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Subscriber only An alleged Ipswich bikie busted wearing a pin bearing club insignia en route to an outlaw motorcycle gang event at the Gold Coast has claimed in court the offending item was a military badge worn for good luck. North Ipswich motor mechanic Glenn Trevor Statham, 65, who Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Tuesday heard is a confirmed member of OMCG Odin s Warriors, according to police prosecutor Snr Const Jeanette Mitchell, pleaded guilty to a single charge of wearing a prohibited item in public. The offence occurred the morning of August 19, 2019 at Stapylton outside the Gem Hotel. Odin s Warriors were having a known event in the vicinity and as such police were performing stationary licence checks at the hotel s service station.
News by MICHAEL WRAY, GREG STOLZ 4th Feb 2021 5:08 AM
Premium Content  Bikie gangs are recruiting younger, more violent members straight from prison yards who are pushing out the old guard as greed and the gangster image replace traditional club values, according to new research. Two studies from the Australian Institute of Criminology based on unprecedented access to dozens of former bikies in Queensland have exposed sweeping changes inside Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs).    The research was based on transcripts of Queensland Police interviews with 39 bikies, providing startling insights as ex-bikies dished on the new breed of Nike Bikies and plastic gangsters .
• Possess Prohibited Weapon;
• Attempt to Possess a Handgun.
He will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court again in July, 2021.
The IFU will expand on the work of previous firearms teams within Crime Command to provide specialist investigative response and intelligence gathering, as well as assisting with the targeted service and enforcement of Firearm Prohibition Orders across the state.
They officially commenced in September 2020 and are comprised of a number of specialist detectives, led by Detective Inspector Mick Daly, as well as several intelligence analysts.
The IFU will also work in close collaboration with other law enforcement agencies and other key stakeholders in the area of firearms licensing, regulation and legislation.