A senior Bandidos Motorcycle Club member has been charged following an ongoing investigation into alleged violent and criminal activity.
As part of ongoing targeting and disruption of criminal networks, police from the State Crime Command’s Criminal Groups Squad started an investigation under Strike Force Connemara into illicit activities and ongoing conflict in the Central West.
During the investigation, police received information about an alleged affray between two groups of people in a fast food restaurant carpark on Bathurst Road on Saturday, January 11, this year. So far during the investigation, officers have charged three men aged 31, 39 and 42.
All three remain before the courts. Following further inquiries, officers executed a search warrant at a home on Kenna Street just before 6.30am on Tuesday.
During the search, officers seized a number of items relevant to the investigation. A 26-year-old man was arrested and taken to Orange Police Station where he was charged with affray, participate criminal group contribute criminal activity and stalk or intimidate with the intention of causing fear of physical harm.
Police will allege in court that the man was involved in the affray earlier this year. It will be further alleged the man intimidated another man through phone calls and a social media application.
The man, who is senior Bandidos MC member, was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Orange Local Court on Monday, July 27.
Investigations are continuing.
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Source: NSW Police