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[36] [37] Of the approximately 47 motorcycle gangs active in California, the Mongols and Hells Angels are the two largest in membership size. [38] The club is affiliated with the Mexican Mafia [5] and Sureños [3] in Southern California, and the Nuestra Familia [2] and Norteños [6] in Northern California, as well as the Nazi Lowriders.
It was also unclear if members of the Mongols, who also attended the swap meet, became involved. [120] In 2011, president of the San Jose chapter Jeffrey Pettigrew, [121] was shot four times in the back on September 23, 2011, at a casino in Sparks, Nevada. Two California members of the Vagos motorcycle club at the crime scene were also shot but ...
The Denver City Council approved a $50,000 settlement in September 2003 with eighteen claimants – the original eleven petitioners in addition to seven other Hells Angels who were detained at a motorcycle swap meet in early 2003. [107] Denver police chief Gerry Whitman also wrote the club a letter of apology. [108]
YUCCA VALLEY, CA - DECEMBER 1, 2024: A weather-worn and dilapidated organ remains on the final day of operation at the Sky Village Swap Meet on December 1, 2024 in Yucca Valley, California.
The Sons of Silence Motorcycle Club (SOSMC) is an international outlaw motorcycle club. Founded in Niwot, Colorado in the United States in 1966, the club has a membership of over 250, with 35 chapters based in 12 U.S. states and in Germany. [ 4 ]
The Mongols Motorcycle Club was formed in Montebello, California on December 5, 1969. [2] The club had ten founding members, the majority of whom were Vietnam veterans. [15] [16] The first national president of the Mongols, Louis Costello, named the club in honor of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire.
In 1966, he bought his first motorcycle for $200, a 1957 Harley-Davidson Panhead. [4] [7] In the late 1960s, Christie was a member in succession of two outlaw biker gangs, the Question Marks in Ventura and Satan's Slaves of Los Angeles. [14] He also began associating with prominent motorcycle customizers including Kenny "Von Dutch" Howard. [4]
In June 2008, the Ironhorse Roundup Bike Show, a swap meet at the Lake County Fairgrounds, was canceled by Grayslake, Illinois mayor Timothy Perry after state and Federal law enforcement authorities had warned the Grayslake police chief of threats of violence between the Hell's Lovers and a rival outlaw gang, the Outlaws Motorcycle Club. [2]