Hell's Lovers

Hell's Lovers MC
Founded 1967[1]
Location Chicago, Illinois
Founder Frank "Claim-Jumper" Rios
Type Outlaw Motorcycle Club
Region Alabama,Arizona,Arkansas,California, Colorado,Florida,Georgia,Illinois,Kansas,Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota,New York, Louisiana, Tennessee,Texas, Virginia,Wisconsin [1]
Membership over 5000[1]

Hell's Lovers is a multi-ethnic outlaw motorcycle club founded in Chicago in 1967, currently with over 5,000 members in the US. One of the first integrated biker clubs in Chicago, the club was founded by Frank "Claim-Jumper" Rios after he was denied membership in another motorcycle club.[1] The club's motto is, "Death is my sidekick and the highway is my home."

In June 2008, the Ironhorse Roundup Bike Show, a swap meet at the Lake County Fairgrounds, was canceled by Grayslake, Illinois mayor Timothy Perry after state and Federal law enforcement authorities had warned the Grayslake police chief of threats of violence between the Hell's Lovers and a rival outlaw gang, the Outlaws Motorcycle Club.[2]

The Wisconsin Department of Justice describes criminal activity by the Hell's Lovers as "decreasing," but says they have been associated with cocaine trafficking and motorcycle theft.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bowean, Lolly (11 January 2010), "Frank 'Claim-Jumper' Rios: 1947-2009; Revved up city club for bikers; Formed in 1967, Hell's Lovers helped break race barriers", Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), p. 20
  2. ↑ Black, Lisa (17 May 2008), "Promoter scrubs swap meet over fears of violence", Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), p. 20
  3. ↑ Northeast Wisconsin Gang Assessment (PDF), Wisconsin Department of Justice, retrieved 2010-08-17

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