Strike Force Raptor: Senior Finks bikie ‘assaulted, threatened police’ in Maitland traffic stop
A HIGH-ranking member of the Finks bikie club has been arrested after allegedly resisting arrest and fleeing police during a traffic stop in the NSW Hunter.
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A HIGH-ranking member of the Finks bikie club has been arrested after allegedly resisting arrest and fleeing police during a traffic stop in the NSW Hunter.
Officers from Strike Force Raptor, which was established in 2009 to target bikie gangs, stopped a car about 7.40am on Monday near Maitland.
Police allege the vehicle’s passenger, a 32-year-old Fink, then became aggressive and threatening towards officers.
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As they attempted to arrest the high-ranking bikie he allegedly resisted arrested and fled.
The bikie turned up at Maitland police station yesterday and was charged with resisting arrest, assaulting police, intimidating police and offensive language.
He was refused bail in Maitland Local Court today and will return on March 8 via video link.
The Finks MC — whose colours sport the a caricature of Bung, the king’s jester from the Wizard of ID cartoons — are a club indigenous to Australia, having been formed in Sydney in 1969.
The club has since spread Australia-wide and even gaining a foothold in Bali and in recent years ever upgraded their colours to show a more aggressive, armed “Bung”.
The Finks have moved into the Hunter Region recently, an area long held by the Rebels, Nomads and much smaller Gladiators.
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