US EditionAustralian police announce new search for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman
- Victoria Police will relaunch a five-day operation in remote sections of Mount Buffalo National Park about 300km northeast of Melbourne on Monday, with road closures expected.
- Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart were shot dead on August 26 while executing a warrant at Dezi Freeman's Rayner Track property, and Freeman fled on foot into dense bushland shortly after.
- Deploying specialist teams, police will use canine and drone units plus a NSW Police cadaver dog team, with more than 100 police and volunteers joining the Fugitive Squad, VIPER Taskforce and Special Operations Group for line searches and cave clearances.
- Victoria Police have posted a $1 million reward and warned residents not to approach the fugitive, urging calls to Triple Zero, as Detective Inspector Adam Tilley said `This incident... continues to have a significant impact` on the community.
- Both this week's search and a December five-day effort are grounded in intelligence about a gunshot heard shortly after the Porepunkah shooting on August 26, while Taskforce Summit has examined thousands of tips as police consider three possibilities: dead, harboured, or gone.
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Police launch fresh search for accused police killer Dezi Freeman
A renewed search in Victoria's High Country has started Dezi Freeman - the state's police force believe the 56-year-old is most likely dead. Freeman is accused of killing two police officers and severely injuring a third after they executed a search warrant on a rural property near the Victorian town of Porepunkah last year. There's been no trace of him since. Police are now focusing on a new search area in the vast Mount Buffalo National Park.
Fresh 5-day Manhunt Launched to Find Suspected Police Killer Dezi Freeman
Victorian Police have launched a fresh five-day manhunt for fugitive Desmond (Dezi) Freeman, this time in the Mount Buffalo National Park in north-east Victoria. The latest search comes nearly six months after the fatal shooting of two officers at his regional property. More than 100 police and volunteers—including specialist units from Victoria and interstate—are taking part in the renewed operation led by Victoria Police’s Taskforce Summit. Po…
Sydney Morning Herald
No proof of life: Police reveal ‘strong belief’ suspected double killer Dezi Freeman is dead
A single gunshot heard after the murders of two police officers in Porepunkah last year is behind a renewed search of the Mount Buffalo National Park for the missing fugitive.
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