The cop on the centre of a manhunt for 2 lacking males has been arrested after handing himself in and detectives have sealed off a road 165km away as they seek for a lacking white van he was renting.
Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon, 28, was wished for questioning by police after his ex-boyfriend, former Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird, 26, and Baird’s new accomplice Luke Davies, 29, vanished from Paddington, in Sydney’s east, on Monday night.
Police maintain grave issues for the couple’s security after a big quantity of blood was found in Baird’s Paddington townhouse.
The bloody discover got here after their belongings have been discovered dumped in a skip bin in Cronulla simply after 11am on Wednesday.
Lamarre-Condon, who can also be properly often known as a celeb chaser, vanished within the wake of the 2 males disappearing. He informed his bosses he was occurring sick go away and switched his telephone off.
On Friday morning, as cops frantically looked for Lamarre-Condon and his rented white Toyota Hiace van, he handed himself in at Bondi Police Station at 10.30am.
Round noon, a road in Lambton, Newcastle, 165km away from the Paddington crime scene, was sealed off by police after a white van was noticed in Karoola Street close to Lambton Pool, which matched the outline of the one being hunted.
Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon (pictured) was wished for questioning by police after his ex-boyfriend, ex-Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird and Baird’s new accomplice Luke Davies vanished
Former Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird, 26, (left) and Baird’s new accomplice Luke Davies, 29, (proper) vanished from Paddington, in Sydney’s east, on Monday evening
Police are trying to find a white van (pictured) they imagine was being pushed by Mr Lamarre. It was captured on CCTV (pictured) driving previous the couple in Paddington on Monday evening
‘There’s cops in every single place, strolling the streets, door knocking,’ mentioned one native resident. ‘Bought the highway closed previous the pool.’
One other added: ‘The park is taped off with police tape up close to the bowling membership and many police are strolling the park for the time being.’
The most important new developments got here after Day by day Mail Australia revealed Lamarre-Condon’s telephone had proven indicators of life shortly earlier than his arrest.
He had gone to floor within the wake of the manhunt being launched for the lacking couple, with police unable to find him after he was revealed to be Mr Baird’s ex-boyfriend.
Previous to becoming a member of NSW Police, Lamarre-Condon was a celeb blogger who was infamous for taking selfies with stars like Taylor Swift and Woman Gaga.
He joined the police service in 2019, however hit the headlines once more when he was caught on digital camera tasering a person within the face throughout an arrest.
Lamarre-Condon’s telephone had been switched off – however his WhatsApp confirmed messages have been ‘final seen as we speak at 9.55am’ earlier on Friday morning
Police raided a house in Balmain related with Lamarre-Condon’s household late on Thursday evening the place they seized a ‘variety of gadgets’
An investigation later cleared him of any wrongdoing.
His arrest on Friday morning adopted a police raid on Lamarre-Condon’s household’s residence in Balmain late final evening.
On the property in Balmain, in Sydney’s inside west, kinfolk on Friday admitted they have been ‘pressured’ however declined to remark additional.
Mr Baird and Mr Davies went lacking from the TV producer’s $3million rental residence in Paddington on Monday.
Mr Davies, 29, was with Mr Baird, 26 – however the pair then vanished and Mr Davies’ household have been unable to contact him.
CCTV footage of the couple’s final identified whereabout reveals them getting into Mr Baird’s residence late on Monday evening.
The lads have been captured wandering exterior earlier than heading in the direction of the again of the terrace. A white van is then seen driving close by.
Neither of the pair have been seen since, nonetheless Mr Baird’s telephone appeared to have final been energetic on WhatsApp on Tuesday night.
Jesse Baird and Luke Davies are pictured. Police maintain grave fears for his or her security
Previous to turning into a police officer, Lamarre-Condon was a celeb blogger, infamous for grabbing selfies with stars like Jessica Hart (pictured)
His social media accounts, which featured footage of Beau Lamarre-Condon with celebrities together with Taylor Swift (pictured) have all been deactivated
Final week, Lamarre-Condon was nonetheless takeing selfies with stars, grabbing this selfie with Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker
A manhunt was launched after a pile of the couple’s bloodied garments was present in a big skip bin within the centre of Cronulla in Sydney’s south at round 11am on Wednesday.
Police then raced to Mr Baird’s residence in Paddington, the place they discovered a ‘great amount of blood’ and bloodstained furnishings.
‘Following inquiries, detectives are a line of inquiry {that a} third particular person could possibly help with the investigation,’ a police assertion learn on Thursday evening.
‘Detectives will proceed to take a look at all previous relationships and associations.’
