Police have arrested four people today as part of an Echo Taskforce investigation into a series of incidents linked to the Finks Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG).
Warrants were executed at four properties in Wodonga, Wodonga West and Barnawartha from 7am this morning by police from the Echo Taskforce, VIPER Taskforce and Wodonga Crime Investigation Unit.
Four people were arrested including:
• A 37 year-old Barnawartha man;
• A 40 year old Barnawartha man;
• A 39 year old Barnawartha woman; and
• A 30 year-old Wodonga man.
The quartet will now be interviewed by police.
Following searches of the properties today, police also seized drugs, knuckledusters and an allegedly stolen bicycle.
Today' warrants follow a number of incidents in the Wodonga area over the last fortnight believed to be linked to the Finks OMCG.
This includes an incident on Thursday, 1 June where a 30-year-old Wodonga man attended a McCrohan Court address.
The man, who is also a patched member of the Finks OMCG, became involved in an altercation with the 28-year-old male resident of the property.
It's believed the resident struck the 30-year-old man in the head with a blunt object during the altercation.
The 30-year-old man left the property and later presented at hospital with a serious
head injury.
He was subsequently arrested by police on Wednesday, 7 June and charged with aggravated burglary, extortion, burglary and commit indictable offence whilst on bail.
The man will face Melbourne Magistrates' Court again on 30 August.
About 6am on Monday, 5 June the 28-year-old man was at his McCrohan Court address when two men approached him outside the property.
The men then assaulted the resident and struck him in the upper body with a metal bar, before leaving the area.
The 28-year-old man then attended hospital for treatment for facial injuries.
Police believed these incidents were all targeted.
The investigation into the incidents remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
