project Manchester, led by the Ontario Provincial Police joint forces biker enforcement unit, targeted nine homes and commercial properties.
Reitz said the activities of the agent were closely monitored through extensive physical and electronic surveillance.
During the operation, the agent purchased drugs from the bikers on 45 occasions with a total of $109,370 in money provided to him by the police. He bought cocaine 38 times, totalling 64 ounces, as well as other drugs.
Watteel, a full-patch member of the Hells Angels, was a long-time associate of the agent and a main target of the police sting.
The Brazillian-born biker, a former veteran of the Satans Choice Motorcycle Club, was a major player in negotiating the “patch over” of that club when the Hells Angels took over in Ontario in late 2000. Watteel was a senior member of the Angels’ Kitchener chapter and then its Niagara chapter.
Andre Watteel, of Cambridge, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of trafficking that embodied 28 separate sales of cocaine between March 3 and Sept. 28, 2009.
The total quantity was just under a kilogram and ranged from 65 per cent to 83 per cent pure cocaine.
Watteel, 57, also pleaded guilty to possessing $60,270 in proceeds of crime generated by his drug trafficking.
The sales, which were for one or two ounces of cocaine at a time, were made to a police agent who was known to Watteel and who was posing as a prospective member of the Hells Angels.
Defence lawyer Jaime Stephenson will ask Ontario Court Justice John Takach to impose a sentence of three to four years in prison. Double credit for nine months of pretrial custody would have to be subtracted from both her position and that of prosecutor Brad Reitz.
Watteel was arrested Dec. 15, 2009, along with five Hamilton members of the Hells Angels and one from Nanticoke.
Project Manchester, led by the Ontario Provincial Police joint forces biker enforcement unit, targeted nine homes and commercial properties.
Reitz said the activities of the agent were closely monitored through extensive physical and electronic surveillance.
During the operation, the agent purchased drugs from the bikers on 45 occasions with a total of $109,370 in money provided to him by the police. He bought cocaine 38 times, totalling 64 ounces, as well as other drugs.
Watteel, a full-patch member of the Hells Angels, was a long-time associate of the agent and a main target of the police sting.
The Brazillian-born biker, a former veteran of the Satans Choice Motorcycle Club, was a major player in negotiating the “patch over” of that club when the Hells Angels took over in Ontario in late 2000. Watteel was a senior member of the Angels’ Kitchener chapter and then its Niagara chapter.
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