Minorities
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Of course you had major gang warfare. Im just putting down the various robberies and assaults.
VIC: Arrest after hold up
MELBOURNE, May 31 AAP - A man was arrested and charged soon after an armed hold-up at a
service station in suburban St Kilda early today.
NSW: Police search for two men after service station shooting
AAP General News (Australia); Feb 21, 1999
NSW: Police search for two men after attendant shot dead
AAP General News (Australia); Feb 21, 1999
NSW: Gunmen fire shots during scuffle in Sydney
AAP General News (Australia); May 29, 1999
QLD: Boat people detained after booking a cab
AAP General News (Australia); Mar 12, 1999
VIC: Man jumps bread shop counter in failed robbery attempt
AAP General News (Australia); Jul 22, 1999
SA: Police appeal for help in John Martin s carpark robbery
AAP
General News (Australia); Sep 25, 1999
Vic: Machete gang attack two men in city
AAP General News (Australia); Aug 12, 1999
NSW: Gang leader shot dead in third suspected 5T execution
AAP General News (Australia); Feb 6, 1999
QLD: Two stabbings at Ipswich overnight
AAP General News (Australia); Jan 7, 1999
AAP General News (Australia)
02-06-1999
NSW: Gang leader shot dead in third suspected 5T execution
EDS: CHANGES KEYWORD FROM DRIVEBY
By Lorna Knowles
SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - A founding member of the notorious 5T crime gang was shot dead as he
walked through the door of a western Sydney hotel last night.
The murder of Ro Van Le (Ro Van Le) outside the Cumberland Hotel in Bankstown was the third
suspected execution of a 5T gang member in four years.
Le, 29, was approached by a man of Asian appearance at the front door of the hotel and was
shot several times in the head and chest about 8.45pm, police s
aid today.
The Cambodian/Vietnamese father of one from Bankstown was rushed to Liverpool Hospital but
was dead on arrival, Bankstown Commander Superintendent David Madden told reporters.
Detective Inspector Stuart Wilkins of Crime Agencies said police were looking into possible
links to the murder of former 5T gang lord Tri Minh Tran and his lieutenant Thanh Hoa Nguyen
four years ago.
Tran, 20, and Nguyen, 19, were shot dead as they walked through the door of a McBurney Road
home unit in Cabramatta at 1am on August 7, 1995.
"That's certainly something we'll look into during our inquiries," Insp Wilkins said.
Supt Madden said Le had been drinking alone at the hotel for about an hour.
"He was walking from the premises when (he was approached), some form of confrontation has
taken place and during that episode a firearm has been produced," Supt Madden said.
The killer was described as 160cm tall, of slim build and wearing a coffee coloured sh
irt.
Supt Madden said it was too early to tell what type of firearm was used.
He said police had received conflicting evidence from witnesses about the direction the
offender fled and what type of car he was driving, although a blue Commodore had been
mentioned.
"There are conflicting stories as to what happened out the front of the hotel, there was
mention of a blue Commodore in early reports," Supt Madden said.
"We're comparing statements and trying to get more people to come forward who may have seen
anything".
Insp Wilkins said Le was one of the founding members of the 5T gang about nine years ago.
He confirmed Le had served a jail term but declined to say what for and when he was
released.
"We're putting together a profile of exactly what his activities might have been," he said.
"Being a founding member he was involved in its early establishment and ran with the gang
for a few years.
"Whether he was currently a memb
er or had left as a member is too early to determine and is
part of our investigation".
If was uncertain whether it was an organised hit or a spur of the moment confrontation
which led to shooting, he said.
Anyone with information about the killing is asked to contact Bankstown detectives on 9707
5299 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
AAP lk/jjs/de
KEYWORD: SHOOTING NIGHTLEAD
Ô�šÃ”š¿ 1999 AAP Information Services Pty Limited (AAP) or its Licensors.
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AAP General News (Australia)
01-07-1999
QLD: Two stabbings at Ipswich overnight
BRISBANE, Jan 7 AAP - Two people have been stabbed in separate incidents in Ipswich
overnight.
Sergeant Jim Marriner of Ipswich police said that shortly after 2100 AEST, officers were
called to a disturbance at a house in the suburb of Springfield.
They found a man suffering multiple stab wounds and a meat cleaver.
He was rushed to Brisbane's Princess Alexander Hospital whe
re he was reported to be in a
satisfactory condition.
Police were today seeking a group of men of Asian appearance seen leaving the house in a
white Holden Commodore sedan and a Mazda 626.
In another incident about half an hour later, police went to a caravan parked behind a
garage in the Ipswich suburb of Willowbank where they found a 29-year-old man with a stab
wound to his chest.
Sgt Marriner said police arrested a 29-year-old woman, believed to be his girlfriend, about
an hour later.
She has been charged with unlawful wounding and was due to appear in the Ipswich
Magistrates Court this morning.
The man was taken to Ipswich Hospital where he was reported to be in a satisfactory
condition.
AAP rad/bjm
KEYWORD: STABBINGS
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VIC: Arrest after hold up
MELBOURNE, May 31 AAP - A man was arrested and charged soon after an armed hold-up at a
service station in suburban St Kilda early today.
NSW: Police search for two men after service station shooting
AAP General News (Australia); Feb 21, 1999
NSW: Police search for two men after attendant shot dead
AAP General News (Australia); Feb 21, 1999
NSW: Gunmen fire shots during scuffle in Sydney
AAP General News (Australia); May 29, 1999
QLD: Boat people detained after booking a cab
AAP General News (Australia); Mar 12, 1999
VIC: Man jumps bread shop counter in failed robbery attempt
AAP General News (Australia); Jul 22, 1999
SA: Police appeal for help in John Martin s carpark robbery
AAP
General News (Australia); Sep 25, 1999
Vic: Machete gang attack two men in city
AAP General News (Australia); Aug 12, 1999
NSW: Gang leader shot dead in third suspected 5T execution
AAP General News (Australia); Feb 6, 1999
QLD: Two stabbings at Ipswich overnight
AAP General News (Australia); Jan 7, 1999
AAP General News (Australia)
02-06-1999
NSW: Gang leader shot dead in third suspected 5T execution
EDS: CHANGES KEYWORD FROM DRIVEBY
By Lorna Knowles
SYDNEY, Feb 6 AAP - A founding member of the notorious 5T crime gang was shot dead as he
walked through the door of a western Sydney hotel last night.
The murder of Ro Van Le (Ro Van Le) outside the Cumberland Hotel in Bankstown was the third
suspected execution of a 5T gang member in four years.
Le, 29, was approached by a man of Asian appearance at the front door of the hotel and was
shot several times in the head and chest about 8.45pm, police s
aid today.
The Cambodian/Vietnamese father of one from Bankstown was rushed to Liverpool Hospital but
was dead on arrival, Bankstown Commander Superintendent David Madden told reporters.
Detective Inspector Stuart Wilkins of Crime Agencies said police were looking into possible
links to the murder of former 5T gang lord Tri Minh Tran and his lieutenant Thanh Hoa Nguyen
four years ago.
Tran, 20, and Nguyen, 19, were shot dead as they walked through the door of a McBurney Road
home unit in Cabramatta at 1am on August 7, 1995.
"That's certainly something we'll look into during our inquiries," Insp Wilkins said.
Supt Madden said Le had been drinking alone at the hotel for about an hour.
"He was walking from the premises when (he was approached), some form of confrontation has
taken place and during that episode a firearm has been produced," Supt Madden said.
The killer was described as 160cm tall, of slim build and wearing a coffee coloured sh
irt.
Supt Madden said it was too early to tell what type of firearm was used.
He said police had received conflicting evidence from witnesses about the direction the
offender fled and what type of car he was driving, although a blue Commodore had been
mentioned.
"There are conflicting stories as to what happened out the front of the hotel, there was
mention of a blue Commodore in early reports," Supt Madden said.
"We're comparing statements and trying to get more people to come forward who may have seen
anything".
Insp Wilkins said Le was one of the founding members of the 5T gang about nine years ago.
He confirmed Le had served a jail term but declined to say what for and when he was
released.
"We're putting together a profile of exactly what his activities might have been," he said.
"Being a founding member he was involved in its early establishment and ran with the gang
for a few years.
"Whether he was currently a memb
er or had left as a member is too early to determine and is
part of our investigation".
If was uncertain whether it was an organised hit or a spur of the moment confrontation
which led to shooting, he said.
Anyone with information about the killing is asked to contact Bankstown detectives on 9707
5299 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
AAP lk/jjs/de
KEYWORD: SHOOTING NIGHTLEAD
Ô�šÃ”š¿ 1999 AAP Information Services Pty Limited (AAP) or its Licensors.
__________
AAP General News (Australia)
01-07-1999
QLD: Two stabbings at Ipswich overnight
BRISBANE, Jan 7 AAP - Two people have been stabbed in separate incidents in Ipswich
overnight.
Sergeant Jim Marriner of Ipswich police said that shortly after 2100 AEST, officers were
called to a disturbance at a house in the suburb of Springfield.
They found a man suffering multiple stab wounds and a meat cleaver.
He was rushed to Brisbane's Princess Alexander Hospital whe
re he was reported to be in a
satisfactory condition.
Police were today seeking a group of men of Asian appearance seen leaving the house in a
white Holden Commodore sedan and a Mazda 626.
In another incident about half an hour later, police went to a caravan parked behind a
garage in the Ipswich suburb of Willowbank where they found a 29-year-old man with a stab
wound to his chest.
Sgt Marriner said police arrested a 29-year-old woman, believed to be his girlfriend, about
an hour later.
She has been charged with unlawful wounding and was due to appear in the Ipswich
Magistrates Court this morning.
The man was taken to Ipswich Hospital where he was reported to be in a satisfactory
condition.
AAP rad/bjm
KEYWORD: STABBINGS
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