Man arrested over suspicious death of 4-month-old baby two years ago
A man has been arrested over the suspicious death almost two years ago of a four-week-old baby who was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
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Five men charged after bullets fired into Merrylands home of alleged crime figure Ali Elmoubayed
Five men have been charged after shots were fired at the Western Sydney home of an alleged senior crime figure on Thursday. Ali Elmoubayed, 32, was on his way to court when the shooting occurred, with police accusing him of being associated with the notorious Alameddine crime family. His lawyer told the court in Parramatta that his client had experienced "a number of threats to his life" and wished for his bail conditions to be amended. A magistrate granted Mr Elmoubayed's wish to move to a high-security Sydney apartment block. Taskforce Falcon detectives investigating the shooting at Earl Street in Merrylands had found a burnt-out Porsche located nearby in Chester Hill on Thursday morning. Three of the men had allegedly left Chester Hill in a Hyundai and were tracked by PolAir before being arrested in Yagoona trying to flee from police on foot. The men — aged 20, 22 and 23 — were taken to Granville Police Station, where they were charged with conspire to discharge firearm, intend cause grievous bodily harm and fire firearm at dwelling. Additional charges related to organised criminal activity and participate in a criminal group. The 22-year-old man was also charged with acquire pistol, subject to firearms prohibition order. Around the same time, a Ford Territory was allegedly seen driving erratically before crashing in Greystanes. The male passengers of the car, two 17-year-olds, were detained by citizens before police arrived and placed them under arrest. During a search of the car, police located and seized jerry cans containing fuel, bleach, balaclavas and a knife. The teens were taken to Bankstown Police Station, where they were charged with take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, accessory before the fact to damage property by fire, custody of knife in public place and participate in a criminal group. The 17-year-olds were both refused bail to appear in Children's Court on Friday. NSW Police said they were continuing to investigate whether the Ford Territory crash in Greystanes was linked to the Merrylands shooting. The older three males were refused bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court, also on Friday. The charges came after Mr Elmoubayed's lawyers suggested he had "fallen out" with members of the Alameddines. The Alameddines are a Western Sydney family who police have long claimed control Sydney's drug trade as an organised crime network. Mr Elmoubayed's home was peppered with bullets just 18 days after crime figure Dawood Zakaria was shot dead in Granville while a car he was in was stopped at traffic lights. Mr Elmoubayed lived in Merrylands with his pregnant wife and three children. Police said no one was home at the time and there were no reports of injuries. Taskforce Falcon was formed last month in the wake of the shootings of Zakaria on May 25 and tradie John Versace, who had no known links to organised crime, in Condell Park a week earlier. The taskforce is led by the State Crime Command, with the NSW Crime Commission, to investigate and suppress violent crime in the Sydney metropolitan area.
Daily Telegraph
11 hours ago
- Daily Telegraph
Alleged Alameddine gangster Ali Elmoubayed targeted in Merrylands shooting
Don't miss out on the headlines from Police & Courts. Followed categories will be added to My News. Remarkable video footage has emerged of the dramatic chase and arrest of three men accused of shooting up a home linked to an alleged Sydney gangland figure. The shooting happened about 9.20am, with police officers called to the Earl St home in Merrylands in the city's west. Bullets were fired at the house, but nobody was inside at the time. Ali Elmoubayed, an alleged member of the Alameddine enterprise, is linked to the address but dodged the shooting after reportedly leaving beforehand for the Parramatta Magistrates Court to request a change of bail address. A short time later, a burning Porsche was located in Beverley Crescent in Chester Hill, NSW Police said. NSW Polair captures a burning car on the streets of western Sydney. Picture: NSW Police The three men tried to escape in a blue Hyundai. Picture: NSW Police 'The group left Chester Hill in a Hyundai before being arrested on McMahon Rd in Yagoona trying to flee from police on foot,' police said in a statement. 'They remain in police custody.' Footage captured by the NSW Police chopper unit shows the Porsche burning in the street, with black smoke billowing out across the western Sydney suburb. Police officers then track the blue Hyundai as it races through the streets. The three men, aged 20, 22 and 24, abandon the vehicle and try to run away, but are quickly apprehended by officers in the backyards of homes. The shooting has been referred to Taskforce Falcon and crime scenes have been established at both locations. The men abandoned their car and tried to run away on foot. Picture: NSW Police Ali Elmoubayed visited the Parramatta Local Court on Thursday. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short The taskforce is being led by State Crime Command with the NSW Crime Commission to investigate and suppress violent crime in the Sydney metropolitan area. Taskforce Falcon Commander Detective Superintendent Jason Box addressed the media in the afternoon and said the shooting had the potential to be fatal. 'There's always the possibility it could be fatal, or someone seriously injured,' he said. He said he expected the men to be charged with firearms offences alongside other possible offences. Superintendent Box added the police had not yet found anything to suggest the three men were 'affiliated or part of an organised crime network'. Originally published as NSW Police chopper footage shows dramatic arrest of three men after alleged Merrylands shooting
ABC News
16 hours ago
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Man charged with murder after shooting in Wagga Wagga
A man has been charged with murder after a shooting in southern New South Wales earlier this week. Just before 3am on Monday emergency services were called to Connorton Avenue in the Wagga Wagga suburb of Ashmont following reports of a man being shot during an altercation. The 37-year-old died at the scene. Detectives commenced an investigation under Strike Force Cerventes with assistance from State Crime Command's Homicide Squad. At about 9:35am on Thursday detectives and specialist police arrested a 35-year-old man at a home on Lady Loch Crescent in Narrandera. "That male was taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station and has been charged with murder and specially aggravated break and enter," Detective Inspector Brent Falkiner said. "We have received a lot of information from the general public and we thank the public for the assistance." Inspector Falkiner urged witnesses to come forward. "We still appeal that if anyone has further information, footage, to please contact Wagga Wagga Police Station," he said. The accused will face Wagga Wagga Local Court tomorrow.
