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Crime fighting plan revealed as brawling teens charged

Police officers are set to be freed from their desks as a state pledges $80 million for new crime fighting measures while four brawling teens have been charged.

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Victoria police arrest two people as part of Dezi Freeman investigation

Man and woman released pending further enquiries after arrests at separate properties in state’s north-east on Saturday morning

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s really polarised the population’: amid a police search for Dezi Freeman’s helpers, some sympathy towards the double-murderer remains

Police say anyone who helped the 56-year-old fugitive, who allegedly killed two police officers, ‘will be held to account’

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‘I was surprised he was here’: the hunt for Dezi Freeman ended on a remote family property at Thologolong

Until they heard the gunshots, locals say they had no idea the 56-year-old fugitive had been hiding out next door

The Guardian - AU

Who knew what? Rumours swirl about cop killer's hideout

Theories are swirling about double police killer Dezi Freeman's death near a small mountainous town as officers comb his squalid hiding place.

AAP

Community searches for answers over shock Freeman find

Unanswered questions are reverberating through a border community after alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman was found on an isolated bush block.

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An isolated property, a morning standoff and an armed fugitive: Dezi Freeman’s final hours

Freeman is understood to have emerged from his hideout cloaked in a blanket or doona, which he dropped to reveal a weapon

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Who Is Dezi Freeman? Notorious Australian Cop Killer Shot Dead After Refusing Surrender in 7-Month Hunt

The story of Dezi Freeman, a fugitive and Australia's most wanted after fatally shooting two police officers. His intense manhunt and final standoff highlighted challenges posed by the sovereign citizen movement.

International Business Times UK

Notorious Fugitive Dezi Freeman Shot Dead in Rural Victoria Stand-Off

A massive police operation in Victoria ended with the fatal capture of Dezi Freeman, the fugitive accused of killing two officers. Learn about the seven-month manhunt and its dramatic conclusion.

International Business Times UK

Australian police believe fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead after months on the run

Police had been searching for ‘sovereign citizen’ since he fatally shot two officers last August

The Independent UK

Seven months ago, Dezi Freeman vanished in the mountain fog. Now he’s been shot dead – but many questions remain

The ‘sovereign citizen’ who killed two police officers had left in his wake a haze of rumours and misinformation

The Guardian - AU

Australian police fatally shoot a suspect in a 3-hour standoff after 2 officers killed

Australian police believe they have shot dead a suspect accused of killing two police officers and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region seven months ago

The Independent UK

What we know so far about the shooting of fugitive Desmond ‘Dezi’ Freeman

Police shot dead a man on Monday, in an operation police said ended their seven-month search for the 59-year-old who has been on the run since allegedly killing two police officers in Porepunkah

The Guardian - AU

Who is Dezi Freeman and what did he do? What to know about the Australian fugitive shot dead by Victoria police

56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ had been on the run after allegedly killing two police officers at Porepunkah in Australian alpine region in August

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After 216 days on the run, how was Dezi Freeman caught and what happens now?

For more than 200 days, police killer Dezi Freeman was on the run in the harsh bush terrain of north-east Victoria after shooting and killing two police officers in August 2025.

AAP

Memory of 'despicable' bombing lingers 40 years on

One of Australia's most brutal bombings has been relived as the memory of its sole slain victim endures four decades since the attack.

AAP

Man charged over one of two separate fatal stabbings

Police have charged one man with murder as investigations continue into the death of another man involved in an unrelated stabbing attack.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria to follow NSW in giving police new powers to stop protests in wake of Bondi terror attack

Police with semi-automatic rifles will be deployed at Boxing Day Test but commissioner says this move is not based on a ‘specific new threat’

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The Guardian - AU

Bondi attack: vigils held as more than A$1m raised for man who tackled shooter – as it happened

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Three months without a trace: the many unanswered questions surrounding Dezi Freeman

As rumours whip around Victoria’s high country, police can’t rule out Freeman is still in the Porepunkah area, harboured by locals, but believe it’s unlikely

AAP

Gun 'testing' in hunt for accused cop killer fugitive

Police have fired guns in bushland following reports a lone shot rang out in the area soon after Desmond Freeman allegedly gunned down two of their colleagues.

AAP

'Good job': state backs top cop after chopper trips

A police commissioner has "not lived up to expectations" but still has the state's support after details emerged of more undeclared chopper flights.

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Chopper trip may hover over top cop's behaviour calls

A police chief's decision to use an official helicopter to travel interstate could complicate his bid to restore public trust in the force.

AAP

Chopper ride doesn't pass pub test, top cop concedes

A state police chief admits "the buck stops with me" after flying interstate on a force helicopter, but denies the travel decision risked public safety.

AAP

Hunt for cop killer continues as national park reopens

A national park closed down during the hunt for Australia's most wanted man has been reopened to the public, while police vow they will find him.

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