Police & Courts

A MAN who was growing 85kg of cannabis in his backyard says he did not smoke it but rather put it in his morning omelette…

A WOMAN has been fined over a spate of alcohol thefts across Sunraysia. The woman pleaded guilty to the thefts when she appeared before Mildura…

A WOMAN has been charged for fraudulently obtaining $96,000 from a physically and mentally impaired elderly man in Mildura. Carlea Treeby will contest the charges…

A MILDURA man who breached a court order more than 3000 times in two weeks and used money to control and coerce his ex-partner will…

AN electrical pole fire caused a power outage in Irymple on Friday. The fire started on a pole on Fourteenth Street, Irymple, and was expected…

POLICE are appealing for public assistance to help find Michael Hudson. The 57-year-old is wanted on warrants for alleged theft, assault and traffic-related offences. He…

A MAN has faced court after exposing himself and cornering a stranger in a public toilet block in Mildura. Huseyin Yesiltepe was convicted and placed…

A TEMPY man avoided conviction and losing his licence “by the skin of his teeth” after reversing into a car and leaving the scene. Douglas…

A MILDURA woman plans to contest charges laid against her by police who allege she stole 26 barbecue chickens from an Irymple store over a…

A FRUSTRATED farmer has fronted court after threatening to shoot two Lower Murray Water (LMW) officers if they disconnected his water. The man appeared by…

RESIDENTS are urged to keep their belongings locked up following a recent spate of thefts. Mildura Police said thieves had been targeting bicycles left unsecured…

A MAN who pretended to be an underage teenager on Grindr to lure pedophiles and publicly name and shame them, has been sentenced to 250…