Police have arrested 4 folks, together with an “outlaw” bike gang member, in reference to a July theft in Hamilton.
That makes for 5 Hells Angels Bike Membership and Crimson Devils Bike Membership members arrested in reference to the July 4 theft, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Police have been investigating after an individual was assaulted at an “institution” and robbed of their private objects.
On Oct. 4, police searched three residences in Haldimand County, Ont., Brantford, Ont., and Hamilton, resulting in the arrest of 1 Hells Angels “hangaround” member and three different people, police mentioned in a Friday information launch.
Police say additionally they seized six handguns — two of which had no serial quantity, or on which the serial quantity had been tampered with — 5 rifles, one shotgun, two prolonged magazines, a silencer and ammunition.
These arrested embrace two males and two girls whose ages vary from 23 to 41, all from Dunnville in Haldimand County. They face a number of charges, together with possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of property obtained by crime.
One of many accused was remanded into custody, whereas the others have been launched. Police say they’re all scheduled to look earlier than the Ontario Courtroom of Justice on Nov. 26.
9 arrested since theft
Police beforehand arrested 5 males, whose ages vary from 34 to 51 years outdated, and charged them with assault inflicting bodily hurt and theft. Two are from Hamilton and the remaining are from Brantford, Ont., Toronto and Grimsby, Ont.
The Hells Angels Hamilton chapter began in 2005 and is one in every of 14 in Ontario. The gang has about 6,000 members worldwide. The Crimson Devils are a assist membership for the Hells Angels.
Police mentioned they think about 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 mentioned.
