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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Yahoo
Mob targeted in Edinburgh gang war recruit new enforcer to replace slain gangster
A mob caught up in the ongoing Edinburgh gang war have warned they have recruited a new enforcer. A new group calling themselves the "A Team" recently hit back at those orchestrating a series of firebombings and shootings in Edinburgh and Glasgow and laughed-off recent incidents. A number of chilling threats have been issued from the Daniel and Mark Richardson outfit on social media as they say a new enforcer has been recruited to replace slain Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll. READ MORE: Edinburgh locals praise 'lovely' Andy Murray after spotting him at shopping centre READ MORE: Australian 'fiasco' ferry leaves Edinburgh after months docked in the capital Earlier in the week they said "bullets win" and warned retribution was coming the way of Dubai-based gangster Ross McGill who is believed to be behind continuous attacks across the central belt. As the Record reports, the threats have been issued in wake of the double-murder of Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan in Spain. A message from the "A Team" told rival operatives: "You allegedly got rid of this man out of total fear. RIP, Gerbil. He would have terrorised you. A real soldier, like our new friend who has replaced him." In a series of mocking posts they branded former Rangers "ultra" McGill a "keyboard gangster" who was engaged in "school boy" attacks via his TMJ gang. Another message read: "Take your wannabe joke of a clan and come back when you are all man enough to handle stuff like men." Feared Daniels enforcer Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll was gunned down in 2010 as he sat in the back seat of an Audi in the Asda car park in Robroyston. The son-in-law of mobster Jamie Daniel was known for kidnapping and torturing rival drug dealers in attacks dubbed "alien abductions". Ross Monaghan was arrested over the shooting but was acquitted after a judge at the High Court in Glasgow ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict him. William 'Buff' Paterson, 45, was later convicted of the murder in 2015 and sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison. Earlier this week the Record revealed around a dozen senior members from the Daniel clan and Richardson mob had fled Scotland. An underworld source said: "Nobody knows exactly where they have gone or how long for but most of them are believed to be in Dubai and the rest are in the Costa del Sol. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages "The TMJ gang were watching closely and hoping to catch one of them out in the open but all of a sudden they just upped sticks and left." The move came after Spanish cops blamed the double execution of Lyons Jnr and pal Ross Monaghan on "an internal member of the Daniel gang". Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Houston said: "We have been assisting Spanish colleagues with their investigation into the fatal shootings in Fuengirola. "We are not aware of any current evidence which suggests the deaths of these two men in Spain are linked to the recent criminal attacks in Scotland being investigated as part of Operation Portaledge." Michael Riley, 44, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in connection with the shooting in Spain on Thursday. The total number of arrests in connection with the investigation Operation Portaledge is 48.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Road To Perdition: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Depression-era gangster drama with Tom Hanks as a mob enforcer on the run with his son 2002
CBC
06-06-2025
- Health
- CBC
Bob Probert's family helps open Tecumseh health care campus in his name
Family members of the late Detroit Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert celebrated what would have been his 60th birthday on Thursday by helping open the Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) Tecumseh campus named in his honour. The Bob Probert Tecumseh Campus offers specialized outpatient programs, including cardiac wellness, rehab outreach, outpatient rehab services and geriatric services, according to a news release from HDGH. Probert's widow, Dani Probert, said the official opening was more emotional than she expected it to be. "Typically on Bob's birthday, we like to celebrate quietly, privately," she said. "The kids and I are sitting with his favourite music and eating all of his favourite foods. And today, it seemed so appropriate to be with the community at an event like this. … I think the community of Windsor-Essex has been so amazing with helping us in the grieving process over 10 years. So it seemed really special to be with the same people after all these years to spend his birthday." Bob Probert died in 2010 of a heart attack at the age of 45, eight years after his retirement from the National Hockey League. A feared enforcer and one-time all-star His 16-year career with the Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks earned him a reputation as a feared enforcer who accumulated 3,300 penalty minutes – the fifth-highest total of all time. He also racked up 384 points, including 163 goals, and earned an All-Star nod during the 1987-88 season. For a decade after his death, his family helped organize the annual Bob Probert Ride, a fundraising motorcycle poker run in his honour, to raise money for health care. "The ride has achieved a lot over the years," Probert's daughter, Brogan, told the audience at the opening. "Since that very first meeting, we were able to support the cardiac cath lab on Ouellette, provide exercise equipment to the Petro Family Cardiac Wellness Centre on Prince Road, and now the Bob Probert Tecumseh campus will officially open. The impact that this campus will have on our community is greater than we originally had anticipated. It's incredible." The president and CEO of Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare said the campus has already seen around 700 patient visits since its soft opening on March 3. And there's been no reduction in the patient volume at the main campus on Prince Road, a spokesperson added. That demand is prompting the organization to think about expanding, Bill Marra said. "I've been in the public service for 37 years in a variety of leadership roles," he said. "This is one of the most grassroots community-based success stories I've ever been a part of – the family coming together over a catastrophic event, donors from a wide spectrum of corporate citizens, private citizens, a hospital institution, the Town of Tecumseh, organized labour. Think about that formula and look at where we're at today."
CBC
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
New Tecumseh medical campus named after Bob Probert
The family of legendary NHL enforcer Bob Probert say he would have been humbled to have a medical care facility named in his honour. They attended the opening ceremony of Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare's new Tecumseh campus. CBC's Dalson Chen was there.
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Former high-ranking bikie opens up on his life of violence with the Rebels - and the feud that made him turn his life around after almost losing it
An ex-bikie has revealed what it was really like being part of the Rebels and how he turned his life around after leaving the motorcycle gang. Shannon Althouse, who was the sergeant-at-arms for the Darwin Chapter, lived a dangerous life and was known as the muscle of the gang. In December 2017, Althouse was sentenced to ten-and-a-half years in prison for attempted murder after ordering a brutal reprisal attack that left an unintended victim with serious injuries. Althouse told I Catch Killers podcast host Gary Jubelin his introduction to the criminal world started when he was young. Growing up in Darwin, Althouse was amid a culture of alcohol and domestic violence and would often cause trouble with a group of his friends to escape his situation at home. 'We used to just jump on our push bikes and take off, especially when all the parents and all the adults were drinking,' Althouse said. 'You know, that was our safe haven - we'd kill time, kill our boredom, roll around and throw rocks at taxis or police cars and try to get into a police chase.' Another reason why Althouse wanted to escape was that he was sexually abused from a young age by a friend of the family, often at the house during the parties. Over the next few years, Althouse had several run-ins with the law, landed himself in jail and became addicted to methamphetamines. He also became the sergeant-at-arms for the Darwin chapter of the Rebels bikie club - a dangerous position he described as an 'enforcer'. 'You make sure that you enforce all the club policies, and protect the president,' Althouse said. 'You're the president's right hand man, anything happens to him, you are the one that's getting done for it.' Jubelin said the role seemed as though it was a 'poisoned chalice' as the sergeant-at-arms would always be at the forefront of any violent situation. Althouse agreed that the position put him in the frontline and often induced anxiety and paranoia. 'If anything goes down, any dramas, any wars - anything,' Althouse said. 'When you're pulling up at the petrol station and a car pulls up and the windows are tinted, you know, like you're wondering - you don't know if you should grab a weapon or not, in case there's somebody … your enemy or an enemy of your mate.' The position put Althouse in a life-threatening position in 2016 after a member of another club attacked him in the street and ran him over. Althouse explained the bikie had owed him money and he had previously 'punched him around' following a few failed debt collection attempts. He and his housemate had gone to meet up with him again, however, this time he wasn't there. Althouse said he saw headlights and saw the bikie's Hilux facing him, stationary in the middle of the road. 'I started walking towards him and did a twirl, showed him that I had no weapons, you know, and told him to get outta the car,' Althouse said. 'And then - first gear, second gear, third gear, and he just hit me and just ran me over, clean over.' The ex-bikie hit the ground and immediately went into shock, unable to move or hear what was going on around him. 'My vision slowly started coming back again, and he was looking at me through the window,' Althouse said. 'I thought, no, he's gonna double back and come and run me over to finish me off.' Althouse knew something was wrong after he pulled himself up off the ground as his body just felt like 'jelly'. 'My whole left side of my body was just smashed. I coughed up a heap of blood on the road and I thought, wow, that's my lung, something's happened to my lung, I've punctured my lung,' Althouse said. 'My housemate came over to me and as I started talking to him, I was spitting blood into his face. I said 'I'm dying. I gotta get to the hospital. I'm dying.' Althouse suffered extensive injuries including two broken shoulder blades, seven broken ribs - three of which punctured his lung. Doctors worked tirelessly to save his life, with the ex-bikie losing more than four litres of blood and nearly dying during surgery. Three weeks after the attack, Althouse was arrested for his involvement in a retaliatory attack on the bikie. Althouse had purchased the weapons used in the attack but was not present when a group of balaclava-clad men assaulted the bikie's roommate. While serving ten years in jail for his involvement, Althouse made a decision to change his life for the better. He began reading about Buddhism and mindfulness and stopped using methamphetamines. Althouse also used his time while incarcerated in Darwin and Alice Springs to help younger inmates who had just turned 18 and were transferred from juvenile detention to the maximum security prison. 'Some of them couldn't read or write or anything like that. So I was grabbing their briefs and reading them for them and helping them out,' Althouse said. 'And some of the stuff I read, it was pretty disgusting. So I thought, no, I've gotta help these young lads, and I started sitting there and helping them with their court proceedings. 'Helping them get through their compensation payouts and just guiding them as best as I can through the system, through the adult system.' The inked-up ex-bikie, who has tattoos covering his face, vowed to never return to a life of crime after he was released from prison two years ago. Althouse is no longer a member of the Rebels motorcycle club and in October this year, and will celebrate being ten years clean and sober. Now, Althouse uses his experience to mentor First Nations children through boxing and community initiatives in the Northern Territory.
