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Community fractures as hunt for accused killer drags on

A community reliant on tourism is grappling with the financial and emotional effects of a two-week manhunt for an accused murderer.

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Tom Phillips shooting in NZ shows what police face with skilled and desperate fugitives

New Zealand police have tonight found two children, alone at a camp site in a remote location, after their fugitive father was shot dead during a burglary early on Monday morning.

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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

The Independent UK

Search Intensifies For Dezi Freeman As Police Announce Unprecedented $1 Million Reward

Victoria Police are offering a $1 million reward for information on fugitive Dezi Freeman, accused of killing two officers near Porepunkah.

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Police announce $1m reward for information on Dezi Freeman and warn public not to go looking for ‘high-risk’ Porepunkah fugitive

Victoria’s largest reward ever offered for arrest as alpine hunt for alleged killer of two police enters 12th day

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A million reasons to help the cops catch accused killer

A massive manhunt for an accused double murderer is nearing its third week, with police offering a sizeable reward for info that helps track him down.

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Ray taught Dezi Freeman about the bush. Later, he watched in dismay as his friend became ‘radicalised’

Accused Porepunkah killer’s former bushwalking companion speaks out as survival experts say Freeman’s chances of evading capture are waning

The Guardian - AU

What is prepping – and how does it work in Australia?

Speculation swirls about fugitive accused double murderer Dezi Freeman’s potential ties to prepper groups and possible doomsday beliefs. There are even questions over whether he’s hiding in a home-made underground bunker.

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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.

AAP

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.

AAP

Alleged Porepunkah killer shown ranting at police in pandemic-era footage as manhunt continues

Videos show Dezi Freeman arguing about Covid-19 mask mandates and telling police they have ‘intelligence of kindergarten children’

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‘People Know The Whereabouts’: Why Police Killer Dezi Freeman Is Still On The Run

Dezi Freeman remains at large in Victoria as police struggle to find him in Porepunkah. Here's why his capture is proving so difficult.

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Australia could pay up to $2.5bn to Nauru over 30 years to take noncitizens, home affairs department says – as it happened

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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.

The Guardian - AU

Dezi Freeman may be hiding in any one of hundreds of mineshafts near Porepunkah, local guide says

Alleged killer of two police officers could be hiding underground to evade detection by thermal imaging-equipped helicopters, expert says

The Guardian - AU

Eight days into the search for Dezi Freeman, some Porepunkah locals won’t talk. Others are getting edgy

Everyone is still speculating: where the alleged killer of two police is, why they haven’t found him yet, and if they – and their livelihoods – are safe

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I’m a former hostage negotiator. Here’s why police offered a surrender plan to fugitive Dezi Freeman

From the time accused police killer Dezi Freeman escaped into bushland heavily armed, Victoria’s Special Operations Group and the Negotiation Unit would have drawn up surrender plan scenarios if he decided to give himself up.

AAP

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.

Euronews

Australian fugitive being helped by others as manhunt nears second week, say police

Dezi Freeman, 56, allegedly killed two police officers at his rural property in Porepunkah last Tuesday, before escaping into the bush.

The Independent UK

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’

International Business Times

Australian Police Say Fugitive Gunman Is Being Helped

A gunman on the run in the bush in Australia after being accused of killing two officers was being aided by locals, police said Monday, as the manhunt entered its seventh day.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: police say people helping Dezi Freeman; the deadly toll on journalists in Gaza; and Michael Rosen’s tips for a happier day

People know whereabouts of Freeman and ‘have chosen, for whatever reason, not to come forward,’ police say

The Guardian - AU

‘Come forward’: police say people ‘know the whereabouts’ of alleged Porepunkah killer Dezi Freeman

Members of the public are helping harbour the gunman alleged to have shot dead two officers, police believe

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