THUNDER BAY -- Police say it would be a mistake to think the Hells Angels left Thunder Bay completely after a police raid in 2006 seized its clubhouse and dismantled their charter.
Thunder Bay Police Service raided a Hells Angels clubhouse on Simpson Street Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation.
The club doesn't have enough members to have a Thunder Bay charter in place, but police say there are four full-patch members in the city taking orders from the gang's Hamilton chapter.
In January 2006 a two-year operation dubbed Project Husky, police arrested 27 suspects and seized the Hells Angels' clubhouse on Heron St.
"Their presence has never gone away but certainly their numbers have been diminished since Project Husky," executive officer Chris Adams said.
He couldn't comment on what was discovered or seized in the raid.
"Really I can't say anything other than that this is still a very active investigation," he said.
The Hells Angels are a worldwide criminal organization Adams said. Police in Thunder Bay take that very seriously.
"For anyone to let their guard down regarding the Hells Angels would be a very serious mistake," he said.
No one was at the clubhouse when the police raided it Wednesday morning. In the afternoon men outside were cleaning up the red and white building. They said there was some damage, including a broken door and window and a busted gate.
