Thursday 15 September 2022 04:02 AM Bilal Hamze murder: Police release new CCTV vision of cars of interest to solve ... trends now
A trail of luxury vehicles could be the key to putting away the alleged killer of notorious Sydney gangster Bilal Hamze - as top cops warn fraudsters are registering vehicles with the identities of law-abiding citizens before using them for crimes.
New CCTV vision released by New South Wales Police depicts the black Audi suspected to have been used in the drive-by shooting of Bilal Hamze driving alongside a top-end Mercedes allegedly later used in a botched murder attempt on his brother Ibrahem in Sydney's north.
It comes as cops reveal citizens had their identities stolen to register two further vehicles linked to the alleged murder attempt, and appeal for information from anyone who might have been alerted to unknown cars being registered in their name.
'There are people out there who may have information that they're not aware of that could help us and are victims of identity theft,' said police.
Police believe information from the public about the cars will bolster their investigations as they close in on the 'circle' of criminals behind the public killing of Hamze.
He was brutally gunned down near Sydney's Circular Quay in a brazen 'execution-style' murder on a frigid Thursday night in June, 2021.
Bullets rang out from within a stolen black Audi that cops suspect was one they later found burnt out on a residential street not long after the attack.
In a separate incident, an attempted highway stop turned pursuit saw police capture a premium Mercedes in North Sydney.
This image, showing two cars entering a North Sydney loading dock, holds the key to linking a public shooting to the attempted murder of Ibrahem Hamze
Gunshots are seen being fired from a black Audi at Bilal Hamze on Bridge Street, near Sydney's Circular Quay, at about 10.25pm on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Police had warned Bilal there was a target on his back before he was gunned down in Sydney's CBD
The occupants of the luxury vehicle, two men aged 31 and 19, allegedly commandeered an elderly man's car at gunpoint before fleeing - but they were apprehended and are currently before the courts.
Police now allege that same Mercedes had been used in a shadowy murder attempt on Ibrahem Hamze in his own apartment building.
Police now have vision of the Mercedes and black Audi driving around the same property in the weeks leading up to Bilal's death and Ibrahem's attempted murder.
The cars were also seen together under Ibrahem's apartment.
Both the vehicles have been seized and examined by police, along with a Honda Odyssey van and Mercedes station wagon also spotted driving in the area together.
One frame of the CCTV vision shows the Honda van and high-end station wagon entering a loading dock at the same time, an event which occurred on a few occasions.
It’s this clue that links them to each other and, police believe, the Mercedes sedan and black Audi.
It's believed the footage could be the key to establishing connections between the violent events and locking up those responsible for the alleged incidents.
An expensive Mercedes sedan descending into a carpark (pictured) is one of a series of vehicles police believe are linked to the brazen execution of Bilal Hamze and alleged attempted murder on Ibrahem Hamze
Police say CCTV vision shows five cars circling like sharks around Sydney's north in the weeks leading up to the CBD slaying of Bilal Hamze
The cars were all seen entering the same north Sydney loading dock at similar times (pictured), leading police to suspect the fraudulently registered vehicles are connected to the attempted murder of Ibrahem Hamze
Homicide Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty, said police believe those inside the cars had 'intentions to kill' on the day of Ibrahem's near-miss and are exploring links between
