ANDERSON, S.C. --
An officer with the Belton police department has been suspended.

42-year- old David Suratt, of Belton has been charged with criminal domestic violence and kidnapping.

Officers say he got in an argument with a woman over an ex-boyfriend.

They say during the fight, Suratt wouldn't let the victim leave, holding her against her will by grabbing her arm and pushing her against a wall.

Suratt was booked at the Anderson County Detention Center.

He's since been suspended from the department, while this case is under investigation.

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The decaying last vestige of a once-fearsome biker gang has a date with a wrecking ball.

Heavy equipment was slated to be on the scene this morning in St. Catharines to begin tearing down the cement-enforced bunker at 144 Oakdale Ave. that used to serve as a clubhouse for the notorious Outlaws motorcycle gang.

"Thank God. It's about time," said Elaine Benoit, who lives across the street from the dilapidated eyesore.

"I'm glad they're going to do something with it because it's sad to see it the way it is."

The crumbling two-storey red-brick building that served as a national clubhouse for the Outlaws was seized by police in September 2002 as part of a provincewide crackdown on the gang.

The fortress-like building has been held by the provincial government ever since under proceeds of crime legislation while criminal proceedings against gang members arrested in the raid worked their way through the courts.

A year ago, criminal charges against former Outlaws president Mario Parente were dropped when the Crown's key witness refused to testify.

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CAMDEN Council has approved a tattoo parlour’s relocation without consulting the police, despite a business’s concerns about gang-related violence.

The council received one submission on Yakuza Tattoo’s plans to move from 336 Camden Valley Way, Narellan, to a six-tenant complex at number 296.

The landlord of a food industry-related business adjacent to the new premises pointed to the repeated arson attacks which forced the 2008 closure of a Murray St, Camden, parlour (True Blue Tattooing), along with other concerns.

A Rebels affiliate is understood to own the parlour’s new premises, formerly occupied by Cashezy pawnbrokers, and parlour owner Shannon Timms said club members were customers. ``They’re no different than any other customer,’’ she said. ``There possibly are connections (between) bikie clubs and tattoo parlours, but not all of them. We have never had any problems.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Lawyers for the former president of the Pagan's Motorcycle Club and 20 co-defendants charged in a sweeping federal racketeering case targeting the group are due back in court.

What is expected to be a marathon hearing of pretrial defense motions is scheduled for Monday in Charleston federal court. Motion hearings for another 16 defendants have been delayed until April.

Among the motions scheduled for Monday are those of former Pagan's president David "Bart" Barbeito of Myersville, Md. The 50-year-old Barbeito's been held since his arrest Oct. 6.

Barbeito is the lead defendant in the case, which accuses Pagan's members and associates from West Virginia, Maryland, Florida, New Jersey and several other states of crimes including kidnapping and illegal gambling. The case is currently scheduled for trial in May.

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Visiting Hells Angels motorcyclists rode out of Nelson this morning, leaving police relieved after a potential gang clash.

On Saturday police averted a confrontation between the poker run riders and long-established Nelson gang the Lost Breed.

Senior Sergeant Grant Andrews, of Motueka, said they had stopped about 30 Lost Breed riders on the highway outside Mapua where the Hells Angels and others on the poker run had stopped.

"There was the potential for conflict but we got in the middle of them and solved it with diplomacy." He said the gangs had not come into contact and the intervention had allowed a breathing space.

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I have been reading and hearing allot lately about people who are saying that loud Motorcycle Pipes are a major problem in the world. These groups are trying to get those in Government to pass all sorts of new inspection laws for Motorcycle Pipes.

Seeing as Motorcycles make up such a small percentage of the Traffic on the road I would say this problem is very minimal at best. ( I wonder how many cars with bad mufflers are heard that many think are Motorcycles)

These people complain saying Motorcycle Riders like loud pipes because they are juvenile and want to show off and say Hey look at me and draw attention to themselves.

The reason many Bikers like loud pipes is not to say look at me, its to say look out for Me! Many Car drivers these days are talking on the phone, texting , putting on make up , eating , playing loud music , watching DVDs and just not paying attention to the road in front of them. If your in a car an you get hit ,You may get a dent in your car, We could Die! (Nothing enjoyable in life is completely safe)

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Margaret and Mike Wilson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were honored at the breakfast, celebrating their 90th birthdays, and the best part is they still ride.

Back in the '30s, '40s and '50s there were the beach racers, the originators of Bike Week in Daytona Beach. Racing motorcycles on the hard sand of Daytona Beach was not only challenging but also was the birthplace of the Daytona 200, the biggest race of the year.

Every Bike Week, on Thursday, for the past 17 years, Susie Popp of Walden, who winters in Daytona and whose husband, George, was a beach racer, and legendary racer Dick Klamfoth organize a breakfast for the beach racers of the past. The breakfast is known as the "Over the Hill Gang" Breakfast.

It is a time for all the racers to get together and reminisce as well as educate the newcomers as to what it was like to race on the beach. Susie's daughters, Pat Falkena of Walden and Sue Clark, along with Sue's son, George Popp Clark, also make the trip to Daytona to help serve at the breakfast.

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Clay Honeycutt reads names off of the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall he visited when it came to Ohio. Now he is helping bring the wall here.

For the past few months the local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America has tried to find a location for its upcoming reunion. Now the group has found a place in Mount Airy and has made plans to bring in the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall.

The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1021 will host a veterans reunion from June 10 to 14 at the old Bassett Furniture factory location on Sheep Farm Road. The veterans group has teamed up with Cruise In For Christ to bring a traveling smaller-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the reunion.

The traveling wall will be escorted into Mount Airy on June 9 by Rolling Thunder, the official motorcycle club of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA). The cyclists will then help set up the nearly 300-foot-long traveling memorial. The wall will remain at the reunion site throughout the five-day event.

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About 2,500 motorcycle riders rolled along I-74 past the Bettendorf Grant Street ramp during the annual Bi-State Motorcycle Awareness Ride a few years ago.

The Bi-State Motorcycle Awareness Council will hold its annual ride May 1 to promote motorcycle awareness and safety. The motorcycle council has changed to a pay-to-ride format.

This year, the council asks riders to register in advance to provide funding for police escorts during the ride. In addition to promoting safety, the sale of event shirts, ride pins, 50/50 drawings and other donations support the work of the Quad-Cities Children’s Therapy Center.

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Troopers are investigating an accident Saturday in Sumter County that killed four people when a truck hit two motorcycles head on.

The Florida Highway Patrol is trying to identify the two passengers on the motorcycles and has not identified the drivers because family members have not been notified.

A 1991 GMC truck driven by Paul Sermons of Bushnell was passing another truck on Sumter County Road 476 about 6:55 p.m. when Sermons hit the two Harley Davidson motorcycles that were heading in the opposite direction, the FHP said.

The report said Sermons, 45, tried to slow down when he realized the motorcycles were closer than he thought.

The impact threw one passenger onto the windshield of the truck Sermons was trying to pass, the FHP said.

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National Hot Rod Assn. pro stock motorcycle racer Karen Stoffer set a national record during the elimination rounds at the Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., but lost her second-round race to Shawn Gann.

Stoffer, a graduate of St. Genevieve High School in Sun Valley, turned a lap at 6.847 seconds and set the national record in her first-round race against Redell Harris.

Stoffer earned the top-qualifying spot for today’s elimination rounds by laying down a lap of 6.855 seconds on Saturday.

“I’ve gotten the No. 1 before but I never had to fight for it like that,” said Stoffer, who also was low qualifier in 2008 at Infineon Raceway. “It was nerve wracking to see Eddie Krawiec go out the pair in front of me, set low ET, and take the top spot away from us. At least we knew we had a fast enough bike to get it back; I just had to do my job.”

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AROUND 15,000 bikers marked Mothers' Day yesterday with a spectacular mass ride through Britain's most patriotic town.
The remarkable display raised £75,000 for the Afghan Heroes charity, set up by a band of mothers who each lost their soldier sons last year.

And the parade through Wootton Bassett, Wilts was a huge roar of support for our frontline soldiers.

Locals have lined the market town's High Street more than 100 times as the bodies of our fallen heroes are repatriated to Britain through nearby RAF Lyneham.

Yesterday thousands turned out to cheer and watch the motorbike display as staggered groups of 2,000 riders passed through the town.

Some 10,000 bikers registered to take part in the event with each paying a £5 entry fee to the charity.

That number is thought to have risen to 15,000 on the day as word spread and riders arrived from all over Britain.

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