The vehicle was sporting alternative stolen South Australian plates S415AZL (black and white) when they did a drive off from a service station in Gundagai at 9pm on Saturday night.
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Police have halved the search zone for armed fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco near Glenburn, after they drove through a checkpoint in their stolen Landcruiser.
Fugitive pair Gino and Mark Stocco have gone to ground again after they were spotted in rural NSW.
It is believed the men stole about $200 worth of petrol, before being seen heading south.
Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Rick Nugent said the fugitives at a few stage made it across the border “on a back road” because all main roads were manned by police from both states.
“That information has come from people previously known to the Stoccos… it’s them trying to avoid apprehension”, Det Insp Cloake said.
Police have been hunting the pair since they shot at two police vehicles on October 16 before going on a trip that may have taken them as far south as Victoria’s Gippsland region.
Heavily armed police are patrolling areas around Yea, St James, Wangaratta and Bairnsdale with specialist NSW police patrolling the border.
Gino Stocco, 58, and his son Mark Stocco, 35, have spent eight years on the run – and finding them now is proving even more hard for investigators who suspect Australia’s most wanted duo may be stashing firearms and supplies in the vast NSW bushland. For the convenience of the search, the police command post has been shifted to Yea in Wangaratta but have moved their control set-up from the area.
They received more than 20 calls on Saturday about suspect vehicles but most were able to be ruled out.
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Since then, the pair have been evading authorities in a stolen Landcruiser as well as altering their appearance, switching rego plates and using a flashing light on top of their vehicle’s cabin. Police have urged the public to continue reporting possible sightings but not to approach the men.
