Police & Courts

  • Speedsters put on notice

    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…

  • Jailed tax cheat appeals sentence

    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…

  • Man warned off ‘gangster’ life

    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,…

  • Sex pest released on time served

    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…

  • Sex fiend back in custody

    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…

  • Woman awaits theft sentence

    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…

  • ‘No recollection’ for 0.275 driver

    ‘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…

  • Tool theft ‘disheartening’

    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…

  • Passenger charged over cash in luggage

    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…

  • Highway police seize drugs, cash

    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…

  • ‘Totally distracted’ driver had mobile phone

    ‘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…

  • Man arrested over $80K tools theft

    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…

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