HELLS ANGELS TO PARTY IN VENTURA; LEADER SAYS PEOPLE SHOULDN'T WORRY, BUT POLICE ARE READY.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer As many as 1,200 Hells Angels on their Harley-Davidsons are expected to roll into Ventura in about two weeks for three days of partying. While the motorcycle group is gathering in watering holes across the city, as well as at hotels in Ventura, Oxnard and Camarillo, Ventura police will be out with additional patrols on the streets. ``We will have an adequate amount to provide us with a high level of visibility,'' said Lt. Don Arth. ``We're doing what we would do any time we have a special event in Ventura.'' Police will set up a command post at the city garage from where patrols assigned specifically for crowd control will operate. For the Angels, the gathering will be more than a St. Patrick's St. Patrick's or Saint Patrick's may refer to:
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The biker group evolved 50 years ago in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. . Although Christie said his chapter traditionally has a good relationship with local authorities, he said the city could be spending taxpayers dollars more wisely. ``The community would be better served if they took that money and donated to a local charity rather than spending it on all that overtime,'' he said. ``Why would we want to create a problem in our own community?'' Angels and their women companions from across the country, as well as Canada, Europe, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , are scheduled to meet in San Bernardino on March 14. They will motor into Ventura two days later and leave March 18. A private St. Patrick's Day party is scheduled at Nicholby's bar in downtown while the Ventura chapter's clubhouse in the west end also will serve as a meeting place, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Christie. ``Some of the people haven't seen each other in a while,'' said Christie. ``We look forward to interacting with our brothers from all over the world.'' Last September, Simi Valley police arrested six people and issued 46 traffic citations during a charity ride fund-raiser in that city that drew 1,500 riders. Christie said Simi Valley authorities took a hard-line approach because they are less accustomed than Ventura authorities in dealing with the motorcycle club. ``I think the police were just taking an aggressive posture in an effort to not have us come back the following year,'' he said. A multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by some of the Angels against the city is still pending in U.S. District Court. |
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