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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2012

Pa. Cops Cite Several Dozen Pagans for Speeding

Manheim, Pa., Police officers handed out several dozen speeding tickets to Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members during a mass stop Saturday afternoon along Route 222.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2012

Calif. Hells Angels Leader Sentenced In Mortgage Fraud Case

The leader of the Santa Rosa, Calif., Hells Angels received a 12-month prison sentence and ordered to pay $130,000 in restitution for his role in a mortgage-fraud scheme.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2012

W.Va. Motorcycle Gang Members Fire at Officers

Four members of the Avengers motorcycle gang were arrested after one of them reportedly shot at plainclothes West Virginia State Police troopers Wednesday in Raleigh County.

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Inside the Badge by Tony AvendorphMarch 29, 2012

East Coast Gangs

Are street gangs from different geographic regions really different? Are West Coast gangs different from Midwest Gangs? Are East Coast gangs different from Southern gangs? The answer is they are all the same with a few "twists of lemon."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2012

Calif.-N.Y. Hells Angels Meth Ring Busted

A federal grand jury in Rochester, N.Y., has returned a seven-count indictment charging Hells Angels members in Rochester and Monterey, Calif., with drug trafficking and racketeering offenses.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2011

FBI: Gangs Responsible for 48% of Violent Crime

Increasingly sophisticated street gangs committed 48 percent of violent crime, as they expanded their criminal activity and networking with broader criminal organizations.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2011

26 Calif. Hells Angels Arrested on Drug Charges

Twenty-six members or associates of the Hells Angels motorcycle club were arrested in early morning raids on Thursday by SWAT teams of the FBI, as well as the San Diego and Oceanside police departments.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2011

Calif. Hells Angels Leader Killed In Shootout at Nevada Casino

The president of the Hells Angels' San Jose chapter was fatally shot at a Nevada casino during a gunfight with members of the rival Vagos motorcycle gang. Jeffrey "Jethro" Pettigrew, 51, was killed and two Vagos members were injured.

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Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: Making the Cut

These members often commit crimes to further the objectives of the motorcycle gang, and also to enhance their own position within the gang. Many patches have been sewn onto a set of cuts as the direct result of a criminal act which was committed by an individual wanting to gain the "power of the patch."

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Booby Traps: Death by Trick or Device

In recent years, attacks against police officers have increasingly become sneaky ambushes rather than direct confrontations. They may involve improvised destructive devices. A few punk gang members or conspiracy nuts armed with the "Anarchist Cookbook" can cause a very bad day for law enforcement.

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