Police prepare for a possible confrontation in Justin Ave. Picture: Blair Hamish Source: Herald Sun
A FUGITIVE under siege in a Melbourne suburb for more than 24 hours was seen with something strapped to his body, police have confirmed.
Antonio "Mad Dog" Loguancio, 40, was seen with the object when he approached the door about 3pm in his bungalow in a quiet street in Melbourne's north.
Loguancio was cornered by police at 7pm on Friday in Justin Ave, Glenroy.
Police said he had not been given any food. It was unclear if he had slept since the standoff began.
Police were blowing a loud siren about 6 o'clock last night to keep Loguancio awake.
Serial rapist Antonio Loguancio remains holed up in a house in Melbourne's north as a stand off with police enters a second day.
Victoria Police Superintendent Dean Stevenson said Loguancio was having mood swings.
"He did come out at some stage with something strapped to him, but we haven't been able to establish if that was a firearm or not," Supt Stevenson said.
"It was either on his arm or on his chest."
Interested bystanders watch on the scene of the siege in Justin Ave, Glenroy. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
He did not confirm if police knew whether Loguancio had taken drugs.
Police wanted him to surrender peacefully and to take him to a police station, Supt Stevenson said.
"He will get an opportunity to see his family, opportunity to see a solicitor, to talk to a solicitor, an opportunity to talk to whoever he would like to talk to back at that police station," he said.
Antonio Loguancio. Picture: Victoria Police
"We want to negotiate a peaceful resolution, we don't want anyone hurt out of this." Police have been pursuing Loguancio after an alleged assault on a woman a week ago.
Loguancio's best friend, Mick Collett, who was in regular phone contact with the fugitive, said Loguancio feared police would shoot him and did not want to go to jail.
Officers in Justin Ave with police dogs. Picture: Hamish Blair
Mr Collett said Loguancio was a night owl and had no intention of ending the siege.
"He just doesn't want to go to jail for something he didn't do - that's all it is," Mr Collett told the Sunday Herald Sun.
Loguancio's mother and sister were at the scene, but it was believed he had refused to speak to either of them.
Mr Collett said Loguancio should be enjoying a day at the Avalon Air Show with him instead of being under police siege.
Police set up at the scene in Glenroy where Antonio Loguancio is holed up inside a house. Picture: Ian Currie
John Lawrie, who described himself as Loguancio's 'surrogate brother', said he knows him as a lovable man and a big kid but has urged Loguancio to come out immediately.
''Just do yourself a favour...Just come out peacefully,''Mr Lawrie said.
Joe Greco, 54, whose Maude St property is directly behind the scene of the siege, said two armed Special Operations Group officers had jumped his fence on Friday night and continued to man the area.
"They explained they were police officers and said, 'Oh, this shouldn't be long' but then at about 10pm one of them told me it was confirmed he's got a shotgun," Mr Greco said.
Armed police walk down Justin Ave, Glenroy. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
"The whole neighbourhood has to be inconvenienced because of some actions.
"Out of all the places in Victoria this guy had to come and get held-up, it's at the back of mine."
Glenroy resident Craig Jackson, 49, said he wanted police to end the siege.
"They are playing to his every need and these poor people are trapped and can't leave their homes," he said.
On Thursday, police appealed for help finding Loguancio after he allegedly assaulted his partner and breached a court-imposed supervision order.
The assault happened five days earlier but police defended the decision not to go public sooner.
They believed Loguancio could be caught because he was a "creature of habit".
A man at the scene yesterday who claimed to know Loguancio said he wouldn't give up without a fight.
Police set up at the scene in Glenroy. Picture: Ian Currie
"I'm staying here to see what happens," he said. "It won't be pretty.
"He's not going back to jail, he told me that."
It is understood the man, who would not be named, had already been interviewed by police.
A friend said he hoped he could talk Loguancio out of doing something reckless.
- with Christopher Gillett
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