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Hells Angels parties at B.C. rec centre worry anti-gang cops

Police worry about violence targeting the outlaw motorcycle group
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The spokesperson for B.C.害羞草研究所檚 anti-gang police unit said it害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所渃oncerning害羞草研究所 that Hells Angels gang members appear to have been holding parties in Langley Township rec centres.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) has been running in recent months to warn people about the risk to the public posed by outlaw biker gangs such as the Hells Angels.

害羞草研究所淎nyone could have been in danger of being a victim of an act of violence, an innocent victim,害羞草研究所 Winpenny said.

The Hells Angels are 害羞草研究所減erpetrators and attractors of violence,害羞草研究所 she said.

An internal Township email provided to the Langley Advance Times showed that staff were concerned and uncomfortable after an April 6 party held at George Preston Recreation Centre at which Hells Angels members arrived.

The email mentioned it was not the first time the group had turned up for a rental at the centre.

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Chad John Wilson, a member of the Hardside chapter of the Hells Angels, was found dead under the Golden Ears Bridge in Maple Ridge last November. Suminder Grewal, another Hardside member, was murdered in broad daylight while he sat in a Starbucks drive-through in South Surrey in August.

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According to a spokesperson, the Township is developing a policy covering rentals. The April 6 event, which involved alcohol and eight strippers, violated the rental agreement for the space.

害羞草研究所淚 am in support of developing a policy to make sure our facilities are used appropriately by people who agree to abide by the rules, or calls to law enforcement should be made,害羞草研究所 said Township Councillor Margaret Kunst.

害羞草研究所淲e have read about people being targeted and gunned down with alleged connections to organized crime in drive-throughs and parking lots,害羞草研究所 Kunst said in an email to the Langley Advance Times. 害羞草研究所淭his can potentially put staff and recreation users participating in other programs at risk.害羞草研究所

Many establishments 害羞草研究所 businesses, non-profits, and government agencies 害羞草研究所 deny entry to people wearing gang colours or logos, said Winpenny

If gang members turn up wearing colours 害羞草研究所 such as the Hells Angels vests with their death害羞草研究所檚 head logo 害羞草研究所 Winpenny said employees can call the police in their jurisdiction to have gang members removed.

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Matthew Claxton

About the Author: Matthew Claxton

Raised in Langley, as a journalist today I focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.
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