Overview
- Victoria Police consolidated the search under a specialist unit based in the Great Alpine area led by Crime Command’s anti-gangs division.
- The taskforce draws on the Fugitive Squad, Armed Crime Squad, VIPER Taskforce, Special Operations Group, Search and Rescue and local RPAS operators.
- Mount Buffalo National Park has fully reopened to visitors with Parks Victoria patrols and an enhanced police presence in nearby towns.
- Investigators have assessed more than 1,700 intelligence leads and conducted extensive ground and air searches without locating Freeman.
- The Homicide Squad continues the murder investigation, and the public is urged to contact Crime Stoppers or call 000 on any sightings without approaching him.