Police have admitted that finding alleged police killer Dezi Freeman will rely on a public tip-off, after making no progress since he vanished into bushland near Mount Buffalo in late August.
The manhunt will now be led by a new, dedicated taskforce called Taskforce Summit, led by an anti-gangs detective inspector and comprising a team of specialist officers drawn from across the force. The new unit will be based in the Great Alpine area.
Alleged Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman, pictured in 2018.Credit: Nine/A Current Affair
“Victoria Police remains committed to using every available resource and the necessary capabilities to find Freeman. This investigation is far from over,” Assistant Commissioner Martin O’Brien said.
“However, we do believe it will only be brought to resolution through assistance from members of the public. I strongly urge anyone with any information at all, no matter how small you think it may be, to come forward and contact Crime Stoppers.”
This includes sightings of Freeman or local chatter about the fugitive or suspicious activity on properties around Porepunkah, where Freeman lived and was last seen.
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“Whatever it is, we want to hear from you,” O’Brien said.
Freeman allegedly shot dead Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, 59, and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart-Hottart, 34, while they were executing a warrant at a property where Freeman lived.
He allegedly injured a third officer before fleeing into the surrounding bushland of Porepunkah, about 300 kilometres north of Melbourne.
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