Melcom Arthur CROSS
Melcom Arthur CROSS
Above - age-enhanced image of Melcom
Melcom Cross, aged 40 when he disappeared, failed to return to his place of employment on 03/08/1988. The vehicle Melcom was driving was found abandoned on the 4th of August 1988 in the Kings Cross area of Sydney NSW. Melcom has not been seen or heard from since.
If you have any information that may assist Police, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
NSW Police are appealing for information, as part of Missing Persons Week, to help locate a man who went missing from Sydney 30 years.
Melcom Arthur Cross, then aged 40, was last seen on 3 August 1988 driving a taxi in Woolloomooloo having just completed a fare from Cheltenham.
The taxi was found abandoned on McElhone Street, Woolloomooloo.
Police from Kings Cross Police Area Command were contacted by a family member and launched an investigation.
Inquiries revealed a credit card issued to Mr Cross was used shortly after his disappearance in and around Adelaide, South Australia, however, he has not made any contact with family or friends.
Strike Force Grovenor has since been established to investigate his disappearance.
At the time Mr Cross went missing, he was known to be an avid golfer and sports fan. He was involved in a number of sporting clubs in New South Wales and may have ties to those communities.
He was a Defence Force employee from 1964 until his discharge in 1968.
Mr Cross is described as being of Caucasian appearance, 172cm tall, medium build, with black hair and brown eyes. He may have a spinal ailment and subsequent hunched posture.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/.
Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
NSW Police Facebook June 8th 2019
NSW Police are re-appealing for information to help locate a man who went missing from Sydney 30 years ago.
Melcom Arthur Cross, then aged 40, was last seen on 3 August 1988 driving a taxi in Woolloomooloo having just completed a fare from Cheltenham.
The taxi was found abandoned on McElhone Street, Woolloomooloo.
Police from Kings Cross Police Area Command were contacted by a family member and launched an investigation.
Inquiries revealed a credit card issued to Mr Cross was used shortly after his disappearance in and around Adelaide, South Australia, however he has not made any contact with family or friends.
Inquiries by Kings Cross detectives under Strike Force Grovenor are continuing into his disappearance.
At the time Mr Cross went missing, he was known to be an avid golfer and sports fan. He was involved in several sporting clubs in NSW and may have ties to those communities.
Mr Cross is described as being of Caucasian appearance, 172cm tall with a medium build, black hair and brown eyes. He may also have a hunched posture.
Anyone with information about Mr Cross’ whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.
The mysterious vanishing of Woolloomooloo cabbie Melcom Cross in 1988 has sent shockwaves through central Queensland, where former friends have only just learned the cricketing legend is the subject of a 30-year-old Sydney cold case.
“When this came up the other day I said there would obviously be a number of people here (in Queensland) who want to help give the family closure,” Phil Ilott said.
Detectives from Kings Cross are reopening the case that has long eluded top cops in Sydney.
The only trace of Melcom Cross was his cab that was found abandoned on McElhone St, Woolloomooloo — though his credit card was used in Adelaide to purchase personal items not long after he vanished.
Mr Ilott, who spent years playing cricket with Melcom at Easts in Rockhampton, remembered the 40-year-old as a “larrikin” who “wouldn’t hurt a fly”.
Since news of the renewed appeal from Strike Force Grovenor, he said he and a number of mates from the nearby town of Emerald have been stunned to learn that Mr Cross vanished less than two years after winning an a-grade title in central Queensland together.
“It was a shock to me because people always said there was a story about what happened to Mel Cross,” Mr Ilott said.
“It’s just a shame it has taken so long, I had the shock of my life when I found out.
“As far as I know he wasn’t an aggressive guy looking for trouble, he was really laid back … he was such a terrific bloke.”
When news of Melcom Cross’ disappearance broke in 1988 more than 4000 Sydney cabbies took the streets to join the search.
Police at the time feared he was robbed and abducted after learning he carried his savings with him and that the cab he was driving had been fleeced of any cash.
Friends and colleagues were convinced he met with foul play, according to reports from 1988.
Mr Cross left behind two young children in Rockhampton when he disappeared.
“The fact the purchases made on this credit card were personal items, it was like he was starting afresh,” Mr Cross’ daughter Michelle Farrell told The Daily Telegraph in 2018.
