Police & Courts
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Window darkness leads to court hearing
A HEAVILY-tinted front driver’s side window has netted a Mildura driver a hefty fine. Scott Durbridge was handed a citation on August 16, after highway…
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Teen accused remanded for threatening 16-year-old
A MAN accused of threatening to commit a sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl in Mildura has had his bail application refused. The 18-year-old, who…
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Bail for choke accused
A 30-year-old Mildura man accused of choking, punching and putting a woman in a headlock has been granted bail after spending about three months in…
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Dealer’s ‘stupid’ choice slammed
A REPEAT drug-deal offender busted for trafficking methamphetamine twice in nine days has been told his actions were “squalid”, “seedy” and “depressing” Rohan McTeare, 37,…
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Teens hurt in alleged attack at movies
THREE teenage girls sustained facial injuries last Saturday after an alleged unproved assault by a group of youths at a Mildura cinema. The 14-year-old girls…
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Guns and chemicals seized from Red Cliffs property
AN ex-Victoria Police officer has been charged following the discovery of more than 60 unregistered firearms and barrels of drug precursor chemicals at his Red…
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Lot of meth, cash found in traffic stop
A MILDURA woman has been charged after Victoria Police allegedly discovered methamphetamine and more than $25,000 in cash during a vehicle stop at Cullulleraine late…
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Woman arrested and remanded for court dispute
A WOMAN arrested out front the Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday has had her bail revoked, for what prosecutors described as some of the worst…
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Nurse’s licence loss doubled
A REGISTERED nurse has had her driver’s licence suspended for six months after she followed poor advice following a low-level drink driving offence. The woman…
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Tradie’s pipe scheme halted
A MAN who stole more than 200 kilograms of copper insulated piping from his former employer has acknowledged he may have gone overboard. Mildura Magistrates’…
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Dashcam dobs in driver
DASHCAM footage has foiled a man’s attempt to cover up a drunken car crash at Kings Billabong. On April 1 this year, police responded to…
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Karaoke thief faces the music
A MOTHER-of-two who stole two karaoke microphones on a drunken night out with friends has been fined for her actions. Red Cliffs woman Shania Ireland,…