Monday, August 28, 2006
NO-APPEARANCE GANG STILL AT LARGE
Those sinister men of no appearance continue their Sydney crime spree:
A 16-year-old girl was tailed by a car full of men before being dragged inside and assaulted in Sydney’s west last night, police say …
The three men involved in the attack were described to police as having dark “mullet-style” hair cuts.
One was believed to be aged 20 to 25, 170 centimetres tall and clean shaven, police said.
The police press release said a little more than that:
Police are seeking three men described as being of Middle Eastern/Mediterranean appearance, with dark “mullet-style” hair cuts. One of the men is believed to be 20 to 25-years-old, 170cm tall and clean shaven.
In another case, men of no appearance were pursued by police of no description:
Shortly after 11pm police officers pursued a Ford Territory four-wheel drive believed to have been involved in the attempted carjacking in nearby Bass Hill, but lost sight of the vehicle.
And here’s the relevant police press release:
Shortly after 11pm the other car believed to be involved in the attempted carjacking, a Ford Territory 4WD, was involved in a pursuit at Bass Hill involving officers from the Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad.
Even when the appearance of the no-appearance gang is mentioned—as in this weekend item—things remain unclear:
Police have released images of two men wanted for threatening a mother and her eight-month-old baby with a knife in Sydney’s inner-west …
Police today released two images of the men wanted over the attack.
All three are described as being of Middle Eastern/Mediterranean appearance.
They spoke both Arabic and English to the woman.
As reader Shadow Minion notes: “I can’t say I know too many Greeks who speak Arabic.”
(Via Chris, Nick C., and Dan Lewis)