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Abos attack hotel staff at Brahma Lodge and Salisbury Heights

Thugs attack hotel staff at Brahma Lodge and Salisbury Heights

Michael Milnes, Police Reporter: The Advertiser | July 08, 2008

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STAFF at two northern suburbs hotels were assaulted by a gang of armed men this morning.

In the first incident, staff leaving the Brahma Lodge Hotel about 2.30am were confronted by three men carrying a baseball bat and iron bars. One of the staff was assaulted.

The men, all of aboriginal appearance, escaped empty handed, but about five minutes later three people fitting the same description entered the gaming room of the Old Spot hotel, Salisbury Heights.

A security …

Abos Destroy Royal Park Family’s Dream Home

Thieves use car to light Royal Park blaze

Chris Pepper: The Advertiser | July 05, 2008

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A YOUNG family has been left shattered after a heartless arson attack destroyed their dream home – six days before they were to move in.

Michael and Kirsty Forbes were to pick up the keys for their newly completed Royal Park home this Thursday.

But their dream was left in ashes after a gang dumped a car – which had been stolen in a home invasion nearby – in the garage of the couple’s Anne St home.

The gang, of up to four …

Abo Violence: Police Need Your Help

SA Crime Stoppers | September 6, 2007

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08/29TV – Police need your help to identify two men who assaulted a security guard on a Gawler bound train. Between 12.15pm and 12.30pm on Thursday September 6 2007 three men were on the Adelaide to Gawler bound train. They all began smoking. A PSA and security guard approached the men and asked them for their tickets. One of the men did not have a ticket, the PSA went to the ticket machine and bought a ticket. One of the men then became aggressive and approached the PSA with both hands clenched. …

Whites Murdered After Domestic Disputes with Non-Whites – Or – Once You Go Black, You Never Come Back!

Murder charge after stabbing death at Welland

Andrew Dowdell, Michael Milnes: The Advertiser | June 27, 2008

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A WELLAND man was acting in “self defence” when he fatally stabbed his mother’s defacto partner with a kitchen knife on Thursday night, the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court has heard.

Lazaros David Hajistassi is charged with the murder of 48-year old James Vincent Farquhar, who died from stab wounds at the Frederick St home at Welland.

The court heard Hajistassi had confronted Mr Farquhar over an ongoing domestic dispute with his mother when the fight broke out just after 11.30pm.

Police prosecutor …

The “Burkhini” – Another Tax Payer Expense

Cultural worries covered

The Advertiser | June 25, 2008

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… The “burkhini” is making a splash with Muslim students in the Riverland.

The wetsuit-style lycra costume, which covers the arms, legs and hair, has given 10 Renmark High School students the chance to learn to swim while remaining true to their culture.

Principal Paul Wilton said since the school bought the burkhinis, the students had become more active.

“We noticed that, while the boys were actively participating in events, the girls were very shy and none of them came to the school swimming carnival,” he said.

“We are a …

One down – Three Abos to go in the Glynde NAB bank robbery

Sam Rodrigues: The Advertiser | June 26, 2008

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A MAN was arrested at Ingle Farm this morning and charged with aggravated robbery over a terrifying gunpoint raid on a bank at Glynde last Thursday.

Detectives from Operation Counteract, investigating armed robberies, believe they know the identities of the three other men wanted for the highly organised hoist.

Bank staff were terrorised when three men smashed their way into the staff area of the National Australia Bank, behind the customer service counter.

The staff were threatened with a semi-automatic handgun before the men left the scene with cash.

The wanted …

Vic Police chief bags SA bikie laws

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The Adelaide Advertiser (South Australia) | 26 June 2008

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VICTORIA’S police chief is warning SA’s tough new anti-bikie gang laws will lead to increased conflict between police and bikies and drive them underground.

Police Commissioner Christine Nixon says the laws will “merely drive the visible appearance of organised motorcycle gangs (OMCGs) underground, where the criminal activity will continue to function”.

“Rather than displacing OMCG organised crime activity from SA, it is likely the new laws will increase police-OMCG conflict,” she said.

“Victoria Police does not support proposals …

Adelaide City Council Donates $65 Grand to Islam – Where’s Creativity’s $$$?

Council grant for mosque work

ABC | Jun 17, 2008

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/17/2276785.htm

Australia’s oldest mosque is getting a $65,000 grant from Adelaide City Council to fund the repairs to one of its minarets.

The mosque in Gilbert Street in the city was built in the late 1880s, with minarets added in 1903.

Lord Mayor Michael Harbison says it is the first time the Council has funded refurbishment work on a mosque.

“This money allocated will restore the fourth minaret of the mosque to its former glory and give us what really is a beautiful building, very important to the Islamic community …

“Bikie Laws” Not Draconian Enough for Liberals

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Bikie laws ‘must cover prisons’

By Nigel Hunt
The Adelaide Advertiser (South Australia) | June 22, 2008

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THE Opposition [Liberal Party] wants new legislation aimed at stopping bikies from associating to cover their activities in the state’s prisons.

Opposition correctional services spokesman David Wade said revelations in the Sunday Mail last week of gang brawls indicated the Government was not effectively managing gang members inside prison.