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BikiesPremiumMercanti charged with displaying gang insignia in public

Notorious bikie Troy Mercanti has been stung again under WA’s anti-bikie laws, charged with displaying gang insignia in public.

The 58-year-old Mongol took to the ring in Thailand on Saturday night, winning his first professional fight in the opening round.

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Troy Mercanti knocks out opponent in first boxing match

Veteran bikie Troy Mercanti is putting three decades of underworld muscle to work as a professional boxer in Thailand.

Ben Harvey

 A three-day coronial inquest will probe the death of bikie boss Jamie Ginn after he died in police custody during widespread gang suppression efforts. 

Courts & JusticePremiumDates for bikie boss coronial inquest revealed

A three-day coronial inquest will probe the death of bikie boss Jamie Ginn who died in police custody during widespread gang suppression efforts. 

Caleb Runciman

WA police commisioner Col Blanch said the gang crime squad have a ‘good indication. who was responsible for the shooting of Leslie “Lethal Les” Grantham.

CRIMEVideoPremiumGang squad closing in on brutal bikie shooting attack

WA police commissioner Col Blanch said the gang crime squad have a ‘good indication’ who was responsible for the shooting of Leslie ‘Lethal Les’ Grantham.

Caleb Runciman

Screen grabs from a 2019 video of Jacob John Dwyer, the armed killer.

Courts & JusticePremiumMan who killed wife’s friend in bizarre bikie drama jailed

A fatal shooting that sparked a manhunt and plunged Perth’s outskirts into lockdown involved bikies, a drug debt and a victim brought along against his will.

Rebecca Le May

A white Holden ute — with registration 1BFC417 — was seen leaving the station before it was captured on CCTV speeding through the Rockingham hospital carpark.

CRIMEVideoPremiumCCTV shows car before injured bikie dumped at hospital

Gang crime detectives have released CCTV of a vehicle swap between bikies moments before a senior Comanchero was shot, burnt and left for dead — as police continue to hunt for the perpetrators.

Caleb Runciman

Brandon James Weston pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing an unlicensed firearm or ammunition and possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced at Mandurah Magistrates Court.

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Bikie associate with lifetime gun ban hides ammo in undies

Police made the shocking discovery after stopping the Mandurah man while he was riding his Harley-Davidson, with a further search of his home uncovering more illegal items.

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Troy Mercanti leaves Perth Magistrates Court.

Courts and JusticePremiumNotorious bikie denies involvement in wild Como pub punch-up

Veteran Mongols bikie Troy Mercanti allegedly damaged a glass panel during a fight he is accused of being involved in at a pub at Como, a court has been told.

Emily Moulton

A former Perth bikie boss turned professional boxer — who spent years in jail for assault  — claims he is in talks to headline the proposed bare-knuckle boxing event at RAC Arena.

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Former bikie rumoured to headline Perth’s bare-knuckle event

A former Perth bikie boss turned professional boxer — who spent years in jail for assault  — claims he is in talks to headline the proposed bare-knuckle boxing event at RAC Arena.

Caleb Runciman

Leslie Grantham was shot, burnt and left for dead outside Rockingham Hospital.

CrimePremiumBikie won’t speak to cops after being shot, burnt by gang

WA’s top cop says a maimed Comanchero bikie — who was left for dead by his own gang — is refusing to cooperate with police because he is obeying the bikie ‘code of silence’.

Mongol Donald Olal Okeny (left) died of natural causes.

BikiesVideoPremiumScores of high-profile bikies gather to farewell Mongol

Bikies filled the pews at a Gosnells church on the weekend for the funeral of Mongol Donald Olal Okeny.

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Leslie Grantham was shot, burnt and left for dead outside Rockingham Hospital.

CrimePremium‘Shocking’: Gang crime continue bikie shooting probe

Charges are yet to be laid over the callous shooting, burning and dumping of a senior Comanchero outside Rockingham Hospital three days after the attack.

Sarah Steger

Leslie Grantham was shot, burnt and left for dead outside Rockingham Hospital.

BikiesPremiumBikie shot and left for dead at Rockingham Hospital revealed

A senior Comanchero bikie who was shot, burnt and left for dead outside Rockingham Hospital is the gang’s one-time sergeant-at-arms Leslie ‘Lethal Les’ Grantham.

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CrimePremiumPICTURED: Bikie’s injuries after being shot, left for dead

A senior Comanchero bikie has been shot and dumped outside a southern suburbs hospital after he allegedly tried to leave the notorious motorcycle gang. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES.

Jessica Evensen

Kevin Simonsen outside Perth Magistrates Court.

Courts & JusticePremium‘Not sinister’: Bikie admits packing knuckleduster on flight

A Hells Angels bikie ‘had no sinister intention whatsoever’ when a knuckleduster was found in his luggage as he tried to board a flight at Perth Airport, according to his lawyers.

Caleb Runciman

An alleged Hells Angels bikie is due to face court today after allegedly attempting to carry knuckledusters on a domestic flight.

Crime PremiumBikie accused of trying to bring weapon on flight

An alleged Hells Angels bikie is due to face court today after allegedly attempting to carry knuckledusters on a domestic flight.

Jessica Evensen

Luke Timothy O’Diam, 29, was arrested a short time after a team of Gang Response and TRG officers boxed in the car as it travelled down the highway and brought it to a stop.

Crime PremiumMongols bikie arrested in wild chase after standoff with TRG

Police have charged a Mongols bikie with possessing a gun after a dramatic pursuit in Perth’s northern suburbs.

Sarah Steger

Andrew Edhouse today broke a 26-year silence at an inquest into Ms Govan’s suspected murder.

Courts & justicePremiumBikie accused of killing Lisa Govan breaks 26-year silence

The bikie accused of kissing and then killing missing woman Lisa Govan has detailed his deep hatred of police, claiming detectives kidnapped his friends and convinced his son he was going to kill him.

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Boxer Matt Floyd at his O'Connor gym.

WA newsPremiumEx-bikie prepares for celebrity boxing bout in London

Former bikie Matt Floyd reveals that he ‘was always hustling’ as he shares the journey that has led him to boxing and his latest celebrity matchup in July.

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Karl Labrook entering Perth Magistrates Court for his trial last year.

Courts & JusticePremiumFormer Rebels boss Karl Labrook loses sentence appeal bid

He was handed 14 months for possessing hundreds of thousands of dollars in ill-gotten gains - then slapped with seven more for further proceeds of crime and drug offences.

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Two WA men have been charged as part of the national crackdown.

CRIMEPremiumWA men linked to Hells Angels charged in bikie crackdown

Gang crime officers have charged two WA men linked to the Hells Angels as part of a national crackdown on the bikie club.

As police searched for the armed robbers, they described the crime as "cowardly" and "targeted".

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Armed brothel robber who terrorised receptionists jailed

A former Rebels ‘associate’ who claims he can barely remember holding up a Perth brothel with a shotgun and a mystery accomplice, terrifying two women at reception, has been sentenced to five years behind bars.

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Kristopher Dean Sheppard, Andrew Whetu Haenga and James Patrick Fisher.

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Bikie riot to deliver ‘one of biggest trials in WA history’

A group of bikies who allegedly attacked rivals with pool cues, billiard balls and bar stools at a tavern south of Perth are set for one of the biggest trials the State has ever seen, a court has been told.

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Jason Paul Gastarov leaving a Perth court in 2022.

Tattoo far PremiumClub-hopping bikie in hot water over old tattoo

A Perth bikie claims he has had 13 laser sessions to remove a gang tattoo after changing clubs — but the old ink won’t budge.

Rachel Fenner