Sydney Escorts: Gunman opens fire on Sydney brothel
March 29, 2012
Gunman opens fire on Sydney brothel
Updated March 29, 2012 08:53:34
Two prostitutes have escaped injury as a brothel was hit by gunshots in Sydney’s west overnight.
Police say about eight shots were fired into a window of the Sugar Babes brothel at Granville just after 11:00pm (AEDT).
Detectives say there is nothing to indicate that bikies or other gangs were behind the attack.
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The operation was launched in January in response to scores of shootings across Sydney over the past year.
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“With another shooting overnight, it just continues to highlight that we don’t have enough police on our streets in western and south-western Sydney,” he said.
“The Greater Sydney metropolitan area is now 242 officers down on the minimum requirements, and while ever those shortages continue and police are under-resourced we’re going to see this spate of gun crime continue.”
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Sydney Escorts: Sydney brothel sprayed with bullets
March 29, 2012
A BROTHEL in Sydney’s west has been sprayed with bullets.
About five shots were fired at Sugar Babes in Marsh Street, Clyde about 11.10pm (AEDT) yesterday.
Several bullets entered the business, although no one inside was hurt.
Police said they don’t think it was a drive-by shooting.
Detectives attached to Operation Spartan – set up in early 2012 to investigate Sydney’s recent spate of gun crime – are investigating the case.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Sydney Escorts: Gunman opens fire on Sydney brothel
March 29, 2012
Two prostitutes have escaped injury as a brothel was hit by gunshots in Sydney’s west overnight.
Police say about eight shots were fired into a window of the Sugar Babes brothel at Granville just after 11:00pm (AEDT).
Detectives say there is nothing to indicate that bikies or other gangs were behind the attack.
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The operation was launched in January in response to scores of shootings across Sydney over the past year.
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“With another shooting overnight, it just continues to highlight that we don’t have enough police on our streets in western and south-western Sydney,” he said.
“The Greater Sydney metropolitan area is now 242 officers down on the minimum requirements, and while ever those shortages continue and police are under-resourced we’re going to see this spate of gun crime continue.”
See the full article from “Yahoo!7 News”
Sydney Escorts: Gunman opens fire on Sydney brothel
March 28, 2012
Gunman opens fire on Sydney brothel
Updated March 29, 2012 08:53:34
Two prostitutes have escaped injury as a brothel was hit by gunshots in Sydney’s west overnight.
Police say about eight shots were fired into a window of the Sugar Babes brothel at Granville just after 11:00pm (AEDT).
Detectives say there is nothing to indicate that bikies or other gangs were behind the attack.
…
The operation was launched in January in response to scores of shootings across Sydney over the past year.
…
“With another shooting overnight, it just continues to highlight that we don’t have enough police on our streets in western and south-western Sydney,” he said.
“The Greater Sydney metropolitan area is now 242 officers down on the minimum requirements, and while ever those shortages continue and police are under-resourced we’re going to see this spate of gun crime continue.”
See the full article from “ABC Local”
Sydney Escorts: Brothel sprayed with bullets
March 28, 2012
Brothel sprayed with bullets
Updated: 07:56, Thursday March 29, 2012
A brothel in Sydney’s west has been sprayed with bullets.
About five shots were fired at Sugar Babes in Marsh Street, Clyde about 11.10pm (AEDT) on Wednesday.
Several bullets entered the business, although nobody inside was hurt.
Police say they don’t think it was a drive-by shooting.
Detectives attached to Operation Spartan – set up in early 2012 to investigate Sydney’s recent spate of gun crime – are investigating the case.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Sydney Escorts: Parked car could hold vital evidence in case of woman set alight in street
March 28, 2012
Police believe a man who set fire to a woman, leaving her with severe burns to her face and upper body, may have left key forensic evidence on a car parked in the Sydney laneway where the “targeted” attack happened.
Investigators this week released images of a driver who parked his white Hyundai Getz in Chippen Lane, Chippendale, before the attack last Thursday night.
Police emphasised that the driver was not a suspect and may not have even seen the woman being set ablaze, but CCTV footage appeared to show the attacker touching the car as he ran away.
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The woman was taken into the Golden Flower brothel where employees put out the flames.
It is not known whether she had any links to the brothel.
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The woman’s family have travelled to Sydney from Korea and have spent much of their time by her bedside, he said.
About 9.30pm on Thursday, a 31-year-old woman was walking in Chippen Lane when a man approached her and set her alight. Women from a nearby brothel, Golden Flower, heard her screams and rushed to the woman’s aid with wet towels to put out the flames. The woman remains in a critical condition in RPA. A number of people are believed to have been in the vicinity when the incident occured. Images have been released of one male witness, and investigators would like to emphasise that he is not suspected of any active involvement in the incident. The man is described as being of Asian appearance, 40-45 years of age, of medium build, with short dark coloured hair. At the time of the incident he was wearing a light coloured buttoned shirt, dark pants or jeans and white shoes.
A woman set alight in an inner Sydney laneway last week is still unable to speak to police about the vicious attack.
The 31-year-old woman was grabbed from behind and set on fire with an accelerant as she walked down busy Chippen Street, in Chippendale, about 9.30pm on Thursday.
She remains in a critical condition in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA), with extensive burns to her upper body, including her face.
Inspector Glenn Aston said the woman was so badly injured she had been unable to tell police what happened.
“At this stage, we haven’t been able to speak to the victim,’’ he told reporters outside Redfern police station on Sunday.
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After the attack, the woman was rushed into the nearby Golden Flower brothel, where a worker extinguished the flames.
Police have not confirmed whether she worked at the brothel, but said the attack happened in a very busy street.
SEAFORTH A WOMAN, 33, of Seaforth, whose home was raided by police on Thursday morning has been charged with 13 counts of fraudulently using a stolen credit card to buy everything from mobile phones to confectionery. Manly crime manager Insp Luke Arthurs said detectives from Strike Force Kutch were investigating the activities of the woman and any associates she may have. The 13 counts of fraud for which the woman has been charged so far related to the alleged use of stolen credit cards to buy expensive shoes in Sydney and Pyrmont, mobile phones in Balgowlah and Manly, alcohol in Pyrmont and Brookvale, clothing at the Haymarket, groceries in Brookvale and Manly, and the hire of a car at Freshwater. She was also charged with two counts of possessing the drug ice.
Sydney Escorts: Woman set alight in Chippendale
March 28, 2012
A MAN approached a woman and set her alight in Chippendale overnight.
The woman, 33, was walking along Regent Street about 9.45pm when the man approached and set her on fire, police said.
The woman was reportedly taken into a nearby brothel, where an employee doused the flames.
Emergency services were called and attended a short time later.
Paramedics treated the woman for severe burns to her upper body.
The woman was taken to RPA Hospital in a serious condition.
Redfern police established a crime scene, which was examined by investigators and forensic specialists.
Police wish to speak to a man seen running from the location into Meagher Street from Chippen Lane.
He was described as having a medium build and wearing white joggers, long dark pants and a long sleeved dark hooded jacket.