It's all go in our 'burb

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It's all go in our 'burb

Post by Kooky » 20th Jan, '09, 11:22

Bloody hell. I heard sirens about this time, didn't think much about it.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/st ... 84,00.html

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Post by baloo » 20th Jan, '09, 11:28

with that sort of show of force, planning, execution and in broad daylight, they two arressted must be guilty of tax evasion.
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Re: It's all go in our 'burb

Post by Kooky » 20th Jan, '09, 11:33

Just found an update (yes, working my way through the news sites :) )

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009 ... 470187.htm

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Re: It's all go in our 'burb

Post by Kooky » 20th Jan, '09, 11:38

And we've even got photos http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/g ... -1,00.html

Don't think they were in when we were there, Tas. Way too straight looking.

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Post by Pinklepurr » 20th Jan, '09, 11:55

Had to laugh at the bit where the cafe owner said that staff thought the undercover cops were bandits...
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Post by Tas » 20th Jan, '09, 12:03

we got all the happy campers that afternoon. as I mentioned we could have dined out on that for ages. wish the cop in the red shirt had been there, bit nice.
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Re: It's all go in our 'burb

Post by Kooky » 20th Jan, '09, 12:06

The cafe is popular with wrinklies, lazy housewives and media luvvies; I can't imagine why they thought they were being attacked by bandits!

Although IIRC there have been some hold-ups in Balmain (similar neighbourhood over the harbour) restaurants recently.

edit: Just digging back a bit - drugs, large quantities. Quelle surprise.

Oh well, I think that trumps the blown-up 4wd in Lane Cove.
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Re: It's all go in our 'burb

Post by Kooky » 21st Jan, '09, 07:34

I won't bore you with all the details as I know it's nowhere near as interesting to the rest of you as it is to the Sydneysiders, but 'kinell! This story's going to run for quite some time. Nice to know one of them had a gun when he was arrested in our sleepy little suburb. :?

"WHAT started seven years ago with the investigation of the murder of a convicted drug dealer on day release has culminated in the storming of a McMahons Point cafe and revelations of one of the biggest murder investigations in the state's history.

The police investigation, Strikeforce Tuno, has uncovered a dirty underbelly of Sydney crime involving drugs, bikies, and hitmen. Police say they now have suspects for seven murders, three suspected murders, two attempted murders and an alleged conspiracy to murder at least one other person..."


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Re: It's all go in our 'burb

Post by slinky » 21st Jan, '09, 09:22

Welcome back to the real world, eh K? :shock:

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Re: It's all go in our 'burb

Post by Kooky » 21st Jan, '09, 09:25

No wonder I soon felt at home - it's just like Leeds.

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Post by daffodil » 21st Jan, '09, 10:33

Look out for Underbelly - Sydney....coming soon :D
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Re: It's all go in our 'burb

Post by slinky » 21st Jan, '09, 11:49

Just so they don't film it from K's doorstep......;)

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Re: It's all go in our 'burb

Post by Kooky » 21st Jan, '09, 14:21

That would be Fatbelly, slinks.

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