John. The plan was for all of us to meet at In & Out Burger on Foothill Boulevard in Tujunga. Sue was to get on William's bike and we were to head to The Place from there. We showed up to The Place. We observed 6-7 bikes parked out front. "St. John" carried his weapon with him. The Place was a cramped bar. Carrena, was the owner of The Place. There were 2 bathrooms, (filthy) and old wooden floors. Along the wall was the Jukebox. The walls were Black and white, representing the Mongols' colors and adorned with Mongol paraphernalia. .
Sue points out (blatantly) 2 Mongols in the bar. She introduces "Billy" to Rocky. Rocky stares menacingly and St. John returns the gesture, "Good to meetcha, Rock," Billy was then introduced to Rancid in where he also said, "Good to meecha Rancid." Sue was going on and on too much of the supposed history between her and Billy and he knew she had to go. Eventually he was able to get her out. There we were day one and no issues so far and the first night of the investigation is over. .
The team, after the introductions, and the initial contact with the Mongols, decided we were interested and informed Ciccone of our decision to make a go of this operation. After lining up all the paperwork and handling the administrative types, Ciccone told the team that we had the "green light." .
As we start this operation, we learn that we come at a time when the biker underworld is at war. It is the Hell's Angels and the Mongols at war. There were widespread knifings, shootings and fire bombs, and murders. The initial assessments are the Mongols have approximately 350 full patched members, both in and out of prison. There are 20 chapters throughout California, Nevada, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Georgia. The Mongols are allies to the Mexican Mafia. .
MOVING FORWARD TO THE NEXT PHASE.
After the initial introductions, Billy frequented the bar nightly to gain trust and interest.
