Oct 27, 2011
These two elements apparently don’t mix anymore. Granted in the early days we could have said “Bikers and Alcohol” don’t mix. But now the new turf to fight over is “Latte land”. The reason i’m bringing this up is due to the recent flurry of shootings and now the subsequent killing of a Hells Angel in Arizona. The chapter president, Jeffrey “Jethro” Pettigrew, was shot to death in the melee at John Ascuaga’s Nugget hotel and casino in Sparks.
So, how did this come to be? Seems tensions boiled over in January 2010, when members of the rival gangs (Angels and Vagos), some wielding ball-peen hammers, fought outside a Santa Cruz Starbucks. “It was all about who would be allowed to hang out at the Starbucks downtown,” Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark said. “The Vagos brazenly came in and tried to cement their presence. It was a pretty strong play on their part to establish themselves as the premiere club.”
He added: “Only in Santa Cruz would you have biker wars over who’s going to control pumpkin spice lattes.”
So, now a word of warning. Don’t mix your motorcycle with coffee. It’s a dangerous combination.
