Police & Courts
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Bikes stolen, car thief thwarted
POLICE are searching for the perpetrators of separate bike thefts in Mildura. On November 2, a Giant Rincon brand mountain bike, described as silver with blue…
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Sandbags stolen from SES
IN what can only be described as a low act, community sandbags have been stolen from the Mildura SES headquarters as the region faces rising floodwaters. Police…
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Jail for killing a dad
AN Echuca man who fatally shot a father at his Daltons Bridge property, near Cohuna ,has been sentenced to nine years’ jail with a non-parole…
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Ten arrests over $5 million fraud
MILDURA detectives have arrested 10 people this week in relation to Commonwealth fraud offences totalling about $5 million. Police allege a Mildura man identified through…
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Man makes kill threats to ‘love of his life’
A MILDURA man who persistently breached intervention orders against the “love of his life” found himself in a “difficult situation” after the woman’s new partner…
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Teen warned to keep temper under control
A TEENAGER who injured a Mildura residential care worker when he threw a coffee mug in his direction has been told to keep his temper…
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Police alert as online, phone scams surge
MILDURA police say there has been a “significant” increase in scammers and cyber thieves targeting residents over the past few months. The rise in online…
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Retrial for man accused of sex with disabled teen
A MILDURA man found guilty of unlawful sexual intercourse with an intellectually disabled 16-year-old girl in an Adelaide motel room will face a new trial,…
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Mildura man pleads guilty to online child abuse
A MILDURA man who requested child exploitation material to trade with other adult online users has been sentenced to a suspended term of imprisonment. The…
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No jail despite assault
A WOMAN with a history of violent offending who helped beat an elderly Mildura man leaving him with life threatening injuries has avoided jail. The…
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161 days for ‘savage’ blows
ONE of two people who bashed an elderly man to within an inch of his life, leaving him covered in blood in a Mildura street…
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Accused burglar ‘stayed for dinner and a nap’
A MAN broke into the home of a 77-year-old Mildura woman and ate a meal and slept in the victim’s bed, before fleeing with about…
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