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Bandidos member John Fahey pleaded guilty to driving an unregistered and uninsured car without a licence in February.

The Southport Magistrates Court heard Fahey has a history of unlicensed driving offences.

He has been ordered to pay a total of $920.

Outside the court, Fahey's lawyer Jodi Allen said her client was embarrassed.

"He's realised he's made a mistake and he is endeavouring to make contact with Queensland Transport and ensure that he is fully licensed," he said.
"He is embarrassed about coming to court for an unlicensed driving offence and it is certainly something where he was the holder of a bike licence, but not the holder of a motor vehicle licence at the time."

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Bandidos member John Fahey pleaded guilty to driving an unregistered and uninsured car without a licence in February.

The Southport Magistrates Court heard Fahey has a history of unlicensed driving offences.

He has been ordered to pay a total of $920.

Outside the court, Fahey's lawyer Jodi Allen said her client was embarrassed.

"He's realised he's made a mistake and he is endeavouring to make contact with Queensland Transport and ensure that he is fully licensed," he said.
"He is embarrassed about coming to court for an unlicensed driving offence and it is certainly something where he was the holder of a bike licence, but not the holder of a motor vehicle licence at the time."

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Two more men said to be members of the Nomads bikie gxxg have been charged under new NSW consorting legislation.

It's the second time the laws have been invoked since they were passed by NSW Parliament in April.

Strike Force Raptor officers went to a house in Pemulwuy, in southwest Sydney, about 6.40pm AEST on Tuesday.

Two men previously warned for consorting were found to be together at the house, police said on Wednesday.

The men, aged 21 and 31, are the second group to be charged with consorting after two other alleged high-ranking Nomads were charged last week.

Those men, aged 30 and 31, were also found in a Pemulwuy house.

All four are due to face Downing Centre Local Court on June 27.

The legislation amended the Crimes Act to make it an offence to habitually consort with people who have been convicted of an indictable offence.

The new legislation is being used by officers as a strategy to combat bikie gxxg-related crime, police say.

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Two more men said to be members of the Nomads bikie gxxg have been charged under new NSW consorting legislation.

It's the second time the laws have been invoked since they were passed by NSW Parliament in April.

Strike Force Raptor officers went to a house in Pemulwuy, in southwest Sydney, about 6.40pm AEST on Tuesday.

Two men previously warned for consorting were found to be together at the house, police said on Wednesday.

The men, aged 21 and 31, are the second group to be charged with consorting after two other alleged high-ranking Nomads were charged last week.

Those men, aged 30 and 31, were also found in a Pemulwuy house.

All four are due to face Downing Centre Local Court on June 27.

The legislation amended the Crimes Act to make it an offence to habitually consort with people who have been convicted of an indictable offence.

The new legislation is being used by officers as a strategy to combat bikie gxxg-related crime, police say.

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Last week, police swooped on a unit in the Wollongong suburb of Unanderra as part of investigations into illegal use of the building.

They allege the Waverly Drive unit was being used as a clubhouse for the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gxxg in breach of development consent.

Today police charged two Rebels bikies, aged 53 and 57, in relation to alleged breaches of planning laws.

They are due to appear in Wollongong Local Court on July 10.

Police have already charged a 24-year-old man, said to be a Rebels associate, with breaching the Environment Planning and Assessment Act in relation to the premises.

He is due to face Wollongong Local Court on May 22.

Bikies in NSW are being targeted under newly updated consorting laws as part of a strategy to wipe out gang-related crime, following a recent spate of shootings across southwest Sydney.

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]]> TWO alleged Rebels bikie gxxg members will face court on charges of illegally using an empty industrial unit as a clubhouse.

Last week, police swooped on a unit in the Wollongong suburb of Unanderra as part of investigations into illegal use of the building.

They allege the Waverly Drive unit was being used as a clubhouse for the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gxxg in breach of development consent.

Today police charged two Rebels bikies, aged 53 and 57, in relation to alleged breaches of planning laws.

They are due to appear in Wollongong Local Court on July 10.

Police have already charged a 24-year-old man, said to be a Rebels associate, with breaching the Environment Planning and Assessment Act in relation to the premises.

He is due to face Wollongong Local Court on May 22.

Bikies in NSW are being targeted under newly updated consorting laws as part of a strategy to wipe out gang-related crime, following a recent spate of shootings across southwest Sydney.

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]]> Biker News HELLRAISER Wed, 16 May 2012 08:20:53 -0400 http://www.bikernews.org/wtn/news.php?item.14615.2 http://www.bikernews.org/wtn/news.php?item.14614.2 Ronaldo Lising granted six-month trial period despite maintaining ties to notorious gxxg

Full-patch Hells Angel Ronaldo Lising has been granted day parole, despite concerns from parole board members about his ongoing membership in the notorious biker gxxg.

Lising, 49, had been serving an 11-year, nine-month sentence for a series of convictions including conspiracy to traffic, gun possession and assault.

He had been denied earlier bids for both full parole and day parole because of negative associations and bad behaviour in jail.

But on May 3, Lising was granted a six-month day parole trial after improving his conduct on the inside and taking courses to better his chances of rehabilitation, according to parole board documents obtained by The Vancouver Sun. Lising's life was under threat in prison last year, the documents said, and he was put in segregation for his own safety.

After he was sent back to the general population, he was found unresponsive in his cell on April 16, 2011 with a large amount of methadone in his system.

There was no explanation in the documents about how he ingested the drug beyond a comment that: "The Security Intelligence Officer investigated the incident to determine if there was a link which resulted in your being segregated for your safety."

At Lising's hearing this month, some Corrections officials expressed concern that he had not yet left his position with the elite Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels.
"When asked why you had not yet resigned from this organization, you said this particular Hells Angels motorcycle club required the resignation to be done in person with a formal handing over of colours and other Hells Angels paraphernalia and could not be done by sending a letter from prison," the parole board members noted.

Lising told them he would "resign from the Hells Angels as soon as [he] could do so in a manner acceptable to the club." Lising was grilled by board members about the biker gxxg and its links to organized crime. "You basically described this club as a group of men who like to ride motorcycles together," the parole board said.

"When asked, you estimated that the Hells Angels have a majority of its members not engaged in crime, but a significant minority of its members are engaged in crime."

Lising told the board that "club business" was not criminal and that drug trafficking and other crimes were the "personal business" of members.

The board said Lising was minimizing the activities of the Hells Angels and that "it's clear to the board that your continued membership and/or association to this motorcycle club would expose you to individual members of the club engaged in crime."

Some of Lising's convictions stem from the special under-cover probe dubbed E-Pandora that used agent Michael Plante to infiltrate the Hells Angels.

When Lising's house was raided in July 2005, police found "handguns, ammunition, a pen gun capable of single-shot fire, body armour, brass knuckles and what was described as an abduction kit, which contained a balaclava, gloves, walkie talkies and plastic zap straps," the parole documents noted.

Board members Ulf Konrad Ottho and Laura Hall imposed special conditions on Lis-ing's release into a community facility.

He can't associate with any Hells Angels or hang-arounds and prospects in their program. He can't wear his Hells Angels colours or other items with the gxxg insignia or indicating sup-port for the organization. And he can't attend clubhouses or Hells Angels events.

"The special conditions are considered reasonable and necessary to protect society and assist in your reintegration as a law-abiding citizen," they said.

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Full-patch Hells Angel Ronaldo Lising has been granted day parole, despite concerns from parole board members about his ongoing membership in the notorious biker gxxg.

Lising, 49, had been serving an 11-year, nine-month sentence for a series of convictions including conspiracy to traffic, gun possession and assault.

He had been denied earlier bids for both full parole and day parole because of negative associations and bad behaviour in jail.

But on May 3, Lising was granted a six-month day parole trial after improving his conduct on the inside and taking courses to better his chances of rehabilitation, according to parole board documents obtained by The Vancouver Sun. Lising's life was under threat in prison last year, the documents said, and he was put in segregation for his own safety.

After he was sent back to the general population, he was found unresponsive in his cell on April 16, 2011 with a large amount of methadone in his system.

There was no explanation in the documents about how he ingested the drug beyond a comment that: "The Security Intelligence Officer investigated the incident to determine if there was a link which resulted in your being segregated for your safety."

At Lising's hearing this month, some Corrections officials expressed concern that he had not yet left his position with the elite Nomads chapter of the Hells Angels.
"When asked why you had not yet resigned from this organization, you said this particular Hells Angels motorcycle club required the resignation to be done in person with a formal handing over of colours and other Hells Angels paraphernalia and could not be done by sending a letter from prison," the parole board members noted.

Lising told them he would "resign from the Hells Angels as soon as [he] could do so in a manner acceptable to the club." Lising was grilled by board members about the biker gxxg and its links to organized crime. "You basically described this club as a group of men who like to ride motorcycles together," the parole board said.

"When asked, you estimated that the Hells Angels have a majority of its members not engaged in crime, but a significant minority of its members are engaged in crime."

Lising told the board that "club business" was not criminal and that drug trafficking and other crimes were the "personal business" of members.

The board said Lising was minimizing the activities of the Hells Angels and that "it's clear to the board that your continued membership and/or association to this motorcycle club would expose you to individual members of the club engaged in crime."

Some of Lising's convictions stem from the special under-cover probe dubbed E-Pandora that used agent Michael Plante to infiltrate the Hells Angels.

When Lising's house was raided in July 2005, police found "handguns, ammunition, a pen gun capable of single-shot fire, body armour, brass knuckles and what was described as an abduction kit, which contained a balaclava, gloves, walkie talkies and plastic zap straps," the parole documents noted.

Board members Ulf Konrad Ottho and Laura Hall imposed special conditions on Lis-ing's release into a community facility.

He can't associate with any Hells Angels or hang-arounds and prospects in their program. He can't wear his Hells Angels colours or other items with the gxxg insignia or indicating sup-port for the organization. And he can't attend clubhouses or Hells Angels events.

"The special conditions are considered reasonable and necessary to protect society and assist in your reintegration as a law-abiding citizen," they said.

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Officers shut down a stretch of Gerrard Street, just east of Woodbine Avenue, as heavily-armed members of Toronto Police Service's emergency task force used breaching explosives to enter a clubhouse belonging to the Vagabonds at about 6 a.m.

After the explosive device disabled the front door, two people inside the building opened a second door to allow police to enter.

Both occupants were taken into custody without incident.

The clubhouse was last raided by police in 1991, a club member told CP24's Cam Woolley.

Police spokeswoman Const. Wendy Drummond said the raid was one of eight search warrants executed in Toronto on Tuesday.

In addition to the ETF, members of biker enforcement, guns and gang, drug and organized crime units were involved in the raids, resulting in a number of arrests and charges, Drummond told CP24.

While it may not appear to be much on the outside, the Vagabonds' clubhouse was described by police as a fortified building.

The non-descript one-storey building has no windows, but has several surveillance cameras mounted on the outside.

Officers at the scene compared the building's back door to that of a bank vault.

The Vagabonds motorcycle club has existed for about 50 years, while the club has owned the Gerrard Street building for about 30 years.

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Officers shut down a stretch of Gerrard Street, just east of Woodbine Avenue, as heavily-armed members of Toronto Police Service's emergency task force used breaching explosives to enter a clubhouse belonging to the Vagabonds at about 6 a.m.

After the explosive device disabled the front door, two people inside the building opened a second door to allow police to enter.

Both occupants were taken into custody without incident.

The clubhouse was last raided by police in 1991, a club member told CP24's Cam Woolley.

Police spokeswoman Const. Wendy Drummond said the raid was one of eight search warrants executed in Toronto on Tuesday.

In addition to the ETF, members of biker enforcement, guns and gang, drug and organized crime units were involved in the raids, resulting in a number of arrests and charges, Drummond told CP24.

While it may not appear to be much on the outside, the Vagabonds' clubhouse was described by police as a fortified building.

The non-descript one-storey building has no windows, but has several surveillance cameras mounted on the outside.

Officers at the scene compared the building's back door to that of a bank vault.

The Vagabonds motorcycle club has existed for about 50 years, while the club has owned the Gerrard Street building for about 30 years.

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Christopher Ablett, 39, of Modesto, was found guilty in February of murdering Mark "Papa" Guardado, president of the San Francisco Hells Angels chapter, by shooting and stabbing him during a fight outside a bar in the Mission District of the city on Sept. 2, 2008.

A jury in the court of U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg convicted Ablett of four federal charges: murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a deadly weapon, using a gun in a violent crime and using a gun in a murder.

U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag said testimony at the trial indicated that Ablett, armed with a revolver and a 12-inch military knife, came to San Francisco to visit a friend.

Haag said that when Guardado heard that Ablett was in the bar, he came to the street outside the bar and approached Ablett, according to witnesses at the trial.

A fight then broke out and Ablett stabbed Guardado four times and shot him twice, Haag said.

Ablett was sentenced today by Seeborg, who ordered him to serve two concurrent life terms plus one consecutive life term. There is no parole from federal life sentences, according to Haag.

Haag said in a statement, "The defendant killed a complete stranger for no reason other than his membership in a rival motorcycle gxxg.

"This sentence should send a clear message that there is a heavy price to pay for engaging in such a senseless act of violence," she said.

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Christopher Ablett, 39, of Modesto, was found guilty in February of murdering Mark "Papa" Guardado, president of the San Francisco Hells Angels chapter, by shooting and stabbing him during a fight outside a bar in the Mission District of the city on Sept. 2, 2008.

A jury in the court of U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg convicted Ablett of four federal charges: murder in aid of racketeering, assault with a deadly weapon, using a gun in a violent crime and using a gun in a murder.

U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag said testimony at the trial indicated that Ablett, armed with a revolver and a 12-inch military knife, came to San Francisco to visit a friend.

Haag said that when Guardado heard that Ablett was in the bar, he came to the street outside the bar and approached Ablett, according to witnesses at the trial.

A fight then broke out and Ablett stabbed Guardado four times and shot him twice, Haag said.

Ablett was sentenced today by Seeborg, who ordered him to serve two concurrent life terms plus one consecutive life term. There is no parole from federal life sentences, according to Haag.

Haag said in a statement, "The defendant killed a complete stranger for no reason other than his membership in a rival motorcycle gxxg.

"This sentence should send a clear message that there is a heavy price to pay for engaging in such a senseless act of violence," she said.

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ANTI-bikie laws could be plagued by costly and embarrassing legal challenges, Victoria's peak law body says.

The Baillieu Government must get the legislation right because the laws would almost certainly be challenged by outlaw motorcycle clubs, Law Institute of Victoria president Michael Holcroft said.

But the State Government, which wants its laws enacted this year, says the LIV will be proved wrong.

The Department of Justice has been working on the legislation since the Coalition won government in 2010.

In the same year outlaw gxxg the Finks won a High Court ruling against South Australian anti-bikie laws, and Hells Angels won a ruling against similar laws in NSW last year.

The Government says the law institute has not seen draft legislation, which would be drawn up to avoid successful High Court challenges.

Briefings are being held with Victoria Police and others.

Mr Holcroft said that proscribing gxxgs as criminal entities had been difficult and expensive.
"Effectively you will have to prove they are criminal organisations,'' he said.

"The Baillieu legislation is trying to create guilt by association.

"It's very difficult. I don't know whether it's worth the effort.''

He said the Crimes Act (1958) allowed authorities to seize assets and profits of crime.

The Government's plan to rip down fortifications was likely to fail, he said.

"Every business owner and most clubs take steps to secure their assets,'' he said.

"The first proscribed bikie entity will be off to the High Court. If the Government gets it wrong, yes, it will be expensive.

"They've probably painted themselves into a corner. The consequences of getting it wrong will be very public.''

Anti-bikie legislation was one of many law and order reforms the Baillieu Government promised in its bid to win government in 2010.

A spokesman for Attorney-General Robert Clark said the law institute should not be commenting on legislation it had not yet reviewed, or be comparing outlaw gxxgs with legitimate business people.

"Comparing organised crime gangs with law-abiding businesses and clubs is absurd; law-abiding businesses and clubs are not engaged in commercial drug manufacturing, illegal firearm possession and stand-over tactics that are the core business of criminal motorcycle gxxgs,'' he said.

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ANTI-bikie laws could be plagued by costly and embarrassing legal challenges, Victoria's peak law body says.

The Baillieu Government must get the legislation right because the laws would almost certainly be challenged by outlaw motorcycle clubs, Law Institute of Victoria president Michael Holcroft said.

But the State Government, which wants its laws enacted this year, says the LIV will be proved wrong.

The Department of Justice has been working on the legislation since the Coalition won government in 2010.

In the same year outlaw gxxg the Finks won a High Court ruling against South Australian anti-bikie laws, and Hells Angels won a ruling against similar laws in NSW last year.

The Government says the law institute has not seen draft legislation, which would be drawn up to avoid successful High Court challenges.

Briefings are being held with Victoria Police and others.

Mr Holcroft said that proscribing gxxgs as criminal entities had been difficult and expensive.
"Effectively you will have to prove they are criminal organisations,'' he said.

"The Baillieu legislation is trying to create guilt by association.

"It's very difficult. I don't know whether it's worth the effort.''

He said the Crimes Act (1958) allowed authorities to seize assets and profits of crime.

The Government's plan to rip down fortifications was likely to fail, he said.

"Every business owner and most clubs take steps to secure their assets,'' he said.

"The first proscribed bikie entity will be off to the High Court. If the Government gets it wrong, yes, it will be expensive.

"They've probably painted themselves into a corner. The consequences of getting it wrong will be very public.''

Anti-bikie legislation was one of many law and order reforms the Baillieu Government promised in its bid to win government in 2010.

A spokesman for Attorney-General Robert Clark said the law institute should not be commenting on legislation it had not yet reviewed, or be comparing outlaw gxxgs with legitimate business people.

"Comparing organised crime gangs with law-abiding businesses and clubs is absurd; law-abiding businesses and clubs are not engaged in commercial drug manufacturing, illegal firearm possession and stand-over tactics that are the core business of criminal motorcycle gxxgs,'' he said.

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(CNN) -- A former supervisory FBI agent has been arrested and jailed on child pornography charges.

Donald Sachtleben was taken into custody and charged Monday after a nationwide undercover investigation of illegal child porn images traded over the Internet.

The 54-year-old resident of Carmel, Indiana, has pleaded not guilty and has a detention hearing in federal court Wednesday.

A federal complaint alleges 30 graphic images and video were found on Sachtleben's laptop computer late last week when FBI agents searched his home, about 23 miles north of Indianapolis.

The arrest was a result a months-long probe, said the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Joseph Hogsett.

"The mission of our Project Safe Childhood initiative is to investigate and prosecute anyone found to (be) engaged in the sexual exploitation of children," Hogsett said in a news release. "No matter who you are, you will be brought to justice if you are found guilty of such criminal behavior."

Sachtleben is currently an Oklahoma State University visiting professor, according to his online resume. He is director of training at the school's Center for Improvised Explosives, but all references to his work have now been removed from the university's website. There was no indication from the school as to whether it had suspended him. Calls to the university and his Indianapolis attorneys were not immediately returned.
He had been an FBI special agent from 1983 to 2008, serving as a bomb technician. He worked on the Oklahoma City bombing and Unabomber investigations, according to his university biography.

A separate LinkedIn profile filled out by Sachtleben says he is an "accomplished investigator with more than 25 years of experience in FBI major case management, counter terrorism investigations, bombing prevention, post blast investigations and public speaking."

According to the criminal complaint, a federal-state joint task force had been investigating an Illinois man allegedly trading child porn images as far back as September 2010. That suspect was arrested in January, and a search of his computer reportedly led to Sachtleben, who was using the e-mail name pedodave69.

According to the affidavit, an e-mail from that account was sent to the Illinois suspect last fall, along with nine images of child porn. "Saw your profile on (a file sharing network). Hope you like these and can send me some of ours (sic). I have even better ones if you like." Prosecutors say Sachtleben sent that e-mail.

Sachtleben's wife was interviewed by agents during the execution of the search warrant and denied any involvement with child porn. She was not taken into custody.

FBI officials in Washington had no comment on the arrest.

If convicted, Sachtleben would face up to 20 years in prison on the charge of distribution of child porn, and an additional 10 years for possession.

The Justice Department's Project Safe Childhood initiative was launched in 2006, leading to what federal officials call a more than 40% increase in the number of cases investigated. The project's website says 2,700 indictments were filed last year alone.

The case is U.S. v. Sachtleben (1:12-mj-316).

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(CNN) -- A former supervisory FBI agent has been arrested and jailed on child pornography charges.

Donald Sachtleben was taken into custody and charged Monday after a nationwide undercover investigation of illegal child porn images traded over the Internet.

The 54-year-old resident of Carmel, Indiana, has pleaded not guilty and has a detention hearing in federal court Wednesday.

A federal complaint alleges 30 graphic images and video were found on Sachtleben's laptop computer late last week when FBI agents searched his home, about 23 miles north of Indianapolis.

The arrest was a result a months-long probe, said the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Joseph Hogsett.

"The mission of our Project Safe Childhood initiative is to investigate and prosecute anyone found to (be) engaged in the sexual exploitation of children," Hogsett said in a news release. "No matter who you are, you will be brought to justice if you are found guilty of such criminal behavior."

Sachtleben is currently an Oklahoma State University visiting professor, according to his online resume. He is director of training at the school's Center for Improvised Explosives, but all references to his work have now been removed from the university's website. There was no indication from the school as to whether it had suspended him. Calls to the university and his Indianapolis attorneys were not immediately returned.
He had been an FBI special agent from 1983 to 2008, serving as a bomb technician. He worked on the Oklahoma City bombing and Unabomber investigations, according to his university biography.

A separate LinkedIn profile filled out by Sachtleben says he is an "accomplished investigator with more than 25 years of experience in FBI major case management, counter terrorism investigations, bombing prevention, post blast investigations and public speaking."

According to the criminal complaint, a federal-state joint task force had been investigating an Illinois man allegedly trading child porn images as far back as September 2010. That suspect was arrested in January, and a search of his computer reportedly led to Sachtleben, who was using the e-mail name pedodave69.

According to the affidavit, an e-mail from that account was sent to the Illinois suspect last fall, along with nine images of child porn. "Saw your profile on (a file sharing network). Hope you like these and can send me some of ours (sic). I have even better ones if you like." Prosecutors say Sachtleben sent that e-mail.

Sachtleben's wife was interviewed by agents during the execution of the search warrant and denied any involvement with child porn. She was not taken into custody.

FBI officials in Washington had no comment on the arrest.

If convicted, Sachtleben would face up to 20 years in prison on the charge of distribution of child porn, and an additional 10 years for possession.

The Justice Department's Project Safe Childhood initiative was launched in 2006, leading to what federal officials call a more than 40% increase in the number of cases investigated. The project's website says 2,700 indictments were filed last year alone.

The case is U.S. v. Sachtleben (1:12-mj-316).

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[Submitted by HellGato]]]> Blue Gang News HELLRAISER Wed, 16 May 2012 07:59:49 -0400 http://www.bikernews.org/wtn/news.php?item.14610.4 http://www.bikernews.org/wtn/news.php?item.14609.2

A MAN linked to outlaw motorcycle gxxgs forced a Gold Coast school into lockdown after he made threats against a mother on the school grounds.

About 9am yesterday, police swarmed Broadbeach State School after a woman told staff at the school a death threat had been made against her.

Witnesses said the woman was walking with two children on the school grounds when the man approached her.

The incident sparked a massive manhunt of the school and surrounding suburbs.

The police helicopter was also called in to help hunt the alleged offender.

The woman cowered in the principal's office during the ordeal.

Anthony Ellis was working opposite the school when he repeatedly heard "code blue" through the school speakers.

"All of a sudden all the kids were gone and all these police cars pulled up," Mr Ellis said.

"Whatever happened, the school didn't take any chances."

About 11am several police swarmed an Ashmore street in pursuit of two men they believed might have been with the suspect.

The male driver of the car and his passenger were handcuffed and had their vehicle searched but were later freed.

A police spokesman said the men were issued with unrelated infringement notices.

Soon after, police arrested the wanted man at a hotel in Miami. He was taken to the Broadbeach Police Station for questioning before being transported to the Southport Watchhouse.

He was released yesterday afternoon. No charges had been laid against him and a police spokesman said charges were "unlikely" although investigations were continuing.

Education Queensland southeast regional director Glen Hoppner commended school staff for their handling of the situation.

"Staff at Broadbeach State School acted quickly to place the school in lockdown this morning following an incident," Mr Hoppner said.

"As the incident is now a police matter, Education Queensland is unable to provide further information."

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2012/05/15/415681_gold-coast-lead-story.html
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A MAN linked to outlaw motorcycle gxxgs forced a Gold Coast school into lockdown after he made threats against a mother on the school grounds.

About 9am yesterday, police swarmed Broadbeach State School after a woman told staff at the school a death threat had been made against her.

Witnesses said the woman was walking with two children on the school grounds when the man approached her.

The incident sparked a massive manhunt of the school and surrounding suburbs.

The police helicopter was also called in to help hunt the alleged offender.

The woman cowered in the principal's office during the ordeal.

Anthony Ellis was working opposite the school when he repeatedly heard "code blue" through the school speakers.

"All of a sudden all the kids were gone and all these police cars pulled up," Mr Ellis said.

"Whatever happened, the school didn't take any chances."

About 11am several police swarmed an Ashmore street in pursuit of two men they believed might have been with the suspect.

The male driver of the car and his passenger were handcuffed and had their vehicle searched but were later freed.

A police spokesman said the men were issued with unrelated infringement notices.

Soon after, police arrested the wanted man at a hotel in Miami. He was taken to the Broadbeach Police Station for questioning before being transported to the Southport Watchhouse.

He was released yesterday afternoon. No charges had been laid against him and a police spokesman said charges were "unlikely" although investigations were continuing.

Education Queensland southeast regional director Glen Hoppner commended school staff for their handling of the situation.

"Staff at Broadbeach State School acted quickly to place the school in lockdown this morning following an incident," Mr Hoppner said.

"As the incident is now a police matter, Education Queensland is unable to provide further information."

http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2012/05/15/415681_gold-coast-lead-story.html
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