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Police Fear Retaliatory Attack, Vow Crackdown On Gangs (Biker Gangs In Maine)
Bangor Daily News ^ | April 21, 2005 | Bangor Daily News

Posted on 04/22/2005 2:48:42 AM PDT by MisterRepublican

PORTLAND, Maine — Portland police fear that a shooting this week at a tattoo parlor may have been the prelude to a turf war among motorcycle gangs and are planning a crackdown in hopes of preventing further violence.

Police Chief Michael Chitwood said he is boosting patrols in anticipation of a retaliatory attack following the shooting Tuesday of a 58-year-old Denmark man at the Portland Tattoo Shop. The bullet grazed the victim's groin before passing through his leg.

Police believe the shooting was a premeditated attack by members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang on a group believed to be allied with Hell's Angels.

"We're not going to let them come in and shoot up our city," Chitwood told reporters Wednesday. "It endangers an entire community."

The last time motorcycle gang rivalries flared, Portland police responded with a major increase in downtown patrols. For the most part, the conflict passed.

Chitwood said Tuesday's early afternoon attack appears to signal that the Outlaws are trying to expand their dominance into Maine.

A group of motorcyclists wearing Outlaws insignia on their clothing confronted three men wearing insignia of the Vietnam Vets Motorcycle Club, according to police. There was an argument, followed by a fistfight and then a gunshot. Chitwood said there is no indication that the victim knew his attackers.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: gangs
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1 posted on 04/22/2005 2:48:42 AM PDT by MisterRepublican
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To: MisterRepublican

VietNam Vets motorcycle gang/club? Those boys are getting long in the tooth for this kind of stupid crap. Mujst be Wannabees.


2 posted on 04/22/2005 3:00:55 AM PDT by Lion Den Dan
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Biker Gangs in Maine?...it's scary kids, to scary!


3 posted on 04/22/2005 4:30:45 AM PDT by Route101
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Biker Gangs in Maine?... Satan's Lobsters?


4 posted on 04/22/2005 5:01:48 AM PDT by scab4faa (My mom says I'm cool.)
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To: MisterRepublican
Finish the sentence:

The gangs in Maine . . . .
5 posted on 04/22/2005 5:17:55 AM PDT by Bear_Slayer
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To: MisterRepublican

Let them annihilate each other.


6 posted on 04/22/2005 5:20:38 AM PDT by verity (A mindset is an antidote to logic.)
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To: verity

There was a shooting in my area of a Hell's Angel by one the Pagan's. The guy was actually killed.


7 posted on 04/22/2005 5:26:37 AM PDT by chris1 ("Make the other guy die for his country" - George S. Patton Jr.)
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"We're not going to let them come in and shoot up our city," Chitwood told reporters Wednesday. "It endangers an entire community."

He just had to qualify that statement

8 posted on 04/22/2005 5:31:25 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Buy 'Allah' brand urinal cakes - If you can't kill the enemy at least you can piss on their god)
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To: Bear_Slayer

The Gangs in Maine
Roll mainly for the Pain


9 posted on 04/22/2005 5:34:33 AM PDT by MajorTom56 (Do it right the first time, every time)
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To: Lion Den Dan

They would mostly be in their 50’s – not all that old. Most M/C wars are now fought with guns, not knives and chains like in the old grade B movies.


10 posted on 04/22/2005 5:39:18 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: MisterRepublican

There was a time way back when in my bad ole daze when the word was that to become an Outlaw, you had to be certifiably insane.


11 posted on 04/22/2005 5:41:00 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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12 posted on 04/22/2005 5:46:58 AM PDT by TheForceOfOne
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To: Lion Den Dan
Police Chief Michael Chitwood said he is boosting patrols in anticipation of a retaliatory attack following the shooting Tuesday of a 58-year-old Denmark man at the Portland Tattoo Shop. The bullet grazed the victim's groin before passing through his leg.

Police believe the shooting was a premeditated attack by members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang on a group believed to be allied with Hell's Angels.

The "victim" was 58 years old. LOL. Next time you're out driving take a careful look at most of the guys in motorcycle clubs who're out on runs. Most are over 45.

13 posted on 04/22/2005 5:48:17 AM PDT by libstripper
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14 posted on 04/22/2005 5:50:41 AM PDT by Constitution Day (Everybody's talking 'bout the stormy weather / And what's a man do to but work whether it's true?)
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LOL! That's me on the right!


15 posted on 04/22/2005 6:09:23 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Chat is my milieu)
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16 posted on 04/22/2005 6:11:48 AM PDT by martin_fierro (Chat is my milieu)
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If this is the story I heard about... The guy that got shot was not a Hell's Angel, he didn't even own a bike. He was only wearing a t-shirt with the HA logo on it. The Pagans talked things over with the guy and walked out of the sports bar. The fella wearing the t-shirt FOLLOWED the Pagans outside the bar where he was promptly shot.
17 posted on 04/22/2005 6:30:13 AM PDT by Mathews (Shot... Splash... Out!)
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Hang 'em High!


18 posted on 04/22/2005 6:52:59 AM PDT by blackie
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To: TheForceOfOne
Hi All-

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19 posted on 04/22/2005 7:46:15 AM PDT by Blue Jays (Rock Hard, Ride Free)
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I heard the same thing.


20 posted on 04/22/2005 11:40:09 AM PDT by chris1 ("Make the other guy die for his country" - George S. Patton Jr.)
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