<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="Police"><span>Police</span></a><span> have arrested a man in relation to the 14-year-old </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/cold-case" rel="" target="" title="cold case"><span>cold case</span></a><span> disappearance of AFL great Barry Breen's brother Brendan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria Police </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/missing-persons" rel="" target="" title="Missing Persons"><span>Missing Persons</span></a><span> Squad detectives arrested a man in Brisbane this morning after travelling to Queensland as part of their investigation in Brendan Breen's 2012 disappearance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man has been interviewed and released pending further enquiries.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-work-from-home-legislation/b83f85b4-168a-4443-9d50-9b5afc701640" target="_blank"><strong><span>What are Victoria's proposed work from home laws?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The arrest comes just weeks after Brendan's twin sister Fiona </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/brendan-breen-missing-fathers-mystery-disappearance-now-considered-suspicious/04c89457-4ee7-4ac3-951e-6f2dd0bfda77" rel="" target="" title="made an emotional plea for information"><span>made an emotional plea for information</span></a><span> on behalf of the family.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brendan was last seen by his girlfriend at the Hilton hotel in South Wharf in April 2012.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The then-55-year-old was reported </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/missing-persons" target="" title="missing"><span>missing</span></a><span> one month later in May after he cancelled dinner with his separated wife via an unusual text message.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/cold-case-disappearance-of-afl-greats-brother-brendan-breen/f13ddfae-05d6-4a0b-9b01-da821be3c1e0" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He missed his daughter's wedding about a month later, and four years after that he missed his daughter's funeral.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The grandfather's bank accounts and phone haven't been accessed since his disappearance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's been determined that he most likely met with foul play, police said last month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-girl-chloe-jeffries-killed-at-japanese-ski-resort/937a08fa-025e-4a1b-84eb-18c973716597" target="_blank"><strong><span>Australian killed at Japanese ski resort identified as eight-year-old from Gold Coast</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said Brendan – also known as Brendan Green, Brian Greer and Brendan Lacombe – had previously been charged with fraud offences and spent "several years" in jail.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There are a number of aspects about his disappearance that continue to give us cause for concern, especially the length of time he has been missing with no trace whatsoever," Missing persons squad Inspector Dave Dunstan said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We know he had a number of associates who were also known to police, and while they have been spoken to over the years, this remains an active avenue of enquiry for investigators."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brendan is the brother of St Kilda great Barry Breen, who kicked the winning point in the Saints' only premiership win in 1966.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> 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