Police & Courts
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U-turn leads to arrest
A COURT has heard a former Mildura truck driver found with more than six grams of methamphetamine in his car initially caught police attention by…
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Armed robbery accused bailed
A MAN who was made homeless after his home burnt down is accused of the armed robbery of PJs FoodWorks this week. Twenty-six-year-old Jimmy Downing…
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Jail over CBD crime spree
ALCOHOL was the common denominator for a man who caused more than $30,000 worth of damage to businesses in the Mildura CBD and admitted to…
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No conviction for first time drug rider
A MOTORCYCLIST found with traces of three separate drugs in his system at Gol Gol has avoided conviction. Bradley Dirk Jonker, 47, of South Australia,…
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Bond for online revenge sharing
A FOOTBALLER who posted explicit images of his former partner online in an act of vengeance has avoided conviction. The 23-year-old, who works as a…
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Police seek clues on man’s death
POLICE have renewed an appeal for public information following the discovery of a man’s body at Wentworth. About 9am on Thursday, January 16, officers from…
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Man convicted for Snapchatting teenager
A CURLWAA man who asked a 15-year-old girl on Snapchat if she was interested in sex wanted to “try his luck”, a court has heard.…
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Interstate car test drive
A GRIEVING man who took a luxury car on an interstate test drive has been told to make better decisions and to seek counselling. South…
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Bail refused for shop theft accused
A MILDURA man with an “alarming” history of committing aggravated burglaries has been refused bail on multiple charges of shop thefts just days after he…
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Lost chances in prison death
A CORONER has found there were lost opportunities for a Mildura man who was “clearly” struggling with mental health issues before he was found unresponsive…
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Woman spared more jail time
A WOMAN who assaulted an elderly man with an iron bar in his Mildura home will not spend further time behind bars after a magistrate…
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Jail for fatal crash driver
AN Indonesian national who caused the death of a friend when she failed to stop at a Stop sign in Merbein will spend almost a…
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