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| Suspcted members of motorcycle gang, Army captain and 1st sergeant, jugged for attempted murder |
| 2011-04-27 |
| Two soldiers from Fort Irwin suspected to be members of the Vagos motorcycle gang were arrested Monday night after allegedly stabbing a Barstow resident during a bar fight. According to a Barstow Police department report, officers received a call Monday around 10:54 p.m. about a fight at Mollie’s Pub on the 1300 block of East Main Street. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered that a 49-year-old Barstow man had been stabbed twice during the fight. Officers discovered during their interviews with witnesses that the two suspects left the scene on motorcycles and were thought to be members of the Vagos motorcycle gang. Witnesses also said they thought the two men were military personnel who may have been headed to Fort Irwin, according to police. Barstow Police officers then arrested the two men — Army Capt. David Moore, 35, and Army 1st Sgt. Richard Rivero, 39 — on suspicion of attempted homicide. Officers also discovered evidence on Moore that confirmed his involvement with the Vagos motorcycle gang, according to police. |
| Posted by:gromky |
| #1 Vagos MC are surreal. Some highlights: Formerly known as "The Psychos MC". 600 members among 24 chapters located in the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and ten chapters located in Mexico. In 2002, members of the Vagos turned in the estranged wife of a Pomona, California police detective after she attempted to hire a hit man from the Vagos to kill her husband. Four members of the Vagos were convicted in 1974 for the murder and mutilation of University of New Mexico student William Velten. The four spent 17 months on death row. Their case was in the appeals process when an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration confessed to the murder. ...allegations that Vagos members have been attempting to use home-made booby traps to maim and kill police detectives... ...unmarked headquarters of the Hemet Gang Task Force was filled up by natural gas which had been rerouted into the building through a hole drilled in the roof. Two task force members entering the office smelled gas and backed away before flipping the light switch and possibly causing the building to explode... ...were notorious for trying to "infiltrate" public safety agencies, either by getting sworn or non-sworn positions, working undercover to obstruct and dismantle police investigations. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-04-27 14:33 |