Satan’s Choice in new era of ‘rapid recruitment’ in Ontario, police say after Windsor-area arrest
Southwestern Ontario ‘lucrative territory’ for members: acting detective superintendent
Acton Clarkin · CBC News · May 29, 2026
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/satans-choice-recruitment-windsor-arrest-9.7215014
Satan’s Choice in new era of ‘rapid recruitment’ in Ontario
A new era of the Satan’s Choice outlaw motorcycle gang is picking up steam across Ontario as numbers grow, police say. CBC’s Acton Clarkin visits a neighbourhood near Windsor where an alleged Satan’s Choice member was recently arrested.
Around 2 a.m. ET on May 22, Windsor police seized multiple loaded firearms, ammunition and a biker vest with the Satan’s Choice emblem on it from a home in Tecumseh.
Andrew Vincent Bastien, 41, was arrested and faces several weapons-related charges. According to police, he’s a Satan’s Choice member.
OPP said Harley Guindon claims to be the organizer of Satan’s Choice in Ontario.
Last August, Guindon announced on social media that he had relaunched the club and planned to open chapters across Canada.
The day after Bastien’s arrest, Guindon posted on Facebook that Bastien is a former member who recently quit.
“He went to the other team months ago. He is not in our club. Period,” Guindon wrote.
Guindon alleges that Bastien secretly kept his Satan’s Choice “patch” after leaving. A patch —often affixed to a jacket or vest — signifies membership.
Harley Guindon claims to be the organizer of Satan’s Choice in Ontario, according to the OPP. (Facebook)
Stephen Schneider, a criminology professor at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, has studied Canadian organized crime for decades.
“That’s a good excuse to use. Given [Guindon’s] proclamations that Satan’s Choice is not involved in organized crime, not involved in criminal activity. He always obviously has to distance himself from that,” said Schneider.
He said club patches are cherished and symbolic.
“If you leave the club, then you have to give those back. Those don’t belong to you.”
‘Not the brightest bulbs in the light socket’
As for the three seized weapons, Schneider is not surprised they were found in a home in a residential neighbourhood.
“It’s really not unusual for guys like this to store drugs or guns in their home given that they may have nowhere else to put it. Some of these offenders are not the brightest bulbs in the light socket.”
OPP has a Biker Enforcement Unit that investigates motorcycle gang criminal activity. It works with other local police agencies.
Neither Windsor police nor the OPP would say if there will be more arrests.
In a statement, Windsor police said the service is “… committed to addressing the impacts of guns, gangs, and drug-related crime in our community through proactive enforcement, intelligence-led investigations, and strong partnerships with policing and community agencies.”
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