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Biker reprisals probed after second ram-raid attack
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Biker reprisals probed after second ram-raid attack
By Jano Gibson
June 2, 2005 - 11:43AM



Police are investigating whether a feud between rival bikers sparked another ram raid attack with a stolen truck on a Sydney motor repair business overnight.

A stolen Pantech truck crashed through the rear of the smash repair business in Loftus Lane, Homebush, around midnight.

The place was then set ablaze, say police, and destroyed before fire crews could control the inferno.

The attack comes less than 24 hours after a prime mover smashed into a Blacktown Harley-Davidson showroom before it was torched, destroying a unique collection of bikes.

Neighbours around Loftus Lane, which runs parallel to the "auto alley" car dealers in Parramatta Road, said the burnt-out workshop was known locally for doing airbrush painting for the Rebels.

One neighbour, who didn't want to be named, said he called the fire brigade after hearing an explosion.

"I came to the kitchen and I saw the flames. They were only small then and as I was talking to the fire brigade they really came out of the windows then.

"My God it was rip-roaring going then. I thought someone might have been dead in there and then I thought about what happened in Blacktown."

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Detective Sergeant Alex Campbell said police were investigating links between the two fires and were concerned if they were related to a feud between bikers.

``The business is a finishing business and there are motobike tanks in there,'' he said, adding that the truck had been stolen from a furniture business in Paramatta Road.

Today, a council official was recommending that the Homebush workshop be demolished before police had the 20m truck pulled out for forensic examination, as the truck appeared to be holding up the gutted building.

Auburn police investigating the Homebush incident will contact Blacktown detectives today to analyse the similarities between each incident.

"Both trucks put into two premises. It's fairly unusual in a short period of time," Chief Inspector Geoff Airs at Auburn police said.

He said police will be examining whether the two incidents are related to bikie-gang violence.

"It will certainly be one line of inquiry that will be looked at in this investigation," he said.

The fire was started in two places, in the truck and in the building, he said.

Witnesses reported seeing at least two people fleeing the scene.

Forensic experts have examined the crime scene and police will interview nearby residents today, Mr Airs said.

Truck ram-raiders strike again
By Jano Gibson
June 2, 2005 - 10:09AM

Another stolen truck has rammed into a Sydney motor business before being torched overnight - now police are investigating whether the attacks are gang-related.

A stolen Pantech truck crashed its way into the rear of a smash repair business in Loftus Lane, Homebush, around midnight.

The place was then set ablaze, say police, and destroyed before fire crews could control the inferno.

The attack comes less than 24 hours after a prime mover smashed into a Blacktown Harley-Davidson showroom before it was torched, destroying a unique collection of bikes.

Auburn police investigating the Homebush incident will contact Blacktown detectives today to analyse the similarities between each incident.

"Both trucks put into two premises. It's fairly unusual in a short period of time," Chief Inspector Geoff Airs at Auburn police said.

He said police will be examining whether the two incidents are related to bikie-gang violence.

"It will certainly be one line of inquiry that will be looked at in this investigation," he said.

The fire at the car repair workshop was started in two places, in the truck and in the building, he said.

Witnesses reported seeing at least two people fleeing the scene.

Forensic experts have examined the crime scene and police will interview nearby residents today, Mr Airs said.

 

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