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‘I like to make things.’ Meet the expert gun builder at the center of the R.I. biker club case
By Tom Mooney Journal Staff Writer In March, two months before explosives experts blew open two Woonsocket motorcycle clubs, state police detectives say they listened in on a phone call between the clubs’ leaders. One talked of killing Christine DeSpain — the woman who made guns in her basement. “I expected her to show up…
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So all cops need is to say they smelled 420 to enter your house without warrant . Kansas Supreme Court Backs Officer Who Sniffed Out Marijuana
Stephen Koranda A ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court could make it easier for police officers to search a home based on what they believe they smell. In the recent ruling, four of the seven justices said that an officer’s belief she smelled unlit marijuana was probable cause to sweep an apartment in Douglas County…
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Organized Crime group accused of making guns busted
Muriel Draaisma · CBC News 23 people charged in 8-month investigation into illegal weapons, drugs Ontario Provincial Police have charged 23 people after an eight-month investigation into the trafficking of illegal firearms and drugs by an organized crime group in the Greater Toronto and Golden Horseshoe areas. The accused are believed to have manufactured and distributed “untraceable” firearms…
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Could a notorious biker club’s survival hinge on a trademark? The feds are betting on it
By Joel Rubin When federal prosecutors finally managed to put mobster Al Capone behind bars, it wasn’t for murder or bootlegging, but tax evasion. Fast forward several decades and government lawyers in Southern California say a similarly novel tactic could be the key to taking down the Mongols, a notorious motorcycle club that has long…
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Seizing a logo: Feds hope to kill biker group by taking its identity :Seizing the Mongols’ logo would throw the group into disarray, at least temporarily
The Editorial Board Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles want to wrest ownership of the logo that members of a motorcycle group use on their helmets and jackets, believing that if the logo disappears, the group itself will fade into obscurity. It is an innovative and laudable way of employing federal forfeiture laws, which…
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Bye Bye Busa! Suzuki ends Hayabusa production . Bogus!!
Bradley Brownell Even if you don’t know anything about motorcycles, you likely know that the GSX1300R Hayabusa is a ridiculously fast one. It debuted back in 1999 with an unrestricted top-speed alleged to be 194 miles per hour, and it could run tens in the quarter mile. With the Hayabusa, Suzuki completely dunked on the…
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Kids receive hundreds of new bikes, toys at Hell’s Angels Bike Run.Comanchero to stand trial over firefight at home of former club boss
FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) — — A sea of brand new bicycles covered the field at Chukchansi Park Saturday morning. The bicycles were the result of nearly a month of camping out by members of the Hell’s Angels, who raised money to buy the bicycles for the group’s 20th bike giveaway. Saturday morning, they rode from…
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Biker club treats Danville elderly ladies to early Christmas. Motorcycle club brings truck load full of toys, food to families in need
Keitumetse Maako The Solidarity Helping Hand motorbike club hosts the event annually. Elderly ladies from Danville and surrounding areas ladies were treated to an early Christmas lunch and gifts by the Solidarity Helping Hand motorbike club on Saturday, during the club’s fourth annual Christmas carols run. “We buy them gifts according to their wish lists…
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‘Big, hairy, tatted-up biker’ touched by kindness.“I have an issue with my fuel gauge, so I track miles on my bike by looking at the odometer,”
by Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune MEDFORD — Wearing dark clothes on a freezing night, Grant Hidy was hardly banking on drivers seeing him and his stalled-out motorcycle Monday on the side of Columbus Avenue, much less anyone stopping to help. Biking home from work in the frigid fog, Hidy’s beard, goggles and hands…
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20 Female Biker Clubs And Their Motorcycles. The Ever changing biker lifestyle
by Kirsty Law Motorcycle clubs have been around since the beginning of the motorcycle itself and have also played a humongous part in the creation of motorcycling culture. Motorcycle clubs are scattered all over the world, from Europe and the USA to the streets of Australia. Where there are motorcycles, there are motorcycle clubs. So…
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Big Sky Harley Davidson Toy Run expected to help over 100 kids this year
Elizabeth Transue (GREAT FALLS) Big Sky Harley Davidson is gearing up for their annual Toy Run on Saturday. Every year, they welcome families into their shop, serve them snacks and, of course, Santa arrives on a motorcycle and gives the kids gifts. “We’ve done this in the past and this year we’ve decided to amp it…
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3 members of Bandidos indicted for beating, robbing Abilene man (Member of Kinfolks MC talks to cops after incident)
by KTXS Staff ABILENE, Texas — Three members of an outlaw motorcycle gang accused of robbing and beating an Abilene man were indicted Thursday. Daniel Aragon Machado, 36, of Abilene, Justin Nathaniel Aldava, 23, of Abilene and Jesse Lee Trevino, 34, of Merkel, were indicted for aggravated robbery, robbery and engaging in organized criminal activity.…
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Automotive Parts Associates Announces 2018 Harley-Davidson Giveaway Winners
Brake&Front End Automotive Parts Associates (APA) has announced the grand-prize and runner-up winners in its popular customer-loyalty “Harley-Davidson Giveaway” promotion. With the giveaway now in its third year, APA added a customization twist to the 2019 Harley-Davidson Iron 883 Sportster grand prize, which included an additional $3,000 in accessories for the winner to personalize. In…
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Retired biker cop testifies about Hells Angels at civil forfeiture trial
Kim Bolan The retired head of the OPP’s biker enforcement unit testified in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday about the criminal records of many Hells Angels in Canada. Len Isnor, who retired last year, prepared a report on the biker gang for the B.C. Director of Civil Forfeiture to be used in his efforts to get…
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Former Lakewood police officer charged with sexually assaulting stranded woman after offering help
Stephanie Butzer LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A former Lakewood police officer has been arrested after he allegedly offered a stranded woman a ride and then sexually assaulted her. On Wednesday evening, the Denver Police Department arrested Randall Shaun Butler, a 37-year-old former Lakewood police officer who resigned on Nov. 26, on two counts of sexual assault.…
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