Overview

• More than 450 officers from Victoria, federal and interstate forces are combing rugged country near Mount Buffalo, with high winds, snow and poor visibility hindering efforts across mines, caves and dugouts.
• A 61-year-old Bright resident was arrested after a Friday search that seized firearms and cannabis, and he is being interviewed about possible links to the fugitive, police said.
• Freeman’s wife, Mali, and a 15-year-old were taken into custody during a Thursday night operation in Porepunkah and released pending further inquiries.
• Police said Special Operations Group involvement was considered but not requested before officers served the sex-abuse warrant that preceded the fatal shootings.
• Funerals with full police honours are set for Senior Constable Vadim De Waart on Friday and Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson on September 8, as authorities urge Freeman to surrender and warn against assisting him.