Police & Courts
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Sedatives detected in fire victim
SEDATIVES, alcohol and traces of marijuana were detected in the body of a man who was discovered following a house fire at Red Cliffs two…
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Bail denied over alleged breaches
AN unemployed drug user who allegedly poured motor oil on a Mildura woman and threatened to set her and her house on fire has been…
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Fuel not excluded in fatal house fire
A WITNESS who described herself as 8/10 drunk when a house burnt down at Red Cliffs killing a 52-year-old man has told a murder trial…
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Sex offender jailed over knife threat
A MAN who threatened to stab a mother who was changing her child’s nappy in a Mildura Central parent’s room has been sentenced to eight…
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Accused ‘all erratic’ after fatal house fire
A BACKPACKER regarded as a “potential suspect” in a house fire at Red Cliffs in which a resident was killed tried to hide a can…
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Accused OKed to catch flight west
A MAN accused of making violent threats to a Mildura woman and her family this week has been allowed to fly to Perth. The 25-year-old…
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Victim petrified by DV bail application
VICTORIA Police have described an unemployed father-of-three charged over a trio of alleged domestic violence incidents as having a concerning propensity for violence. Appearing before…
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Murder accused denied admissions
A MAN accused of lighting a fatal fire at Red Cliffs in February 2023 had to be physically removed from the scene of the blaze…
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Bail to crowded house denied
A MAN described by police as a “high volume criminal offender” who sought bail at his ex-partner’s Mildura address has been denied release. Wayne Taylor,…
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Mildura driver blows 0.304
MILDURA police have nabbed a man and impounded his car after he allegedly blew more than six times over the legal blood-alcohol limit. The 48-year-old…
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Man sentenced after failed escape
A PRISONER who tried to escape the Mildura court in April last year has been sentenced after entering a consolidated guilty plea on more than…
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Daylight graffiti attack: police
A VICTORIA Police spokesperson has said it’s believed a “hate-based” graffiti attack in Red Cliffs last week happened in broad daylight. Anti-Israel graffiti was sprayed…
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