Police & Courts
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Man bolted from police at Mildura checkpoint, court told
A MAN tried to outrun four police at Mildura’s George Chaffey Bridge border checkpoint during COVID-19 restrictions. Kevin Johnson pleaded guilty to escaping legal custody…
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Man smashed Mildura hospital doors with hammer, court told
A MAN says he “just went blank and lost it” when he used a hammer to smash doors and walls in Mildura Base Public Hospital’s…
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Bail denied over Mildura SuniTAFE invasion charge
A MAGISTRATE has refused bail for a man charged over a home invasion at SuniTAFE’s student accommodation, saying he posed too great a risk of…
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Police ask witness in Terrence McCallion case to call back
MILDURA investigators are urging a potential key witness to the suspicious death of Terrence McCallion to again contact Crime Stoppers. Detective acting Sergeant Adam Brymer…
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Man jailed after hiding from police
A MAN who chose to jump in the Murray River and hide under a houseboat for six hours to avoid police has been jailed for…
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Mildura police seek leads on 2015 death of Terrence McCallion
IT has been six long years but Rebecca McCallion still does not have any answers about her father’s last moments before he was pulled from…
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Thieves steal cigarettes
THIEVES smashed their way into a Seventh Street service station early Tuesday morning and made off with thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes. Mildura Detective…
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Nick Stevens faces two-day hearing
FORMER AFL player Nick Stevens will face a two-day committal hearing in August over alleged fraudulent activity relating to a swimming pool business he operated…
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Teens crash stolen car
TWO boys were lucky to escape serious injury after stealing a car and slamming it into a concrete pole while not wearing seatbelts. On Thursday,…
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Police seek help over Buronga man Terrence McCallion’s death
MILDURA detectives have launched a new appeal for information over the death of a Buronga man in the Murray River in 2015. Terrence McCallion was…
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Man dies in morning ute crash south of Robinvale
A MAN has died following a single-vehicle crash near Robinvale. Police said it was believed the man was driving a ute west on Annuello-Wemen Road,…
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Easter safety is driving rested, without a drink or a phone
POLICE and Community RoadSafe Mildura are pleading with drivers to take every precaution to ensure they reach their destination this Easter. Operation Nexus is now…