Bikie gangs
The heart-wrenching reality of a father gunned down by mistake
The wife of Melbourne dad Paul Virgona sobbed outside the Supreme Court after two bikies who killed her husband were sentenced to decades in prison. Crucial questions remain unanswered.
- by Erin Pearson
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Costly trip to Coles for Troy Mercanti as he fronts court with pointed political message
The bikie was found to have repeatedly breached the conditions of a post-prison order which banned him from associating with other gang members.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Crime
Gangland war fears as bikie gunned down in ‘targeted’ South Yarra attack
Notorious bikie Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar has been shot dead in a laneway off Chapel Street, where he had been linked to recent extortion attempts on nightclubs.
- by Alex Crowe, Cameron Houston and Chris Vedelago
Murderer, drug baron, ex-bikie: Who is George Marrogi?
The jailed Notorious Crime Family chief is a target for rival Middle Eastern gangs, believed to be behind the theft from the coffin of his sister Meshilin, whose body they apparently tried to steal.
- by Staff reporters
Murder-suicide bikie was released from jail early for good behaviour
A former Perth bikie who killed his ex-partner then took his own life on Thursday would have been in jail if not for an early release due to good behaviour.
- by Heather McNeill
‘The Punisher’ could get $160,000 payout after losing court case
A judge is calling on the attorney-general to make a voluntary payment to ex-bikie Suleiman ‘Sam’ Abdulrahim after finding that his re-arrest in 2019 was lawful.
- by Erin Pearson
‘She was a good mum’: Outpouring of grief for Perth woman killed by ex-partner
Georgia Lyall was allegedly shot in the head in her South Guildford home on Thursday before the body of her ex-partner was found when crews rushed to a house fire in Innaloo.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Violent, organised and in Australia: Dangerous Albanian criminals make a mockery of migration system
Police and intelligence agencies are concerned that the organised crime gangs are exploiting weak immigration controls to run large operations in Australia.
- by Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard and Amelia Ballinger
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Crime
Man linked to torched supermarket charged over road rage hammer fight
Hasan Gunes allegedly confronted a former Comanchero bikie over an ongoing feud, claiming he had raped his sister according to a witness statement to police.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola, Alex Crowe and Lachlan Abbott
Police probe organised crime link in Dandenong gym fire
A gym in Melbourne’s south-east has been gutted by fire overnight, as arson investigators look into whether the blaze is connected to 11 other recent fires.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Perth bikie Troy Mercanti admits breaching post-jail order nine times
The two-year-long order was imposed on the 56-year-old in 2019 when he was released from jail after serving seven years for bashing his former partner.
- by Heather McNeill and Ashtyn Hiron