FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…

FROM humble beginnings in a Brisbane pub, the Rebels now rank as Australia’s biggest bikie gang, with about 2000 members spread across an estimated 70 chapters. REBELS – the basics Mottos: “Outlaws Elite”, “Rebels Forever”, “Rebel to the death” Formed: In Brisbane in 1969 Motif: Confederate flag with a skull wearing a cap Reach: 70…

Melbourne CBD killer Christopher Wayne Hudson has been linked to an alleged drug ring operating inside maximum security Barwon Prison after four warders were arrested in early morning raids on Tuesday. The Herald Sun says the Hells Angel bikie and another unnamed prisoner had formed close relationships with one of the guards and had been…

Police are investigating links between a bikie gang and a $6 million drug bust on the outskirts of Geelong. Officers from the Echo Taskforce executed a warrant at Forest Road, Lara at 7am this morning and during a search of the home and three large sheds uncovered 1500 marijuana plants. They have an estimated street…

GEELONG police have warned that tough new bikie legislation, which bans members from associating or wearing gang colours, will need to be carefully worded to be effective. Launching a secretive two-day Serious Crime and Organised Crime State Conference yesterday, the Police Minister Peter Ryan said legislation to criminalise bikie gangs and prevent fortification of club…

MOTORCYCLE gangs across Geelong have been put on notice as part of a police crackdown on outlaw bikies. Victoria Police yesterday unveiled the Echo Taskforce, a unit created to investigate and prevent outlaw motorcycle gang crime. Geelong biker Kim Sloan, one of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club’s “several” national secretaries, confirmed police had already been in…

BIKIE killer John Russell Bedson will appeal his 23-year sentence for murdering Ross Brand and his conviction for wounding another man in a 2008 Geelong Cup Day drive-by shooting. Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Pamela Tate yesterday granted Bedson leave to appeal his 23-year sentence for murder because it was manifestly excessive and no longer…

BIKIES are aggressively expanding their networks across Victoria, with one feared motorcycle gang taking over a rival’s new chapter as it vies for dominance in the city. The Herald Sun has been told the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle club has ousted the Black Uhlans from a warehouse in Williamstown – the second time it has taken…

LIKE crime and the road toll, organised crime is not only a police problem. It is our problem. I have always argued it is better to prevent crime than to detect it. And the police need the laws and support to back them up. When the likes of the Hells Angels identify themselves as being…

TRADITIONALLY most police don’t like working on bikies and for good reason. The gang leaders are usually cunning, ruthless and a little whiffy in the armpit department. The Special Operations Group, on the other hand, always enjoy a good bikie raid as it gives them a chance to use their extremely impressive armoury of boys’…