Police & Courts
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Tragic find follows Mildura house fire
ARSON Squad investigators are on their way to Mildura after the body of an 83-year-old man was found at the scene of an early morning house…
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Man airlifted after crash near Wentworth
POLICE are investigating a serious single-vehicle crash that occurred near Wentworth on Tuesday night. About 6.30pm, emergency services were called to Rufus River Road, about…
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Drug-drivers disappoint police
POLICE were out in force last weekend detecting a number of drivers breaching road rules, including a vehicle detected travelling at 103km/h in a 60km/h…
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Alleged abuser extradited to NSW
A MILDURA man has been extradited to New South Wales to face “very, very serious” domestic violence allegations. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was this week…
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Cousins face home-invasion charges
THE occupants of a Mildura share house were left “extremely traumatised” when two cousins forced their way into the home this week after trying to…
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Driver was so drunk that he couldn’t speak
A DRIVER who blew almost seven times the limit, and appeared to be so drunk that he couldn’t speak, was arrested in MIldura on Thursday following reports…
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Egan faces 73 fraud charges
FORMER Murray Valley Aboriginal Co-operative chief executive Phil Egan has been charged with 73 offences by financial crime squad detectives as part of an investigation…
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Fake-gun accused to stay behind bars
A MILDURA man alleged to have been caught in possession of imitation firearms while on bail for other matters has failed in a bid to…
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Teens charged over car theft
MILDURA police have arrested two youths over the theft of a motor vehicle from Merbein on Monday, recovering the vehicle and the victim’s tools. Police…
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158km/h driver en route to race
A COMPETITION water ski racer has found out the hard way that travelling at similar speeds on the road won’t earn him any podium finishes.…
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Mildura ban: man made threats to kill ex-partner, court told
A MILDURA man who has made “a significant contribution to the community” has been banned from the city after he tried to smash his way…
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Jail reprieve for drug ‘slave’
A MILDURA woman who was a “slave” to her methamphetamine addiction for eight years has narrowly avoided a prison term over a series of fraudulent…
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