HELLS ANGEL SAN FRANCISCO LEADER DEAD
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(09-18) 15:45 PDT SAN JOSE -- Three bombs exploded in the driveway of a leader of the Mongols Motorcycle Club in San Jose early today, and police and federal agents are trying to determine whether there is a connection to the slaying earlier this month of a Hells Angels leader in San Francisco, authorities said.
No one was injured when the bombs went off at 3:38 a.m., but two cars that were in the driveway at 781 Melannie Court near downtown San Jose were damaged, police said.
Officers with the San Jose police bomb squad and agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were on the scene this morning, looking for evidence.
Nina Delgadillo, spokeswoman for the bureau, said authorities found "a number of explosive devices" and that one of the residents of the home where the cars were parked was a member of the Mongols.
Other law enforcement sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the apparent target of the attack was a car that belonged to the leader of the Mongols' Santa Clara chapter, Robert Rios, one of several people who live in the house. No arrrests have been made.
The explosive devices were believed to be pipe bombs and apparently were set near the car, the sources said. The car was not occupied when the blasts happened in rapid succession.
The single-story house is located on a cul-de-sac about two miles east of downtown. A person who answered the door today declined to comment.
A member of the Mongols, 37-year-old Christopher Ablett of Modesto, is being sought by police in the Sept. 2 slaying of the leader of the Hells Angels' San Francisco chapter, Mark "Papa" Guardado, 46. Guardado was shot to death outside a Mission District bar about a mile from the Hells Angels' clubhouse on Tennessee Street, where he lived.
Authorities fear that this morning's bombings could be an indication that an all-out war has begun between the motorcycle clubs, which have a long history of conflict. In 2002, three bikers were killed and 13 were injured when Hells Angels and Mongols members battled in a casino in Laughlin, Nev.
Authorities identified Ablett in Guardado's slaying in part because of witness descriptions of the killer's motorcycle, which police say matched a bike owned by the Mongol member. Police seized Ablett's motorcycle in a search of the Modesto home where he lives with his parents, but they have been unable to find him.
Guardado's funeral in Daly City on Monday drew thousands of bikers from around the United States and as far away as Europe.
John Torres, special agent in charge of the Los Angeles office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said authorities there are assisting with the investigation into today's bomb blasts because the Mongols, roughly 1,000 strong, are based in East Los Angeles.
"The Mongols are trying to increase their territory, and they are getting push-back" from Hells Angels, Torres said.
"Any time there's violence between two gangs like this, who are willing to do physical harm and damage, my concern is for innocent bystanders," Torres said. "I'm very concerned for our community and very concerned for law enforcement - I would hate to see an innocent child, an innocent person, caught in the cross fire."
Hells Angels members have declined to speak to reporters since Guardado was killed. An attorney who represented Guardado in a Sonoma County battery case, Pat Ciocca, declined to comment today.
Neighbors on Melannie Court were rattled by the blasts and the wave of law enforcement officers who came out to investigate. Police and federal agents sealed off the street and escorted school-bound children through the barricade.
Several neighbors said they had no problems with the residents of the house where the bombs went off. Motorcycles occasionally came and went from the home, they said.
One neighbor, who did not give his name, said he had been unable to sleep and had been painting his guest room when the bombs went off.
"It sounded like dynamite," he said. "Boom! Not like firecrackers. A lot louder than that. I used to feel secure on this street, but I guess I don't anymore."
No one was injured when the bombs went off at 3:38 a.m., but two cars that were in the driveway at 781 Melannie Court near downtown San Jose were damaged, police said.
Officers with the San Jose police bomb squad and agents with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were on the scene this morning, looking for evidence.
Nina Delgadillo, spokeswoman for the bureau, said authorities found "a number of explosive devices" and that one of the residents of the home where the cars were parked was a member of the Mongols.
Other law enforcement sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the apparent target of the attack was a car that belonged to the leader of the Mongols' Santa Clara chapter, Robert Rios, one of several people who live in the house. No arrrests have been made.
The explosive devices were believed to be pipe bombs and apparently were set near the car, the sources said. The car was not occupied when the blasts happened in rapid succession.
The single-story house is located on a cul-de-sac about two miles east of downtown. A person who answered the door today declined to comment.
A member of the Mongols, 37-year-old Christopher Ablett of Modesto, is being sought by police in the Sept. 2 slaying of the leader of the Hells Angels' San Francisco chapter, Mark "Papa" Guardado, 46. Guardado was shot to death outside a Mission District bar about a mile from the Hells Angels' clubhouse on Tennessee Street, where he lived.
Authorities fear that this morning's bombings could be an indication that an all-out war has begun between the motorcycle clubs, which have a long history of conflict. In 2002, three bikers were killed and 13 were injured when Hells Angels and Mongols members battled in a casino in Laughlin, Nev.
Authorities identified Ablett in Guardado's slaying in part because of witness descriptions of the killer's motorcycle, which police say matched a bike owned by the Mongol member. Police seized Ablett's motorcycle in a search of the Modesto home where he lives with his parents, but they have been unable to find him.
Guardado's funeral in Daly City on Monday drew thousands of bikers from around the United States and as far away as Europe.
John Torres, special agent in charge of the Los Angeles office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said authorities there are assisting with the investigation into today's bomb blasts because the Mongols, roughly 1,000 strong, are based in East Los Angeles.
"The Mongols are trying to increase their territory, and they are getting push-back" from Hells Angels, Torres said.
"Any time there's violence between two gangs like this, who are willing to do physical harm and damage, my concern is for innocent bystanders," Torres said. "I'm very concerned for our community and very concerned for law enforcement - I would hate to see an innocent child, an innocent person, caught in the cross fire."
Hells Angels members have declined to speak to reporters since Guardado was killed. An attorney who represented Guardado in a Sonoma County battery case, Pat Ciocca, declined to comment today.
Neighbors on Melannie Court were rattled by the blasts and the wave of law enforcement officers who came out to investigate. Police and federal agents sealed off the street and escorted school-bound children through the barricade.
Several neighbors said they had no problems with the residents of the house where the bombs went off. Motorcycles occasionally came and went from the home, they said.
One neighbor, who did not give his name, said he had been unable to sleep and had been painting his guest room when the bombs went off.
"It sounded like dynamite," he said. "Boom! Not like firecrackers. A lot louder than that. I used to feel secure on this street, but I guess I don't anymore."
(09-03) 18:03 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- The president of the San Francisco chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was shot and killed Tuesday night on a Mission District street, police said Wednesday.
Mark "Papa" Guardado, 45, was shot at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday near 24th Street and Treat Avenue, about a mile from the group's clubhouse where he lived. He died at San Francisco General Hospital.
Witnesses told investigators that Guardado and the gunman struggled before the shooting.
"They had a wrestling match first," said Lt. Mike Stasko of the San Francisco police homicide detail. Then "the guy shot him, and he got on his motorcycle and left."
Police have made no arrests, but said one avenue they are exploring was that Guardado was fighting with a rival in another motorcycle group. "We're looking at all the options," Stasko said.
An attorney who was defending Guardado in a battery case in Sonoma County said that he was "absolutely devastated" by the killing and that "Mark was a wonderful human being."
"His friends loved him," said the attorney, Patrick Ciocca. "He really was an all-around good guy. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who are going to miss him dearly."
Members of the Hells Angels at the group's clubhouse on Tennessee Street in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco declined to talk about the killing.
At the street corner where Guardado was shot, across from a bar and a nail salon, there was a makeshift memorial where someone had written in large, black letters, "RIP Papa Frisco."
Nearby, others wrote "never forget" and "we will always love you." Five burned-out candles lay nearby.
Ciocca was unable to say how long Guardado had headed the local chapter. But he stressed that the Hells Angels had been unfairly harassed over the years by authorities who have raided the clubhouse in search of evidence that the group is a criminal enterprise.
"It's outlandish," Ciocca said.
The group's San Francisco chapter - or "Frisco," as its members call it - is the second-oldest Hells Angels club in the country, after Fontana in San Bernardino County. In 2004, it celebrated its 50th anniversary with a party that attracted about a thousand bikers from around the world.
The Hells Angels have long feuded with another motorcycle group, the Mongols. In 2002, a brawl between dozens of members of the two groups in a Laughlin, Nev., casino resulted in the deaths of three bikers and 13 injuries.
Mark "Papa" Guardado, 45, was shot at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday near 24th Street and Treat Avenue, about a mile from the group's clubhouse where he lived. He died at San Francisco General Hospital.
Witnesses told investigators that Guardado and the gunman struggled before the shooting.
"They had a wrestling match first," said Lt. Mike Stasko of the San Francisco police homicide detail. Then "the guy shot him, and he got on his motorcycle and left."
Police have made no arrests, but said one avenue they are exploring was that Guardado was fighting with a rival in another motorcycle group. "We're looking at all the options," Stasko said.
An attorney who was defending Guardado in a battery case in Sonoma County said that he was "absolutely devastated" by the killing and that "Mark was a wonderful human being."
"His friends loved him," said the attorney, Patrick Ciocca. "He really was an all-around good guy. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of people who are going to miss him dearly."
Members of the Hells Angels at the group's clubhouse on Tennessee Street in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco declined to talk about the killing.
At the street corner where Guardado was shot, across from a bar and a nail salon, there was a makeshift memorial where someone had written in large, black letters, "RIP Papa Frisco."
Nearby, others wrote "never forget" and "we will always love you." Five burned-out candles lay nearby.
Ciocca was unable to say how long Guardado had headed the local chapter. But he stressed that the Hells Angels had been unfairly harassed over the years by authorities who have raided the clubhouse in search of evidence that the group is a criminal enterprise.
"It's outlandish," Ciocca said.
The group's San Francisco chapter - or "Frisco," as its members call it - is the second-oldest Hells Angels club in the country, after Fontana in San Bernardino County. In 2004, it celebrated its 50th anniversary with a party that attracted about a thousand bikers from around the world.
The Hells Angels have long feuded with another motorcycle group, the Mongols. In 2002, a brawl between dozens of members of the two groups in a Laughlin, Nev., casino resulted in the deaths of three bikers and 13 injuries.
i'm sure gramm krakkker is very heart broken at this monumental loss, and he will be leaving his blue crip flag at his fallen comrade's gravesite as a gesture of respect.
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) ― The suspect in the September slaying of the president of the San Francisco chapter of the Hells Angels surrendered himself to authorities over the weekend in Oklahoma, San Francisco police said Monday.
Christopher Ablett, 37, of Modesto, a member of the rival Mongols motorcycle gang, turned himself in on Saturday and is awaiting extradition to San Francisco in connection with the Sept. 2 fatal shooting of Mark Guardado.
San Francisco authorities had issued a $5 million warrant for Ablett's arrest.
Guardado, 46, was shot dead around 10:30 p.m. outside a bar in San Francisco's Mission District. Police later identified Ablett as the suspect and seized a motorcycle and other evidence at his Modesto home, but could not locate him and urged him to surrender to police.
Guardado's funeral in Daly City on Sept. 15 was attended by about 1,000 Hells Angels members and associates.
On Sept. 18, explosives detonated in the San Jose driveway of another Mongols member, damaging two parked cars. Authorities could not confirm whether it was an act of retaliation.
Christopher Ablett, 37, of Modesto, a member of the rival Mongols motorcycle gang, turned himself in on Saturday and is awaiting extradition to San Francisco in connection with the Sept. 2 fatal shooting of Mark Guardado.
San Francisco authorities had issued a $5 million warrant for Ablett's arrest.
Guardado, 46, was shot dead around 10:30 p.m. outside a bar in San Francisco's Mission District. Police later identified Ablett as the suspect and seized a motorcycle and other evidence at his Modesto home, but could not locate him and urged him to surrender to police.
Guardado's funeral in Daly City on Sept. 15 was attended by about 1,000 Hells Angels members and associates.
On Sept. 18, explosives detonated in the San Jose driveway of another Mongols member, damaging two parked cars. Authorities could not confirm whether it was an act of retaliation.
No you haven't. If he said that he was lying. Hells Angles, Outlaws and Pagans do not let any blacks to be patch members. Mongols and Bandidos let hispanics be members but not blacks.
All will use black bikers as guinea pigs for lower level crimes though so maybe that's who you met. They aren't official members though.
All will use black bikers as guinea pigs for lower level crimes though so maybe that's who you met. They aren't official members though.