Man and woman shot at Robina Town Centre

The Gold Coast Bulletin reports one witness as saying there was blood on the floor outside the Sony store on the ground floor and shoppers were running away from the scene shouting "someone's got a gun".Another said a woman was lying injured inside the Vodafone store. Paramedics wheel one of the victims from a lift at busy Robina Shopping centre after a double shooting. Picture: Greg StolzSource: The Courier-Mail It is believed two men, one of whom may have had a "big silver gun" according to one witness, were arguing.A man, described as around 35 years old, of solid build, wearing a black hooded jumper, was last seen running...

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Hell’s Angels filing a suit against MTV

In yet another gang-versus-network lawsuit, it seems the Hell’s Angels have decided to take on MTV. The world’s best-known motorcycle gang is not too pleased with the network, claiming they stole the Hell’s Angels logo for the reality series Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory. They’re not happy that t-shirts featuring the logo were sold promoting the series.Earlier this week a former gang member filed a lawsuit against The History Channel for using his likeness on Gangland and allegedly putting his life in danger. Now it’s the Hell’s Angels filing a suit against MTV , says The Hollywood Reporter– oh, how I’d love to be...

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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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Lone Wolf bikie charged over earthmoving thefts

 Police say they have charged a bikie gang member with stealing $300,000 worth of earthmoving equipment in Sydney's west. The Lone Wolf bikie handed himself in at Penrith Police Station yesterday. Police say the 40-year-old stole five pieces of equipment, worth about $316,000. He has been charged with four counts of stealing a motor vehicle, one count of attempting to steal a vehicle and destroying or damaging property. It is not the first time a bikie has been charged over earthmoving equipment. Hells Angels boss Felix Lyle is currently before the courts, accused of running mortgage scams to finance the machine...

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Members of Aryan Nations and Outlaws motorcycle gang arrested on charges related to drugs and explosives

 A three-year undercover investigation led to the arrest Thursday of six people who are members or associates of the Aryan Nations, Kavallerie Brigade and the Outlaws motorcycle club, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. Law-enforcement teams hit several locations in Central Florida and Chicago to make the arrests, the Sheriff's Office sa...

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