Police, merchants on gang alert after brawl

Portland bar owners and other merchants are being asked to ban customers wearing gang colors and other insignia after a fistfight involving two dozen motorcycle gang members on Commercial Street early Saturday evening.Two men were arrested and two were treated for injuries at local hospitals after the brawl between members of three rival motorcycle gangs broke out shortly after 6 p.m. at Union Wharf and Commercial Street.Jeffrey Vandermeiren, 43,...

Gangster poses happily with girlfriend months before he attacked her

Gangland thug Shane Lyons poses with his girlfriend -- months before he subjected her to an attack so savage she was left fearing for her life.Lyons (41) locked his then girlfriend Fiona Kelly into his bedroom and brutally assaulted her and a close pal, Kerry Lee Ball, in a shocking incident at his southside home on August 31, 2009.The Herald can reveal that Lyons is a notorious gangster who has links with 'Fat' Freddie Thompson's gang.He was also...

Ex-Krays gangster lay dead in flat for 3 weeks

GANGSTER whose crime family provided the inspiration for cult film Get Carter, starring Michael Caine, lay dead in his Chelmsford flat for three weeks.Vincent Landa, 78, who ran the gambling side of the Kray twins' gangland empire, was buried at Chelmsford Crematorium on Wednesday last week.​• • • •Mr Landa moved to Chelmer Village in 2006 and beat cancer thanks to treatment at Broomfield Hospital, but he succumbed to a blood clot on his lung.This...

Mafia boss "Vinny Gorgeous" gets life sentence, again

Reputed mob boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano, who dodged the death penalty only weeks ago, was sentenced in a New York court to life in prison on Wednesday for ordering the murder of a mafia associate.Basciano, the former acting boss of New York's Bonanno crime family, is already serving a life sentence for a separate 2001 murder."The court imposes consecutive life sentences in order to convey to Basciano, to other members of organized crime,...

Gangster still at large after officer gunned down in South Croydon

A gunman is being hunted by detectives after shooting and seriously injuring a police officer on a routine patrol in South Croydon.PC Wayne Stevens had to undergo surgery after a bullet from the gun shattered his elbow.The gunman, who is believed to have connections to the gang Don't Say Nothing (DSN), escaped after firing two shots at pursuing officers just after 10pm on Friday night.PC Stevens is still recovering in hospital and is in a stable...

Armed robbers have invaded a luxury Rio de Janeiro hotel, robbing guests of money and phones, Brazilian police say.

Four men scaled the wall to enter the Santa Teresa Hotel in central Rio early in the morning, officers said.Rio authorities have been occupying several shantytowns to root out drug gangs and tackle violent crime.But security is an issue for Rio as it prepares to hold World Cup matches in 2014 and host the 2016 Olympics.The Santa Teresa hotel, located in the neighbourhood of the same name, offers "peace of mind and safety" to guests, according to...

Latin Kings leader was convicted Thursday of ordering a hit on a Lodi woman so she couldn't testify about a gang-related shooting.

After 2 1/2 days of deliberations, jurors found Juan "King Black Rose" Rosario guilty of the attempted murder of Monica Penalba of Lodi in February 2005.The jurors also convicted him of aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit murder, but they acquitted him of two weapons charges.Rosario faces up to 20 years in prison on the attempted murder conviction when he is sentenced on Sept. 9.Rosario, whose courtroom outbursts punctuated his four-week...

This Flats gangster was gunned down by four men during morning peak hour near a busy Cape Flats taxi rank.

Residents say Hanover Park taxi marshall Shamiem Nell, 25, cheated death once before but wasn’t as lucky the second time when he was ambushed by members the Mongrels gang.Shamiem, a member of the Americans gang, was killed on the corner of Hanover Park Avenue and Surran Road shortly after 7am where he was waiting for his taxi to arrive.Witnesses say four men fled the scene after the cold-blooded shooting on the mist-shrouded corner.A resident who...

Mob hit' is poorly executed

This alleged hit man should have watched "The Godfather" a few more times to see how it's done.Unlike Al Pacino's cool-headed Michael Corleone, suspected Albanian Mafia gangster Bajram Lajqi allegedly blew a planned hit on another gangster because he let his temper get the best of him.Lajqi turned what might have been a quiet murder on a darkened New York street into a public spectacle in a crowded restaurant, according to an account filed by Brooklyn...

SYDNEY gangster armed with a World War II pistol has been shot dead in a botched Gold Coast home invasion believed to be linked to drugs.

The man, 34, was shot in the leg with a vintage Luger pistol after a struggle with the homeowner at Silvereye Circuit in Gilston in the Gold Coast Hinterland in the early hours of this morning.Sources say the 29-year-old homeowner told police he arrived home about 1.40am to be confronted by four masked men inside the house.He told police he wrestled with one of the intruders and the gun discharged, the bullet hitting the man's femoral artery.Bleeding...

GANGSTER Dave Courtney has called on vigilantes not to avenge the murder of his cagefighter stepson.

The appeal comes as police fearing bloodbath reprisals prepare to quiz the hardman as a suspect.The underworld legend told the Daily Star Sunday that loyal mobsters from around Britain had offered to hunt down and kill the hoods who blasted Genson Courtney, 23, to death.The muscle-bound...

Cops are investigating whether an alleged gangster was killed in a hit after he went down in a hail of bullets on Wednesday night.

Desmond Spalding, 34, was hit three times in the head when gunmen opened fire on him and a friend in full view of passersby.The alleged Americans gangster was walking down First Avenue towards Vygekraal informal settlement in Athlone at about 8.45pm when a white Opel Corsa Bakkie with tinted windows drove up behind them.Witnesses say the occupants of the bakkie rolled down the passenger window and started shooting at the men.Desmond was hit several...

The 23-year-old stepson of self-proclaimed gangster Dave Courtney, Genson Courtney, has been found dead in a car in Greenwich, south London, after a fatal shooting on Sunday night.

Mr Courtney was found in a black Volkswagen Golf with gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder just before 11pm and was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital around five hours later.Former gangster Dave Courtney was renowned for his use of the 'knuckle duster' (PA)The motive for the...

Steroid use led to my stepson's murder,Former gangster Dave Courtney said.

Former gangster Dave Courtney told today he feared his stepson's steroid use may have prompted a row that led to him being shot dead in his car.Cage fighter Genson Courtney was gunned down in a gangland-style assassination as he got into a VW Golf outside the home of his girlfriend Ginny in Greenwich.His stepfather, who was jailed in the Eighties for attacking five men with a meat cleaver, paid tribute to the 23-year-old today. He said he and Genson's...

High Court battle for Sutton drugs gangster’s assets

SUTTON drugs baron who was responsible for flooding the area with millions of pounds worth of narcotics could be stripped of his criminally-obtained assets.Prosecutors have launched a High Court action against dangerous gangster John Dawes, formerly of Tudor Street, to claw back his assets - which include property, cash and endowment policies.As ring-leader of the notorious Dawes gang, he was convicted of money laundering and conspiring to deal in...

The 23-year-old stepson of former gangster Dave Courtney has died after being shot in east London

.Police at the scene where Genson Courtney was found shot in the headPolice found Genson Courtney in a black Volkswagen Golf on Banning Street, Greenwich, with gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder late on Sunday night.He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich where...

Maniac Latin Disciples street gang targeted

Police began their crackdown on the MLD’s after one of the gangs’ members was arrested for his role in a gang-related shooting earlier this month in which two young victims were struck and injured at a Northwest Side park.  Through investigation and surveillance, Gang Investigation Unit personnel uncovered evidence of animal cruelty and dog fighting perpetrated by MLD gang members.  That information resulted in the three warrants executed...

Police say the Ibrahim family is not cooperating with investigations into another drive-by shooting last night

Police say the Ibrahim family is not cooperating with investigations into another drive-by shooting last night near their family home in Sydney's west.A house next door to the Merrylands home was peppered with bullets about 8:30pm (AEST).A 42-year-old woman and her seven-year-old son inside the house at the time escaped injury.It is the fourth shooting involving the family of Kings Cross nightclub identity John Ibrahim so far this year.His older...

Goldfinger strip club closes for good after early morning shooting

early morning shooting at the Goldfinger Gentleman's Club that sent four people to the hospital, two with gunshot wounds, has led the owner to close the strip club for good.Leonard Del Percio, who has owned the strip club since 2007, said that he has had enough. The club did not open its doors Thursday night.The shooting hours earlier is the latest in a string of violent incidents at the suburban Riviera Beach club."It's just not working," Del Percio...

RAIDERS made off with more than €100,000 after they kidnapped the son of a postmaster.

The parents of Tommy Kelliher from Newcastle West, Co Limerick, were abroad at a wedding when their 25-year-old son was taken at gunpoint just before he opened the family-run post office yesterday morning. He was later released unharmed.The post office is one of the biggest sub-offices in the country and covers a large catchment area.Last night, Tommy Kelliher Snr told of his relief that his eldest son was unharmed as he made arrangements to fly...