5 individuals face charges after a theft led to a raid on the Whitby-based Hells Angels chapter.
In line with the OPP, a theft befell in Cambridge on Sept. 21. Cambridge is the third piece of the Tri-Metropolis space, sitting simply east of Kitchener-Waterloo. This in flip is about 150 kilometres west of Whitby.
The OPP didn’t specify the theft’s location or circumstances. They did say it led the native Waterloo Police Service and the OPP to launch an investigation.
This investigation culminated on Oct. 21 with raids in Whitby and Seaforth, a small group some 250 kilometres west. Once more, the OPP didn’t share the place within the city these raids occurred.
Throughout the raids, investigators say they discovered:
17 lengthy weapons (rifles and shotguns)
A prohibited system (a size of braided leather-based that attaches to a motorbike handlebars often called a “get back whip”)
Ammunition
9 magazines
A number of cell telephones
The firearm Possession and Acquisition Licences (PAL) of two Hells Angels Motorbike Membership members
Three Hells Angels vests
A amount of unknown capsules, and
assorted stolen property
5 individuals have been charged with 14 whole charges throughout these raids together with 4 believed Hells Angels members and a suspected Purple Devils Motorbike Membership member. The Purple Devils function the Hells Angels’ main assist membership.
4 of those suspects have been arrested and launched on bail. Nonetheless, a fifth stays at giant. They embrace:
Brandon Marostega, 39 of Kitchener
Theft
Possession of property obtained by crime below $5,000
Mathew Indewey, 38 of Cambridge
Theft
Possession of property obtained by crime below $5,000
Theft below $5,000
Brandon Anderson-Groves, 29 of Northumberland County (Anderson-Groves stays at giant)
Jason McGown, 36 of Seaforth
Theft
Committing an offence whereas disguised
Bradley McLaughlin, 34 of Whitby
Theft
Possession of property obtained by crime below $5,000
Theft below $5,000
Contravention of firearm storage laws
Unauthorized possession of a weapon
“While the majority of motorcycle enthusiasts are law-abiding, outlaw motorcycle gangs are criminal organizations whose activities cause harm and victimization in communities across Ontario. Outlaw motorcycle gangs have been known to participate in illegal, profit-driven activities such as fraud, drug trafficking, extortion, intimidation, and murder,” the OPP wrote.
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