MAN has died after he was shot by bandits in an attack on a Sydney tattoo parlour owned by a Bandidos bikie gang member.

MAN has died after he was shot by bandits in an attack on a Sydney tattoo parlour owned by a Bandidos bikie gang member.The tattooist, 40, at Pretty In Ink in West Ryde, was shot in the shoulder just after 9pm on Saturday and died from his injuries in Royal North Shore Hospital.Police said the unnamed man was shot by one of two men who used an entrance off the back lane of the Victoria Road parlour to catch their victim unawares. The men, who wore disguises, escaped before police arrived.Advertisement: Story continues belowThe parlour is owned by Adam Lincoln, a member of the Sydney chapter of the Bandidos, and his partner Kathleen Purdie.The couple, from Spencer, on the Hawkesbury River, have owned the parlour since 2005.The shooting is the latest in a series of attacks on tattoo parlours...

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ROCK Machine bikie gang member was bashed in his home

ROCK Machine bikie gang member was bashed in his home yesterday by a group of men but is refusing to cooperate with the police investigation.It’s understood the 27-year-old victim was assaulted at his home in Hammond Park, shortly after being released from prison yesterday.Police believe the attack is an “internal” matter and is not part of an ongoing dispute between the Rock Machine and Rebels bikie gangs.It’s understood the man may have been assaulted because he removed a tattoo from his body without asking for permission.Police spokesman Inspector Bill Munnee said the man took himself to hospital after the incident and was treated for facial injuries.He said the man was refusing to cooperate with the police investigation and had adopted the bikie gang “code of silence.”“That (the code of...

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Seven men from BC with connections to the Hells Angels, were sentenced, today,

Seven men from BC with connections to the Hells Angels, were sentenced, today, in a Washington State courtroom for their involvment in a massive cross-border drug smuggling ring. The men received sentences varying in length from probation and community service all the way up to 59 months behind bars. The master mind of the operation, Rob Shannon, was handed a 20-year sentence, in March of 2009. Shannon and co-conspirator Devron Quast were arrested back in 2008 after a three year joint RCMP--DEA investigation. The scheme involved BC bud heading south stashed in pvp pipe, hollowed out logs, and hidden compartments of tractor trailers, in exchange for high grade cocaine crossing into Canada. In all, 54 people have been charged, 28 of them Canadi...

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A man prosecutors described as "chairman of the board" of a multi-million dollar drug smuggling operation was handed a five-year sentence here today.

Judge Robert Lasnik credited Jody York for leaving the violent drug gang before others were arrested in 2008.But he noted that York would have been serving a much-higher sentence if he had not struck a plea bargain and surrendered himself to U.S. authorities.It was a bizarre parade of Canadian smugglers - almost one every hour - at the Federal Courthouse here Friday.They arrived with family and friends in tow to convince Lasnik that they deserved a break for their respective roles in the massive drug corporation that transported thousand of kilos into the U.S. and moved large amounts of cocaine north.All had pleaded guilty in exchange for lower sentences.York, who has been associated to both the Hells Angels and Independent Soldiers gangs, told Lasnik his criminal connections have been exaggerated...

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Police suspect a tattoo parlour sprayed with bullets overnight may be linked to the Hells Angels bikie gang.

Police suspect a tattoo parlour sprayed with bullets overnight may be linked to the Hells Angels bikie gang.A masked man fired five shots through the front entrance of Tattoo World at Baulkham Hills around 2.30am (AEDT) this morning, before driving off in a small hatchback.Inspector Paul Tickner says police are investigating reports of gang-related activity at the parlour."We're looking to see whether it has any links to the Hells Angels," he said."It's a bit unconfirmed and a bit early in the investigation to say whether they are affiliated to that group or not."No one was inside the shop at the ti...

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Police in Perth have raided almost 20 properties belonging to members of bikie gangs

Police in Perth have raided almost 20 properties belonging to members of bikie gangs as they investigate an attempted murder and an ongoing feud between two clubs.Police Assistant Commissioner Nick Anticich says the raids have uncovered a significant amount of drugs, firearms and ammunition."It is our firm belief, based on police intelligence and experience, that this is about turf war, power and control of illicit activities in this State," he said.Earlier today a 30 year-old member of the Rock Machine motorcycle gang was charged with the attempted murder of the Rebels Motorcycle Gang president Nick Martin.Mr Martin was shot and wounded in the left arm outside his home in Balcatta last Friday.The man appeared in the Perth Magistrate's Court this morning and was not required to plead to a...

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former Outlaws motorcycle club enforcer in Maine has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for charges stemming from the shooting of a rival Hell's Angels club member.

A former Outlaws motorcycle club enforcer in Maine has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for charges stemming from the shooting of a rival Hell's Angels club member.U.S. District Judge George Singal on Tuesday sentenced Michael "Madman" Pedini to 63 months for two racketeering-related charges. Pedini pleaded guilty last fall.Prosecutors said Pedini and fellow Outlaws member Thomas "Tomcat" Mayne ambushed a Hell's Angels member outside a Hell's Angels clubhouse in Canaan in October 2009. The Hell's Angels member was seriously injured, but survived. Mayne died later in a shootout with federal authorities.Court documents indicate the attempted hit was ordered by the Outlaws' national president as payback for an earlier attack by Hell's Angels members on Outlaws' members in Con...

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Bikie Wars:

Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms will detail events leading up to the firearm battle between rival bikie gangs on September 2, 1984.Six bikies and a 14-year-old bystander were killed in the Sydney suburb of Milperra during a bloody battle between members of the Comancheros and Bandidos bikie gangs.Ten program chief David Mott described Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms as “one of the most sought-after properties in television”. “This event mini-series will shine a light on this fascinating tribal culture and its code of honour – as intriguing now as it was when the word ‘Milperra’ became synonymous with one of our (Australia’s) blackest days,” Mott sa...

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Dozens of Bandido bikies clog a sitting of the Victorian Supreme Court where a man is to be sentenced for murdering one of their members.

Dozens of Bandido bikies clog a sitting of the Victorian Supreme Court where a man is to be sentenced for murdering one of their membe...

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OUTLAW bikie gang, the Coffin Cheaters, are today tearing down fortifications at their Bayswater clubhouse - just two days before a police directive was to expire.

OUTLAW bikie gang, the Coffin Cheaters, are today tearing down fortifications at their Bayswater clubhouse - just two days before a police directive was to expire.Earlier this month, police announced that WA's biggest bikie gang had agreed to remove fortifications from the Raleigh Rd headquarters, avoiding a lengthy court battle.Cheetah Investments Pty Ltd, the owner of the property, accepted conditions set out in a fortifications removal notice issued by Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan.Today work began.Under the directive, the club must remove sleepers from the front wall of the fortress and replace the fixtures with steel mesh or see-through material.The gang was also ordered to remove the small front gate and replace it with steel mesh and an unlockable gate so the courtyard and public...

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Rebel bikie and his brother were so incensed that a rival gang member had avoided arrest over a fight with one of their allies, they took matters into their own hands.

Rebel bikie and his brother were so incensed that a rival gang member had avoided arrest over a fight with one of their allies, they took matters into their own hands.Out of a sense of "misguided loyalty" to his bikie gang, John Bedson armed himself with a rifle and fired a volley of bullets from the back of his brother Derek's ute into the clubhouse of rival club, the Bandidos.John Bedson, 27, fired the volley from a .22 semi-automatic rifle that killed 51-year-old Ross Brand and seriously injured Paul Szerwinski.Advertisement: Story continues belowAfter being found guilty of murder and intentionally causing serious injury, John Bedson was jailed for a maximum of 23 years in the Supreme Court of Victoria, at Geelong on Wednesday.For his role, Derek Bedson, now 23, was sentenced to 12 years'...

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