Police announce $1 million reward for cold-case shooting death of security guard
New South Wales New Zealand April 15 2020
A $1 million reward is now on offer for information relating to the shooting death of a security guard in New South Wales a decade ago.
Gary Allibon, 59, was ambushed during a robbery on a cash-in-transit van on Sussex Street, in Sydney, just after 6am on Monday, June 7, 2010.
Mr Allibon was just eight-months short of retiring from his job as a security guard when he was shot in the back. He had his hands up and had not drawn his gun when he was attacked.
Three men stole cash and Mr Allibon’s firearm before fleeing the scene in a stolen Audi S8, driven by a fourth man.
Despite extensive investigations at the time and over the past decade, no one has been charged over Mr Allibon’s murder.
His widow Monica joined police in announcing the $1m reward today, up from $100,000.
“I feel Gary deserves that and I all I want is some justice and a peaceful heart,” Mrs Allibon said.
“It’s been a long 10 years, but I live in hope, I believe in hope.”
Mrs Allison said she made a promise to her husband when he died that she would never give up finding his killers.
“I would do anything in my power, no matter how painful,” Mrs Allison said. “I live with this every day.
“I say good morning and goodnight to Gary every day.
“I used to be angry, but I believe in karma – they have to live with what they did but I have to live with the pain, it doesn’t go away.
“It’s still there and it’s like someone has put a tattoo on me that I didn’t want, but it’s there forever.”
Mrs Allibon appealed to her husband’s killers – or those who have vital information about the shooting – to come forward after so long.
“I really don’t know how they can live with themselves knowing what these perpetrators did and not come forward,” Mrs Allibon said.
“How can they hold that in for 10 years?
“I appeal to you, whoever you are, for my little peace of mind, I live in hope, hope is the best thing.”
Robbery and Serious Crime Squad Commander Detective Acting Superintendent Grant Taylor said those who killed Mr Allibon were “callous thieves”.
“We have never stopped investigating this crime,” Act. Supt Taylor said.
“Further evidence has now strengthened our lines of enquiry and our resolute.”
Ten years of investigation had allowed police to focus their attention on a number of people who carried out the murder, he added.
“Now is the time, more than ever to come forward with information,” he said.
“It could be the little bit if information that we need.”
NSW Police Minister David Elliott said Mr Allibon was “simply doing his job” when he was shot dead.
“It was a job that was obviously very important to economic prosperity of this state,” Mr Elliot said.
“His murder not only shattered his family life but also his profession and all those who worked with him.”
He commended the work of detectives over the last decade.
“But we don’t give up in NSW police.
“Time means nothing when it comes to cowardly acts like this.”
Mrs Allibon said she and her husband were planning to travel once he left his job at Chubb.
“He was a beautiful human being, a good man, we had a lovely marriage, despite not having any children – we had a happy marriage and made a life for each other ,” Mrs Allibon said.
“We always had a cuddle before he left for work at 4am every morning.
“He told me he loved me, those were the last words he uttered, ‘I love you’.
“We lived for each other.”
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