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'Steve Irwin gene': slain veteran cop's bravery saluted

A retiring police officer thought of himself as indestructible and remarked he was going to miss the job before being gunned down in cold blood.

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Huge Freeman reward no act of desperation say police

A 12-day manhunt for accused double murderer Dezi Freeman has been bolstered by a million-dollar reward offer for information leading to his arrest.

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Australian authorities offer $1m bounty for fugitive gunman who shot dead two police officers

Manhunt for ‘sovereign citizen’ Dezi Freeman enters day 12

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'My superhero': touching funeral tributes for slain cop

Heartbroken family and friends have farewelled the first of two fallen police officers, with a guard of honour stretching hundreds of metres.

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Fugitive contact possible as surrender plea reissued

A former hostage negotiator has revealed how surrender plans work as police continue to urge a man accused of shooting dead two officers to hand himself in.

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Wife of accused cop-killer 'present' for shooting

Police have revealed the wife of fugitive Dezi Freeman was present when he allegedly executed two officers in cold blood.

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Public information about accused cop killer floods in

Police are sifting through a raft of information about an accused police killer after a public appeal for help, as the cost of the search raises questions.

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Authorities warn locals against aiding fugitive Dezi Freeman as manhunt enters seventh day

Self-proclaimed ‘sovereign citizen’ remains at large and is believed to be armed and ‘very dangerous’

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Manhunt for accused cop killer enters sixth day

Police say there have been several reported sightings of alleged gunman Dezi Freeman since he fled in dense bushland, though none have been confirmed.

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'Please surrender': wife's plea to accused cop killer

A man wanted over the shooting deaths of two police officers is being urged to surrender by his wife and children.

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Man arrested in alpine hunt for accused cop killer

Police have made another arrest as the hunt for Dezi Freeman stretches towards a sixth day with hundreds of officers searching for the accused double murderer.

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Porepunkah’s alleged police killer vanished into wild alpine bush – leaving locals behind in the mess

Dezi Freeman’s anti-government views and bushcraft skills were well-known in the small Victorian town before he allegedly killed two officers

The Guardian - AU

Porepunkah manhunt day five: what we know so far about the Victoria police shooting and suspect Dezi Freeman

Police are looking for Dezi Freeman, who allegedly killed two officers at the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah, about 300km north-east of Melbourne, Australia

The Guardian - AU

Two Arrested In Porepunkah Raid As Cops Continue Search For Alleged Killer Dezi Freeman

Police have arrested two individuals as the search for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman – the sovereign citizen on the run in Porepunkah – enters its fourth day. In an update last night, multiple reports said that dozens of officers were seen escorting people on Chandler Street in Porepunkah, which…

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Back to the pub for community at centre of manhunt

A small town has been told to stay vigilant as it slowly re-opens after days of lockdown sparked by a search for a fugitive accused of shooting dead two police.

The Guardian - AU

‘This is his back yard’: police asked about booby traps and shelters as Porepunkah manhunt heads into fourth day

Police continue to search properties in area as tributes for two dead officers overflow at Wangaratta station

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Afternoon Update: ‘everything’ thrown at Dezi Freeman manhunt; the staggering truth about wage inequality; and Marles-Hegseth meeting confusion

Specialist police continued to scour bushland around the rural property where Det Leading Sen Const Neal Thompson, 59, and Sen Const Vadim De Waart, 35, were allegedly killed by Freeman

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Porepunkah shooting: Victoria police urge Dezi Freeman to call triple zero and surrender as manhunt continues

Police say heavily armed suspect has not been seen as they continue to scour bushland around rural property where two police officers were killed

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What we know on day three of the Victoria shooting

Police are looking for Dezi Freeman, who allegedly killed two officers at the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah, about 300km north-east of Melbourne, Australia

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Search For Suspected Porepunkah Shooter Continues As Police Identify Officers Killed

"Everyone is just in absolute shock. It is horrifying," said one local.

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Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Accused police killer Dezi Freeman has been urged to surrender as inclement weather hinders the search for the fugitive in difficult bushland terrain.

The Independent UK

Who is Dezi Freeman, suspected gunman on the run in rural Australia after two officers killed?

The 56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ once told a court he was a disability pensioner and claimed his family had been persecuted by the state

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'Ultimate sacrifice': police officers hailed as heroes

Two police officers killed in a shooting at a high-country property have been remembered as heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

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Think of the Kennedys and some elitist attributes come to mind: wealth, power, influence, elegance

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