Merrylands

Bikie associates arrested over Merrylands shooting

Two Hells Angels bikie associates have been charged over a shooting in Sydney's west.

Drive-thru robbers hold up Merrylands McDonald's

Stephanie Gardiner Two men with guns have held up a McDonald's in Sydney's west, demanding cash at the "drive-thru" window, police say.

There's a Premier waiting for you, taxi

O'Farrell

Heath Aston THE taxi drought at changeover time is one of Sydney's most enduring annoyances - and not even the Premier, Barry O'Farrell, is immune.

Double stabbing leaves one dead

A man is dead and a woman has been critically injured following a double stabbing in western Sydney.

Sydney shooting: man found with gunshot wounds inside home

A man has been shot in Sydney's west.

O'Farrell tells judges to get tougher on gun crimes

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell.

Anna Patty, Nick Ralston THE Premier, Barry O'Farrell, has sent a message to the judiciary, saying he expects judges to hand down the harshest possible penalties against people convicted of gang-related shootings.

Police arrest two in Sydney raids on Hells Angels and Nomads bikies

Police raid 18 properties linked to the Hells Angels and Nomads OMCGs

Nick Ralston Two people are in custody and two guns have been seized after a series of raids by police of Sydney properties linked to the Hells Angels and Nomad bikie gangs.

Teen had a gun in his hand and 11 knives in his car: police

A teenage boy who allegedly had a gun in his hand as he was served at a fast-food outlet is facing weapons charges.

Eight charged over alleged drug syndicate

Melanie Kembrey Eight men, including two teenagers, have been charged over a drug syndicate allegedly operating in the south west of Sydney.

21 years for shooting man dead at 21st birthday party

A man has been jailed for at least 21 years for the "gangland-style execution" shooting of a man at a 21st birthday party in Sydney.

Two teenagers arrested over unit shooting

Two teenagers with alleged links to the Hells Angels bikie gang have been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting in Sydney's west.

Charged teenagers investigated over link to drive-by shootings

Hells Angels

Nick Ralston TWO boys are alleged to have committed at least one of several recent drive-by shootings that forced the state government to toughen its laws on bikie gangs and left the city on high alert.

Shot man just centimetres from death

A man who was shot after answering his front door in Sydney's west is lucky to be alive after the bullet whizzed past his neck, causing just a minor graze.

Boy charged with throwing rocks at drivers

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with throwing rocks at vehicles on a western Sydney motorway, shattering the windscreens of a van and a semi-trailer.

Man shot in Sydney's west

A man is in hospital after he was shot several times in Sydney's west.

Shot man refusing to name 'cowardly' attacker, police say

Detectives have expressed frustration over Sydney's latest shooting after a man who was gunned down at close range in a suburban street refused to say who attacked him.

Two Sydney shootings within half an hour of each other

Two shootings have taken place in Sydney's west within half an hour of each other.

Police seize 29 guns but the shootings continue

Gun Crime

Rachel Olding FEWER than 30 guns have been seized since the beginning of a police operation targeting drive-by shootings and gun crime in Sydney.

Sydney strip club shooting: man hit in shoulder

Bada Bing

Nick Ralston A man has been shot in the shoulder at a Sydney strip club, police say. Police were called to Bada Bing Nightspot on Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross, just before 2am today.

Five men in court over one of city's five shootings in five days

Shootings.

Rachel Olding, Nick Ralston A COMPLEX mix of groups are behind the constant string of drive-by and targeted shootings in Sydney, say police.