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As the search for Dezi Freeman continues, police have made an offer to anyone helping him. (Simon Dallinger/AAP PHOTOS)

How police are hunting down accused cop killer Dezi Freeman

We take a look behind the scenes as the search for alleged gunman and fugitive Dezi Freeman develops into the largest tactical policing operation in Australian history.

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Hunting down alleged Australian paedophiles and seeing their attitude made me realise why Australia has a deepening child sex offender crisis.

Young man suspected of child sex offences stuns detective with defiant act

Hunting down alleged Australian paedophiles and seeing their attitude made me realise why Australia has a deepening child sex offender crisis.

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Andrew William Campbell was jailed for eight years, six months for the manslaughter of baby Dexter Wilton in 2019.

Inside house of horrors where baby died

A baby boy was left to die in a squalid home without adequate care or food as his drug-addict parents took drugs for days. WARNING: Graphic details

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Police have delivered a major update.

Major update in Dezi Freeman search

Victoria Police have delivered a major update in the manhunt for alleged cop killer and sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman.

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NSW Police responded to the shooting about 1.40am.

Teen caught up in western Sydney shooting

Three people, including a teenage boy, were at home when their house was peppered with multiple gun shots early Sunday morning.

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Two measles cases have been confirmed in WA. Department of Health and the Australian Academy of Science.

City on alert after Bali infectious disease threat

Health officials have urged residents to get vaccinated before travelling to South East Asia after another two cases of the infectious disease were recorded.

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Thomas Sewell has been found guilty of intimidating a police officer and his wife. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Neo-nazi spared jail for 'very serious' police intimidation

A neo-nazi leader has been handed a community work order for intimidating a police officer and his wife.

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A man has been charged after crashing a stolen Porsche in Sydney. (HANDOUT/AAP)

Man in court after fleeing crashed, stolen Porsche

The allegedly stolen Porsche was spotted by police doing random breath tests, hitting a police car as the driver fled a servo before crashing into other cars.

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A man allegedly stole truck and drove it in on nothing more than its rims, sending sparks onto the road.

Alleged truck thief’s wild 230km chase

The man is accused of stealing a food truck before the wild pursuit began, driving on nothing but rims and sending sparks onto the road.

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Mass murderer Julian Knight pictured in his prison cell.

Australian mass murderer’s bid for compo denied

The Hoddle St massacre murderer, jailed until he can no longer ‘do harm’, has had his latest bid for compensation from the government rejected.

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Two police officers have been charged following the July 2024 death of Luke Briggs.

Cops charged with manslaughter over arrest death

Two police officers have been charged with negligent manslaughter more than a year after a man died during an arrest.

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Three people and a police officer were injured in a dog attack in Sydney’s west.

Neighbourhood terrorised as dogs attack people, police

Authorities were called to a western Sydney street after two dogs attacked four people, including a police officer.

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Police officers who rushed to a busy Melbourne shopping centre to reports of a knife-wielding man were left surprised at what they were confronted with.

Surprising twist after sword-wielding man shows up to busy shopping centre

The 24-year-old was walking around with a sword, but when police arrived they realised something was amiss.

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A man shot by police responding to a house fire has been charged with attempted murder and arson.

Attempted murder charge as police shoot arson suspect

A man has been charged with attempted murder and arson after being shot by police who were responding to reports of a house fire near Brisbane.

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Andrew William Campbell was jailed for eight-and-a-half years for the manslaughter of baby Dexter Wilton in 2019.

Drug addict dad left baby to die

A court has been told how a baby boy went from being ‘bright and well-nourished’ to dead within five days after being returned to his mother and her new partner. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

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