Growing up, I lived opposite a biker pub frequented by the Angels
Me and mates would often wonder over at weekends and gaze at the selection of bikes lined up outside. Occasionally some grizzled old fellah would notice us, and tell us about his steed.

One night, age 7 or so, I was woken up by lots of sirens and flashing lights outside. I climbed onto my chest of drawers and looked out the window into the street below - I was on the 5th floor, so had a great view - and saw the house next to the pub had gone up in flames. Fire engines and police everywhere, all hell breaking loose.

At the time I just thought this was all exciting, but years later I found out that this house had been the base, of sorts, for the local angels, and had been the target of their local rivals. This in itself made the whole thing more exciting, then I heard about the police search of the burnt out house later on. Searching through the charred out house, they went into the basement and found a human scalp. Charming.

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Just realised this is a pearoast from the Crime qotw a year ago, but seeing as I've rewritten it, I'll let it lie.

Also: b3ta.com/questions/witness/post121125/ from the same crime qotw. Classy area I used to live in.
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