By Nigel Maxwell

Police shed more light on gang fight

Jan 16, 2015 | 3:51 PM

Police are now confirming a fight outside a Prince Albert bar earlier this month, involved two rival biker gangs.

The incident happened Jan. 4th outside the Prince Albert Brewing Company. A member of the Fallen Saints was injured in the fight, along with a 27-year-old man, who had been standing too close to the action.

“And then after that, we had 30 to 50 members (Fallen Saints) attend to Prince Albert and travel about the various bars and businesses,” said Detective Inspector Jerome Engele.

Engele said members of the gang were going around and saying that they owned the various businesses, a tactic used by gangs to show their strength and power.

“Not that they are saying we own that bar but they are trying to say that we can come into that bar and do what we want, when we want, ” said Engele.

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The incidents are now part of a Prince Albert Police Service investigation. 

Management at the Prince Albert Brewing Company has told paNOW that all the people involved in the fight have been banned for life from the bar.

The bar has also taken steps to making the bar patrons feel safer such as changing the content of the music played as well as closing its doors earlier.

paNOW also spoke with management at Belly Up Pub and Grill. Joseph Tesar said they have never had any issue with gangs attempting to take over. Tesar added everyone in Prince Albert knows who owns Belly Up.

The President of the Fallen Saints Motorcycle Club was granted bail on Friday morning in Saskatoon.

44-year-old Mark Nowakowski from Saskatoon was arrested on Wednesday as part of the provincial police raids known as Operation Forseti.

A judge released the club leader on $10,000 bail plus conditions to not have any contact with members of the Fallen Saints or the Hells Angels.

He’s also been ordered to keep a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew.

nmaxwell@panow.com

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