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MCs in the News
First some commentary... this is "interesting" in that this article comes out the same day as one with the same title in the same online newspaper... the only thing that was changed was the name of the club. The one right below this is on the Hells Angels. This information is obviously not a news article, but rather an internal document of sorts... you pick the government agency. If it smells like bullshit... it's probably gonna stick to the bottom of your motorcycle boot.
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WINONA DAILY NEWS
The Outlaws are the chief motorcycle club rivals of the Hells Angels.
The group's colors include a skull and two pistons set like crossbones. "Outlaws" is written above; the "MC" rests by the skull, and the chapter is identified below.
The Outlaws were formed in 1935 in McCook, Ill. Largely disbanded during World War II, the group re-formed in 1946 and expanded rapidly in the Chicago area. Over time, the group has grown to become one of the major outlaw motorcycle clubs in the country.
Like their "one-percenter" rivals the Hells Angels, the Outlaws are a violent, organized crime gang, according to police. More than two dozen members of the club were arrested in June after a Virginia grand jury indicted them on federal charges. As part of the operation, federal agents raided the Outlaws' clubhouse in Milwaukee.
The Outlaws, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, are the "dominant (outlaw motorcycle gang) in the Great Lakes region." The group has seven chapters in Wisconsin, including one in La Crosse, and the ATF estimates about 60 full-patched members live in the state.
The Justice Department reports more than 1,700 Outlaws belong to about 175 U.S. and foreign chapters.
They consider other major outlaw motorcycle clubs allies, including the Mongols and Bandidos, and the Black Pistons Motorcycle Club serves as a support club. Two suspected members of the Black Pistons wanted for a triple-homicide in Florida were arrested last week in Whitewater State Park.
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