11 h. ago After three weeks, travel warning lifted as police continue search for suspected cop killer

Facing a fraught balance between public safety and local needs, Victoria Police have lifted a travel warning for a remote town, even as a massive manhunt for Dezi Freeman continues in the surrounding bushland.

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11 h. ago After three weeks, travel warning lifted as police continue search for suspected police killer

Facing a fraught balance between public safety and local needs, Victoria Police have lifted a travel warning for a remote town, even as a massive manhunt for Dezi Freeman continues in the surrounding bushland.

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7 d. ago Day 13 for manhunt, but still no sign of alleged police killer

Officers could be seen searching the Porepunkah Airfield on Sunday afternoon as the extensive police manhunt for Dezi Freeman continued.

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8 d. ago High Country hideouts: Old gold mines complicate search for Dezi Freeman

Bounty hunters have been warned not to join the search for the alleged High Country killer after police offered a $1 million reward for information leading to his arrest.

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8 d. ago Bounty hunters warned off trail of alleged police killer Dezi Freeman after $1m reward offered

As the manhunt continues for the man suspected of murdering two officers in the High Country, Victoria Police announced the biggest bounty in the state’s history.

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8 d. ago ‘You will be caught’: Police set $1 million reward for capture of alleged police killer Dezi Freeman

As the manhunt continues for the man suspected of murdering two officers in the High Country, Victoria Police announced the biggest bounty in the state’s history.

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9 d. ago ‘Dezi just loved the bush’: Former friend says fugitive knows how to navigate alpine terrain

Heavily armed police and sniffer dogs visit the property of Ray Kompe, a former friend of Dezi Freeman, as they continue their hunt for the alleged police killer.

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1 week ago ‘Oh my god, it’s Uncle Des’: The spiralling descent of an alleged police killer

Christmas 2018 was a final tipping point for many of the Filbys, who say they have been estranged from the alleged double murderer for years by both name and ideology.

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1 week ago ADF specialists to help track down accused Victorian cop killer

Police continue to hunt accused cop killer Dezi Freeman amid concerns members of the public are helping him hide.

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1 week ago A helicopter circles, police return to Freeman’s home: Search for alleged killer enters second week

Heavily armed police kept up the manhunt on Tuesday as, in Adelaide, a man was charged over a poster of Dezi Freeman displayed at a March for Australia rally.

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1 week ago Hunt for accused police killer Dezi Freeman enters its seventh day

Victorian police move into Mount Buffalo National Park as the hunt for accused cop killer Dezi Freeman enters its seventh day.

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2 w. ago Camouflaged police search farmland on day five of Dezi Freeman manhunt

Camouflaged specialist police search farmland and pine plantations in Victoria’s High Country for accused double murderer Dezi Freeman.

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2 w. ago Snow in High Country as search for accused police killer Dezi Freeman enters fifth day

As wild weather buffeted much of Victoria, the town of Porepunkah awoke on Saturday to clearer skies than the day before.

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2 w. ago Alleged police killer’s wife, teen arrested and released as manhunt continues

Victoria Police’s top cop has urged fugitive Dezi Freeman to hand himself in, as his wife was one of two people arrested last night and released without charge.

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2 w. ago In his own words: Accused police killer Dezi Freeman speaks of hardships, hatred

The fugitive made a desperate plea to a court for the return of his licence, saying his family was in a dire situation and it could be the straw that broke the camel’s back.

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2 w. ago Alleged police killer Dezi Freeman remains on the run and heavily armed

As the manhunt continues, a former landlord has shared fears for the safety of scores of people in the local community who had fallen out with Freeman.

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2 w. ago Manhunt for accused gunman continues after police officers shot dead

Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Mike Bush says 'heavily armed' accused killer Dezi Freeman remains at large after shooting dead two police officers and injuring a third.

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