After seven weeks of fruitless searching, Victoria Police have announced a major update on their hunt for accused cop killer Dezi Freeman.

The small town of Porepunkah and surrounding bushland has been flooded with police and other specialists since August 26, when Det-Sen. Const. Neal Thompson, 59, and Sen. Const. Vadim de Waart-Hottart, 34, were shot dead and a third officer seriously injured.

They were part of a team of 10 officers who attended the home of Mr Freeman, a self declared sovereign citizen, to serve a warrant over child sexual offences.

Mr Freeman hasn’t been seen since and a $1 million dollar reward — the largest ever offered in Victoria — is in place for any information which leads to Mr Freeman’s arrest.

It is feared he may be hiding out in bushland and could be recei

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