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Hells Angels sue over police stop By Felisa Cardona Denver Post Staff Writer Article Last Updated: 09/05/2007 07:25:40 PM MDT As several Hells Angels rode motorcycles in formation along Sheridan Boulevard in Denver, a Mountain View police officer stopped them, ordered them to keep their hands in view and called for backup, a federal lawsuit says.
Dozens of police officers arrived, including the Denver SWAT team and a police helicopter, said the bikers' attorney, David Lane.
The men, Mike Dire, Donald R. Dilling, Dustin
Ullerich, Jeffery R. Heley, Nikolas Pew, Paul Frederick Smith, Shiloh Frazier and Todd Zahn were held at gunpoint and handcuffed during the Sept. 2, 2005 stop, according to the lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court.
Frazier was speeding in the city limits of Denver, but pulled over by the Mountain View police officer.
Frazier and Zahn were in possession of handguns at the scene and arrested.
Zahn has since pleaded guilty to possession of weapon by a previous offender and charges against Frazier were dismissed.
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The rest of the Hells Angels were released after sitting in handcuffs for one hour, the suit
says
The lawsuit is not the first time the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has sued the city and county of Denver.
In 2001, the group received $50,000 and a letter of apology from the city over a police raid at their clubhouse.
"This is the second time the Denver Police Department has decided that the Fourth Amendment does not apply to the Hells Angels," Lane said.
Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said Thursday that he would not be able to comment on the lawsuit because the city had not been served with it.
The Hells Angels are also suing the Mountain View Police Department, claiming that the officer who stopped the bikers had no legal authority to do so in the city of Denver.
A separate lawsuit over the constitutionality of the traffic ticket issued to Frazier has also been filed in federal court.
Mountain View Police Chief Eric Gomez did not return a call for comment.
Lane says the traffic stop was made for the purpose of gaining information about the group, the same reason for the 2001 clubhouse raid.
"The scope of the searches far exceeded any permissible pat-down for weapons and included taking papers from plaintiffs such as address books and other personal papers which were copied by the police, presumably in order to gain intelligence about the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club," the suit says.
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Members of 'Outlaws Motorcycle Club' Indicted in Detroit on Violent Crime, Drug and Gun Charges
Arrests, Searches Part of Ongoing Nationwide Initiative Targeting the 'Outlaws' WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sixteen members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club were indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges including violent crime in aid of racketeering, illegal drug distribution and gun violations, the Department of Justice announced today. The indictment, which was unsealed today, is part of an ongoing nationwide law enforcement initiative targeting the violent gang, which included the arrest of 15 Outlaws members in Boston last month on drug and firearms charges.
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced the indictment of the 16 charged defendants today at a news conference in Detroit with U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Murphy of the Eastern District of Michigan, Deputy Director Ronnie Carter of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Deputy Assistant Director Daniel Roberts of the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division, and Gang Squad Chief Kevin Carwile of the Justice Department's Criminal Division.
Law enforcement authorities also initiated searches today in connection with the ongoing nationwide investigation of the Outlaws. Agents from the Detroit offices of the ATF, assisted by state and local law enforcement partners, executed a search warrant at the Outlaws Detroit Westside clubhouse. Searches were also conducted at several Outlaws locations in the state of Florida.
The Outlaws Motorcycle Club has been identified as an international criminal organization whose members and associates engage in acts of violence including murder, attempted murder, assault, narcotics distribution, and firearms and gambling offenses. The Outlaws are a structured and hierarchical gang, divided into multiple regions in the United States. The Outlaws also have members worldwide, including Europe, Asia and Canada. The Outlaws have a long-standing violent history with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, including assaults/batteries, shootings and fatalities.
"One of our top priorities at the Department of Justice is easing the grip of fear that gang violence brings to some communities," said Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales. "We have worked to achieve that through a partnership with state and local authorities that targets violent gangs, including the Outlaws, city by city, neighborhood by neighborhood, until the threat of gang-related violence is reduced. Detroit is already seeing the results of these partnerships and our efforts against violent criminals, and this important initiative will carry on to other communities as well."
The Detroit indictment was the result of "Operation Broken Spoke,"
"Operation Detroit Mugger," and "Operation End Game," a five-year investigation by the ATF, the FBI, the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), Michigan State Police, the Detroit Police Department, the South Bend (Ind.) Police Department, and the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Police Department.
The 16 indicted leaders, members and gang associates of the Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Detroit Eastside, Detroit Westside, Downriver and Bay City Outlaws' chapters were charged with various crimes, including: violent crimes in aid of racketeering; conspiracy to commit violent crimes in aid of racketeering; distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and hashish; being a felon in possession of a firearm; and sale of a firearm to a known felon. The Outlaws "Black Region" president, Leroy Frasier, who oversees the Michigan and Indiana Outlaws, was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The former Detroit Westside Chapter Sergeant of Arms/Enforcer, Edward Gallagher, was charged with selling a firearm to a known felon.
Additionally, former Outlaw Westside Vice President William Merfert was charged as being in possession of a firearm following three prior felony convictions, a charge that carries a 15-year minimum mandatory term of imprisonment upon conviction.
In addition, the following Michigan and Indiana Outlaws leaders, members and gang associates were indicted:
-- Norman Box Jr., aka "Stormin' Norman"
-- David Dorris, aka "Hoggs"
-- Danny Neance, aka "Milky"
-- Ramon Rios
-- Bruce Wendel, aka "Big Bruce"
-- William Elston, aka "Jason"
-- Robert Castillo, aka "Big Rob" and "Mexican Rob"
-- Michael Radke
-- William Guinn, aka "Slick"
-- Mark Guerra, aka "Skid Mark"
-- Kenneth Creslaw, aka "KC"
-- William Thomas McCowan, aka "Tom the Bomb"; and
-- Kim Galaviz, aka "Moe"
The 18-count indictment alleges that the Outlaws Motorcycle Club is an enterprise whose members allegedly committed, attempted, and threatened to commit acts of violence to protect and expand the gang's criminal operations. Several of the defendants were charged with allegedly assaulting various members of the rival Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, in some cases with dangerous weapons including a cane, a hammer, and motorcycle parts. Several defendants allegedly trafficked in the sale of drugs, including methamphetamine, marijuana, hashish and cocaine, while others were charged with various firearms offenses for either being a felon in possession of a handgun, or selling a firearm to a prohibited person.
The indictment contains a criminal forfeiture allegation, which sets forth property, vehicles, motorcycles, weapons and currency that was either used to conduct or facilitate illegal activities, or which were proceeds from the Outlaws' criminal activities.
"Today's indictment represents a significant step in the federal effort to dismantle the organized criminal enterprise allegedly operated by the Outlaws Motorcycle Club," said U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Murphy of the Eastern District of Michigan. "Any acts of violence and drug trafficking that are part of an organized criminal enterprise present a greater danger to society and must be addressed by the full weight of the federal government.
I commend the excellent cooperation and hard work of the federal, state and local law enforcement agencies who conducted a careful and detailed investigation that led to the charges today."
"ATF is pleased to announce that its investigation of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club has removed firearms, including fully automatic machine guns, silencers, and illegal drugs from the streets of Detroit," said Ronnie Carter, ATF Deputy Director. "ATF stands with you as you seek to serve and protect your communities. Today we are reinforcing the message that we will not tolerate armed gang violence and the drug trade that fuels it. We are warning gang members that ATF and our federal, state and local law enforcement partners will pursue them and bring them to justice as we make our communities safer.."
"Dismantling violent gangs is one of the FBI's top priorities. This indictment is the direct result of joint efforts with our federal, state and local law enforcement partners, and we will continue to work diligently with our colleagues to investigate and eradicate America's street gangs and the violence they perpetrate," said Deputy Assistant Director Daniel D.
Roberts, FBI Criminal Investigative Division. "Together we are committed to restoring safety and security to our nation's neighborhoods."
The charges of violent crime in aid of racketeering carry maximum statutory sentences of up to 20 years in prison.
The separate drug counts in the indictment carry various maximum statutory sentences, including up to 40 years in prison for distribution of cocaine and up to life in prison for the distribution of methamphetamine. Defendants also face various maximum sentences on the gun charges, such as a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison for possession of a firearm following three prior felony convictions.
The Detroit case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Diane Marion and Julie Beck of the Eastern District of Michigan, and Trial Attorney Amy Sirignano and Bryan Reeves of the Criminal Division's Gang Squad in Washington, D.C.
The Detroit case follows the arrest of 15 Outlaws members in Taunton, Mass. Thirteen individuals were charged by an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the District of Massachusetts, while two were arrested on charges in a criminal complaint. "Operation Roadkill,"
announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston on July 31, 2007, was a two-year investigation by the FBI, the Massachusetts State Police, and the Brockton Police Department that resulted in federal charges including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana. The indictment also charged the former president of the Taunton Outlaws with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The indictment alleges that Outlaws in Massachusetts engaged in violent criminal activities, including an ongoing war with the Hells Angels that resulted in a number of shootings and fatalities.
Eighteen firearms were recovered during the execution of arrest warrants in connection with the Massachusetts indictment, including an AR-15 assault weapon and high-capacity rounds of ammunition. Agents recovered approximately $100,000 in connection with the investigation and also seized numerous vehicles. The FBI executed a search warrant at the Outlaws clubhouse in Taunton and recovered numerous weapons including machetes and knives, along with Outlaws paraphernalia and a large Nazi flag.
In February 2006, Attorney General Gonzales unveiled an initiative to combat gang violence across the United States. The anti-gang strategy is designed to prioritize prevention programs to provide America's youth and offenders returning to the community with opportunities that help them resist gang involvement. The initiative also calls for robust enforcement policies when gang-related violence occurs, and expands the successful Project Safe Neighborhoods program to include new and enhanced anti-gang efforts. The law enforcement actions in Detroit, Massachusetts and Florida are the result of the Attorney General's anti-gang initiative and the joint strategic and priority targeting of violent street gangs by the ATF, the FBI, the National Gang Targeting, Enforcement and Coordination Center (GangTECC) and the National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) and state and local law enforcement. The Criminal Division's Gang Squad, a specialized group of federal prosecutors charged with attacking the most significant regional, national and international gangs in the United States, assisted in this case and in the implementation of the Justice Department's initiatives to combat gang violence across the country.
The public is reminded that the details contained within the indictment are simply allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Orinda, California rider and AMA Community Council leader Wayne Phillips has secured designated motorcycle parking in that Northeast Bay Area community’s downtown.
Phillips successfully lobbied for the designated spaces to be marked in what were corners and end-caps of already marked parking spaces so that no car spaces were lost.
For anyone who wants to accomplish the same thing in their municipality, Phillips gives some clear-cut advice:
“One or two persons just go to the city council meeting and ask to speak, tell them that parking is inadequate and that you know how they can be part of the solution, suggest that they use all the snips and bits of space that are not big enough for an SUV as motorcycle parking, and then offer the use of you and your motorcycle to test out which of these small spaces could effectively be used. Then work with the city crews to mark such spots. |
September 12, 2007
TIMOR-LESTE This Travel Warning is being updated to inform Americans of continued potential for violence in Timor-Leste (formerly known as East Timor) and to warn American citizens to defer travel to Timor-Leste at this time.
Americans currently in Timor-Leste should evaluate carefully their safety and security situation in light of this Travel Warning. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued on May 11, 2007.
The Department of State advises U.S. citizens of the continuing potential for violent civil unrest in Timor-Leste.
U.S. citizens should defer travel to Timor-Leste at this time. Those already in Timor-Leste should exercise extreme caution and maintain a high level of security awareness while moving about in Dili; be alert to the potential for violence; and avoid demonstrations, large gatherings, and areas where disturbances have occurred.
Demonstrations can occur at or near symbols and institutions of the Government of Timor-Leste, including government buildings and houses belonging to prominent politicians. Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence.
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| Delaware House Bill 133, sponsored by Rep. Bruce C. Ennis (D- Smyrna), clarifies the definition and licensing requirements for three-wheeled motorcycles. Among other things, it requires a licensed operator to have a motorcycle endorsement if the vehicle has less than three feet between the tandem wheels.
The word "bookkeeper" is the only word in the English language that has three consecutive sets of double letters.
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Let there be energy-efficient light. Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs) use 66 percent less energy than a standard incandescent bulb and last up to 10 times longer. Replacing a 100-watt incandescent bulb with a 32-watt CFL can save $30 in energy costs over the life of the bulb.
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Alleged killers in court in motorcycle gang case by Nyier Abdou Monday September 10, 2007, 2:18 PM Two alleged members of the Pagans motorcycle gang appeared in a Somerville court this morning for pretrial hearings in the 2005 murder of a Hillsborough mechanic believed to have been gunned down in a case of mistaken gang affiliation.
The trial for William "Rodent" Martin, 35, of North Plainfield, and Peter Ciarletta, 30, of Warren, is scheduled to begin this week. The men are charged with killing John Grover, 40, outside a Manville sports bar. Grover, who friends say didn't even own a motorcycle and was not a member of any gang, was shot outside Gatto's Sports Cafe on April 17, 2005, after he was spotted wearing a Hells Angels T-shirt by members of the rival Pagans gang, police said.
The T-shirt, which bore the Hells Angels logo, was given to Grover by a friend and was apparently the only connection he had to the gang's "New Roc City" chapter, which is based in New Rochelle, N.Y. Such T-shirts can be bought online or in stores by any member of the public.
When Grover was spotted wearing the T-shirt in Pagan territory, police said, Williams and Ciarletta, a gang "prospect," were dispatched to the bar. The men allegedly stared Grover down as he watched a Yankees game and when he walked out, police say Martin pulled a 9-mm handgun and fired four times, striking Grover once in the leg and once in the stomach. The men fled in a Jeep Wrangler driven by Ciarletta and were later captured in Hillsborough.
Jury selection for the trial is due to begin on Wednesday. Martin's attorney, David Oakley, has focused on testimony by a key witness, James Anderson, who told investigators Martin admitted the murder while the two were in the Somerset County Jail together, police said. Oakley has objected to Anderson testifying that Martin told Anderson he was trying to come up with a defense that would be false and suggested pinning the murder on his co-defendant, Ciarletta.
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Fury at police deal on Finks
13Sep07 SENIOR police held secret talks with members of the outlaw Finks Motorcycle Gang, reportedly guaranteeing bikies that police would not interfere with a planned 'club run' through the Gold Coast.
Outraged rank-and-file police have accused the police hierarchy of 'cowardice' and said any meeting with outlaw gang members was an insult to 'real police'.
Gang members taunted police throughout the August event, warning officers to 'leave them alone' during the run involving more than 30 gang members.
"We have been told by your boss that we would not have police around and that we would be left alone, as long as we stayed out of Surfers Paradise," the bikies told police.
"No intercepts. No RBTs. That was the deal."
Despite a Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission report labelling the Finks 'the most dangerous gang in Queensland', senior officers ordered police not to intercept gang members without permission.
Internal police emails leaked to The Gold Coast Bulletin show police met with a number of members, including Finks sergeant-at-arms Gregory John Keating who is accused of orchestrating the 'ballroom blitz' melee at the Royal Pines Resort.
Senior officers exchanged contact details with Keating and made no move to stop the ride from going ahead or respond through enforcement.
"No mass intercepts are planned, and as outlined previously, no mass intercepts or intercepts of multiple members are to be conducted without authorisation through the DDO (district duty officer)," states the email.
"The reason for this is based solely on officer safety and back-up."
Police were tasked to follow the bikies during the run and bikies were warned action 'may be taken' if members failed to conform to road rules.
Keating, also known as 'number 25', led the run which they claimed was a combined charity ride for the Gold Coast Hospital and birthday celebration.
Yesterday, a hospital spokeswoman said it had not received any donation from any outlaw gang.
Keating, the organiser of the run, is facing charges of entering a premises to commit affray following the March,
2006, Royal Pines Resort melee where 40 Finks members stormed a Hells Angel-backed kickboxing tournament.
He is currently on bail over it and in November, Keating was charged with assaulting a patron at the Elsewhere nightclub at Surfers Paradise and released on bail, despite already being on bail for the 'ballroom blitz' incident.
Keating personally met with senior police to discuss details of the ride involving chapters from Adelaide, Byron Bay and Brisbane.
He refused to confirm times, routes or planned stops.
Rank-and-file police were 'appalled' senior police would hold talks with members of any outlaw gang.
"Make no mistake, this is a huge problem on the Gold Coast," said one officer.
"By tolerating them and pandering to these mongrels we make it easier for these gangs to take hold.
"We should be turning them over, hitting as hard as we can so they get the hell out of the Gold Coast and go somewhere else."
Officers said the bikies ignored the road rules, running red lights, stopping traffic to allow members to pass through intersections unheeded and riding the wrong way on one-way streets.
Rank-and-file officers have labelled the police reaction and 'enforcement' to the outlaw gangs as a 'joke'.
"They're too scared to do a damn thing about it -- the bosses, not the rank and file. We're furious that we've been basically ordered to leave them alone.
"We knew where they were going to be and roughly when and we did nothing more than follow them around and say don't ride too fast and obey the rules.
"We are the police, we should act like it, not kowtow to these bastards.
"They taunted police, told us they could do whatever they liked. That's the message we're sending -- come to the Gold Coast, the police won't do a thing to stop you."
Gold Coast district Superintendent Jim Keogh said the email quoted above was designed to stop a situation where a single officer or one patrol car would intercept 30 to 100 bikies on the road.
"While the enthusiasm of some officers is commendable, dealing with bikies is a very complex issue, and we have to consider officer and community safety which has always been a cornerstone of planning for operations against these gangs," he said.
"All that needs senior officers involved so they can look at the broader issues.
"I'm sure the public will understand that you need a detailed plan when dealing with bikie gangs and there is nowhere in Queensland where police have taken so much action against organised motorcycle gangs than the Gold Coast. There have been numerous raids and some club houses have been hit several times.
"When the Lone Wolf gang was raided in Currumbin, it followed a major and complex operation involving Burleigh Heads CIB detectives and the NSW Gangs Squad with a covert (officer) used to buy a considerable quantity of hard drugs.
"These operations have been well planned and all have been successful.
"There have been no secret talks with bikies at any stage and every police force in the Western world talks to
bikies, it has to be that way.
"In the case of Greg Keating, he had organised a run and we told him we did not want 80 Finks in Surfers and we told him if he or any other Finks broke the rules, they would be dealt with immediately. No rules were broken and that was all there was to it.
"We had another occasion where there was a large number of bikies together in Surfers Paradise CBD and the DDO deemed it would be an inappropriate place to intercept them and that decision was the correct one.
"We have to consider the public in these matters in case anything went wrong."
Since the Government created the anti-bikie squad, all operations against bikies on the Gold Coast are now run by or overseen by this Brisbane-based squad.
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* The United Nations recently released Livestock's Long Shadow-Environmental Issues and Options, which concludes that the livestock sector (primarily cows, chickens, and pigs) emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to our most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global.
* It is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases - responsible for 18 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions as measured in CO2 equivalents. By comparison, all transportation emits 13.5 percent of the CO2.
It produces 65 percent of human-related nitrous oxide (which has 296 times the global warming potential of CO2) and 37 percent of all human-induced methane (which is 23 times as warming as CO2).
* It also generates 64 percent of the ammonia, which con- tributes to acid rain and acidification of ecosystems.
* Buying organic, locally grown food also reduces global warming emissions and helps protect the environment.
LIVING GREEN
* Air-dry dishes instead of using the dishwasher's drying cycle.
* Turn off computer and monitor when they are not in use for extended periods of time.
* Plug home electronics into power strips and turn power strips off when not in use.
* Lower thermostat on hot water heater to 120 F.
* Wash only full loads of dishes and clothes.
* Use healthier paint. Conventional paints contain solvents, toxic metals and volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) that can cause smog, ozone pollution and indoor air quality problems with negative health effects, according to the EPA. These unhealthy ingredients are released into the air while you're painting, while the paint dries and even after the paints are completely dry. Opt instead for zero- or low-VOC paint, made by most major paint manufacturers today.
Coupons for health and beauty products that say good on "One Any Size" can be used on trial sizes. If you have a 1.00 coupon off of your favorite shampoo, and the trial size is only .99 cents, you will get it free!
You do not need to wash with hot water unless you are trying to sterilize your laundry. Use the warm or cold setting to save money. Set your rinse on the cold setting. Washing in cold water can save the typical family over $120 a year!
From Merriam-Webster
dissonant
\DISS-uh-nunt\ adjective
1 :
marked by lack of agreement : discordant
*2 : incongruous
3 : harmonically unresolved
Example
sentence:
“The beautiful tuna had been cooked to dry
dullness, and the bitter baby bok choy was
alarmingly dissonant with the sauce.” (Patricia
Greathouse, Santa Fe New Mexican, August 4,
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