Police & Courts
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Bail refused for ‘raging’ meth user
A MILDURA man who relapsed back into “pretty alarming” drug use returned to theft and dishonesty offending as a result, a court has been told.…
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Police seek wanted people
CRIME Stoppers has delivered six wanted blitzes so far this year and Victoria Police is seeking information about a series of wanted people on warrant…
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Police officer struck by car
A DISQUALIFIED driver alleged to have been behind the wheel of an unregistered car while drug affected when it struck a police officer has had…
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Serial thief back behind bars
A SERIAL thief who was released from custody on appeal bail just days before committing multiple counts of similar offending is back behind bars. Zeynel…
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Drunk driver ‘lucky’ not to have hurt anyone
A WOMAN was lucky not to have injured anyone when she demolished a letterbox while driving at almost three times the legal limit of alcohol…
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Community ‘threat’ behind bars
A MAN who posed a threat to the community by his “pretty frightening behaviour” has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 23-year-old Adam Edwards…
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Man a ‘significant risk’ to partners
A MAGISTRATE has warned a man he jailed for eight months on multiple counts of assaults against former or current partners that he poses a…
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Stalker jailed over ‘frightening’ conduct
A MILDURA man accused of having a sexually-motivated fixation on female emergency services workers has been jailed for his “very troubling” and “frightening” behaviour. The…
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Woman bailed on driving charges
AN unlicensed driver accused of endangering emergency services workers when she repeatedly sped off in a car when police attempted to intercept her has been…
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Toaster fire caused $43,000 damage
A MAN who caused more than $40,000 to a Mildura house when he started a fire in a toaster has avoided a term of imprisonment.…
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Appeal bail denied for “crazy” behaviour
A MAN jailed for nine months after he repeatedly drove at patrons sitting outside the Murrayville pub in an “extraordinarily wild and terrifying” experience has…
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Police shocked by driver behaviour
POLICE have vowed to continue to crack down on impaired drivers in the region following the “completely unacceptable” behaviour on local roads during a targeted…