'Hiding in plain sight': How one of Australia's most wanted fugitives accused of murdering his brother is avoiding police by blending in with locals at suburban parks
- Melbourne man Jonathan Dick, 40, is wanted over alleged murder of his brother
- Mr Dick may be travelling through parks and reserves to avoid being found
- Detectives believe Mr Dick is earning money and living in abandoned houses
- He is also wanted over alleged assault of a man six month's after brother's death
- Sunday marks the two years since his brother's murder and he is yet to be found
One of Australia's most wanted fugitives accused of murdering his brother may be travelling through suburban parks and reserves to avoid detection.
Victorian man Jonathan Dick, 40, is wanted over the alleged murder of his brother David Dick in a Doncaster shopping centre, north-east of Melbourne on February 3, 2017 - and a hammer assault on a man in Keilor, north-west of Melbourne six months later.
Detectives believe Mr Dick has been 'hiding in plain sight' and is using a bicycle as his main mode of transport.
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Jonathan Dick (pictured) has been wanted over the alleged murder of his brother David Dick on February 3, 2017
Police say a cyclist wearing a red hooded jumper and blue jeans is believed to be Mr Dick, seen on the day a man was assaulted with a hammer
Sunday marks two years since Mr Dick's brother was murdered and is yet to be found, despite a $100,000 reward on offer since October last year.
Detective Inspector Tim Day said despite 300 calls from members of the public the only confirmed sighting of Jonathan Dick has been his August 2017 assault on a male associate.
'Investigators believe that Jonathan is avoiding detection by using parks and reserves as access routes, and he may possibly have access to a bicycle as a mode of transport,' Det Insp Day said in a statement on Saturday.
'Jonathan might also be using abandoned houses and buildings for shelter.'
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A man believed to be Mr Dick was captured on CCTV entering an elevator at a Westfield shopping centre in Doncaster the day before the murder of his brother David.
Carpenter David Dick was 36 at the time he was fatally stabbed in the shopping centre car park at about 6am.
A group using the car park for personal training found him dying from his severe head injuries.
The 40-year-old was then spotted walking down Wamba Road in Ivanhoe East an hour after his brother was stabbed.
A man believed to be Mr Dick was captured on CCTV entering an elevator at a Doncaster Westfield the day before the murder of his brother
Police announced they allege the unknown man behind David Dick's murder was Jonathan on February 8.
A sword believed to be used in the alleged murder was found in Jonathan's abandoned 1997 Ford Fairmont sedan in Ivanhoe East on February 11.
Investigators believe the two brothers may have had a falling out in a disagreement over property.
Homicide detectives released CCTV of a cyclist wearing a red hooded jumper and blue jeans with a helmet believed to be Mr Dick on Green Gully Road in Keilor on the same day he allegedly hit his former friend on the head with a hammer.
Vision has been released of man believed to be Mr Dick on the same day he allegedly assaulted a man with a hammer
The man believed to be Mr Dick was wearing a red hooded jumper and blue jeans running on the streets
Police believe a dog walker with a grey hood and track suit pants may have crossed paths with Mr Dick
Mr Dick is described as being in his 30s, Caucasian, about 176cm tall with a solid build and mousy brown hair.
He has two bright-coloured tattoos, which include one that depicts the Incredible Hulk on his left calf and a Wolverine v Sabre-tooth on his right thigh extending to his knee.
Images of Mr Dick's leg tattoos were released with the hopes the public may be able to identify him if he is wearing shorts.
Police are urging anyone who sees him to call triple 000 but not to approach him.
Mr Dick has an Incredible Hulk tattoo on his left calf (left) and a Wolverine v Sabre-tooth on his right thigh extending to his knee (right)
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