Anti-organized crime police were in Aldergrove Saturday keeping an eye on a ride by a B.C. motorcycle club.
Sgt. Brenda Winpenny of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. said in a video posted to Twitter that the unit would be monitoring the ride by the Veterans Motorcycle Club.
The Veterans MC is a motorcycle club of Harley-Davidson riders, including Canadian armed forces and NATO-member nation veterans.
will be joining and others to monitor the Veterans MC memorial ride stay tuned for live updates
鈥� Sgt Brenda Winpenny (@CfseuMRO)
The Veterans website says they are not what is often referred to as an 鈥渙utlaw鈥� or 鈥渙ne percenter鈥� motorcycle club.
鈥淲e are not a 1% club, nor do we have the intention of becoming one,鈥� their main page says.
But Winpenny said in a tweet that the group has gang links.
Motorcycle clubs that wear 鈥渢hree piece鈥� patches are either subservient to or in conflict with the Hells Angels, the dominant motorcycle gang in Western Canada, Winpenny said.
Members of the Jesters, Shadow Club, and Iron Workers Motorcycle Clubs were turning up for the event, which started at the Aldergrove Royal Canadian Legion hall.
Winpenny noted that a number of the members of those clubs were seen at Hells Angels events in the past, including the invite-only Hells Angel 35th anniversary party held on Vancouver Island last weekend.
The Veterans MC club wears a 3 piece patch which means they had to seek permission approved by the Hells Angels. They are subservient to and support the Hells Angels
鈥� Sgt Brenda Winpenny (@CfseuMRO)
Typical displays of support for the Hells Angels are prominently displayed on some motorcycles arriving for the ride
鈥� Sgt Brenda Winpenny (@CfseuMRO)
