Police & Courts
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Speedsters put on notice
MORE than 130 offences have been detected during an ongoing road safety operation across the Victoria Police Western Victoria division, which encompasses the Mallee, in…
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Jailed tax cheat appeals sentence
A MILDURA man who fleeced more than $40,000 from the Australian Taxation Office and sought to illegally obtain a further $110,000 has lodged an appeal…
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Man warned off ‘gangster’ life
A MAN has been warned against aspiring to become a gangster after he was caught by police in a stolen car with drugs, house-breaking implements,…
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Sex pest released on time served
A MILDURA man who performed an indecent act in the window of his bathroom while in view of passers-by has been released from custody after…
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Sex fiend back in custody
A CONVICTED sex offender described as posing a “serious concern” to the community is back behind bars after he allegedly performed an indecent act from…
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Woman awaits theft sentence
A MERBEIN woman who used a credit card stolen from a Mildura house to purchase clothing and supermarket items will be assessed for a community…
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‘No recollection’ for 0.275 driver
A MAN has said he doesn’t know how or why he recorded a blood alcohol content more than five times the legal limit after crashing…
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Tool theft ‘disheartening’
THIEVES have taken a set of power tools from the worksite of a soon-to-be-opened axe-throwing and smash-room venue in Mildura. Sometime between Tuesday and Sunday…
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Passenger charged over cash in luggage
A MILDURA man has been charged after more than $800,000 in cash was intercepted at Gold Coast Airport. The 34-year-old has been charged with dealing…
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Highway police seize drugs, cash
A MAN has been refused bail to appear in Wentworth Local Court later this year after police allegedly found more than 40 kilograms of cannabis…
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‘Totally distracted’ driver had mobile phone
A TASMANIAN man who drove the wrong way on Deakin Avenue and cut across an unmarked police car before almost colliding with another vehicle has…
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Man arrested over $80K tools theft
POLICE have arrested a Mildura man on allegations that he stole a car and up to $80,000 worth of power tools and excavation equipment this…