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ADRIAN ROMEO: MURDER CHARGE
■ Detectives from the Homicide Squad late last week harged a man with murder as part of their investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Craigieburn man Adrian Romeo. With assistance from the Special Operations Group, a 58-year-old Wallan man was arrested at an address in Wallan about 7.20pm. He was subsequently interviewed by police and has been charged with one count of murder. He was to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Friday morning (July 26). The charge follows a search of a Brendan Rd property in Greenvale which involved a range of specialist resources including Dog Squad, Major Crime Scene, the SES, AFP’s specialist forensic search team and the NSW Police Force cadaver dogs. Adrian was last seen by his family about 5.30pm on Saturday, February 10 at his home address. The 43-year-old told his parents he was going to Greenvale to visit some associates and left the property in a gold 2004 Toyota Camry sedan. Adrian was reported missing to police on Monday, February 12. He is yet to be located and the investigation remains ongoing. Police are continuing to appeal for information in relation to the whereabouts of Adrian’s gold 2004 Toyota Camry sedan.
● Adrian Romeo
CARJACKING AT AIRPORT WEST Donation Drive
■ In the lead up to Homelessness Week (August 5-11), Wyndham City is coordinating a Donation Drive (until August 5), collecting personal care items and long-life food at Community Centres to make up dignity packs to be distributed to community members as short-term emergency relief. Homelessness Week is an annual week that aims to raise awareness of the impact of homelessness in Australia, educate people about what support they can offer and preventative strategies, and encourage people in the community to donate items to assist those who are experiencing homelessness and hardship.
■ Brimbank Police have charged two teenagers following an alleged carjacking in Airport West and a crash in Keilor East on Wednesday morning (July 24). It is alleged a group of four teens approached a man along Louis St in Airport West, threatened him with an axe and demanded his black Mercedes about 8.30am. During the attack, the 25year-old Forest Hill man sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene. The offenders fled in the stolen Mercedes and a blue Holden Commodore, seen driving at excessive speeds of up to 160-kmh on the Western Ring Road, before crashing into a church on Ely Court in Keilor East about 8.40am. Three of the teenagers dumped the Commodore and fled in the stolen Mercedes on Milleara Rd. The driver of the Mercedes then collided with a police ve-
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