The national president of notorious outlaw motorcycle gang the Nomads has been charged after allegedly meeting with four bikies in an exclusive seafood restaurant.
Dylan Patrick Brittliffe was slapped with crime prevention orders restricting his civil liberties in an unprecedented move from the NSW Supreme Court in April this year.
The movement, which is the first of its kind in the state, came about amid fears of a devastating turf war erupting in NSW’s Hunter Valley and Newcastle regions.
Police allege Brittliffe met with four other Nomads bikies at the high class seafood restaurant, Little Beach Boat House in Nelson Bay, Daily Telegraph reported.
He is strictly forbidden from meeting with any outlaw bikie gang members as part of the crime prevention order.
He was charged with two counts of contravene a non-association or place restriction order.
Police hoped to prevent Brittliffe and four other high-ranking gang members from driving at night, entering licensed premises and using encrypted communication platforms including WhatsApp, Snapchat, Wickr and Hushmail.
By targeting the ‘elements that are central to gang activity’, such as group association and territory, the orders intend to limit an individual’s opportunity to re-offend by reducing his or her exposure to high risk situations.
Four other members of the gang also had the penalties imposed on them, James Kenneth Quinnell, Bradley Bowtell, Blake Kevin Martin and Kane Benjamin Tamplin, as well as five members of rival gang, the Finks.
The men testified in court to have their penalties dropped or reduced, arguing there was no turf war between the rivals to raise alarm.
Police argue the members have been going ‘tit for tat’ with the Finks for over 12 months, with seven drive by shootings and firebombings involving the gangs across the Hunter Valley throughout the first nine weeks of this year.
The Newcastle chapters of the Finks and Nomads have seen their numbers rise in the first few months of 2018, as the two groups battle for supremacy in the region.
Police sources have told Daily Mail Australia they fear a bikie war could erupt, leading them to initiate a task force specifically to crack down on the local rival gangs before the violence turns deadly.
Breaching a non-association order is punishable by six months imprisonment.
Brittliffe’s matter was discussed at Maitland Local Court, and will reconvene in court at the end of this month.
https://en.brinkwire.com/news/national-president-of-the-nomads-bikie-gang-charged-after-breaching-serious-crime-prevention-orders/
Dylan Patrick Brittliffe was slapped with crime prevention orders restricting his civil liberties in an unprecedented move from the NSW Supreme Court in April this year.
The movement, which is the first of its kind in the state, came about amid fears of a devastating turf war erupting in NSW’s Hunter Valley and Newcastle regions.
Police allege Brittliffe met with four other Nomads bikies at the high class seafood restaurant, Little Beach Boat House in Nelson Bay, Daily Telegraph reported.
He is strictly forbidden from meeting with any outlaw bikie gang members as part of the crime prevention order.
He was charged with two counts of contravene a non-association or place restriction order.
Police hoped to prevent Brittliffe and four other high-ranking gang members from driving at night, entering licensed premises and using encrypted communication platforms including WhatsApp, Snapchat, Wickr and Hushmail.
By targeting the ‘elements that are central to gang activity’, such as group association and territory, the orders intend to limit an individual’s opportunity to re-offend by reducing his or her exposure to high risk situations.
Four other members of the gang also had the penalties imposed on them, James Kenneth Quinnell, Bradley Bowtell, Blake Kevin Martin and Kane Benjamin Tamplin, as well as five members of rival gang, the Finks.
The men testified in court to have their penalties dropped or reduced, arguing there was no turf war between the rivals to raise alarm.
Police argue the members have been going ‘tit for tat’ with the Finks for over 12 months, with seven drive by shootings and firebombings involving the gangs across the Hunter Valley throughout the first nine weeks of this year.
The Newcastle chapters of the Finks and Nomads have seen their numbers rise in the first few months of 2018, as the two groups battle for supremacy in the region.
Police sources have told Daily Mail Australia they fear a bikie war could erupt, leading them to initiate a task force specifically to crack down on the local rival gangs before the violence turns deadly.
Breaching a non-association order is punishable by six months imprisonment.
Brittliffe’s matter was discussed at Maitland Local Court, and will reconvene in court at the end of this month.
https://en.brinkwire.com/news/national-president-of-the-nomads-bikie-gang-charged-after-breaching-serious-crime-prevention-orders/