"Supt Brett Kahan addressed Freeman directly during a press conference. If Dezi Freeman is watching this, ring triple zero, and we will support a surrender plan, he said. That option is absolutely open to him. There have been no confirmed sightings of Freeman, 56, since he allegedly killed Det Leading Sen Const Neal Thompson, 59, and Sen Const Vadim De Waart, 35, at a rural property on Tuesday morning."
"The deputy commissioner regional operations, Russell Barrett, said on Thursday that every available asset was being put into the manhunt and other policing organisations were assisting. We will not rest until we apprehend the offender, he said, describing the search as protracted owing to the difficult terrain police were navigating. We will tread carefully through that terrain, because we obviously don't want to put any of our members in danger."
"On Thursday afternoon, the Australian federal police confirmed it was providing assistance to the Porepunkah operation at the request of Victoria police. Guardian Australia understood officers from the tactical response team had been deployed. Parts of Victoria's alpine region, in the state's north-east, were blanketed with fresh snow on Wednesday night, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning one of the strongest and widespread cold outbreaks of the winter season would move across the state in the coming days."
Victoria police have urged 56-year-old Dezi Freeman to call triple zero and surrender, offering to support a surrender plan. Officers conducted searches on multiple properties near Porepunkah and warned anyone harbouring the alleged gunman would be prosecuted. Freeman has not been sighted since he allegedly killed Det Leading Sen Const Neal Thompson, 59, and Sen Const Vadim De Waart, 35, at a rural property. Police say Freeman was heavily armed. Every available asset and assistance from other policing organisations, including the Australian Federal Police tactical response team, are involved. Severe weather, fresh snow and difficult alpine terrain have complicated travel and prolonged the search.
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