Shooting a 'warning' from rival bikie gang

SIMMERING tension between rival bikie gangs exploded on the Gold Coast yesterday with the drive-by shooting of a tattoo parlour in the heart of Bandidos territory. Police fear the attack could be a push for territory by the Hells Angels as the outlaw gang seeks a toehold on the lucrative Glitter Strip. Less than 24 hours after police commissioner Bob Atkinson told the Bulletin that bikie gangs were "one of the greatest challenges to face law enforcement", the Bandido-protected Mermaid Beach tattoo shop was hit by at least four shots in the early hours of yesterday morning.  High-ranking police yesterday said it was "inevitable" that the violence that has plagued Sydney would eventually spill across the border. "We do not believe it is directly connected to the war between the Hells...

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Jury hears grisly details about murder scene

Police discovered a grisly scene on Sept. 10, 2000, when they entered a Cogmagun Road home in Hants County. “It was a very brutal scene,” Cpl. Shawn Sweeney, who was a constable with the Windsor rural RCMP detachment that day, testified Tuesday in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Kentville. It was the second day of trial for Leslie Douglas Greenwood, 42, who is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Barry Kirk Mersereau, 48, and his wife, Nancy Paula Christensen, 47. Sweeney, a Crown witness, testified that he and four other police officers who responded to a 911 call found Christensen sitting upright in a chair in the living room of her Centre Burlington home with a bullet wound in her left cheek, under her glasses. She had a cup of tea in her hand...

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Internal dispute behind SA bikie shooting

 A DISPUTE within the Hells Angels bikie gang is thought to be behind the shooting of a gang member as he was driving in suburban Adelaide. The 29-year-old man was shot twice in the chest and arm around midnight in a targeted attack in the city's northwestern suburbs. He managed to drive his ute to Royal Adelaide Hospital, where he arrived at 12.20am CDT today. He remains in a serious condition. Crime gangs task force boss John De Candia said the man had provided police with some information, and detectives believed the attack stemmed from a dispute between fellow gang members. "What I can say is this is not a random incident," Superintendent De Candia said today. "We do not believe this is linked to any other past feud between any other motorcycle gangs. "We believe, at this stage,...

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Jury returns guilty verdict in Salinas gang murder case

 A jury found Carlos Espinoza guilty of all charges involving the August 2009 fatal shooting of a Salinas High School student who was on his way to football practice. Espinoza, 20, was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder and street terrorism. Jurors also found true special allegations that Espinoza personally used a firearm and committed the crimes for the benefit, at the direction of and in association with a criminal street gang. Jurors began deliberations after closing arguments Friday. Espinoza was on trial for the murder of Jose Manuel Perez, 15, and attempted murder of another teenager on Aug. 6, 2009, in the 500 block of Terrace Street in Salinas. Perez died from multiple gunshot wounds. The other teen, identified as "Poncho" in court, was unscathed. He identified...

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large Norteno gang party in the 500 block of East Cameron Street.

 On Friday Kings County Gang Task Force (KCGTF) Investigators received information that there was going to be a large Norteno gang party in the 500 block of East Cameron Street. KCGTF Investigators patrolled the area and at about 11:00 p.m. they noticed large groups of juveniles walking the streets and arriving in vehicles. KCGTF Investigators conducted surveillance on the location in unmarked vehicles and watched as numerous people entered a home. During the surveillance, someone contacted the Hanford Police Department complaining of a Juvenile party and possible underage drinking. At about 11:30 p.m. KCGTF Investigators along with the Hanford Police Department and the Kings County Sheriff’s Department arrived. Investigators entered the home and saw that there were nearly 100 people...

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Corsican gang wars in spotlight

Zero tolerance will be shown for violence in Corsica, says Nicolas Sarkozy. Photo: ReutersFRENCH security forces will show ''zero tolerance'' on gun possession in Corsica after a flare-up of violence on the Mediterranean island, Nicolas Sarkozy said.''I understand the attachment of Corsicans to hunting but there are guns in their possession that are not tolerable,'' the President said after a meeting in Ajaccio with the Interior Minister, Claude Gueant, the Justice Minister, Michel Mercier, and local police. ''There is a level of arms possession in Corsica that doesn't come close to anywhere in France.''There have been six murders so far...

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Five Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Members Sentenced in Houston for Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering

 Five members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in an aggravated assault that took place in Tomball, Texas, in September 2008, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas. United States District Court Senior Judge Ewing Werlein Jr today sentenced Zechariah Aaron Johnston, 31, aka “Oz,” to 84 months in prison; Stephen Kyle Knebel, 33, aka “Lil Evil,” to 24 months in prison; Robert Lynn Sheats, 33, aka “Dirty,” to 36 months in prison; and Johnny Ray Nichols, 35, aka “Nick,” to 18 months in prison.  On March 23, 2012, Senior Judge Werlein sentenced Rusty Dwayne Plante, 34, aka “Rusty,” to 36 months in prison. All...

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