Overview

• Tactical officers in camouflage and an armoured vehicle surrounded a Standish Street house in Myrtleford on Friday afternoon as part of the ongoing investigation.
• Witnesses and footage showed a hooded man led from the property in handcuffs, though police later stated the firearm prohibition order search resulted in no arrests.
• Freeman, 56, has not been seen since the August 26 killings of two Victoria Police officers near Porepunkah, and investigators have no confirmed sightings.
• Authorities continue a large-scale search involving thousands of personnel, with daily ground operations and checks of homes, caves and mine shafts across the alpine region.
• Victoria Police have posted a $1 million reward for information, and a state assistance package is providing $5,000 grants to local businesses affected by the prolonged operation.