Police & Courts
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Sweet-toothed thief learns his fate
A SUGAR-fixated Mildura bandit who threatened to cut a supermarket staffer’s head off with a machete has been released after 79 days in pre-sentence detention.…
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Drug driver told to count sheep
A P-plater who caused a two-car collision on San Mateo Avenue in March has been told to stop using cannabis to treat his insomnia if…
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Intervention order breacher found on neighbour’s roof
A MILDURA drug user who breached an intervention order and committed a serious family violence incident in October hopes to return to the region after…
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Man bailed despite ‘lurid’ allegations
A RED Cliffs man facing what a magistrate described as lurid allegations against four young girls has been granted bail. Police prosecutors argued for the…
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Drink driving P-plater loses licence
A MILDURA P-plater who blew 0.177 after hitting a keep left sign with his Toyota Hilux has admitted in court he wasn’t really thinking. Zakarih…
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Impetuous drug user refused bail
A MILDURA man described as angry, volatile and impetuous has been refused bail. The 21-year-old, who cannot be named in order to protect the identity…
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Thief told to get act together
A MERBEIN labourer will spend a month-and-half behind bars for deception and theft-related offences. John Jenkins, 27, was arrested on Monday morning after a warrant…
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Gun discovery leads to added jailtime
A MERBEIN father-of-three currently serving time in prison has had an extra month added to his sentence. Jack Gardner, 30, pleaded guilty to five charges…
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Drink and drugs focus for police op
VICTORIA Police have announced a festive road safety push is now underway. Dubbed Operation Roadwise, the 20 day effort got underway late last week with…
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Man’s drug use ‘disaster waiting to happen’
A MILDURA man who breached an intervention order has been told by a magistrate he’ll end up in jail if he keeps using ice. Jason…
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Stabbing accused bailed to other end of state
A MILDURA teenager accused of stabbing a 25-year-old man in the back and brandishing a gun during an alleged carjacking has been granted bail to…
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Child targeted in robbery, court told
A FATHER-of-three has been accused of robbing and assaulting a 10-year-old in Mildura last week. Narzzouli Togo, 30, was arrested on Saturday and appeared in…
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