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(AUS) Bikies in strip club playgrounds OUTLAW bikies are using the CBD's King St strip clubs as a sleazy playground.Senior police say the gxxg members are drawn to the venues like "bears to honey".Detectives revealed they were aware of members from one bikie group who regularly attended a particular strip club and that associates of a rival gxxg operated as bouncers at another.Police from Taskforce Echo - a dedicated team set up last year to investigate outlaw motorcycle gxxgs (OMCG) - said the security company's contract was not renewed by club owners.The Sunday Herald Sun can also reveal the boss of one security firm, a boxing trainer and friend of underworld figure Mick Gatto, who supplied staff to strip clubs in King St, was jailed for gun possession last year.Detective Supt Doug Fryer said he was well aware of the bikie connection in King St, but said the notorious area was under constant police surveillance and any illegal activity would immediately be stamped out."Many OMCGs are heavily involved in serious and organised crime. But it has been thoroughly investigated and there is no evidence that any members or associates are currently involved in the management, ownership or licensing of any strip club in King St," he said."What we do know is that strip clubs are very popular and bikies are attracted to them like bears to honey."We are fully aware that members from one gxxg attend a particular club. They do not wear colours or go there en masse, or even go there every week - but we know when they are there," Supt Fryer said."Clubs face a significant risk of losing their liquor licence if they are found to have those associations, and that would lose them a lot of money."We continue to investigate OMCGs, their associates, any contacts and any unexplained wealth will be assessed."Bikies are also linked with strip clubs through the supply of girls, of which they take a cut of their pay, and can have close ties to bouncers through gym networks.Supt Fryer also said: "The face of bikies today has changed. Many are no longer the heavily tattooed, bearded types. Now many are body-conscious, taking steroids and pumping iron in the gyms, which some own. We call them 'Nike Bikies'."http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/outlaw-bikies-menace-king-st/story-e6frea8c-1226262816571Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:55:31 -0500 (CAN) Hells Angels biker on run since 2009 arraigned on murder charges in Montreal MONTREAL - A fugitive Hells Angel who was nabbed by police on a Montreal city bus has been arraigned on murder charges.Stephane Menard was picked up Thursday after being on the run since 2009.He appeared in a Montreal courtroom today and was arraigned on several charges including premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit murder.Menard was originally sought by police during a massive sweep of outlaw bikers in 2009 known as Operation SharQc. The biker is accused of fatally shooting Robert Leger, an aspiring member of the Bandidos biker gxxg in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley in Quebec's Eastern Townships.He is also charged with conspiring to kill members of rival biker gxxgs between 1994 and 2002.Menard is to return to court March 12.http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/hells-angels-biker-on-run-since-2009-arraigned-on-murder-charges-in-montreal-138661989.html Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:36:57 -0500 (USSA) Hells Angel member sentenced to 35 years to life A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club who has four felony "strike" convictions was sentenced Friday to 35 years to life in prison. Lawyers representing Thomas Heath, 64, asked the judge to give their client 17 years in prison. Heath was convicted of dissuading a victim and street terrorism. Attorney Adam Pearlman asked Ventura County Superior Judge David Hirsch to consider Heath's age and health when sentencing the Ventura resident. Prosecutor Tate McCallister, however, said the court should consider Heath's "horrible" criminal history, including a violent crime that killed a 15-year-old boy. "We shouldn't be engaging in arithmetic to gauge his life expectancy," he told the judge. Pearlman said the judge could have sentenced his client to 105 years to life but chose the lesser punishment mandated by law with all the strikes. "I don't fault Judge Hirsch at all," Pearlman said. Heath has already hired attorney Anthony Zinnanti, who sat at the defense table, to appeal his case. On Nov. 22, 2010, Heath was living with a woman who told him to move out of the home, McCallister said. Heath refused and threatened to kill her and her son. He also said the Hells Angels would harm the woman. McCallister said that when police arrived, Heath threatened the woman again and was arrested. In an interview, Pearlman said this trial had nothing to do with the Hells Angels but that 80 percent of the evidence and testimony was about the motorcycle club. "And, they made it a gang case," he said. "The Hells Angels were on trial." The judge found true that Heath was convicted in 1994 of two counts of second-degree murder in Los Angeles County in connection with the 1977 bombing of an auto shop run by a rival motorcycle gxxg, the Mongols. McCallister said the blast killed a 15-year-old boy and 22-year-old man. Heath was sentenced to seven years in prison for that crime. In 1992, Heath was convicted of brutally beating his wife and was sentenced to seven years for assault with a deadly weapon and dissuading a witness by threats, prosecutors said.http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/feb/03/hells-angel-member-sentenced-to-35-years-to-life/ Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:33:15 -0500 Pig Added To Decal On Police Cars By Vt. Inmate  MONTPELIER, Vt. ? A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers.On the 16-inch car door decals, made by prisoners in Windsor, one of the spots on a cow in a scene with mountains and a pine tree has been changed to the shape of a pig, a derogatory term for police.A Vermont state trooper discovered the pig while inspecting his vehicle on Wednesday. State police say they believe the decals have been added to about 30 cruisers in the past year.About 60 altered decals were made over the last couple of years, said Andy Pallito, commissioner of the Department of Corrections, which is looking into who made the modification and when.New decals will be made by Monday at a cost of $780. The expense will be covered by a surplus in the revolving fund that supports the offender work program, Pallito said.State police Maj. Bill Sheets wasn't amused by the prank."While some may find humor in the decal modifications, the joke unfortunately comes at the expense of the taxpayers," he said Thursday.The Burlington Free Press newspaper first reported the pig decals.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/pig-added-to-decal-on-cop-car_n_1250933.htmlPubl.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:48:16 -0500 Anonymous Claims It Hacked FBI Conference Call (VIDEO)  LONDON ? They trade jokes, chuckle and talk shop about a hacker plot called "Project Mayhem."But at the heart of the conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard was a strategy aimed at bringing down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, which has launched a series of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.Unfortunately for the cyber sleuths, the hackers were listening, too ? and now so is the rest of the world.Anonymous published the roughly 15-minute-long recording of the call to the Internet early Friday, gloating in a Twitter message that "the FBI might be curious how we're able to continuously read their internal comms for some time now."The FBI said the information "was intended for law enforcement officers only and was illegally obtained" but that no FBI systems were breached. It added that "a criminal investigation is under way to identify and hold accountable those responsible."It's not entirely clear how the hackers got their hands on the recording, which appears to have been edited to bleep out the names of some of the suspects being discussed.Amid the material published by Anonymous was an email purportedly sent by an FBI agent to international law enforcement agencies. It invites his foreign counterparts to join the call to "discuss the ongoing investigations related to Anonymous ... and other associated splinter groups" on Jan. 17 at 4 p.m.The message ? addressed to law enforcement officials in the U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and France ? contained a phone number and password for accessing the call.A law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the matter is under investigation, told The Associated Press that authorities were looking at the possibility that the message was intercepted after a private email account of one of the invited participants was compromised.Graham Cluley, an expert with data security company Sophos, said that knowing the time, telephone number and passcode for the call meant it was all too easy to spy on the investigators."Even my ironing lady could have rung in and silently listened to the call just like Anonymous did," Cluley said in an email, calling the fiasco "highly embarrassing for the cops."Scotland Yard said that they had seen no immediate information that their operations had been compromised ? but the discussions appear to be sensitive.Amid jokes about a teenage hacking suspect and light-hearted banter about McDonalds, the investigators seem to discuss whether to delay the arrest of two hacking suspects in order to give the FBI more time to pursue its side of the investigation.Updates are given on the status of inquiries stretching from Los Angeles to Baltimore to England's West Midlands and Ireland, with one member of Scotland Yard's central e-crime unit telling the FBI that British police had recently arrested a 15-year-old they might be interested in with relation to a recent breach at U.S. videogame company Valve Corp."Yeah that's fantastic," an FBI official says in response. "We actually do have a pending investigation looking into that compromise."An email to the FBI official leading the call was not immediately returned, while the e-Crime investigator referred questions to Scotland Yard's press office. The press office confirmed that it had someone on the call but said it would be making no further comment.Most sensitive appears to be discussion of what legal strategy to pursue in the cases of Ryan Cleary and Jake Davis ? two British suspects linked to Anonymous. The U.K. police official on the call said that prosecutors were secretly going to court to delay procedures in order to give FBI more time to do more work on a related case.When the FBI official thanks his U.K. counterpart for the favor, the Briton says cheerily: "We're here to help!"Karen Todner, a lawyer for Cleary, said that the recording could be "incredibly sensitive" and warned that such data breaches had the potential to derail the police's work."If they haven't secured their email it could potentially prejudice the investigation," she told the AP.The breach is likely to act as a wakeup call to law enforcement agencies globally, said Marcus Carey, who spent years securing communications for the NSA before joining security-risk assessment firm Rapid7."A law enforcement agency using unencrypted, unsecure communications is a major fumble," Carey said. "What if this event was talking about some terrorist plot to blow up something and 'they' were listening in? It could've been much worse if it was related to an al-Qaida plot or something ... So this is a lesson learned."In Paris, a French police official who was briefed on the interception said that it could prompt international law enforcement bodies to be more circumspect about sharing information in conference calls. He spoke on condition that his name be withheld, saying he wasn't authorized to speak on the record.Anonymous appears to have had a busy Friday. The group also claimed credit for defacing the Boston Police Department's website, saying it was retaliating for police brutality at against Occupy Wall Street protesters.Anonymous, an amorphous collection of Internet enthusiasts, pranksters and activists, has increasingly focused its attention on law enforcement agencies in general and the FBI in particular.The hackers' traditional targets include the Church of Scientology, the music industry, and financial companies such as Visa and MasterCard but has since expanded to include government, police, and military targets.Dozens of suspected members and supporters have been arrested across the world.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/03/anonymous-fbi-call_n_1252625.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D132537Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:43:23 -0500 (AUS) Alleged Ingleburn Rebels bikixxon drug, firearms charges Rebels Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:13:04 -0500 (AUS) Hunt for bikie gunmen heats up  A gunman remains on the loose nearly four months after shooting a bikie in a busy street in Melbourne's inner-north. Police are today returning to the shooting scene in a bid to catch the would-be killer of Bandidos sergeant-at-arms Toby Mitchell.Mitchell, 37, was shot in the stomach in a botched attempt on his life outside a gym in Weston Street, Brunswick on the afternoon of November 29 last year. The former champion heavyweight kickboxer received surgery and lost his liver after receiving gun shot wounds to his stomach and shoulders. Two men are believed to have been behind the failed hit. A stolen four-wheel-drive used in the shooting was later found burnt out in Parkville. Detectives from Taskforce Echo, set up to tackle gang violence including in bikie groups, will today doorknock homes and businesses in Sydney Road and Weston Street, Brunswick and Galada Avenue and Parkville Avenue, Parkville. Members from the Operational Response Unit have also been called in to boost police numbers for the appeal. Mitchell's family has asked the Royal Melbourne Hospital not to reveal any updates in relation to his condition. Following the shooting, Mr Mitchell refused to speak with police about who may have gunned him down.http://www.theage.com.au/national/hunt-for-bikie-gunmen-heats-up-20120203-1qwft.htmlPubl.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:35:12 -0500 (AUS) Five guns seized from bikie connected house THREE shotguns and two rifles have been seized from a bikie gxxg associate's home in Sydney's southwestPolice raided the property at Leppington today and also seized almost half a kilogram of cannabis.A 47-year-old man, alleged to be an associate of the Rebels bikie gxxg, was arrested at the property.He was charged with aggravated possession of firearms, failing to keep the guns safe and cannabis possession and is due to appear at Parramatta Bail Court today.The arrest was made by detectives attached to Strike Force Dareen, an ongoing operation targeting the illegal sale and use of guns.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/five-guns-seized-from-bikie-connected-house/story-e6frf7jx-1226262276146 Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:31:40 -0500 (AUS) Bikie boss seeks bail WOUNDED bikie gxxg boss Vincenzo Focarelli's lawyer says police fears for his safety are no reason to refuse him bail.Detectives arrested the 37-year-old for bail breaches, while he was in Royal Adelaide Hospital yesterday after being shot in an ambush on Sunday that killed his 22-year-old son Giovanni.He was also charged with possession of a controlled substance.Focarelli, who has rejected all police offers of protection, was linked from hospital via telephone today to the Adelaide Magistrates Court where his lawyers flagged an application for bail.They intend to argue his case in the court on Tuesday, after requesting documents from prosecutors listing police objections to his release.Focarelli's lawyer Michael Edwardson QC said police claims that Focarelli's life was under threat after attempts on his life did not justify resisting bail.He wanted access to the two-page document listing police objections to bail, that would allow him to make submissions next week.Mr Edwardson said it was not in the public interest for police to withhold the document."It's not good enough for police to say we don't want to disclose it," he said.The Comanchero leader is recovering from four gunshot wounds and surgery to remove a bullet from his skull, after a fourth failed attempt on his life.He has refused to co-operate with police.The ambush in a northern suburb that killed his son has fuelled fears of a bikie war in the city, after a spate of bikie-related shootings.Focarelli is expected to remain under police guard in hospital until at least Tuesday.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/bikie-boss-seeks-bail/story-e6frf7jx-1226262140497 Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:29:23 -0500 |
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