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| Senior Rebels bikies arrested for allegedly bashing man who waved at motorbike to slow down | Senior Rebels bikies arrested for allegedly bashing man who waved at motorbike to slow down |
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| Victoria police allege club chapter president, serjeant at arms and patched member attacked the victim outside his North Bendigo home | Victoria police allege club chapter president, serjeant at arms and patched member attacked the victim outside his North Bendigo home |
| Victoria police have arrested senior members of the Rebels bikie gang after they allegedly assaulted a man who had waved at a speeding motorbike on his street to slow down. | Victoria police have arrested senior members of the Rebels bikie gang after they allegedly assaulted a man who had waved at a speeding motorbike on his street to slow down. |
| Detectives say the victim was working on his own vehicle outside his North Bendigo home one evening in mid-May when a motorbike sped past and “the man waved for the bike to slow down”. | Detectives say the victim was working on his own vehicle outside his North Bendigo home one evening in mid-May when a motorbike sped past and “the man waved for the bike to slow down”. |
| Three men arrived at the address a short time later in two utes and assaulted the man, police alleged on Thursday. | Three men arrived at the address a short time later in two utes and assaulted the man, police alleged on Thursday. |
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| The victim’s partner heard the fracas and came outside before all three attackers fled the scene, it is alleged. The resident was taken to hospital with significant but non-life threatening injuries. | The victim’s partner heard the fracas and came outside before all three attackers fled the scene, it is alleged. The resident was taken to hospital with significant but non-life threatening injuries. |
| Detectives raided three homes in North Bendigo and Epsom as well as a clubhouse in Long Gully on Thursday morning. They arrested a North Bendigo man, 49, alleged to be the chapter president of the Rebels, a 28-year-old Epsom man, alleged to be a serjeant at arms and another Epsom man, 25, alleged to be a patched member of the club. | Detectives raided three homes in North Bendigo and Epsom as well as a clubhouse in Long Gully on Thursday morning. They arrested a North Bendigo man, 49, alleged to be the chapter president of the Rebels, a 28-year-old Epsom man, alleged to be a serjeant at arms and another Epsom man, 25, alleged to be a patched member of the club. |
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| Det Acting Insp Ash Ryan alleged the May incident involved “an unprovoked and callous assault on a completely innocent member of the public simply going about his own business”. | Det Acting Insp Ash Ryan alleged the May incident involved “an unprovoked and callous assault on a completely innocent member of the public simply going about his own business”. |
| “It is utterly unacceptable [alleged] behaviour and it will not be tolerated,” Ryan said. | “It is utterly unacceptable [alleged] behaviour and it will not be tolerated,” Ryan said. |
| “We will not allow our regional communities to be intimidated by OMCGs [outlaw motorcycle clubs]. Organised crime entities living in more rural parts of the state who think their distance from the city affords them a level of anonymity or impunity – you are mistaken.” | “We will not allow our regional communities to be intimidated by OMCGs [outlaw motorcycle clubs]. Organised crime entities living in more rural parts of the state who think their distance from the city affords them a level of anonymity or impunity – you are mistaken.” |
| Ryan later told reporters the men had been charged with offences including intentionally and recklessly causing injury, assault in company, assault with a weapon and affray. If found guilty they each face a maximum 10 years in jail. | |
| They were bailed and are scheduled to appear in court on 28 September. |