Cops surround shed on rural property in search for Dezi Freeman - as theory emerges about how he is hiding

The manhunt for Dezi Freeman has ramped up as the search enters its ninth day.

  • 03 сентября 2025, 05:00

The manhunt for Dezi Freeman has ramped up as the search enters its ninth day.

Freeman allegedly gunned down Detective Neal Thompson, 59, and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart, 35, at his rural property in Porepunkah in the Victorian High Country last Tuesday.

Tactical officers attended a property in nearby Buckland on Wednesday, a day after gun-toting tactical cops and sniffer dogs converged on a small residential area just outside Porepunkah.

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Cops converge on rural property

Police are focusing on the Buckland River area, just outside Porepunkah, as their desperate search for Dezi Freeman enters its ninth day.

Several tactical police and sniffer dogs attended an address on Buckland River Road, at about 9.30am on Wednesday.

Officers were seen chatting to a family, including a woman with a baby.

It is understood police advised the family they would be converging on their property.

It is not suggested the family is involved with Freeman.

At one point, an officer was seen crouched by a tree with his weapon drawn.

Police also inspected a shed on the property.

It is understood police are currently going door-to-door in the area.

This morning's events come after police focused on a different area of the Buckland River yesterday.

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