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Seven major suspected bikie incidents so far this year in Canberra

There have been at least seven serious suspected bikie-relates incidents so far in 2017 according to ACT police, most of which involve drive-by shootings on suburban streets.

Here is a timeline of the events:

Comancheros former clubhouse destroyed by blaze

January 19, 2017

The blaze takes hold of the warehouse, believed to be a former Comancheros clubhouse, in the early hours of the morning.

A notice stuck to the gate of the property says the locks to the premises have been changed.

Front lawn set alight at house next door to childcare centre

March 10, 2017

Police blame warring gang members for the attack on the house, right beside a childcare centre in Isabella Plains.

Police say shots have also been fired into the home, and images show a window peppered with shotgun pellets.

Three cars torched, shots fired in Kambah

July 6, 2017

Police say it is remarkable nobody was injured in the attack, and point to an ongoing feud between rival gangs.

Cars, house shot at with high-powered rifle in Waramanga

July 11, 2017

Neighbours report "loud and terrifying noises" when at least 27 bullets are fired at a house and three cars in Waramanga.

It is understood the two people inside the house at the time were not linked to bikies, but the owner of the home was.

Bullets fired into home next to childcare centre

July 18, 2017

Fire also damages the house and police are seen removing a gas cylinder and jerry can from the scene as evidence.

Man shot twice in the leg in Kambah

September 14, 2017

A group of men responsible for the shooting are believed to have forced their way into the house, where a woman and young child also lived.

Alleged bosses of rival bikie gangs arrested

September 27, 2017

Two alleged bikie bosses are arrested in what ACT Policing calls their biggest operation against gangs.

Six men are charged, and guns, cash and weapons seized.

Man shot in Fisher

October 17, 2017

Two cars on the property are also torched, and the man is treated for gunshot wounds to his groin and shoulder.

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