Police & Courts
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Ouyen man gets jail over sex offences
AN Ouyen man will be a registered sex offender for the next eight years after twice exposing himself in public, causing three victims “distress and…
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Woman pleads guilty to 30 charges
A WOMAN has pleaded guilty to more than 30 charges including breaking into Mildura homes, stealing from cars and causing $500 damage to a car…
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New delay for Nick Stevens charges in Mildura
THE two-day committal hearing for ex-AFL player Nick Stevens, due to take place before Mildura Magistrates’ Court this week, has again been delayed. Ten witnesses…
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Walpeup murder case awaits DNA tests, witnesses face hearing
POLICE are awaiting results of DNA swabs from a freezer and wheelbarrow in the alleged murder of a 68-year-old Walpeup man last year. Rebecca Payne,…
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Man gets 75 days’ jail for Mildura hospital carpark threat
A MAN who held up a woman in the Mildura Base Public Hospital carpark has been sentenced to less than two and a half months…
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Man charged over Sea Lake policeman’s road death
A SEA Lake man has been charged with culpable driving after an off-duty police officer died when he was hit while cycling last year. Victoria…
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Mildura couple to fight COVID breaches, claiming they were unlawful
A MILDURA couple has indicated they will defend charges of failing to comply with directions of the chief medical officer during the COVID-19 pandemic on…
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Former Mildura councillor loses licence after being clocked at 151km/h
A FORMER Mildura councillor claimed he was driving “slightly” over the speed limit when police clocked him at almost twice the limit in an 80kmh…
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Mildura man threatened ex-partner with blades, court told
A MILDURA man will go to trial over alleged serious family violence after being charged with offences including kidnapping, false imprisonment and armed robbery. The…
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Youth charged over Merbein Common grassfires
A YOUTH has been arrested following a number of fires at Merbein Common on Friday. Main Avenue North in Merbein was closed on Friday night…
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Crown appeal over woman’s Perth quarantine breach fails
A PERTH woman who border-hopped her way from Mildura to Perth before failing to self-quarantine as directed during the COVID-19 pandemic will not spend further…
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Warning for ‘carried away’ hoon
POLICE caught up to a young hoon after CCTV along Mildura’s riverfront captured him fishtailing his car. Just after midnight on June 20 last year,…