Club Deroes Motorcycle Club
| Founded | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Type | Outlaw motorcycle club |
Region | Perth, Western Australia |
The Club Deroes MC are an Australian outlaw motorcycle club that was formed in Perth, Western Australia, in 1971.[1][2][3][4][5]
Four Club Policy and the Mongrel Mob conflict
In the 1980s Western Australia was home to four outlaw motorcycle clubs, Club Deroes, Gypsy Jokers, Gods Garbage and the Coffin Cheaters. All bar the Gypsy Jokers originated in WA.[6] In 1989 these four gangs combined forces to violently eject the New Zealand-based street gang, the Mongrel Mob which was attempting to establish itself in Perth.[7][8]
Events escalated over a five-day period where Selwyn Wharepapa, one of the leaders of the Perth Mongrel Mob, was injured in the bombing of the Mongrel Mob's metalwork shop with two kilograms of gelignite and the Mongrel Mob retaliated with attempted explosion at a tattoo shop linked with the Gypsy Jokers.[9]
The following night police raided three homes, arresting seven people, including Wharepapa in possession of firearms, baseball bats and drugs.[9]
Two days later, Wharepapa was shot in the groin in the Perth suburb of Swan View. Gypsy Joker Paul Hugo and Gods Garbage member Ronald Scott were arrested and charged with Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm. It was enough to finally force the Mongrel Mob to leave Perth.[10]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/club-deroes-involved-in-bikie-gang-clash-police/story-e6frg12c-1225935508224
- ^ http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/bikie-hits-back-at-police-fear-campaign-20091022-hb9n.html
- ^ http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/airport-link-contract-linked-to-club-deroes-bikie-gang/story-e6freoof-1225798371902
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-06/club-deroes-members-charged-with-fraud/5073066
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/exposed-the-coasts-bikie-tsars/story-e6frg6n6-1226161598878
- ^ Cowan, Sean. "Violent times in reign of bikie gangs". au.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Dowsley, Anthony. "Evil New Zealand gang comes to Melbourne, and bikies won't like it". www.heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Doogue, Edmund. "Mongrels: its a dog eat dog world in the West". news.google.com. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ a b Doogue, Edmund. "Bikies In Bomb, Shooting War". www.tattooshop.com.au. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Writers, Staff. "Bikies ride together to remember comrade". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2014.