{"id":741828,"date":"2026-06-17T07:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/741828\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:03:19","slug":"home-of-ex-afl-stars-parents-among-properties-raided-in-dezi-freeman-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/741828\/","title":{"rendered":"Home of ex-AFL stars\u2019 parents among properties raided in Dezi Freeman investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the properties raided by police<\/a> as part of their investigation into the movements of double police killer Dezi Freeman<\/a> belongs to the parents of former AFL stars Sam and Ben Reid.<\/p>\n

The premiership players\u2019 parents, Bruce and Kay Reid, were just getting up on Tuesday when nine officers arrived at their Buckland home in northeast Victoria<\/a> about 7am.<\/p>\n

Kay Reid criticised the operation on her independent podcast on Tuesday night, saying it wasted an entire day and insisting the family had \u201cnothing to hide\u201d.<\/p>\n

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She said they knew Freeman, as did \u201ca whole big community\u201d in the area, but did not know why police<\/a> targeted their property.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeven o\u2019clock this morning they rocked up,\u201d Kay said. \u201cBruce was still in his undies, I was just getting dressed, my brother-in-law was here, he was making a cup of tea, he didn\u2019t even see them arrive\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Buckland home was raided on Tuesday. Credit: Cafe Locked Out\"NineNine police arrived at the property, Kay Reid said. Credit: Cafe Locked Out<\/p>\n

She said a drone had been flying above the property before officers arrived, walking around and filming the home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a whole stack of old phones. They took all of those,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey took my phone and the phone\u2019s going to take seven hours to download.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy phone was prioritised because of my work \u2026 they\u2019re going to have to take Bruce\u2019s phone to Melbourne because they haven\u2019t got the equipment to do two phones at once in that police station.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kay said she felt the family\u2019s privacy had been invaded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat wasted our whole f****** day, excuse my swearing, because I was meant to go to yoga, Bruce was meant to go on a motorbike ride,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"BenBen Reid (L) of the Magpies and brother Sam Reid of the Swans look ahead during the round nine AFL match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Sydney Swans at Melbourne Cricket Ground on May 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. Credit: Michael Dodge\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Freeman triggered one of Australia\u2019s largest manhunts after he killed Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart and Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson at his home at Porepunkah, in Victoria\u2019s High Country, in August 2025.<\/p>\n

The 56-year-old fled and evaded capture until traced to a remote property about 150km away at Thologolong, near the Victoria-NSW border, in March, when he was shot by police.<\/p>\n

He is believed to have travelled between Victoria and NSW and received assistance from multiple people during that period, Victoria Police said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

A total of seven properties were searched across the two states on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice have searched seven properties in relation to Dezi Freeman. Credit: Susie Dodds\/Victoria Police, AAP<\/p>\n

A 64-year-old Lucyvale man was arrested in Wodonga and interviewed by police.<\/p>\n

He has since been released pending further investigation.<\/p>\n

No further arrests have been made, but police are questioning occupants at several premises.<\/p>\n

– With AAP<\/p>\n

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