BANDIDOS COSSACKS PATCH

BANDIDOS COSSACKS PATCH

The Cossack member was attacked after he refused to remove a Texas patch from his vest.

They attacked the Bandido member with вЂњchains, batons, and metal pipes before stealing his motorcycle.вЂќ On the same day, a group of Bandidos approached a Cossack at a truck stop in Palo Pinto County. March 22 - Approximately 10 Cossacks forced a Bandido to pull over near Lorena, Texas.It detailed specific moments in the escalating rivalry, including: The bulletin reportedly said that officers had tried to reduce tensions between the groups, warning them about the вЂњunwanted attention a potential war would bring.вЂќ It also declined to provide a copy of it. WFAA reported the bulletin was issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, which declined to tell CNN whether or not the document was genuine. вЂњThe conflict may stem from Cossacks members refusing to pay Bandidos dues for operating in Texas and for claiming Texas as their territory by wearing the Texas bottom rocker on their vests.вЂќ вЂњViolence between members of the Bandidos OMG and the Cossacks MC has increased in Texas with no indication of diminishing,вЂќ the bulletin read. WFAA, a news station in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, reported on a law enforcement bulletin from May 1, which detailed growing tensions between the Bandidos and Cossacks. That potential has apparently been on the radar of Texas authorities for some time.

вЂњAs long as they exist, they will be at war.вЂќ SundayвЂ™s fight, Falco predicted, will make matters exponentially worse between the two gangs. вЂњThe Cossacks decided that they were big enough now to go ahead and wear the Texas bottom rocker, and basically tell the Bandidos that theyвЂ™re ready for war,вЂќ he said. According to Falco, it can indicate where someone is from, as well as claim territory for that club. The bottom rocker refers to a state name on the back of a bikerвЂ™s vest. If they do, they face the onslaught of the Bandidos,вЂќ Falco told CNNвЂ™s Sara Sidner. They will allow other motorcycles clubs to exist, but theyвЂ™re not allowed to wear that state bottom rocker. вЂњThe Bandidos are the biggest motorcycle gang in Texas, and they donвЂ™t allow other motorcycle gangs to enter that state. It boils down to territory, said the informant, who goes by the name вЂњCharles Falco.вЂќ But according to a memo sent to law enforcement officers in the wake of the shooting, a member of the Bandidos, and a former informant who infiltrated biker clubs, the beef was primarily between the Bandidos and Cossacks. Photos from the scene showed bikers wearing the insignias of the Cossacks, Bandidos, Scimitars and Vaqueros.

Patrick Swanton, who said that all of the victims were bikers. Privately, if not quietly.Д«ut on Sunday, a feud between two rival biker groups - the Bandidos and Cossacks - broke into the open in a big way.ДЄt least nine people were killed when a fight erupted at a Waco, Texas, restaurant, with the clash escalating in minutes from fists to guns.Д®ighteen people were hospitalized, according to Waco police Sgt. Like some families, biker gangs tend to settle scores among themselves.

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