Members of the Street Reapers motorcycle club were reportedly
spotted at the funeral of slain Hells Angel Chad Wilson in Maple Ridge on
Saturday.
Hells Angels MC and Street Reapers MC gather for funeral
“The Street Reapers are actually a motorcycle club that are
closely associated and have close ties to the Hardside chapter of the Hells
Angels,” said Sgt. Brenda Winpenny, spokesperson for the Combined Forces
Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), an anti-gang policing unit.
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The Hardside Hells Angels chapter is based near Langley as
well, in the Port Kells area of Surrey.
The Street Reapers appear to have come into existence in
late 2017, a little more than a year ago, said Winpenny. “We have noticed them at several of the Hells Angel ride
events over the summer of 2018,” she said.
There are believed to be between six to 10 members of the
club; six is the minimum number for a motorcycle club of this type, Winpenny
said.
The group is not believed to have an official clubhouse yet,
but has been seen frequenting businesses in Fort Langley. It’s likely one or
more members live in or have a business in the area, Winpenny said.
The Hells Angels are well known and have been established in
many communities across B.C. for decades, including in Langley. But a new wave of smaller clubs have been cropping up in
recent years, with different logos on their leather vests and jackets.
Winpenny said they are largely “support clubs” for the Hells
Angels.
“They’re succession planning,” she said of the Angels.
The core of the Hells Angels membership is aging, and they
need new members.
Support clubs are sources of new recruits who can be
“patched over” to the Hells Angels if they measure up.
“It’s like the farm team,” said Winpenny.
The CFSEU has been keeping an eye on the Street Reapers, but
so far there have been no charges laid against anyone related to the motorcycle
club or its activities, she said.
“We are still intelligence gathering,” said Winpenny.
The affiliation police believe exists between the Street
Reapers and other clubs should be a cause for concern for the public, said
Winpenny.
The Hells Angels have been involved in drugs, weapons
offenses, and violent crimes, she noted.
Hells Angels have gathered in Langley for years.
The White Rock chapter of the Hells Angels moved to Langley
decades ago. In 2013, the chapter threw a 30th anniversary bash that drew a
large number of bikers and guests to the gated clubhouse property on 61st
Avenue east of 216th Street. Police were also there in droves, monitoring the
coming and goings of the guests.
SOURCE: Keremeos Review