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Hell's Angels should be given life sentences for belonging to a
criminal organization.



Greg Carr wrote:
> After a year of putting down an uprising, the Hells Angels may be
> ready to reclaim turf lost to Asian gangs, warns the Criminal
> Intelligence Service of Alberta.
>
> "Things have all ironed out there and what we're saying is that we
> should pay attention that they may want their business interests
> back," said CISA director Harv Emter.
>
> "All we're saying is that they may want their business interests back
> and they don't deal the same way as Pepsi or Coca-Cola do in their
> market wars."
>
> The agency's annual report states the Angels absorbed the
> American-based Bandidos and established three affiliates to retain
> control of biker gangs in the province.
>
> "There is currently a push by the Hells Angels to secure drug markets,
> particularly in southern Alberta," the report said.
>
>
> "The escalation of violence among Asian criminals, apparent intentions
> of the Hells Angels organization to move into drug territories and the
> presence of a number of street gangs are seen as emerging threats of
> concern to law enforcement."
>
> Fears of a biker war erupted in January 2004 after a prospective
> member of the Bandidos, Joey Morin, and a friend, Robert Simpson, were
> gunned down.
>
> During the same time, CISA figures the Angels may have lost a portion
> of their turf to Asian gangs.
>
> But after months of tension, in October 2004, the Bandidos patched
> over to the Angels in a quiet Red Deer ceremony.
>
> Now there are fears that the Angels want their turf back.
>
> "It's something we as the police should keep an eye on and be
> cognizant that it could happen," Emter said. "Past performances
> sometimes predict future behaviour.
>
> "They're pretty persuasive in their arguments sometimes and if you
> don't listen sometimes they can be persuasive in other manners. That's
> why we say in our report that there could be - could be - some
> violence."
>
> Acting Edmonton police Chief Darryl da Costa said cops here are also
> paying attention.
>
> "With respect to the investigative strategies and what we'll be doing
> to deal with it, I won't go into that, but any time we get an increase
> in action on any of the organized-crime groups we definitely pay
> attention," he said.
>
> Grande Prairie Insp. Bryon Hodgkin said there's always concern when
> two factions fight for turf.
>
> "Any time there's a turf war, there's always concern for public
> safety," said Hodgkin.
>
> He said this weekend's spring ride from Edmonton to Grande Prairie
> doesn't seem to have any ties to the Angels trying to get their turf
> back.
>
> http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2005/06/23/1100931-sun.html
>
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> The killings of Morin aka Joseph Robert Campbell and Simpson who
> resided in Surrey, BC remain unsolved.
>
> http://groups.google.ca/group/van.general/browse_thread/thread/a98e8ec30a7b9180/1590d8d2be48ea79?q=Joey+Morin+%2B%22Bandidos%22&rnum=1&hl=en#1590d8d2be48ea79