5 males who police say are members of “outlaw” bike gangs have been charged in reference to a theft that occurred in Hamilton in July.
4 members of the Hells Angels Motorbike Membership and one member of the Purple Devils Motorbike Membership had been arrested Aug. 21 by Hamilton police and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)’s Biker Enforcement Unit, stated the OPP in a information launch Friday.
It was a part of an investigation that started after an individual was assaulted at an “institution” on July 4, and robbed of their private objects, stated police.
“Outlaw bike gangs proceed to be concerned in violent occurrences all through our communities,” stated OPP Det.-Insp. Scott Wade in a press release.
The 2 police forces additionally executed search warrants on the houses of the accused in addition to the Hells Angels and Purple Devils’ clubhouses in Hamilton, the OPP stated.
Officers discovered 4 shotguns, three rifles, a shotgun barrel, ammunition, physique armour and a gun licence, stated police.
All 5 males, whose ages vary from 34 to 51 years outdated, had been charged with assault inflicting bodily hurt and theft, police stated. Two are from Hamilton and the remaining are from Brantford, Toronto and Grimsby.
One of many males was additionally charged with breach of a probation order and unauthorized possession of a prohibited gadget, stated police. One other was additionally charged with breach of firearms storage laws.
The Hells Angels Hamilton chapter began in 2005 and is one in all 14 in Ontario. The gang has about 6,000 members worldwide. The Purple Devils are a assist membership for the Hells Angels.
Police stated they take into account outlaw bike gangs to be prison organizations “whose actions trigger hurt and victimization in communities throughout Ontario.”
The bike gangs have been recognized to take part in fraud, drug trafficking, extortion, intimidation and homicide, police stated.
