THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS OF ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS MOTORCYCLE OUTLAW GANGS, THE HELLS ANGELS, ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL TO STOCKTON THIS WEEKEND. FUNERAL SERVICE FOR FOUNDING MEMBER RALPH SONNY BARGER, HAPPENING AT THE STOCKTON 99 SPEEDWAY WAY. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS EVENT. I AM PRAYING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AS SAFE AS THAT. I WANT THIS TO GO OFF WITH NO PROBLEMS. WELL, TONIGHT, HUNDREDS OF BIKERS ARE ALREADY MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE AREA. LIVECOPTER3 OVER DOWNTOWN STOCKTON RIGHT NOW, GIVING US THIS SHOT. A GATHERING IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW FOR MEMBERS OF THE GROUP. WE SEE A FEW BIKES THERE AND SOME CLASSIC CARS PARKED OUT THIS AREA. WE ARE TOLD A CAR SHOW IS PART OF THE GATHERING TONIGHT. KCRA 3’S DANICA HILLS SPOKE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE OWNER OF THE SPEEDWAY ABOUT SECURITY AND THE POTENTIAL THREAT THAT THIS COULD POSE. I AM PRAYING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AS SAFE AS THAT. I WANT THIS TO GO OFF WITH NO PROBLEMS. IF THEY CAN CONTROL THEIR PEOPLE, THAT’S FINE. THERE’S NO QUESTION THERE’S A FLAT OUT DIVISION BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE HELLS ANGELS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND ACCORDING TO THE SAN JOAQUIN SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WERE INVOLVED IN A HOMICIDE IN THE COUNTY. AND STEPHEN BUCHANAN WAS LURED IN AND BEATEN TO DEATH IN CLEMENTS BY THREE HELLS ANGELS MEMBERS. HISTORY HAS SHOWN AT TIMES, EVENTS PUT ON BY THE HELLS ANGELS BRING VIOLENCE AND DRUGS. BUT THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE. WE’RE SHOWING RESPECT TO THE FOUNDER OF THE HELLS ANGELS, SONNY BARGER, HERE AT THE STOCKTON. TO SPEEDWAY TOMORROW. AND WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. SONNY BARGER, MODESTO NATIVE AND A FOUNDER OF THE OAKLAND CHAPTER OF THE HELLS ANGELS, PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER AT THE AGE OF 83. BACK IN JUNE. AND WE’RE TAKING EVERY PRECAUTION WE CAN FROM SCREENING AND CHECKING PEOPLE, GETTING IN AND OUT OF HERE. YOU KNOW, WE’VE ASKED THEM, DON’T BRING WEAPONS IN. DON’T BRING DRUGS IN HERE. I MEAN, WE’RE SETTING THIS UP THAT THIS IS A FAREWELL PARTY FOR MR. BARGER. TONY NASSERI, THE OWNER OF THE STOCKTON 99 SPEEDWAY, SAYS HE’S BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE HELLS ANGELS AND BELIEVES IT WILL BE A SAFE EVENT. WE’RE REALLY STEPPING IT UP. THE HELLS ANGELS GAVE ME THEIR WORD. THE OAKLAND CHAPTER, THAT THEY’LL TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING AROUND HERE. THEY’RE RUNNING THE SHOW. WELL, I WOULD SAY THAT IF MR. NASRI BELIEVES THAT STATEMENT, HE’S EITHER DUMB AS A STUMP OR AFRAID FOR HIS LIFE. LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE STATE BRACING FOR THE INFLUX OF BIKERS. MY OFFICE AND NUMEROUS ALLIED AGENCIES HAVE MOBILIZED AND DEDICATED AN EXTREME NUMBER OF RESOURCES FOR THE DAY OF THE EVENT TO SAFEGUARD OUR COMMUNITY. BUT THAT SAFETY COMING WITH A HEAVY PRICE TAG. THIS IS COSTING THE TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE THE 99 SPEEDWAY WOULDN’T LISTEN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT CONCERNS AND JUST SLIDE THEMSELVES IN, NOT OUR COMMUNITY. THIS EVENT REALLY ISN’T OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. YOU WOULD HAVE HAD 2 HOURS VP AHEAD OF TIME TO ATTEND AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TELLS US THAT THEY WANT TO REITERATE. THEY ARE NOT IN CONNECTION WITH THE HELLS ANGELS IN THIS EVENT, BUT THEY ARE READY TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WANT KING COUNTY. DENNY CAHILL, KCRA 3 NEWS. TOMORROW’S FUNERAL SERVICE STARTS AT 2 P.M. AND LAW ENFORCEMENT