Police by day and bikers by night...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323836504578553523684965066.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5

An increasing number of police officers are forming motorcycle clubs, and hundreds now exist nationwide, according to experts on motorcycle gangs. Gang investigators fear that such clubs, some of which have the trappings of outlaw biker groups, can hurt the credibility of law enforcement and undermine criminal cases brought against traditional gangs.



....The Hells Angels—which has been labeled a dangerous criminal organization by federal authorities, though its members dispute the characterization—also weighed in on the incident. The local chapter expressed its disapproval to a local news site and challenged the Iron Brotherhood to a boxing match. The Brotherhood didn't take up the offer.

"[The boxing challenge] was really kind of to stand up to these guys," said Michael Koepke, vice president of the Yavapai County Hells Angels chapter, who last year had charges stemming from a 2010 shootout dismissed. "They give a bad name to motorcycle clubs."

Yeah there was a question whether they were the good guys or the bad guys in that movie....

TEOTWAWKI wrote:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323836504578553523684965066.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_5

An increasing number of police officers are forming motorcycle clubs, and hundreds now exist nationwide, according to experts on motorcycle gangs. Gang investigators fear that such clubs, some of which have the trappings of outlaw biker groups, can hurt the credibility of law enforcement and undermine criminal cases brought against traditional gangs.



....The Hells Angels—which has been labeled a dangerous criminal organization by federal authorities, though its members dispute the characterization—also weighed in on the incident. The local chapter expressed its disapproval to a local news site and challenged the Iron Brotherhood to a boxing match. The Brotherhood didn't take up the offer.

"[The boxing challenge] was really kind of to stand up to these guys," said Michael Koepke, vice president of the Yavapai County Hells Angels chapter, who last year had charges stemming from a 2010 shootout dismissed. "They give a bad name to motorcycle clubs."

Nothing new. Some motorcycle cops have ridden with motorcycle clubs, on their own bikes, for decades. My ol' man rode with a group of...questionable characters. One or two of the riders were motorcycle cops with the Coral Gables police. No one thought anything about it.