Police & Courts
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Snatch and grab drug theft ends in murder
A BROKE and desperate drug-addict who stabbed a man to death at Manangatang in March last year only intended to commit a quick “snatch and…
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Kill-threat man ‘knows how to treat women’
A MILDURA man who threatened to cut the head off his former de facto partner before tackling her to the ground and punching her multiple…
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Recluse solicited child sex
A RECLUSE who believed he was propositioning a 14-year-old girl for sex also engaged in “cruel” and “depraved” conversations with a second undercover police officer…
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Close call in city road smash
A DRIVER escaped serious injury by the width of a car door when two vehicles collided at a city intersection on Wednesday morning. The older-model…
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Mildura tax fraudster facing jail
A MILDURA woman who defrauded the Australian Taxation Office of more than $20,000 and sought to obtain a further $90,000 through falsified records told police…
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Child abuse man’s ‘shame’
A MILDURA man who encouraged an acquaintance in Thailand to procure young children and film them engaging in sex had experienced “quite the fall from…
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Police hurt in road smash
TWO police and a sedan driver were taken to Mildura Base Public Hospital on Monday after a police divisional van was involved in a collision.…
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Look out for fake $10 notes
POLICE are asking shoppers and business owners to be on the lookout after an influx of counterfeit $10 notes. Robinvale police have confirmed that they…
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Robinvale man dies in collision
A ROBINVALE man was killed in a two-car collision at Lake Powell, north of Swan Hill, on Wednesday. The collision happened on the Murray Valley…
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Community policing the priority in Red Cliffs
POLICE Sergeant Lincoln Owens says his team is devoted to serving the Red Cliffs community. Sergeant Owens, who began working at the Red Cliffs Police…
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Lock your property and tie up your dogs, Red Cliffs police warn
RED Cliffs residents are being encouraged by police to secure their dogs and lock up their property following a number of incidents in the town.…
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Man charged over alleged threats to Webster
FEDERAL police have arrested a man for allegedly sending a death threat to Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster. Simon Raymond, 39, of no-fixed address,…