Police & Courts
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Child carer was sex offender
THE parents of several young children were horrified to discover a man who they entrusted with their care was a registered sex offender, a court…
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Mildura police hunt for owners of stolen, dumped bikes
MILDURA police is driving a new campaign to find the owners of more than 100 stolen bikes that have been handed in over the past…
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Drunken break-ins cause $1000 damage
AN aspiring building apprentice has admitted breaking into houses in a new residential estate and causing $1000 damage. The 23-year-old had been out drinking at…
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Youth, 17, charged over Mildura Kmart fire
A TEENAGER has been charged over last weekend’s fire at Kmart, which caused more than $100,000 worth of damage and forced the store’s indefinite closure.…
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Man made knife threat to girl, 15, court told
A MILDURA man who encouraged young children to consume illicit drugs, held a knife to the face of a 15-year-old girl and burned her school…
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Man broke partner’s arm while drunk, court told
A BURONGA man has admitted seriously injuring his partner after she was found lying in the gutter with a fractured arm in the Mildura central…
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Driver records 0.273 after car crash, court told
A MILDURA woman was on her way to a job agency appointment when she rear-ended another vehicle while more than five times the legal blood…
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Man’s body found in Murrumbidgee River
THE body of a missing Balranald man has been found following a five-day search. About 5.15pm on Tuesday, members of the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association…
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Committal hearing postponed after police lay new charge
AN Irymple man tried to get a letter to a woman he is alleged to have seriously injured in an assault before an anticipated day-long…
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Gangland widow set to move house
GANGLAND widow Roberta Williams has faced a Melbourne court with plans to move house amid allegations she kidnapped and threatened to kill a Mildura reality…
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Mildura motorists well behaved during police blitz
DRIVER behaviour in Sunraysia has been praised by police as Operation Argus wrapped up at midnight on Sunday. Mildura Highway Patrol Sergeant Mark McDonald said…
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Man linked to Mildura burglaries, court told
A MILDURA man alleged to have committed two burglaries within half an hour has been linked to the burglary scenes by footprints, a fingerprint and…