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107-837: Outlaws Motorcycle Club Support: Yves Buteau † Garnet McEwen From 1977 to 1984, the Hells Angels and the Outlaws Motorcycle Club fought what came to be known in Canada as the First Biker War . The Angels emerged victorious. As the Outlaws retreated into their Ontario stronghold, the Angels began consolidating their activities and expanding, moving into port cities Halifax, Nova Scotia and Vancouver, British Columbia . The conflict
214-476: A "dress shirt (retirement style)", according to the club's bylaws. Some club leaders, however, such as James "Big Jim" Nolan , have at times upheld a ban on members retiring from the Outlaws. Outlaws chapters are governed by an elected officer corps consisting of a president , vice president , treasurer , and sergeant-at-arms , or " enforcer ". Chapters follow guidelines that dictate election procedures, gatherings, and action against members who have violated
321-428: A $ 300 fine. Members are also instructed by the club to attend funerals of fellow Outlaws. Additionally, Outlaws members reportedly transfer their membership from chapter to chapter more frequently than members of other prominent motorcycle clubs. Regarding contact with non-club members, Outlaws are required to adhere to a "strict no comment policy". After a year of membership in the club, Outlaws are eligible to sport
428-462: A 100% occupancy rate. Industrial Park East is currently part of a municipal program to revitalize municipal services and public utilities. Laval is working with a private developer on an expansion project for the park that should be announced in the near future. The fourth industrial park, the Laval Science and High Technology Park is located along Rivière des Prairies and Autoroute 15 . It
535-660: A Hells Angel, operating in Montreal and alone in Hamilton. On November 10, Yves "Apache" Trudeau shot Brian Powers, former president of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, at his home in West Montreal. On November 25, 1978, Montreal Police killed Jean-Marc Patenaude, a member of the Outlaws, who was guarding the body of "Ziggy" Wiseman, at the "King of massage parlors'. In December , Yves Trudeau gunned down
642-464: A bar on Bordeaux Street in Montreal. Cadorette was killed instantly and several others were injured by debris from the explosion. On 25 April 1978, Denis "Le Cure" Kennedy and another Hells Angel entered the Outlaw clubhouse at 144 Rue Saint-Ferdinand and went on a shooting rampage. Although no-one was killed, a number of Outlaws were wounded. On April 26 of the same year, Athanase "Tom Thumb" Markopoulos,
749-769: A battleground area between the Quebec separatist parties (the Bloc Québécois federally and the Parti Québécois provincially) and the federalist parties (various parties federally and the Quebec Liberal Party provincially). In 2011, amid an NDP surge in the province they swept all 4 seats in Laval for the first and only time. Since the 2015 election the Liberals have held all seats. Provincially
856-450: A black shirt or hand-painted onto leather jackets. Influenced by the fictional Black Rebel Motorcycle Club depicted in the film The Wild One , the Outlaws added crossed pistons affixed to the original small skull in 1954, a design embroidered on a black western-style shirt with white piping. The skull and crossed pistons logo, known as "Charlie", was redesigned in 1959, making it larger and with more detail. The club's "Charlie" insignia
963-441: A change of 3.6% from its 2016 population of 422,993 . With a land area of 246.13 km (95.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,781.0/km (4,612.9/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2016 Census , the population of Laval was an estimated 422,993, a 5.3 percent increase from the earlier census in 2011. Women constituted 51.4% of the total population. Children under 14 years of age totalled 17.4%, while 17.2% of
1070-522: A chapter in the Far East when a full charter was awarded to a club in Okinawa City . The Outlaws' original insignia consisted of a head-on view of a motorcycle in a winged circle, which was hand-painted onto the back of members' jackets. In 1950, the club's logo was changed; a small skull replaced the winged motorcycle, and Old English -style letters were adopted. This design was embroidered on
1177-696: A collection of photographs and interviews documenting the lifestyle of members of the club in the 1960s. Lyon spent four years riding with the Outlaws' Chicago chapter beginning in 1963 and became a full-fledged member of the club in "an attempt to record and glorify the life of the American bike rider". The Bikeriders preceded Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs by Hunter S. Thompson , who warned Lyon that he should "get to hell out of that club unless it's absolutely necessary for photo action." During
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#17327755562781284-596: A dying breed" as well as the more generic "Outlaws forever, forever Outlaws" ("OFFO") are other mottos used by the club. Patches featuring these various abbreviations are commonly worn by Outlaws members. To be eligible for Outlaws membership, applicants must be White men over the age of 21 and also be in possession of an American-made motorcycle of at least 750 cc . Outlaws in the United States and Canada are essentially limited to riding Indian , Victory and Harley-Davidson motorcycles, which are most common in
1391-412: A gravestone with Hells Angels member Adrien Fleury, aka "Pistache". A day after Buteau's funeral, a young boy discovered a bomb on the route the funeral procession had gone past, which consisted of Hells Angels bikers. Police theorized that it had been placed and camouflaged the night before the funeral in an attempt to kill Hells Angels bikers. Buteau's murder did not change the tide of war in favour of
1498-576: A member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, was murdered by 2 members of the Hells Angels. On 27 April 1978, Kennedy shot and badly wounded an Outlaw, François Poliseno, and his girlfriend, Suzanne Harvey, while the two were drinking at the Industrial Brasserie bar. Witnesses described the gunman who shot Poliseno and Harvey as leaving in a green car, which the police found parked outside of the Angels' clubhouse. Ballistic tests showed that
1605-668: A membership of over 3,000, the club is also the third-largest in the world, behind the Hells Angels and the Bandidos . Outlaws members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The club is designated an organized crime syndicate by numerous law enforcement and international intelligence agencies, including the United States Department of Justice , the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada , and Europol . Originating as
1712-515: A population of 443,192 in 2021 . Laval is geographically separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles , and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies . Laval occupies all of Île Jésus as well as the Îles Laval . Laval constitutes one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec , with a region code of 13, as well as a territory equivalent to
1819-416: A regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) with geographical code 65. It also constitutes the judicial district of Laval. It is the smallest administrative region in the province by area. The first European Settlers in Laval were Jesuits , who were granted a seigneury there in 1636. Agriculture first appeared in Laval in 1670. In 1675, François de Montmorency-Laval gained control of
1926-399: A rounded triangle. The A.O.A. emblem was adopted as a parody of the A.M.A. logo. A patch listing a member's rank within the organization is also worn by club officers. An "S.S." patch featuring twin lightning bolts is allegedly awarded to members who have committed murder, attempted murder or a bombing on behalf of the club. A black-and-white color scheme is associated with the Outlaws, as
2033-591: A statement reading: "The government has labeled the Outlaws MC a criminal organization and all it's [ sic ] members as criminals simply because they are members. This is one of the most untrue and unjust statements ever made concerning our club. Each and every day through out [ sic ] America and the World members of Law Enforcement, Religious, Fraternal organizations as well as many other groups are convicted of criminal activity. Their membership
2140-526: A tattoo of the club's emblem as well as club slogans, such as "God forgives, Outlaws don't", or "GFOD". After five years, club members may have replicas of their "colors" tattooed on their backs. Additional tattoos may reflect membership information. Allegedly, a member who has killed or attempted to kill for the Outlaws is permitted to wear "lightening bolts", a tattoo featuring a Nazi -style "SS" doppelte Siegrune (double sig runes) symbol. Incarcerated Outlaws members are known as "Lounge Lizards", of which
2247-468: A year, and local runs typically occur weekly. Membership dues are divided between the chapter and the region and are used to finance activities such as memorials and group excursions. Outlaws members are usually assessed a fee if a fellow club member is in need of legal assistance. It is compulsory for all members other than chapter presidents to take turns providing 24-hour armed guard at Outlaws clubhouses. Indiscipline and rule breaches are punished with
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#17327755562782354-619: Is Totenkopf imagery, symbols such as a hand clenching a pistol, and paraphernalia featuring the phrases "Support Black & White" and "Support Your Local Outlaws", or "SYLO". In 1969, the club adopted the motto "God forgives, Outlaws don't" ("GFOD"). The Outlaws' rivalry with the Hells Angels has given rise to other phrases used by Outlaws members; namely "ADIOS" (the Spanish word for "goodbye", but in this case doubling as an acronym for " A ngels D ie I n O utlaw S tates"), and "All Hells Angels must die", or "AHAMD". "Snitches are
2461-631: Is Industrial Park Centre, in the heart of Laval at the corner of St. Martin West and Industriel Blvd. One of the largest municipal industrial parks in Quebec , the Industrial Park Centre boasts the highest concentration of manufacturing companies in Laval: 1,024 at last count, and 22,378 employees. The park still has 1,300,643 m (14,000,005 sq ft) of space available. The second,
2568-592: Is a registered trademark . In 1963, the Outlaws began wearing a diamond-shaped " 1%er " patch , becoming the first club east of the Mississippi River to do so. The "one percenter" emblem was originally adopted by several California biker clubs beginning in 1960. After incorporating as the American Outlaws Association in 1965, the club added an additional A.O.A. patch to its " colors ", featuring an upstretched middle finger in
2675-565: Is an internationally renowned science campus that houses the Biotech City and the Information Technology Development Centre (ITDC). The Laval Science and High Technology Park is a beacon of the metropolitan economy, in an environment befitting the best technopolises in the world. Nearly 500,000 square metres (5,400,000 sq ft) of space are available for development. The Biotech City spans
2782-449: Is forbidden for any item bearing the club's logo to touch the floor. Members are required to pay dues of $ 1,200 per year and to attend local, regional and national events. Obligatory chapter "church" meetings are held weekly, and club motorcycle trips and parties which may last several days, known as "runs", are held throughout the year. National runs take place three or four times per year, regional runs occur between five and twenty times
2889-653: Is home to a variety of vocational/technical centres, colleges and universities, including: The city has two separate school boards serving Laval: the Centre de services scolaire de Laval (formerly the Commission scolaire de Laval ) for French-speaking students and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board for English-speaking students. There is one community English-language high school in the city: Laval Senior Academy , created on 1 July 2015 by
2996-454: Is known in Canada as the "First Biker War", but the first large conflict between bikers in Canada, was the Satan's Choice-Popeyes War which occurred from 1974 to 1976. The Outlaws allied themselves with the largest motorcycle club in Canada, Satan's Choice , in 1974. This pact led to a situation where the Outlaws challenged the supremacy of the Hells Angels influence in Quebec through access to
3103-416: Is not universally labeled as criminals". A saying used by members of the club is: "Outlaws we are, RICO we're not". Laval, Quebec Laval is a city in Quebec , Canada . It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal . It is the largest suburb of Montreal , the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City , and the thirteenth largest city in Canada, with
3210-502: The 2021 census , religious groups in Laval included: Laval's diverse economy is centred around the technology, pharmaceutical, industrial and retail sectors. It has many pharmaceutical laboratories but also stone quarries and a persistent agricultural sector. Long seen as a bedroom community , Laval has diversified its economy, especially in the retail sector, developing numerous shopping malls, warehouses and various retail stores. Laval has four different industrial parks . The first
3317-482: The Autoroute 25 Industrial Park is at the crossroads of the metropolitan road network. Inaugurated in 2001, this new industrial municipal space has been a tremendous success, boasting an 80% occupancy rate. Laval is studying the possibility of expanding this park in the next few years. The third, known as Industrial Park East, is in the neighbourhood of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul . This park has reached full capacity with
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3424-731: The Des Prairies River ( Lachapelle Bridge ) and beyond as well as along boulevard des Laurentides between rue Proulx and boulevard Cartier (the reserved lane, in this case for buses only, continues onto the Pont Viau bridge into Montreal until the Terminus Laval at the Henri-Bourassa Metro station ). Most buses that use the reserved lane end their journey at the Cartier Metro station. The AMT and
3531-549: The Midwest . The South Side, Chicago chapter was designated the club's "mother chapter" in 1964 and is known as the "Mother Ship" among Outlaws members. During the presidency of Harry "Taco" Bowman , from 1984 until 1999, the Outlaws' leadership was based in Detroit . Bowman's successor, James "Big Frank" Wheeler, relocated the club's headquarters to Tampa, Florida . The subsequent Outlaws international president, Jack Rosga,
3638-687: The Montreal chapter to form the Montreal North chapter, which was based in Laval , and was most commonly referred to as the Laval chapter. The group would become known for its violent, reckless behaviour and excessive drug use. The North chapter were mostly former Popeyes, and still retained Popeye attitudes. This was in marked contrast to the Montreal South chapter, which was headed by Réjean "Zig Zag" Lessard, which consisted of men who joined
3745-567: The Montreal Metro was extended to Laval with three stations. The long-awaited stations were begun in 2003 and completed in April 2007, two months ahead of the revised schedule, at a cost of C$ 803 million, funded entirely by the Quebec government . The stations are Cartier , De La Concorde , and Montmorency . The arrival of the Metro in Laval was long-awaited as it was first promised in
3852-523: The Outlaws for control of Montreal's drug trade between 1978 and 1983, Trudeau killed 18 out of the 23 Outlaws slain during the conflict. Langton called Trudeau a "psychopathic killer" and a "killing machine" par excellence, who was the Angels' most dangerous killer. In 1985, construction of a bunker in Danville, Quebec by the Outlaws Motorcycle Club was started. On September 15, 1989, the Outlaws bunker
3959-556: The West End Gang . In January 1982, Trudeau killed Charlie Hachez, a member of the Laval Chapter and another Angel, because they had heavy drug problems, had conspired to kidnap Frank Ryan's kids and owed Ryan $ 150,000 in drug money, specifically Hachez. When Ryan learned about the kidnapping plot, he informed the Hells Angels that they either liquidate those involved or be cut off from the cocaine that he sold them. Hachez
4066-606: The 1960s. Former mayor, Gilles Vaillancourt , announced his wish to loop the Orange line from Montmorency to Côte-Vertu stations with the addition of six new stations (three in Laval and another three in Montreal). He proposed that Transports Quebec , the provincial transport department, set aside C$ 100 million annually to fund the project, which was expected to cost upwards of $ 1.5 billion. The Exo public transit agency's Saint-Jérôme commuter train line traverses
4173-532: The Angels after 1977 and were more disciplined. This notorious behavior would come to cause problems for the Montreal North chapter, leading to an event that would be known as the Lennoxville massacre . Media attention for 1980 was relatively low in comparison to previous years, however several brawls and attacks using molotov cocktails and explosives had occurred throughout the year, costing both clubs "significant loss in property and income". By late 1980, it
4280-503: The Angels. One Angel, Louis "Ti-Oui" Lapierre, rose to confront the two American Outlaws, only to be gunned down when one of the Outlaws pulled out his handgun while the other Outlaw pulled out a sawed-off shotgun and opened fire on the party in the booth. One of the Angels, Jean Brochu, was killed, while Lapierre and another Angel, Bruno Coulombe, were badly wounded. The Wild Ones also suffered losses, with George "Chico" Mousseau and Gary "Gator" Davies killed. Stadnick survived by hiding under
4387-485: The City of Laval have developed reserved bus and taxi lanes on Notre-Dame Boulevard between Vincent Massey Street and Place Alton-Goldbloom and another on De la Concorde Blvd between De l'Avenir and Laval Blvds, as well as between Ampere Ave and Roanne St. These reserved lanes (Notre-Dame and De la Concorde are the same boulevard but change name where they meet under Autoroute 15 ) opened shortly after 31 October 2007. Laval
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4494-550: The Downtown area and in the Pointe-Saint-Charles, Verdun and Saint-Henri neighborhoods of Montreal . Six members of the Outlaws were arrested following Operation Satellites was undertaken 2 years previously; the gang was selling 1 to 2 kg of cocaine and crack per month, in addition to the drug trafficking and charges of gangsterism, the leader of the Outlaws in Quebec is charged with procuring, he allegedly used
4601-493: The Hamilton police told the journalist Jerry Langton : "As soon as the Wild Ones began to associate with the Hells Angels, the Outlaws told them they shouldn't do that. And they probably shouldn't have, as it led to several deaths". The Hamilton chapter of the Outlaws for their contribution to the conflict, started killing the Wild Ones, which led to the disbanding of the Wild Ones after five members were killed. Denis Stewart of
4708-649: The Hells Angels began when three Hells Angel bikers were executed by Outlaw members in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 27, 1974. The triple murder was carried out in retaliation for the earlier beating of an Outlaw by a Hells Angel, which took place in New York City on December 31, 1973. The Hells Angels declared war on the Outlaws during a club summit held in Cleveland later in 1974. The conflict resulted in hundreds of fatalities in each club in
4815-532: The Hells Angels, was assassinated along with his right-hand man and brother-in-law, Yvan Martel. Their corpses were discovered in an alley near Boulevard Taschereau in Longueuil. March 26, 1992, saw the founding of the Montreal Rockers, a Hells Angels support club sponsored by Maurice "Mom" Boucher (these Rockers are not to be mistaken for those who became the Outlaws in 1978). On January 29, 1997, in
4922-462: The Laval signature are related one to the other to point out the merger of the 14 municipalities of Jesus island in 1965. The logo (that is on the flag) has existed since the 1980s and the flag since the 1990s. Federally, prior to 1984 Laval had been a bastion of Liberal support. From 1984 to 1993 the Conservative dominated Laval but have not won a seat since.Since the 90's Laval has been
5029-575: The Liberal fold during the 2014 election . During the 2018 election amid a rise of the CAQ, the Liberals held their own in the Laval losing only 1 seat to the CAQ. In the 2022 election the CAQ captured 3 more seats in Laval netting them 4 out of 6 seats and ending the dominance of the Liberals in Laval since the 2003 election. The Conservative Party of Quebec saw its vote share jump from just under 2% in 2018 to third place with just under 13%. In April 2007,
5136-595: The McCook Outlaws MC, the club was founded by Electro-Motive Company employees at Matilda's bar on Route 66 in the southwestern Chicago suburb of McCook, Illinois in 1935. John Davis was reportedly the founder of the club. Although inactive during World War II , the Outlaws reformed afterwards and attended the first major post-war motorcycle rally , held at Soldier Field in Chicago in May 1946. By 1950,
5243-548: The Montreal chapter of Satan's Choice. This led the Montreal chapter and their Outlaw allies into open conflict with the Hells Angels-backed Popeye Moto Club , resulting in a number of casualties on both sides in what would come to be known as the Satan's Choice-Popeyes War . Both clubs sought to expand into Canada, with the Outlaws arriving a few months before the Hell's Angels in 1977. In 1976,
5350-642: The Outlaws Motorcycle Club. In the same month on February 15, Hells Angels member Yves "Apache" Trudeau shot and killed a member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, Robert Côté and wounded another at the Joey brewery in Montreal Quebec; this was the beginning of the war between the Angels and the Outlaws in the province. On March 21, 1978, a bomb placed under the car of Gilles Cadorette, the Outlaws MC Montreal chapter president, exploded in front of
5457-493: The Outlaws is "patched" or "patchwearing" member, which is attained by a unanimous vote of each chapter. Upon becoming a full-fledged member, an Outlaw is permitted to wear a vest bearing the club's insignia, known as " colors ", and to attend weekly "church" meetings. The patch on a member's colors displaying the Outlaws emblem is surrounded by other patches denoting chapter and club membership information, which are called "rockers". These rocker patches are purchased directly from
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#17327755562785564-556: The Outlaws, and are required to perform menial tasks and guard duties on the Outlaws' behalf. According to law enforcement, the Outlaws utilize support clubs to carry out retail-level drug distribution and violent crimes in order to insulate the club from possible criminal liability. The official, and primary, support club for the Outlaws is the Black Pistons Motorcycle Club , which is active internationally. Other support clubs range from local groups, such as
5671-458: The Outlaws, and the conflict came to an end with the Outlaws pulling back to their power base in Ontario. A year later, when Yves Trudeau turned Crown Informant, he admitted to killing 43 people between September 1973 and July 1985. He was the first Canadian Hells Angel to earn the "Filthy Few" patch, awarded to members who had killed for the club. During the biker war between the Hells Angels and
5778-472: The Outlaws, at his home in Fabreville, Quebec . On May 9, 1978, three members of the Hells Angels, Yves "Le Boss" Buteau, Jean-Pierre Mathieu and Yves "Apache" Trudeau, murdered Donald McLean, a member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, as well as his girlfriend, Carmen Piché. They were killed by an explosive that was attached to McLean's motorcycle. In September 1979, Trudeau and others gained permission from
5885-481: The Outlaws. In March 1984, Bernard Savoie, the brother and right-hand man of the Outlaw Montreal chapter president Daniel Savoie, was killed by a bomb planted in his car. In May 1984 Daniel Savoie and John Galipeau, both members of the Outlaws, were assassinated while riding their motorcycles down a highway by gunmen riding motorcycles. By 1984, the Hells Angels had dealt major damage to the Montreal chapters of
5992-582: The Tourbillon café on Rue Beaubien, in Montreal, when the Outlaws MC attacked the meeting. Hells Angels members Louis "Ti-Oui" Lapierre and Bruno Coulombe were also injured during the Le Tourbillion massacre. The Outlaws saw the possibility of a Hells Angel chapter being established in Ontario by way of the Wild Ones as a threat. On October 12, 1978, two American Outlaws, one from Miami and the other from Detroit, entered Le Tourbillion after following
6099-771: The Undertakers MC in Lexington, Kentucky , to regional clubs like the Chosen Few MC, which is based in Canada and Upstate New York. Although the Outlaws are a White -only club, the group's support clubs include African American motorcycle clubs, such as the Outcast MC. In Norway, the Outlaws oversee the Black & White Crew, a "street crew" in which members are not required to own a motorcycle. The Outlaws are classified by various law enforcement agencies in
6206-474: The United States as one of the "big four" motorcycle gangs , along with the Bandidos , the Hells Angels , and the Pagans . The Department of Justice contends that the club is involved in organized crime , including drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering, prostitution rings, weapons trafficking, and violent acts directed at rival clubs. One recurring allegation is that the Outlaws are responsible for
6313-473: The Wild Ones MC in Hamilton, Ontario, travelled to Montreal to make contact with Yves Buteau , the national president of Hells Angels Canada, to discuss having the Wild Ones "patch over" to become the first Hells Angels chapter in Ontario. On October 12, 1978, the members of the Hells Angels, Georges Mousseau and Jean Brochu, as well as Guy "Gator" Davies, a member of the Wild Ones, were assassinated at
6420-537: The Wild Ones was killed by a bomb planted in his car. Danny Powell of the Wild Ones was likewise the victim of a bomb, through he only lost his entire right leg instead of his life. The store of the Wild One Alvin Patterson was shot up in an unsuccessful attempt to kill him. John "Cataract Jack" Pluim of the Wild Ones also survived narrowly survived a murder attempt when his strippers agency was shot up. When Stadnick returned from Montreal, he found his gang had voted themselves out of existence, but Stadnick chose to continue as
6527-420: The bike and approached the men, revealing a .38 pistol and emptying the magazine on the three men. Yves Buteau was shot twice in the chest and died immediately, and Guy "Frenchie" Gilbert died shortly after. Rene Lamoureaux survived the shooting with serious injuries. Gino Goudreau went into hiding, however he was located and arrested by police only a few months later. He was charged with two counts of murder of
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#17327755562786634-399: The biker William Weichold, whom he accidentally mistook for an Outlaw. On March 29, 1979, Yves "Apache" Trudeau destroyed the car of Roland Dutemple, an Outlaws informant, with explosives in Longueuil, Quebec . On April 3 of the same year Yves Trudeau kills Robert Labelle, a clothing importer, narcotics trafficker and the former president of the Huns motorcycle club, who had "patched-over" to
6741-417: The bullets fired in the Industrial Brasserie shooting were from the same handgun used in the attack at the Outlaws' clubhouse. As a result, Buteau changed the rules, ordering that henceforward Angels were to leave their guns at the scene of the crime in order to reduce the chances of the police being able to tie together crimes. On 12 May 1978, the Outlaws struck back when a Hells Angel, René "Canisse" Hébert
6848-409: The bus to Vancouver to attend a ceremony, while he was riding his bike through Northern Ontario. Enraged, Parente, and other Outlaws with him, proceeded to shoot up the bus when it stopped at the Mr. Mugs coffee and doughnut shop in Wawa , in an attempt to kill the two Hells Angels. Through no one was killed, the Wawa incident showed how strongly Parente felt about Hells Angels moving into Ontario, which
6955-439: The chapter presidents being present where he called for "patching over" to the Outlaws, arguing that being members of an American-based club would add to their power, saying that the St. Catherine's and Windsor chapters had already decided to join the Outlaws. The chapter presidents known to be loyal to Guindon were not invited to the meeting. The Hells Angels would also expand into Canada in 1977, when in December they patched-over
7062-464: The chapter, before being made a prospective member, or "prospect"; if he is approved by the club, then a prospect is moved up to probationary, or "probate", status, a position in which he is required to demonstrate his commitment to the club. A probate is identified by wearing a mandatory patch on a cut-off leather or denim vest reading: "Probationary Outlaws". The probationary period typically lasts several months. The highest level of membership in
7169-461: The city: CJLV 1570 AM " Radio Mieux-être " (formerly CFAV ) and CFGL 105.7 FM " Rythme FM ". Additionally, there are three major newspapers in Laval: the bi-weekly English-language The Laval News , the bi-weekly French-language Le Courrier Laval and the weekly French-language L'Écho de Laval . One television community channel operates on Laval's territory, Télévision régionale de Laval, as part of Videotron cable's VOX network . Laval
7276-423: The club had begun recruiting members from around the Chicago area and was renamed the Chicago Outlaws MC after relocating its headquarters to the South Side of the city. In 1964, the Outlaws merged with the Cult biker club from Voorheesville, New York , the Gypsy Outlaws of Milwaukee , and the Gypsy Raiders in Louisville, Kentucky , becoming the largest " one percenter " club east of the Mississippi River and
7383-405: The club maintains a list and collects money on behalf of. An Outlaw who has served a prison sentence is entitled to receive an "LL", or "Lounge Lizard", tattoo. Other tattoos common with club members include "AHAMD", an acronym for "All Hells Angels must die". Members can leave the club in either "bad standing", "good standing", in retirement or when deceased. Retired Outlaws are permitted to wear
7490-551: The club's bylaws. According to law enforcement, the Outlaws' internal enforcer squad is known as the "S.S.". The club has 441 chapters located in 43 countries, in Asia, Europe and North America. Each chapter is headquartered at a clubhouse, which is typically a building secured by concrete walls, steel doors, razor wire, guard dogs, and video surveillance. Clubhouses are used to host "church" meetings and parties. Chapter presidents report to regional presidents, who oversee individual regions, which are divided and named by color, such as
7597-421: The club. Outside of North America, however, this rule has been relaxed, allowing members to ride motorcycles manufactured in any country, provided they are in the chopper style. The following five criteria are considered when evaluating an aspiring Outlaws member: To be formally inducted into club, applicants have to be sponsored by a member, and they begin as an associate, or "hangaround", in order to assist
7704-478: The early 1970s, a power struggle for control of the Outlaws developed between a faction of " beer drinkers" and a rival group of club members who preferred to smoke marijuana . John Davis, the reputed founder of the Outlaws, was killed by a "pot smoker" and Vietnam veteran during a shootout near Lake Shore Drive on the North Side of Chicago as a result of the feud. The Outlaws' long-standing rivalry with
7811-576: The entire territory of the Laval Science and High Technology Park and is a unique concept in Canada in that its residents comprise both universities and companies. Created in 1995, Laval Technopole is a nonprofit organization that has the objective to promote the economic growth of Laval by attracting and supporting new business and investments located in its 5 territory poles: Biopole, e-Pol, Agropole, industrial pole and Leisure/tourism. Alimentation Couche-Tard has its headquarters in Laval. Laval's main attractions are: Source: Tourisme Laval. Laval
7918-424: The following decades. In 1977, the Outlaws became an international club when several chapters of the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club in Canada "patched over". The club further expanded internationally, into France in 1993, Australia in 1994, and Norway in 1995. Additional chapters were subsequently established throughout Europe. In November 2006, the Outlaws became the first major outlaw motorcycle club to open
8025-412: The following years because its proximity to Montreal made it an ideal suburb. To deal with problems caused by urbanization, amalgamations occurred; L'Abord-à-Plouffe amalgamated with Renaud, Quebec [ fr ] and Saint-Martin , creating the city of Chomedey in 1961. The amalgamation turned out to be so successful for the municipalities involved that the Quebec government decided to amalgamate
8132-701: The gray region ( Tennessee ), the green region ( Kentucky , Ohio and Oklahoma ), the orange region ( Florida ), the red region ( New England and the Philadelphia metro area ), the silver region ( Alabama and Georgia ), and the white region ( Illinois ). Formerly, the club's territory was divided into three areas; "Central", headquartered in Chicago ; "North", headquartered in Detroit ; and "South", headquartered in Oklahoma City . The Outlaws' international headquarters has historically been centred in
8239-579: The income from the work of his prostitutes to buy drugs. List of outlaw motorcycle club conflicts Outlaws Motorcycle Club The Outlaws Motorcycle Club , incorporated as the American Outlaws Association or its acronym, A.O.A. , is an international outlaw motorcycle club . Founded in McCook, Illinois in 1935, the Outlaws MC is the oldest outlaw biker club in the world. With 441 chapters located in 43 countries, and
8346-414: The incorporation of the amalgamated City of Laval on 6 August 1965, were: The island has developed over time, with most of the urban area in the central region and along the south and west river banks. Laval is bordered on the south by Montreal across the Rivière des Prairies , on the north by Les Moulins Regional County Municipality and by Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality and on
8453-431: The international president. Club rules dictate that the Outlaws' patches must be worn on leather or black denim (blue denim is banned) and that club regalia is not allowed to be worn by members' wives or girlfriends. Women affiliated with the club, known as "old ladies", are, however, allowed to wear vests with patches reading: "Property of the Outlaws". Outlaws are instructed to guard their colors with their lives, and it
8560-857: The island, connecting Laval to downtown Montreal. There are currently three train stations in Laval: De la Concorde (an intermodal station offering transfer to the metro), Vimont and Sainte-Rose . The Deux-Montagnes commuter train line served the western tip of Laval until it was closed on 31 December 2020. Work is underway to replace it with the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) light metro system. The Société de transport de Laval (STL) provides local bus service in Laval. The STL's network consists of 35 regular lines, two rush hour lines, two trainbus lines, three express lines, one community circuit and several taxi lines. There are reserved lanes for buses and taxis on Chomedey Blvd between Le Carrefour Blvd and
8667-462: The leader of the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club , Bernie Guindon , was sent to prison for narcotics charges. In 1977, the Outlaws expanded into Canada and the arrest of Guindon led to the fracturing of Satan's Choice. On 1 July 1977, the Ottawa, St. Catharines, Windsor, and Montreal chapters left Satan's Choice in favour of the Outlaws. Garnet McEwen called a secret meeting on 1 July 1977 with most of
8774-402: The main community for the remainder of the century. With the dawn of the 20th century came urbanization. Laval-des-Rapides became Laval's first city in 1912, followed by L'Abord-à-Plouffe [ fr ] , which was granted village status three years later. Laval-sur-le-Lac was founded in the same year and had its tourist-based economy based on Montrealers. Laval began to grow throughout
8881-413: The merger of Laval Liberty High School and Laurier Senior High School . North Star Academy Laval is the only private English high school in Laval. They offer secondary 1 to 5 and the possibility to do a grade 12 diploma from Ontario via their online platform. Laval is served by media from Montreal, however it does have some of its own regional media outlets. Two radio stations are licensed to serve
8988-615: The midst of the Quebec Biker War which saw the Hells Angels engage with the Canadian-based Rock Machine for territorial supremacy in Quebec, The Hells Angels, Outlaws and Bandidos agreed to an international peace treaty to end the war between the three major transnational criminal organizations. On May 28, 2008, the Outlaws Roy "Capone" Haynes Jr, aged 34, alleged leader of the Outlaws operating in
9095-487: The murder weapon in a storm sewer near the scene of the crime. In October 1990, Tony Mentore, a friend of Claude Meunier, who was the leader of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club murdered the previous month, was murdered in front of the shop family kitchen equipment, in the Park Extension district of Montreal. In 1991, on February 20, Darquis Leblanc, a former member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club who became an associate of
9202-493: The other parts of Laval have drifted to the provincial Liberals in recent years. While the PQ held every Laval riding except Chomedey (which voted overwhelmingly to not separate in the 1995 Quebec referendum ) during their second stint in government between 1994 and 2003. The Liberals won every Laval riding in 2003, 2007, and 2008. During the 2012 election , the PQ saw some gains in Laval when they captured 2 seats, but both returned to
9309-512: The population was of retirement age (65 years of age and older). The median age was calculated as 41.9 years. Laval is linguistically diverse. The 2011 census found that French was the sole mother tongue of 60.8% of the population, and was spoken most often at home by 65.2% of residents. The next most common mother tongues were English (7.0%), Arabic (5.6%), Italian (4.2%), Greek (3.5%), Spanish (2.9%), Armenian (1.7%), Creoles (1.6%), Romanian (1.3%) and Portuguese (1.3%). According to
9416-534: The production and distribution of methamphetamine . Law enforcement and intelligence agencies internationally, including the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada and Europol , also consider the Outlaws a criminal organization. Members have continuously denied that the Outlaws are an organized crime syndicate, asserted that the club is simply a group of motorcycle enthusiasts who live a nonconventional lifestyle, and described allegations by investigators and prosecutors as exaggerated. The Outlaws' website features
9523-422: The provincial Charbonneau Commission . City councillor Basile Angelopoulos served as acting mayor until Alexandre Duplessis was selected in a council vote on 23 November. Duplessis, in turn, stepped down after just seven months in office after facing allegations of being implicated in a prostitution investigation; he was succeeded by city councillor Martine Beaugrand until the city's new mayor, Marc Demers ,
9630-407: The red and blue regions. Regional president in turn report to the club's international president, who heads the Outlaws organization. The Outlaws' territory in the United States is divided into ten color-coded regions; the black region ( Indiana and Michigan ), the blue region ( Pennsylvania ), the copper region ( North Carolina , South Carolina and Virginia ), the gold region ( Wisconsin ),
9737-445: The second degree. In the trial that followed Goudreau claimed that Yves Buteau had threatened him on many occasions, and on the night of the shooting, Yves Buteau also pulled a gun, however Gino Goudreau was able to fire off shots first. The self defence claim was successful and Goudreau was acquitted of the murder. On 17 July 1983, Mario Parente happened to see two Hells Angels from Montreal, Michel "Jinx" Genest and Jean-Marc Nadeau, on
9844-549: The second largest motorcycle club in Canada, the Popeye Moto Club , which they had been scouting for years as it was known as the most notorious and violent motorcycle club in Canada. Tensions between the two groups in Ontario and Quebec began almost immediately, with small scuffles and incidents at the end of 1977. In February 1978, a chapter of the Montreal Rockers MC became the second Quebec chapter of
9951-662: The second-largest in the United States after the California-based Hells Angels . On January 1, 1965, the various aligned clubs incorporated as the American Outlaws Association. The Outlaws further expanded into Florida in July 1967 by "patching over" the Iron Cross club in West Palm Beach . The club featured in a work of photojournalism called The Bikeriders published in 1967 by Danny Lyon ,
10058-478: The seigneury. In 1702 a parish municipality was founded, and dedicated to Saint-François de Sales (not to be confused with the modern-day Saint-François-de-Sales in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean ). In 1845, after nearly 200 years being of a rural nature, additional municipalities began to be created. The only built-up area on the island, Sainte-Rose , was incorporated as a village in 1850, and it remained
10165-476: The table. Buteau learned that the man who hired the two American Outlaws was Roland "Roxy" Dutemple of the Outlaw Montreal chapter, and sent ace assassin Yves "Apache" Trudeau to kill him. However, it wouldn't be until March 29, 1979 that the deed would be complete, with Dutemple being killed by a car bomb . These events would cause the conflict to spread into the province of Ontario. Detective John Gordon Harris of
10272-430: The trustees. Duplessis, in turn, resigned as mayor on 28 June 2013, after being implicated in a separate prostitution allegation. On a white-yellow background, the emblem of Laval illustrates the modernism of a city in full expansion. The sign of the city symbolizes the "L" of Laval. The colours also have a significant meaning: The "L" of Laval is made of cubes that represent the development of Laval. The letters of
10379-472: The west by Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality across the Rivière des Mille Îles . Laval experiences a four-season humid continental climate ( Koppen : Dfb) with very warm summers and very cold winters with adequate precipitation year-round, though more so during summer and early fall. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Laval had a population of 438,366 living in 169,785 of its 176,115 total private dwellings,
10486-459: The whole island into a single city of Laval in 1965, not without controversy. Laval was named after the first owner of Île Jésus, François de Montmorency-Laval , the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Quebec . At the time, Laval had a population of 170,000. Laval became a Regional County Municipality in 1980. Until then, it had been the County of Laval. The 14 municipalities, which existed prior to
10593-630: Was based in Milwaukee . In April 2021, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Tripi alleged in court papers that the current international president of the Outlaws is John Ermin, the general manager of Pharaoh's Gentlemen's Club in Cheektowaga, New York . Each major Outlaws chapter maintains one to five support clubs , smaller motorcycle clubs which are within the Outlaws' sphere of influence. Members of such clubs are permitted to attend Outlaws events and wear "support" patches which identify them with
10700-428: Was considered to be Outlaws territory since 1977. On September 12, 1983, a funeral for Yves Buteau was held at a church in the town of Sorel. It is estimated that there were over 2,000 supporters and 150 members of the Hells Angels from Canada, the United States, England and elsewhere, who rode in procession from Sorel to Drummondville where he was buried, a journey covering a distance of approximately 40 miles. He shares
10807-704: Was elected in the 2013 municipal election. Past mayors have been: On 3 June 2013, the provincial government of Pauline Marois placed the city under trusteeship due to the ongoing corruption scandal affecting the city. Florent Gagné, a former head of the Sûreté du Québec , will serve as the city's head trustee, with responsibility for reviewing and approving or rejecting all decisions made by city council. Municipal Affairs Minister Sylvain Gaudreault said that Laval's Mayor Alexandre Duplessis and his council will continue to serve, but council decisions must be approved by
10914-427: Was estimated by authorities that Angels–Outlaw biker war had been responsible for 20-30 murders in Quebec and Ontario, while between 1981 and 1984 another 42 were killed. On 14 March 1981. Yves "Apache" Trudeau placed a bomb in the vehicle of an associate of the Outlaws, Robert Morin. The explosion killed Morin. This year would see a slight rest in the conflict as both sides regained their footing. Due to blowback from
11021-408: Was located in the suburb of Longueuil, Quebec. The pair hosted Guy "Frenchie" Gilbert, a member of Satan's Choice MC who had travelled to Quebec from Ontario. Gino Goudreau, a 22-year-old narcotics dealer, brother to an Outlaws MC member in Quebec, was waiting outside the bar on his bike, along with his girlfriend. When Buteau, Lamoureaux and Gilbert exited the bar, Gino Goudreau left his girlfriend on
11128-573: Was lured to a meeting, killed, and his body dumped in the St. Lawrence River. The year come to an end with the groups exchanging back and forth, resulting in several more dead and more injured. On 15 July 1983, Trudeau killed Michel Desormiers at his home located in the town of Deux-Montagnes . Desormiers was the brother-in-law of Cotroni crime family mob boss Frank Cotroni . In September 1983 Yves Buteau , along with his friend and fellow Hells Angels MC member Rene Lamoureaux, were at Le Petit Bourg bar, which
11235-491: Was rocked by an explosion during an attack. In April 1990, the municipality of Danville destroyed the Outlaws Motorcycle Club bunker following its purchase from the motorcycle club. In September of the same year, Claude Meunier, the leader of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, was assassinated when he was struck multiple times by a man firing from a moving automobile in the Côte-Saint-Paul district of Montreal. The police found
11342-608: Was the host-city of the " Jeux du Québec " held in summer 1991 and of the Canadian Hockey League 's 1994 Memorial Cup . Laval became home to the Montreal Canadiens ' American Hockey League affiliate the Laval Rocket , starting in the 2017–18 season. The city's longtime mayor, Gilles Vaillancourt , resigned on 9 November 2012, following allegations of corruption made against him in hearings of
11449-473: Was wounded, his arm being grazed in a drive-by shooting outside the Angels Montreal clubhouse. On May 26, 1978, Jean Gonthier, an associate of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, was beaten to death by Paul Ringuette, an associate of the Hells Angels. They were both arrested and sent to the penitentiary of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul in Laval when the murder occurred. In October Walter Stadnick , then President of
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