Police & Courts
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VIPER taskforce targets outlaw bikies and organised crime
POLICE have arrested 20 people and laid 42 charges during a major operation targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs and organised criminal entities across north-west Victoria. The…
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Bail refused for meth addict
AN habitual methamphetamine user accused of breaking into motel rooms to steal a television and credit cards which he used to purchase gold jewellery and…
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Tech catches up on woman
TECHNOLOGY has outsmarted a Red Cliffs woman who tried to steal about $4000 worth of goods from her neighbour. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard Jessica…
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Son made mum’s life a ‘nightmare’
A MAN who inflicted “immeasurable” trauma on his mother and turned her life into a “nightmare” was an example of how methamphetamine can destroy a…
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Wilcannia man jailed for ‘unbelievable’ assault on woman
A WILCANNIA man will spend up to 10 more months behind bars for what a magistrate described as “almost unbelievable” domestic violence offences. The 21-year-old,…
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Jail over domestic violence
THE victim of serious domestic violence says she has come to accept her former partner will one day kill her once he is released from…
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Guilty plea for multiple driving charges
A MAN accused of driving on a disqualified probationary licence, exceeding speed limits, and driving an unregistered car with two separate unauthorised and unmatched plates…
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Shoplifter jailed … again, after no more options
A METH user has been jailed for repeatedly stealing from shops after a magistrate lamented he had run out of other options of punishment. Thirty-five-year-old…
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Graffiti charges pending
POLICE expect to charge a man after separate graffiti attacks in Red Cliffs this year. Police have interviewed a 57-year-old Red Cliffs man who is…
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Jail warning over violence towards women
A MILDURA man who threatened to chop up his partner and bury her in a shallow grave before he was caught by police with a…
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Jail for baseball bat attack linked to drugs
A MILDURA man who used a baseball bat to inflict a “brutal” assault on a man he suspected of supplying drugs to his partner has…
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Driver sentenced over ‘serious drink-driving’ matter
A LAWYER’s plea for leniency for his client was met with surprise in the Wentworth Local Court. On Tuesday, Brook Madden, 23, of Cullulleraine, was…
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