Police & Courts
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Driver disqualified
A MAN from Vanuatu currently on a bridging visa has been caught driving while under the influence and without a supervising driver on multiple separate…
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Meth dealer ‘so close’ to jail
A MILDURA woman has been told she was “so close” to being sent to jail after she was busted trafficking methamphetamine and again failing to…
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Duo caught in car chase
TWO people, a 26-year-old Nichols Point man and 21-year-old Mildura woman, have been arrested in relation to a car chase that occurred in Mildura on…
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‘Big hope’ told to give up on guns
A MAGISTRATE has lauded the prospects of a young Mildura man as “the big hope” despite a home-made firearm capable of firing .22 cartridge ammunition…
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Man held over alleged drug lab
A RED Cliffs man who allegedly converted a built-in robe into a meth lab capable of producing a potentially large commercial quantity of the drug…
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Assaults almost became ‘habit’
A MAN who repeatedly assaulted his then partner, sprayed her with toilet cleaner and motioned to throw boiling water on her has been jailed. The…
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Man facing drugs, weapons charges
A MILDURA man alleged to have been found in possession of guns, drugs and a prohibited knife has been released on bail despite a magistrate…
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Jail warning for repeat offender
THERE was nothing sinister about a registered sex offender’s failure to notify authorities about having contact with minors shortly after a samurai sword and knife…
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Jail was a ‘pretty close’ option
AN unlicensed driver who did a burnout in front of police after they tried to intercept him and drove at speeds of more than 150km/h…
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Man avoids assault conviction
AN “extremely remorseful and apologetic” man who admitted that he “smacked” a woman around the head has been given a chance to avoid a conviction.…
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Vandal’s close jail call
A TEENAGER tagged property belonging to the Office of Corrections within an hour of being handed a good behaviour bond on multiple counts of damaging…
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Female thug ‘close’ to a lost cause
A WOMAN who stole alcohol from a Mildura convenience store before inflicting potentially life-long injuries to a female staff member who tried to retrieve the…
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