The long-running manhunt for an alleged double police murderer has trained in on an area about 100km away from where he was last seen.

Dezi Freeman has been on the run since August 26 after allegedly shooting dead Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart as they served a search warrant at his home in Porepunkah.

The 56-year-old fled into dense bushland from the mountainous town about 300km northeast of Melbourne.

Police confirmed on Wednesday they were in the Benalla area, about 100km west of Porepunkah, as part of a "planned operation".

"There is no immediate risk to community safety," it said in a statement.

"This forms part of the ongoing investigation in the Porepunkah area in the search for Desmond Freeman, we will not be providing further comment on operational activities."

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