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He had admitted possessing cannabis worth #15 in his flat at Guthrie Street, Maryhill on May 28 last year. The Crown accepted his plea of not guilty to being concerned in the supply of amphetamine. Zes leden motorclub Blue Angels opgepakt voor steekpartij op ex-lid, vuurwapens en explosieven gevonden bij huiszoekingen Het Laatste Nieuws (30 November 2018) He had dreams his boxing was going to take him far away from the mean Glasgow streets and the gangland war between his boss and crime king Arthur Thompson. A major investigation was launched involving more than 200 uniformed officers and later 60 detectives.

The mum-of-three told how she had doted on Hanlon — known in gangland circles as ‘Bananas’ — as she described the moment she discovered he’d been slain. Norval, who had run with gangs from as early as the 40s, realised many former street teams had moved on to organised crime - and he wanted a part of it. Badly behaved biker apologises to Edinburgh sheriff as he is banned from the road Alexander Lawrie, Edinburgh Evening News (18 January 2021) Archived 1 April 2023 (Date mismatch) at archive.today

But I refused and he just shut the door. I stood there and I kept bawling and shouting in the street. They passed the coffin to his six daughters and ­granddaughter as the chorus “My daddy was a bank robber” played. a b c Hundreds of bikers descend on Glasgow to escort motorcycle club boss to funeral in a sidecar Cheryl McEvoy, Glasgowlive.co.uk (15 February 2020) Archived 23 November 2022 at archive.today The notorious XYY gang leader was carried by members of the Blue Angels biker club up the steps to Maryhill Crematorium. Along with everyone involved in the case, they knew our evidence, the various witnesses' identifications and the small pieces of forensic evidence was not sufficient to get convictions.

One positive outcome was that the increased police numbers on the ground meant that fewer crimes were being committed and more were being solved. Blue Angels zetten president op straat Het Laatste Nieuws (12 November 2016) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 December 2022 . Retrieved 8 September 2023. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) On June 16, the baby-faced suspect appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court where he admitted the murder and rape of little Andrea. a b Bloodbath fears as violent biker gangs battle for supremacy on streets Derek Alexander and Chiara Fiorillo, Daily Mirror (19 April 2020) The police were under pressure and yet clueless about the gang's ID. So clueless they had to give them a name.

Police officers had to link arms and form a cordon to protect the young accused from the baying mob. He was returning to face his fellow gang members - to give evidence against them. Phil began to tug nervously on his beard. He admitted all the charges he was facing and started to outline his evidence against his former gang. Norval had run his large outfit with a mixture of discipline and determination - that's why they had survived so long. Fortunately, all our productions from the trials were safe. The authorities were increasingly determined to show the course of justice could not be diverted.In 1963 he was charged with attempted murder after stabbing a man eight times in a pub in Possilpark. Under Norval's control was a gang drawn from various districts including Govan, Milton and Maryhill.

He said: "I controlled the hard cases from those areas. We were after money. There were smarter people taking over at that time. But more trouble was brewing and the atmosphere in the underworld was tense. Thompson’s son, Arthur “Fat Boy” Junior, had just been murdered weeks before. Devastated Janette said: “I stood at the gate and I told him (Thompson Snr) that he had to come out.Bryan McLaughlin, now 75 and retired, was a Detective Sergeant at Cranstonhill Police Office with responsibility for the Woodlands area. Norval always claimed that money he stole also went to local people struggling to pay the rent or electricity bill and no one was hurt in the hold up's. News In pictures: Glasgow Godfather Walter Norval laid to rest by his daughters and Blue Angels biker club A campaign was launched that would eventually force the authorities to clean up the area and force the landlords to improve the conditions of their houses – but it was too late for Andrea. It’s not known how much of what he told the police was true in terms of his initial meeting with Andrea in the street.