The Local Germany

Passer-by wounded in biker shootout

Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:50:00 +0100

A street battle between the Hells Angels and Bandidos biker gangs in Düsseldorf on New Year's Eve left a passer-by gravely wounded by a bullet in the chest.

Biker gang war in Berlin 'goes Scandinavian'

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:56:00 +0200

Police say they foiled a murderous revenge attack by one biker gang on another when they stopped three Scandinavia-based men heading for Germany equipped with explosives, detonators and bullet-proof vests.

Police raid more than 70 biker gang addresses

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:16:00 +0200

German police carried out another massive raid against biker gangs on Thursday morning, sending around 1,000 police officers to more than 70 addresses in and around Berlin – and special forces to one clubhouse.

Hells Angels hired hash plant horticulturalists

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:40:00 +0100

Police raiding a Hells Angels hide-out in Düsseldorf entered a World War II bunker to find a huge cannabis plantation – complete with a round-the-clock team of professional gardeners.

Biker boss suspected in Bögerl murder

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:43:00 +0200

Police in the Czech Republic have arrested the German boss of the feared Bandido biker gang suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of banker’s wife Maria Bögerl, media reported Friday.

Biker reportedly stopped Berlin metro attack

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:34:00 +0100

A member of the Bandidos motorcycle gang reportedly prevented youths who severely beat a man in the Berlin U-Bahn metro from attacking his co-worker. Other witnesses of the assault, however, stood by doing nothing.

Hells Angels wrap themselves in the law to fight against ban

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:42:00 +0100

The Hells Angels biker gang says it will challenge any legal bid to ban it across in Germany – as far as the European Court of Justice.

Northern biker gangs banned amid deadly feud

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:27:00 +0200

In the wake of a bloody biker feud across Germany, the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein has outlawed chapters of the notorious Hell’s Angels and Bandido gangs, the regional government announced Thursday.

Duisburg braces for trial amid biker war

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:19:00 +0200

The Hells Angels and Bandidos biker gangs are at war in Germany. Michael Remmert reports on how Duisburg is bracing for what’s being billed as the most dangerous trial of the year.

Crime experts suggest ban on biker gangs

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0100

A organization representing German police officers has called for a ban on biker gangs, following a weekend of violence between the Hells Angels and Bandidos, daily Rheinische Post reported.

Biker gang brawl followed by a grenade attack

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:39:00 +0100

Up to 100 police officers were called to a pub in Duisburg on Saturday evening to break up a fight between rival biker gangs the Bandidos and Hells Angels, meanwhile a grenade attack followed several hours later.

Man shot in Duisburg biker bar bathroom

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:09:00 +0200

A 32-year-old man is dead after a shoot-out at a biker gang bar in Duisburg, police in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia said on Friday morning.

Biker gang member shot dead in Berlin

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:59:00 +0200

A member of a biker gang has been shot and killed in Berlin’s Hohenschönhausen district, police reported on Friday.

'Explosive' biker gang war grips Germany

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:15:00 +0200

The northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein is in the midst of a biker gang war as the Bandidos move into the Hells Angels territory. Police have conducted raids in recent days, daily Hamburger Abendblatt reported on Wednesday.

German biker gangs descend on murder trial

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:40:00 +0200

Around 450 leather-clad bikers roared into the Germany city of Münster, in the western state of in North Rhine-Westphalia, on Tuesday to see two members of the Bandidos gang jailed for life for the 2007 slaying of a Hells Angel.