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Gang crime swoopPremiumFormer bikie charged over two separate shootings

A former Mongol has been charged over two shootings in Perth’s south, while a potentially armed former Rebels bikie believed to be involved is still on the run.

Daryna Zadvirna

Bikie family feudPremiumNick Martin’s daughter to admit to aggravated assault

The daughter of slain bikie boss Nick Martin has indicated she will plead guilty to assaulting her late father’s stepdaughter amid a bitter family feud.

Shannon Hampton

ManhuntVideoPremiumGunman on the run as shooting victim fights for life

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot in Port Kennedy, while the suspected gunman is still on the run.

Daryna Zadvirna and Sarah Steger

Tough measuresPremiumMercanti, Brajkovich to face full force of anti-bikie laws

Notorious outlaws Troy Mercanti and Dayne Brajkovich will be among the first in WA to cop anti-consorting notices under the State’s new bikie crackdown.

Staff Writer

On the runPremiumBikies ‘dobbing themselves in’ over new insignia laws

WA’s introduction of the toughest anti-bikie laws in the country has prompted outlaw motorcycle gang members to hand in proof they’re removing tattoos and distancing themselves from their prohibited patches. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

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CrackdownPremium
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Bikies sent scrambling as tough new anti-gang laws take hold

They sell themselves as hardened criminals, but the tough new anti-gang laws imposed in WA just three weeks ago have already sent some bikies running scared.

Sarah Steger

WATCHVideoPremiumREVEALED: Dramatic moment police swoop on brazen bikie bash

Vision has been released of the moment WA Police swooped on a bikie poolside birthday bash to enforce the toughest anti-bikie laws in the country. WATCH THE FOOTAGE

Caitlyn Rintoul and Sarah Steger

‘You’re next’PremiumPolice set to target three senior bikies under new laws

WA’s top cop says worse is in store for bikies as police are about to use new anti-gang laws to issue unlawful consorting notices — that can result in five-year jail terms — to three senior outlaws.

Sarah Steger

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Bikie crackdownPremium
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The first bikies nabbed by tough new gang laws

Almost a dozen bikies have been charged for displaying gang insignia, including tattoos, under tough new consorting and insignia laws passed just three weeks ago.

Sarah Steger

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Rebels bustedVideoPremium
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Bikie pool party crashed after guest calls in cops

A bikie’s birthday bash came to an abrupt end last weekend when concerned guests at a popular Scarborough hotel called police over a rowdy poolside gathering.

Sarah Steger

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Never too late Premium
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Rebel bikie’s surprising New Year’s resolution

Having spent much of late last year in Perth’s District Court building, Mickail Shepherdson, 50, was back there on Thursday to be sentenced on a charge of wilfully destroying evidence.

Tim Clarke

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Parents heartbrokenPremium
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‘Wrong man’: Shooting victim’s parents pay tribute

Police are investigating whether a man who was shot dead on his front doorstep in Landsdale had been murdered as a result of mistaken identity, as the victim’s parents reveal their son’s last moments.

Daryna Zadvirna and Sarah Steger

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Brutal slayingPremium
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Shock twist in Landsdale shooting probe as victim revealed

The identity of the man who was shot dead in Landsdale has been revealed, with police now investigating whether the suburban murder is connected to two other drive-by shootings just eight days earlier.

Sarah Steger and Daryna Zadvirna

Bikie violence PremiumShocking allegations emerge over brutal bikie bashing

A three year-old child was allegedly inside a Haynes home when police say a group of Gypsy Joker bikies bashed a man with pieces of furniture - breaking an arm and a leg on Wednesday night.

Daryna Zadvirna

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Brutal bashingPremium
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Neighbour re-lives terrifying ‘bikie home invasion’

A neighbour has described the terrifying moment she saw a group of Gypsy Joker bikies climb out of a car before they allegedly bashed up a man in his home in Perth’s south-east.

Daryna Zadvirna

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Walking freePremium
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Broken justice system ‘let me down’: Bikie’s ex-partner

The ex-partner of a South West man who has become one of the first to plead guilty to WA’s persistent family violence charge has been left harrowed after he was left to walk free on a suspended prison sentence.

Amy Johnston

‘Crucial mistake’PremiumHow the plot to publicly execute Nick Martin fell apart

It was the most brazen gangland murder WA had ever seen - but police were able to crack the case, and - it appears - the bikie world’s infamous code of silence.

Angie Raphael

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On noticePremium
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Mercanti an early casualty of tough new bikie laws

High profile bikie Troy Mercanti has become an early target of Premier Mark McGowan’s new anti-gang laws after an incident on Monday afternoon.

Ben Harvey and Brianna Dugan

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New lawsPremium
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Bikie bosses in police crosshairs in new crackdown

Outlaw motorcycle gang bosses who have given the go-ahead for violent attacks on the streets of Perth will be the first targeted by tough new anti-bikie laws now in effect.

Peter Law

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bitter feud Premium
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REVEALED: The bad blood within slain bikie boss’ family

The daughter and stepdaughter of slain bikie boss Nick Martin are locked in a bitter family feud that has allegedly spilled into violence.

Daryna Zadvirna

Thrillseeker PremiumWhat drove sniper to kill bikie boss Nick Martin laid bare

The court was told the man, and his family, would now be paying for his decision to pull the trigger for the rest of their lives.

Tim Clarke

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‘Bunch of cowards’Premium
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Martin’s ex-wife whisked away as family condemns killer

The widow of assassinated Rebels chief Nick Martin was quickly escorted away from the Supreme Court building by police, as his daughter condemned the ‘coward’ killer who ‘destroyed’ their family.

Emily Moulton and Shannon Hampton

Motorplex assassinationPremiumFULL DETAILS: Nick Martin’s shooter escapes life sentence

The former soldier who assassinated bikie chief Nick Martin in front of thousands of people as he watched drag racing has avoided a life sentence under one condition.

Shannon Hampton, Emily Moulton and Tim Clarke

Face offPremiumSlain bikie boss’ stepdaughter to eye assassin

Stacey Schoppe, the stepdaughter of slain Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin, has been spotted arriving at court for the sentencing of her stepfather’s killer.

Troy de Ruyter & Tim Clarke