Australasian Biker News
Police arrest two men at Rebels headquarters
By Michelle Draper and Jamie Duncan | November 16, 2008
Article from: Australian Associated Press
* Bandidos member shot dead in October
* Police raid Rebels headquarters today
* 25-year-old held over parole breach
POLICE have arrested two men from the Rebels Motorcycle Club after a raid on its
Victorian headquarters.
Police investigating the murder of rival bikie gang Bandidos member Ross 'Rosco'
Brand, executed a search warrant at 10.45am (AEDT) on Sunday.
The 51-year-old Brand was shot dead outside the Bandidos' Geelong clubhouse on
October 22.
Police said a 25-year-old man from the Geelong suburb of Norlane was arrested
over a breach of parole.
"As part of the operation, detectives have arrested a 25-year-old Norlane man,
who is associated with the Rebels motorcycle gang, in relation to a breach of
parole," a Victoria Police spokeswoman said.
"The investigation into the homicide is still continuing."
The man was returned to custody with the Office of Corrections.
A second man, 34, was also arrested.
He was later released pending a summons for firearms-related offences, police
said.
The search of the Rebels' Edol Place clubhouse followed revelations on Friday
that CCTV footage of the shooting last month shows two vehicles may have been
involved.
Police believe the shots were fired from a white Toyota Hilux dual-cab utility
truck.
A second vehicle, a white Hyundai Terracan station wagon, could be seen outside
the clubhouse 10 minutes earlier.
Police are investigating whether the fatal shooting outside the Bandidos
clubhouse last month may have been the work of the Rebels Motorcycle Club or an
inside job by other Bandidos members.