Hours after a senior police officer was shot dead during a carjacking outside his Point Lisas home, eight suspects were rounded up for questioning in connection with the incident.

Acting Superintendent
Joel Nedd.

Hours after a senior police officer was shot dead during a carjacking outside his Point Lisas home, eight suspects were rounded up for questioning in connection with the incident. Up to late yesterday the suspects, all from the Chaguanas area, remained in custody. Acting Superintendent Joel Nedd, 57, an officer with more than 40 years service, was confronted by two men shortly after he arrived at his Pelican Avenue home, Pt Lisas Gardens, Couva, at around 9.45 pm on Monday night. According to reports, Nedd was shot as he struggled with his assailants. He attempted to run and was shot in the back. Nedd collapsed and died. The suspects fled the scene in Nedd’s burgundy Almera car. It was found abandoned yesterday morning at Tom Street, Longdenville, not far from the Couva Police Station. Another vehicle which investigators said was used by the robbers was found at Crown Trace, Enterprise, Chaguanas.

Nedd, who was assigned to the Guard and Emergency Branch, Port-of-Spain, and had previously served in Central Division and as a drill instructor at the Police Training College, was due to retire next year. Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs, Deputy Commissioner Maurice Piggott and Assistant Commissioner Fitzroy Fredericks, along with other officers, visited the crime scene. The body was viewed by the district medical officer and ordered removed to the Forensic Science Centre for an autopsy. Police said Nedd had just returned home after an official engagement and did not have time to enter the premises when he was accosted by the robbers. Relatives at the scene on Monday night said they heard loud explosions but thought it was “scratch bombs and firecrackers.” They said Nedd “was a good man because he was always in church.” In a release yesterday, the T&T Police Service extended condolences to Nedd’s family and colleagues. Nedd, who was an archbishop in the Spiritual Baptist Faith, was being mourned yesterday by the Baptist community.

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Russian mafia boss was shot dead on Tuesday in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, site of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Russian mafia boss was shot dead on Tuesday in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, site of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Real estate owner Eduard "Karas" Kakosyan, 31, was gunned down near a gas station in the centre of town a month after another mafia chief and friend was shot and wounded, Interfax reported.

Authorities are searching for two men in connection with the shooting, a police spokesman told AFP.

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"The young men left the scene of the crime on a motorcycle," the spokesman said.

According to Russian media, Kakosyan's death appears to be the latest in a series of shootings targeting mafia bosses jostling for a share of the Olympic construction windfall.

Kakosyan was close to one of Russia's top mafia bosses, Aslan Ussoyan, who was shot and wounded in central Moscow in September, Interfax reported.

Ussoyan had clashed with other mafia groups over the division of a commercial empire linked to the construction of buildings for the 2014 games, the Kommersant daily reported.

That empire was allegedly controlled by Zakhar Kalashov, considered the "godfather" of the Russian-Georgian mafia. Kalashov was arrested in Spain and sentenced in June to seven and a half years in prison for money laundering.

Score settling in the grab for Olympic investments also accounted for the murder of yet another Sochi organised crime boss, Alik Sochinsky, who was killed last year in Moscow, according to Russian media.

The future Olympic town has been transformed into a vast construction site, as workers begin erecting more than 100 structures, including a main stadium and an ice-skating ring.

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Gangs in suits and nice cars robbing Cavan homes - News - Roundup - Articles - Anglo Celt

Gangs in suits and nice cars robbing Cavan homes - News - Roundup - Articles - Anglo Celt: "Cunning new gangs of criminals dressed in smart business suits and driving high powered Volvos and BMWs are cruising the rural roads in Cavan, Meath, Longford and Leitrim with one aim in mind – to rob as many homes as they can between 9am and 2pm.
They are mainly bent on stealing cash and jewellery and usually force rear windows with screwdrivers or iron bars. They are often armed with knives.
They are highly mobile and it is not unusual for them to be stealing in Mayo on Monday, Cork on Tuesday and Cavan on Wednesday. One senior garda source explained that they move all over the country and most of the gangs, who are based in Dublin, treat this activity as their way of life.
There is evidence that they mainly target houses that are not fitted with alarms and they keep going until they are caught by the gardaí. People are urged to lock up sheds and secure their properties, and if you answer the front door to a stranger, make sure that the rear door is locked before going to the front one.
These gangs are also visiting elderly people and offering to do power-hose cleaning or painting jobs at exorbitant prices. There is an inherent fear for the elderly being confronted by this situation, and some of these crimes are not even reported.
These gangs tend not to get flustered when confronted by members of the public in their homes and sometimes present business cards, claiming they are in a position to carry out various enhancement works."

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Abbotsford/Mission murder capital of Canada - News1130

Abbotsford/Mission murder capital of Canada - News1130: "For the second year in a row, Statistics Canada says Abbotsford-Mission is the murder capital of Canada. The study says the Fraser Valley area recorded nine homicides last year, topping the list for metropolitan regions between 100,000 and 500,000 people.

Police recorded 610 homicides across Canada last year, almost unchanged from 2008. However, one in five homicides was linked to gangs in 2009."

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Winnipeg's murder city madness | Winnipeg | News | Winnipeg Sun

Winnipeg's murder city madness Winnipeg News Winnipeg Sun: "Here’s more ammo for people who believe Winnipeg’s gang situation is out of control.
Winnipeg bucked a national downward trend and had the highest per-capita rate of gang-related homicides in Canada in 2009, according to a new report.
The finding is in a Statistics Canada study analyzing police-supplied homicide data and trends across the country.
Winnipeg had the highest overall homicide rate among Canada’s largest cities and Manitoba was tops among provinces for the third consecutive year, the report found.
It was released Tuesday on the eve of a Winnipeg civic election dominated by crime and public safety.
Reviews were mixed with some seeing the gang-related rate as a wake-up call and sign of worsening street violence.
“We’re at the tip of the spear and we’re not doing enough to combat it,” said Mike Sutherland, president of the Winnipeg Police Association."

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TriValley Central > Casa Grande Dispatch > Top Stories > Death near city linked to drug cartel

TriValley Central > Casa Grande Dispatch > Top Stories > Death near city linked to drug cartel: "man was shot and killed late Monday night in his car west of Casa Grande in a case that the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office linked to drug smuggling.

Robert Raya-Ortiz, 31, was found by deputies in a Dodge Stratus stopped in the middle of the road in the 26000 block of West Sherbundy Drive, near his home in a neighborhood south of the Francisco Grande Hotel & Golf Resort, a Sheriff’s Office report states"

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Darin Bufalino, the reputed New England mobster who spent years in hiding in Ireland and Spain to escape a trial for armed robbery, was finally arrested at his home

Darin Bufalino, the reputed New England mobster who spent years in hiding in Ireland and Spain to escape a trial for armed robbery, was finally arrested at his home on Wednesday night by Massachusetts State Police as part of a major investigation into organized crime.




He allegedly hid in Ireland for several years, working as a male model and also at a pub, before he fled to Spain where he was captured and extradited to the United States.



Bufalino, 49, was charged with extortion, conspiracy to commit extortion, and being a habitual offender.



Police told the press that Bufalino's arrest was part of a wider case against 30 people, including the feared New England mob capo Mark Rossetti, jailed since his indictment on heroin trafficking charges in May.



Bufalino, described by law enforcement officials as a "long-term, well-known organized crime figure," fled the country in 1985 to avoid an armed robbery trial.



While he lived abroad Bufalino was charged in the 1984 murder of a Massachusetts drug dealer and he was was named one of the state's most wanted fugitives from justice.



Then in 1999 he was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a 1993 bank heist and he was eventually released in 2005.



In January of 2009 he was rearrested for allegedly robbing a Massachusetts landscaper of $11,000 and he was currently free on bail, wearing an electronic bracelet, when he was arrested.

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Bringing The Pain Against 'East Side Pain' Gangsters In Los Angeles - Los Angeles News - The Informer

Federal Agents Bring The Pain Against 'East Side Pain' Gangsters In Los Angeles - Los Angeles News - The Informer: "When you belong to a set called 'East Side Pain,' you display your neighborhood via large tattoos, and you allegedly engage in moving lots of meth and cocaine, the feds will eventually come knocking on your door.

On Thursday more than 800 federal and local law officers brought the pain to East Side Pain and nine other gangs in a massive drug-related series of raids that netted 35 arrests, resulted in charges for 40 total alleged criminals, and inspired federal indictments for 21 others who are at-large, according the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles.
The raids capped a three-year investigation of a meth and cocaine ring that operated through East Side Pain and other street gangs in L.A., Long Beach and La Puente."

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Puente 13 gang members arrested in massive Southland drug sweep - SGVTribune.com

Puente 13 gang members arrested in massive Southland drug sweep - SGVTribune.com: "targeted drug suppliers for Puente 13 and other street gangs as part of a massive Thursday morning sweep in Los Angeles and Riverside counties.
Authorities arrested 41 suspects in the pre-dawn raids involving more than 800 officers and are still seeking 21 others on federal indictments for drug and weapons trafficking in the sweep, called Operation Red Rein, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office"

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weekend killing of Jackson McKenzie. He was killed outside a south Saskatoon bar early Sunday morning. Investigators believe his death was gang related.

weekend killing of Jackson McKenzie. He was killed outside a south Saskatoon bar early Sunday morning. Investigators believe his death was gang related.

“We’re putting resources towards it (gang-related crime). It’s an issue for us in the city, but certainly not an issue unheard of in any other western Canadian centre,” Weighill said.

Two people are in custody in connection with McKenzie's death. 

Randy Merasty is charged with second degree murder and with attempted murder. Tanya Beauchamp, a guard at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre who is currently on unpaid leave, is charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder and accessory after the fact to attempted murder.

Police are still looking for another "person of interest".

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Notorious Quebec street gang leader Ducarme Joseph owns a six-bedroom stone mansion in a toney district of a Montreal suburb and he's put it up for sale for $1.6 million

Notorious Quebec street gang leader Ducarme Joseph, behind bars after surviving an assassination attempt this spring, owns a six-bedroom stone mansion in a toney district of a Montreal suburb and he's put it up for sale for $1.6 million.




The selling price for the stone-faced luxury home at 64 Radisson Street in Dollard des Ormeaux is $250,000 more than Joseph paid for it in September 2008, property records show.



Despite Joseph's lengthy criminal history and record for drug trafficking, violent physical assaults and gun violence, including a case where he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting and forcing a 12-year-old girl into prostitution, banking giant HSBC gave Joseph a $1,275,000 mortgage to help buy the Dollard home, a QMI Agency investigation has found.



This fall, HSBC was linked to efforts to provide 1,700 Canadians with secret Swiss bank accounts, and the federal and Quebec governments are now investigating possible tax evasion.



Joseph, who is scheduled to be released from a jail in Rimouski, Que., sometime between now and Nov. 1, needs either a sale or fast cash because he now risks losing his home, records show.



The cities of Montreal and Dollard des Ormeaux have filed notices they may seize the home for non-payment of property taxes.



His city tax bill is more than $10,500 a year; school taxes are another $4,600 a year, according to the real estate agent's listing statement.



HSBC filed a $24,569 lien against the property last month for unpaid debts.



Real estate agent Fadi Kaouk of Royal Lepage in St-Leonard, Que., confirms the house has been on the market for two months and that there have been a few visits. Kaouk describes Joseph's Dollard-Des-Ormeaux home as "a majestic stone cottage." Its interior features six bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, and a double garage with enough space to park six cars.



The residence includes three levels. All feature either ceramic or hardwood floors.



It also features a luxury gourmet kitchen with gleaming new appliances, though Joseph was frequently seen in the city's priciest restaurants, bars and eateries. It also includes an outdoor inground heated pool and hot tub, a well-equipped gym - and a sophisticated alarm system.



A video of Joseph's home appears on YouTube.



It shows very expensive leather furniture and sofas, massive flat-screen televisions, four-post wooden beds worth thousands of dollars each, the private gym, and a built-in and well-stocked wine rack in the gourmet kitchen.



It is not clear why police have not already seized Joseph's home using federal proceeds of crime legislation, which allows police investigators, with court permission, to seize assets and freeze bank accounts of known organized crime leaders.



However, Joseph has bragged of having influence in the political world, according to a 43-page police intelligence report by Montreal Police Sgt Det. Jean-Claude Gauthier that was tabled during a Quebec Court bail hearing this spring.



The police report stated Joseph was the leader of a violent street gang known as the 67's, named after a city bus that travels in the St. Michel District of the north-end Montreal.



It also described a summer 2009 incident that saw Joseph step in front of Montreal police officers as they tried to arrest a suspect who refused to identify himself in a downtown bar.



Joseph told the officers he would sick his lawyers on them, adding "that he knew people in politics who were far more influential than the City of Montreal police chief," according to the intelligence report. The people to whom Joseph was referring were not identified.

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Gurmit Singh Dhak was executed Saturday, three years after he was wounded inside a Kitsilano restaurant.'Target' survived earlier attempt on his life

'Target' survived earlier attempt on his life: "Vancouver gangster and convicted killer Gurmit Singh Dhak was executed Saturday, three years after he was wounded inside a Kitsilano restaurant.
Dhak, 32, was sitting inside his luxury SUV in the parking lot of Burnaby's Metrotown mall at about 5:50 p.m. when his killer caught up with him.
Cpl. Dale Carr of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said Dhak was alone in the black BMW, though others told The Vancouver Sun that his wife and kids were nearby.
'The shopping centre was open at the time of the shooting, however there were very few shopping patrons in the parking lot at the time of the incident,' Carr said.
He said the murder appears 'very targeted.'
Dhak was shot in the face, which is often the mark of a professional hit.
Police have seized surveillance video from the mall's security team.
Dhak and his brother Sukhveer have a long list of enemies.
Gurmit Dhak refused to help police catch the masked gunmen who shot him in September 2007 while he was at a birthday party at Quattro on Fourth in Vancouver.
Dhak, who has been associated with a criminal organization dubbed 'Billy's Crew,' was charged in 2005 with uttering threats to Vancouver police who stopped his Lexus SUV after it had been shot up outside Club Uranus, a strip bar at 315 East Broadway in Vancouver.
At the time, police said Dhak was 'very confrontational, very uncooperative with police and he made some threats.'
In April 2003, he got seven years in jail for the 1999 slaying of a 19-year-old who was shot in the head by a passenger in Dhak's vehicle, after Dhak lowered the window so the killer could take aim. At the time of the shooting, Dhak was on probation and under a court-imposed curfew."

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Police will allege both men are members of the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.

: "Police have charged two more men with conspiracy to murder following investigations into the shooting of Peter Zervas last March.

Strike Force Mezen, comprising officers from the State Crime Command’s Gang Squad, was formed to investigate the shooting of Hells Angels member Peter Zervas.

Mr Zervas was shot a number of times as he got out of his car in the driveway of his home at Lakemba on 29 March 2009.

About 10am yesterday Gang Squad detectives arrested a 28-year-old man at a building site in St Marys.

The man was taken to Penrith Police Station where he was charged with conspiracy to murder and participate in criminal group and refused bail to appear at Penrith Local Court today.

Meanwhile about 6:20am today a 36-year-old man was arrested as he left a house on Waterside Parade, Peakhurst.

He was taken to Hurstville Police Station where he was charged with conspiracy to murder and participate in criminal group and refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court today.

Police will allege both men are members of the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.

Strike Force Mezen officers have now charged five men with conspiracy to murder with a 28-year-old man and two brothers, aged 26 and 30, already before the courts.

Investigations into the shooting are continuing and further arrests are expected."

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18 arrested after four-month long drug investigation - WGMD.COM

18 arrested after four-month long drug investigation - WGMD.COM: "18 people have been arrested after a four month long drug investigation by Delaware State Police into drug sales in the Frankford, Dagsboro and Ocean View areas of Sussex County. State Police Drug Unit seized 90 grams of crack cocaine, 162 Oxycodone pills, $13,500 dollars in drug money, five vehicles and a small amount of marijuana. Police are still looking for 17-year old Alexander McGrath and 21-year old Tonsha McCray."

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Saturday night shooting victim just 17

Saturday night shooting victim just 17: "Members of the street gang 'Down With the Crew' are known to hang out at Rainier and Cloverdale, and have referred to themselves as 'DW,' according to police. South End gangs have had a long-standing feud with Central District gangs, which has led to several violent incidents.
Police say the area near Rainier and Cloverdale is known for gang activity.
On June 1, another 17-year-old was shot in the back at the nearby intersection of Seward Park Avenue South and South Cloverdale Street. He was rushed to Harborview Medical Center and survived."

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Bloods, Crips in Athens? || OnlineAthens.com

Bloods, Crips in Athens? OnlineAthens.com: "graffiti didn't look like the work of local gangs, but like it belonged to the Bloods and Crips, notoriously violent California-based street gangs.
'It appears a Blood affiliated group began the graffiti and a Crip affiliated group came behind them and added their own graffiti,' the officer wrote in a police report.
Among the markings was '1090 Piru' with X's inside the 0's - a 'threat of gang violence against other non-Blood gangs,' the officer noted."

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Hitmen jailed for 23 years after crippling brother of Scots gangster in bungled attack - The Daily Record

Hitmen jailed for 23 years after crippling brother of Scots gangster in bungled attack - The Daily Record: "Eddie Boyd will never walk again after the bungled gangland hit in his home.
Christopher Bailiff and James MacPherson pumped five bullets into him, severing his spine.
Boyd's terrified partner and seven-year-old daughter were at home when the two would-be killers burst into the house last year.
Armed with a 9mm pistol and a .32 calibre handgun, fitted with silencers, they killed the family dog Taz, who was barking and growling at them.
As Boyd grappled with his attackers, he could hear his daughter Amber shouting from the bedroom: 'Dad, Dad, I'm really scared.'
But they failed to kill Boyd, 48 - who had already survived four previous attempts on his life."

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Two charged over Sydney shooting death

Two charged over Sydney shooting death: "Two more men have been charged with murder after a fatal shooting in Sydney's west on Tuesday.
A 37-year-old man died after he was found with a gunshot wound to the head at a home in Russell Street, Mount Pritchard, just after 7.40pm.
Yesterday, a 25-year-old man was arrested at a house in Delemere Street, Canley Vale, and charged with murder.
Advertisement: Story continues below A 29-year-old Smithfield man arrested shortly after the shooting was also charged with murder yesterday. He had been admitted to a Sydney hospital with injuries allegedly from the incident.
Both men have been refused bail and are due to appear in Liverpool Local Court today."

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Kenneth Noye road rage murder conviction referred to court of appeal | UK news | guardian.co.uk

Kenneth Noye road rage murder conviction referred to court of appeal UK news guardian.co.uk: "road rage killer Kenneth Noye was today granted a fresh chance to appeal against his conviction for murder.
The 63-year-old was jailed for life at the Old Bailey in 2000 for stabbing 21-year-old Stephen Cameron on the M25 at Swanley, in Kent, in 1996.
But the Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred his conviction to the court of appeal because of questions over the pathologist's evidence.
In June, Noye failed in a legal bid to have his sentence reduced."

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four more arrests after Spennymoor double shooting (From The Northern Echo)

four more arrests after Spennymoor double shooting (From The Northern Echo): "POLICE yesterday made four more arrests after a double shooting believed to be linked to a drugs feud.
Armed police were called to Spennymoor, County Durham, after two men aged 40 and 59 were shot in an alley.
Three men from Spennymoor, aged 19, 31, and 44, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of attempted murder and were last night being questioned by police.
A 52-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and was interviewed and bailed pending inquiries.
Two men, aged 18 and 32, were arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of attempted murder and released on bail."

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Two questioned after fatal shooting - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Two questioned after fatal shooting - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Two men are being questioned after a man was shot dead at his Sydney home last night.
The 37-year-old was at his Mt Pritchard home, in the city's south-west, with some of his family when he was shot in the head just after 7:30pm.
Paramedics tried to help him but he died at the scene.
Superintendent Ray King says there are two suspects in custody.
'All I can say at this stage is I believe they are known to the deceased and they are currently at the police station assisting detectives,' he said.
Superintendent King says police spoke to the men at Smithfield at some stage after the shooting and brought them to Cabramatta Police Station.
The house is still a crime scene and the Dog Squad has been called in for the search of the area."

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Man shot dead in Sydney's west

Man shot dead in Sydney's west: "Shortly after 7.40pm (AEDT) police were called to a house in Russell Street, Mt Pritchard, following reports of a man that was seriously injured.
When police arrived they found the man who had serious head injuries consistent with a gunshot wound.
Ambulance treated the man however he died at the scene.
A crime scene has been established and inquiries into the incident are continuing, police say."

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CTV Montreal - Suspected mobster charged with drug-smuggling conspiracy, gangsterism - CTV News

CTV Montreal - Suspected mobster charged with drug-smuggling conspiracy, gangsterism - CTV News: "suspected mobster was formally charged in a Montreal courtroom Tuesday with conspiracy to import cocaine and gangsterism after four years on the lam.
Police have been searching for Giuseppe De Vito since November 2006, when a warrant for his arrest was issued as part of Operation Colisee.
'A hundred people were arrested in Project Colisee,' said federal prosecutor Alexandre Dalmau. 'Mr. De Vito was one of two people missing. There's another one called Ralph Duval who's still wanted.'
De Vito was wanted on drug trafficking and other charges.
Sources tell CTV News that for a time, De Vito was living in Florida"

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New Boys associate who was shot twice in the neck at a Hindley St tattoo parlour Thursday night was gunned down after a fight with a former New Boys clubmate, aged in his 20s.

Sources close to the New Boys gang have told The Advertiser several young members - including former Central District and state junior footballer, Dylan Jessen - want out because of the rising level of violence within the gang.

Police also confirmed the New Boys associate who was shot twice in the neck at a Hindley St tattoo parlour Thursday night was gunned down after a fight with a former New Boys clubmate, aged in his 20s.

The victim, 17, is likely to be partially paralysed after surgeons removed two "small calibre" slugs from his neck.

 

He is refusing to assist police find the two men and a woman who returned to Ink Central after the fight and shot him.

The youth, who was alone in the parlour, is not related to New Boys leader, convicted heroin dealer Vince Focarelli, who owns the shop.

"He (youth) could have quite easily died as a result of what happened," Det Chief-Insp John Gerlach said.

"This is probably contained within the New Boys and it doesn't extend to the conflict between the Hells Angels and the New Boys."

The Advertiser was told tensions within the New Boys have spilled over and many members are attempting to break away.

Jessen joined the New Boys about the time he was told to leave Central District because of his behaviour within the club.

He has recently inked over the "New Boys" tattoos on his forearms and is known to be attempting to join rival club The Finks along with his friend, another break-away New Boys member, who cannot be named.

Jessen is yet to plead to one count of trafficking a controlled drug and two counts of possessing a prescription drug.

If found guilty, he could face jail and sources say he needs the security of gang affiliation while serving time. Sources say the New Boys fired a shot at the front door of Jessen's grandmother's Elizabeth East house on July 25 to warn him they were capable of doing him harm.

This outraged many New Boys who now want to leave the club. The disintegration is happening against a backdrop of an intensifying feud between the Hells Angels and the New Boys.

Last week a Hells Angel nominee pulled a gun on Focarelli at a Sefton Park shopping centre. Focarelli ran and was unhurt, but the gunman has not been found.

In April, 10 Hells Angels with steel bars and chains attacked a group of New Boys outside the parlour. In May, a man stabbed Focarelli's son, Giovanni, 21, in the stomach and chest outside Ink Central.

In February, two Hells Angels associates died after a bomb police said was intended for Focarelli exploded prematurely, about 50m from his former home at Enfield.

Ink Central is a gathering point for New Boys and a battlefield where violence regularly spills over, prompting Hindley St traders to call for it to be closed.

But police said it was not that easy. "In terms of running a tattoo parlour in the street, it isn't unlawful so it's probably not much we can do at this stage," Chief-Insp Gerlach said.

"What is illegal, though, is the actions of those going to the tattoo parlour and those leaving. Where they are criminal offences ... we'll take action."

Other traders are furious at the violence, saying law-breakers should not be tolerated.

B & C Security head Laury Bais, who runs security for 13 Hindley St venues, said Ink Central should be closed.

He said: "Why is an organisation that is known to be breaking the law allowed to run a business on a street which is relatively clean? I'd like to know why a 17-year-old was in a shop on his own with nobody else around; where was the protection?"

A spokeswoman for Police Minister Michael Wright said he was working with police to explore what powers, if any, the government had to close Ink Central. She said that process would include discussions with Adelaide City Council.

West End Traders spokesman Tony Tropeano said traders should co-operate with police. "It's important that these type of people who feel they are above the law are stopped. No one's above the law," he said.

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