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Aaron Chapman’s latest book, The Last Gang in Town, was launched at the Biltmore a couple of weeks back. I didn’t make it to the launch, but did manage to catch up with Aaron last week and interview him about the book.

I also enjoyed reading about the years when the Clark Park Gang was the most infamous of Vancouver’s “park gangs.” They were always brawling with police and others. They became the focus of a special police task force that the gang dubbed the H-squad.

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Aaron also put me in touch with former gang member Danny “Mouse” Williamson who told me that he always figured their lives in the 60s and 70s would make a good book.

“We’ve always been talking about doing it because people just wouldn’t believe the stuff that happened. I see stuff in the movies and say `hey we had stuff like that happen but it was even better than the movies.'”

Here’s my story:

In Vancouver’s scrappy days, the Clark Park Gang ruled East Van

Growing up in East Vancouver, Danny “Mouse” Williamson was taught to be tough and stand up for himself, even against the police.