Police on guard at funeral for Giuseppe Focarelli, father of former bikie Vince Focarelli POLICE are planning a "discreet" presence at the funeral of former gang leader Vince Focarelli's flamboyant father, Giuseppe, this morning. While police have no intelligence of any imminent threat to Focarelli - who was released from prison last week - a small contingent of officers will be in the vicinity of the eastern suburbs church to ensure a rapid response in the event of any incident. The Catholic funeral service will be held in the church, followed by the burial at a nearby cemetery. Giuseppe Focarelli, characterised by the colourful and sometimes outlandish suits, shirts, ties and hats that he wore, died just two hours before his son was released from Yatala Labor Prison last Tuesday. Focarelli's new neighbours fear violence Vince Focarelli with his father Giuseppe in Hindley St in 2009. Giuseppe died last week and Vince will attend his funeral today. On Wednesday, Vince Focarelli visited the grave of his slain son, Giovanni, at a Woodville cemetery. He was gunned down in an ambush last January in which Vince was shot four times. The ambush was the latest bloody chapter in the gang warfare that has surrounded Focarelli over the previous 18 months, which involved members of now-defunct street gang the New Boys and bikie gangs, the Hells Angels and Comancheros. Focarelli had been in custody since that incident, providing a respite in hostilities for both police and the public, after being charged with firearms and drugs charges following the subsequent police investigation into the ambush. No arrests have been made over Giovanni's murder, although police believe they know who is responsible, as does Vince Focarelli. Focarelli was eligible for parole on March 29, but remained in custody until last week because the Parole Board had refused to approve the initial residential address he provided. The Board subsequently approved a home in the inner south-western suburbs, owned by the Offenders' Aid Rehabilitation Service. While police have no indication of planned action at today's funerals, they expect hostilities between Focarelli and his enemies to flare again. It is feared those who ambushed the Focarellis at Dry Creek will attempt to kill Vince before he has the chance to exact retribution over his son's death. Vince Focarelli, his father Giuseppe and two acquaintances outside their former Hindley Street tattoo parlour in 2009.