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'Part of the blue family': leaders hail fallen officers

A young constable killed in a crash only days ago "could have done anything", as political and police leaders honour officers who have died in the line of duty.

AAP · Sep 28

The healing continues in the shadow of fallen police

One year after a deadly ambush at a remote property claimed the lives of two police officers, a region remains scarred but is slowly healing.

AAP · Aug 28

'Told me everything': top cop reflects on darkest hour

A police chief has described seeing the colour drain from the face of a staffer as he learned two officers had been gunned down at a regional property.

AAP · Aug 25

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Fallen officers never forgotten as memorial unveiled

Hundreds of police officers and grieving families have united for a memorial service, nearly a year after two officers were gunned down at a regional property.

AAP · Aug 24

No charges after Dezi Freeman police probe arrests

Police investigating how Dezi Freeman evaded capture for months have freed two men after arresting and interviewing the pair.

AAP · May 27

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AAP · May 25

Two arrested as police probe Dezi Freeman's time on run

Arrests have been made as part of an investigation into Dezi Freeman as police face scrutiny over the lack of body-worn cameras at the killer's last shootout.

AAP · May 25

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VIC:'Come have a beer': how Dezi Freeman engaged with cops

Details surrounding the negotiations between police and fugitive double killer Dezi Freeman before he was gunned down have been revealed for the first time.

AAP · May 25

Afternoon Update: Dezi Freeman abused dying constable; Nacc head Paul Brereton resigns; and a fierce beard contest

Details surrounding the deaths of police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart outlined in court

The Guardian - AU · May 25

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AAP · May 25

Cop killer Dezi Freeman's violent last moments revealed

Double cop-killer Dezi Freeman died in a hail of police bullets while holding a gun he stole from an officer he killed months prior, a coroner has been told.

AAP · May 25

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AAP · May 25

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AAP · May 25

VIC:Dezi Freeman's final words to dying police officer

Double cop-killer Dezi Freeman re-entered the site of the shooting, swore over his victim's body and called him scum before firing another shot and fleeing.

AAP · Apr 21

YouTuber investigated for filming Dezi's secret hideout

A police investigation is under way after a YouTuber filmed the campsite where double cop killer Dezi Freeman was shot dead.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5

Sisters of officer killed by Dezi Freeman plan to sue police for negligence, lawyer says

Dianne Thompson and Lois Kirk tell Victoria police in letter ‘we did not expect to feel invisible’ after Neal Thompson’s death

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 1

‘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’

AAP · Mar 30

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.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30

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

International Business Times UK · Mar 30

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 · Mar 30

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.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30

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 · Mar 30

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

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