Police & Courts
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Drug addict caught again
A MAN with 46 pages of criminal convictions has been questioned if he plans to continue using drugs his entire life. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court…
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Jail likely for fatal crash driver
A WOMAN was negotiating maps on her phone when she drove through a Stop sign at Merbein killing a friend just a week after arriving…
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‘Pathological’ man refused bail
A MILDURA man who spent Christmas in jail for persistently breaching a family violence intervention order is back behind bars following further contraventions of the…
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4WD and trailer damaged in Birdwoodton
EMERGENCY crews responded to a collision on the Sturt Highway at the intersection of Sheoak Avenue at Birdwoodton on Wednesday afternoon. Police, CFA and Ambulance…
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Extra camera locations to tackle driver distraction
THE number of locations where mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras can be deployed in Sunraysia has increased. In June last year, the cameras were…
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Unit fire sparks police search
POLICE pursued and arrested a man yesterday afternoon after a fire broke out at a Mildura unit block. Emergency services rushed to a unit in…
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ID left at crime scene
A MAGISTRATE has likened a Mildura man who left his personal details at the scene of a crime to an episode of Australia’s clumsiest criminals.…
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Police locate stolen goods
POLICE found a booty of stolen goods when they executed a search warrant on a Mildura residence, a court has been told. The Mildura Magistrates’…
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Arrest over alleged carjacking
A MAN has briefly faced court charged over an alleged carjacking at Robinvale. Police arrested the 30-year-old at an address in Euston on Monday before…
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Unit damaged in fire
A MAN has been taken into custody after a fire at a unit at Sarnia Avenue, Mildura. Fire Rescue Victoria with the support of the…
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Bakery thief fixated on biscuits
A MAN wearing a N95 face mask has smashed his way into Treffene’s Hot Bread Shop in Merbein, stealing a jar of biscuits and two…
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Park passion put to bed
AN amorous couple have been busted getting a little too close for comfort in broad daylight in full view of passers-by and not far from…
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