Global InformationHells Angels MC criminal allegations and incidents information
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| Founded | March 17, 1948[1] |
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| Founder | Otto Friedli[1] |
| Founding location | Fontana, California, United States[2] |
| Years active | 1948–present |
| Territory | 470 chapters in 56 countries[3] |
| Ethnicity | See Hells Angels racial policies |
| Membership (est.) | 3,000–3,600[4] |
| Activities | Racketeering, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, assault, murder, extortion, money laundering, bombings, arson, intimidation, insurance fraud, kidnapping, robbery, theft, counterfeiting, smuggling, loan sharking, prostitution, contract killing, trafficking in stolen goods, and auto theft[5] |
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Numerous police and international intelligence agencies classify the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) as a motorcycle gang and contend that members carry out widespread violent crimes, including drug dealing, trafficking in stolen goods, gunrunning, extortion, and prostitution operations.[50][51] Members of the organization have continuously asserted that they are only a group of motorcycle enthusiasts who have joined to ride motorcycles together, to organize social events such as group road trips, fundraisers, parties, and motorcycle rallies, and that any crimes are the responsibility of the individuals who carried them out and not the club as a whole.[52][53] Members of the club have been accused of crimes and/or convicted in many host nations.
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- ^ Drewery, George (Spring 2003). "3 Skulls, Wings & Outlaws – Motorcycle Club Insignia & Cultural Identity" (PDF). Inter-Cultural Studies; A Forum on Social Change & Cultural Diversity. Vol. 3, no. 2. p. 29. ISSN 1445-1190. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2006.
- ^ Kaplan, Talia (May 29, 2019). "Dutch court bans Hells Angels biker club, citing violence". Fox News. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Knox, George W.; Etter, Gregg; Smith, Carter F. (July 4, 2018). Gangs and Organized Crime. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-64489-1.
- ^ a b c "Home" (PDF). December 22, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2005. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Reputed Aryan Brotherhood Gang Member Convicted of Murders of Three Men in Massachusetts". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Troens, Stine (December 28, 2007). "AK81 – HAs ungdoms-afdeling". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Bacchus gang's 'criminal organization' designation could lead to more prosecutions Archived January 4, 2022, at the Wayback Machine Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (July 30, 2018)
- ^ a b c d e f g Outlaw motorcycle gangs – USA overview National Institute of Justice (1991) "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
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- ^ a b c d Les Gangs de Motards Criminalisés: Une expansion internationale Xavier Raufer, Institut de Criminologie de Paris Archived 20 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mills, Tammy (August 21, 2015). "Police raid Coffin Cheaters bikie clubhouse in Braeside". The Age. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c Organized Crime in America U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary (1983) Archived September 21, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rollins, Jess. "Springfield police keep watch on biker turf war — Tension alleged between two local groups". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Gate Keepers motorcycle club opens Halifax clubhouse on Fern Lane Jack Julian, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (27 August 2015) Archived 16 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Comment: Outlaw Aussie biker gangs are setting up in NZ". NZ Herald. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ a b Mangione, Kendra (January 25, 2018). "Hells Angel, convicted killer charged in high-profile gang executions". British Columbia. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Angels in Disguise?". mycitypaper.com. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Christie 2016, p. 130.
- ^ "White Power Gangs: The NLR (Nazi Low Riders) Story | Office of Justice Programs". www.ojp.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ The State of the Mob W. Zachary Malinowski, The Providence Journal (January 28, 2007) Archived August 8, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dick V." Panorama. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015.
- ^ "Alleged Hells Angels affiliate charged with beating rival with bat in broad daylight near St. Catharines convenience store". stcatharinesstandard.com. June 18, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Mafia busts: Sweeping raids, 48 arrests, and a murder plot". montrealgazette. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Big bickies at stake in gang turf wars Greg Ansley, The New Zealand Herald () Archived 16 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The former vice-president of the Rockers was arrested for firearm possession Daniel Renaud, Toronto Star (August 17, 2021) Archived April 4, 2024, at archive.today
- ^ "Sinaloa cartel uses street gangs as U.S. franchises". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Stone, Hannah (January 19, 2012). "The UN Gang, and the Canada-Mexico Connection". InSight Crime. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Amon, Michael (July 25, 2003). "3 Arrested in Md. in Probe of Biker Clubs". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "'Brilliant' operation targets underworld's upper crust". montrealgazette. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Money, drugs and violence: the evolution of White Boy Posse | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Hells Angels slaying: 856 gang member pleads guilty in Langley shooting". vancouversun. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "How the Bandidos became one of the world's most feared biker gangs". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Rivalry sparks biker-on-biker 'violence' in New Brunswick Karissa Donkin, CBC News (24 July 2018) Archived 14 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "FIVE DIE IN CLASH OF CYCLE GANGS". The New York Times. March 8, 1971. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Gehm, E. (May 12, 2022). "Zeigt dieses Foto das Ende des Rockerkriegs? | SHZ". shz.de (in German). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c The key players and factions in the power struggle between bikie heavyweights Comancheros & Hells Angels Herald Sun (4 October 2013) Archived 14 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Verbote gegen Gremium MC und Hells Angels: Mit Eliteeinheit gegen Rockerclubs". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Langton 2010, p. 217.
- ^ Diehl, Jörg; Fröhlingsdorf, Michael (October 20, 2010). "Kurds vs. Hells Angels: Biker War Looms in Bremen". Der Spiegel. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ desk, Veronica Rocha Veronica Rocha worked on the Metro; in 2014, at L. A. Now covering breaking news in California She joined the Los Angeles Times; in 2017, Left (June 23, 2017). "Biker in Mongols gang is arrested in fatal shooting of rival Hell Angels member". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ B, F. "Les No Surrender, un gang de motards criminel en pleine expansion". DHnet (in French). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Australian Bikie Gangs: Complete List of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs". New Idea. March 30, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Jacobsen, Jonathan Dart and Geesche (February 5, 2009). "Bikie bomb blast 'may be revenge'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Philadelphia Daily News from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 11, 1999 · Page 3". Newspapers.com. March 11, 1999. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "The Province". theprovince. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Novum, Door (November 4, 2011). "'Conflict Hells Angels en Satudarah draait om drugsmarkt'". NU (in Dutch). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Lovelace, Brett (December 19, 2002). "Clubhouse bombing may be tied to gang war". Lancaster Intelligencer Journal. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "Worst California biker feud in decade erupted at Starbucks". Reuters. October 26, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "FBI Safe Street Violent Crime Initiative Report Fiscal Year 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ Ibrahim, Youssef M. (March 3, 1997). "New York Times, Sweden's Courteous Police Spoil a Hell's Angels Clubouse Party". New York Times. Stockholm (Sweden); Sweden. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ "[Hpn] Hells Angels Mc Salvation Army Shelter Run". Hpn.asu.edu. July 6, 2003. Archived from the original on July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ "Under watchful eye, bikers aid charity – Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 | midnight". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved August 9, 2010.