Arrest: suspicious death, Broadbeach June 2013 A patched member of the Mongols Criminal Motorcycle Gang has been arrested in the US following investigations into the suspicious death of a man at Broadbeach last year. Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Investigation Unit, Gold Coast District and Task Force Maxima have worked closely with the Australian Federal Police and the US Marshals Service – Pacific South West Region Fugitive Task Force, Los Angeles Police Department, ICE-DHS Los Angeles, California Highway Patrol, Pasadena Police Department, Glendale Police Department and the Long Beach Police Department. As a result members of the US Marshall Service arrested a 22-year-old Gold Coast man in California over the weekend. The 22-year-old is expected to be extradited from the United States to Queensland to face charges relating to the death of a 28-year-old Hope Island man outside an Old Burleigh Road apartment complex in the early hours of the June 23 last year. South Eastern Police Region, Regional Crime Coordinator, Detective Superintendent David Hutchinson said the arrest highlights the commitment of detectives who have been working tirelessly on this investigation for almost a year. “The public can be confident we will leave no stone unturned when investigating any serious crime and will pursue offenders relentlessly, wherever they are,” he said. State Crime Command’s Homicide Investigation Unit Detective Superintendent Steve Holahan said it was a difficult investigation. “This was and still remains a complicated and difficult investigation. The work of the investigators has been outstanding, which has resulted in the location of the offender in the United States. It is important that the Queensland community see these criminal gangs for what they really are.” Acting Detective Superintendent Brendan Smith of Taskforce Maxima said once again the true nature of these criminal gangs is being revealed. “This death and subsequent arrest, provides yet another example as to why these gangs need to be eliminated from our community. This matter has shown how these gangs use their criminal networks to not only commit extremely serious crime, but to attempt avoid prosecution by fleeing overseas. “The additional resources and legislation provided as part of a whole of government response to tacking these gangs is providing a tremendous platform from which we are dismantling these gangs in Queensland,” he said. In Australia, resources from the AFP International Network, the National Anti-Gangs Squad and Interpol liaison worked with Queensland Police to locate the man and facilitate his arrest. Investigations into the incident are continuing with further arrests expected. Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.au 24hrs a day. For all non-urgent police reporting or general police inquiries contact Policelink on 131 444 or Policelink.qld.gov.au 24hrs a day. Crime Stoppers is a registered charity and community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:07:23 +0000
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