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Azusa cops alerted other agencies about Mongols/Vagos get-together

By Frank Girardot on June 29, 2009 12:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) |

Police officials said they were on alert Saturday for outlaw motorcycle gang activity in Azusa, but were taken by surprise when three people were killed and seven people were injured at a fundraiser held in Pico Rivera by the Old School Riders motorcycle club.

Area law enforcement agencies received a "tactical bulletin" over the weekend informing them of a gathering of the Mongol outlaw motorcycle gang in Azusa, officials said.

The Azusa Police Department issued the bulletin noting Mongols were hosting a get-together on Saturday at a club on Foothill Boulevard in Azusa.

Members from other outlaw motorcycle gangs, such as the Vagos, were expected to attend.

The Mongols and the Vagos are among more than 300 active outlaw motorcycle gangs across the nation that conduct criminal relating to drug-trafficking and, more specifically, to cross-border drug smuggling.

Industry Sheriff's Sgt. Gerald Belona said his department was among the law enforcement agencies that received the tactical bulletin, which is not public information.

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