The Lost Breed Motorcycle Club was an

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, formed in 1976. From that time on and up until their dissolution, they were essentially the only gang in the town and repelled attempts by other gangs (including the Highway 61 MC and the

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a violent

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gang) to set up. The club announced that they were strongly opposed to the drug P (Meth) and

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although police consider these claims to be dubious. At the end of 2015, the group was "shut down" by the

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with some members patching over to a Hells Angels chapter established in the city.

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