00:00I'm Inspector, Acting Commander of the Robert NCU's Crime Squad.
00:04Thank you for coming this morning.
00:05It's just an update in relation to the investigation of Mr. Chris Bagzarian,
00:11who was taken from his family home at 5am on Friday, the 13th of February.
00:18You all received a media briefing and update yesterday in relation to a grey Corolla.
00:25A Victorian registration plate was 1UZ2BU, which was stolen from Victoria,
00:33or at least was reported stolen on the 13th of February.
00:36We're not exactly sure when it was stolen.
00:39What I can say to you is that that vehicle, we now believe,
00:43was displaying cloned number plates, DVT077, again Victorian number plates, that were cloned.
00:52We were able to say that that vehicle was placed in Gooch Street on Saturday, the 14th of February.
00:59It was not burnt out until 11.30pm on Monday, the 16th of February.
01:05What we're asking for members of the public in that area of Gooch Street, Westmead,
01:10do you have any footage or any dash cam footage of the grey Corolla in that area
01:18and any other persons attached to a car or anything suspicious around that vehicle?
01:25I can also advise that we have some forensic links from that car.
01:30That vehicle was not burnt out totally,
01:32and we're able to establish some forensic links from items inside that car
01:36that we can link back to Dural, the property in Dural,
01:42and also to Mr Bagzarian.
01:46You're also aware that there's a current search underway in Glenory.
01:51I'm able to advise you that the vehicle of interest that I've just discussed
01:56has also been cited in that area in Glenory on Saturday, the 14th of February, after 9pm.
02:10We've also received information from members of the public in that area in Glenory.
02:15As a result of that information,
02:19we would then arrange the search of the National Park
02:22and the surrounding areas, the bushland, in relation to that information that we received.
02:28That search is ongoing,
02:30and we have nothing to advise you on at this stage in relation to that search,
02:34but that is ongoing.
02:37Again, I'm asking for an appeal to the public in the Glenory area.
02:42Did you see that vehicle?
02:43A grey Corolla DVT 077.
02:47Did you see it in the area?
02:48In and around the Shatai Ridge Road area in Glenory.
02:54If you did, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1-800-333-000.
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