Police & Courts
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Elderly victim helpless during alleged home invasion
AN elderly woman sat helpless as two women pushed their way into her home and rifled through her belongings, according to allegations before a Mildura…
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Torney to fight choking, threat charges
THE man acquitted of bashing toddler Nikki Francis-Coslovich to death in 2015 will fight allegations that he strangled a woman to the point of unconsciousness.…
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Mildura asked to ‘dob in a drug dealer’
CRIME Stoppers Victoria is calling on the community to speak up to help disrupt the illicit drug trade by dobbing in a dealer. Working with…
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Police warn of holiday safety blitz in two states
ROAD users across Victoria and NSW are urged to take care while travelling this weekend, as the states launch their public holiday safety operations. NSW…
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Online predators targeting teens
POLICE are warning parents and teenagers about a “worrying” online extortion trend targeting young people. Investigators said that overseas offenders are increasingly preying on Australian…
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Concerns for missing teen
POLICE believe a missing Merbein teenager may have crossed into New South Wales. Fifteen-year-old Dom was last seen on Boden Road in Merbein West about…
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Drug accused’s cash ‘was bank withdrawal’
A COLIGNAN man charged with trafficking drugs and possessing the proceeds of crime said he had just withdrawn the $1000 cash from his bank account. The explanation…
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Bond for cultural centre assaults
A MAN who assaulted two people at a Sunraysia cultural centre claimed it was a misunderstanding, and the victims were “old and uneducated”. Joseph Stalion…
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‘Fantasy land’ stalker made woman’s life a nightmare
A RED CLIFFS man became “infatuated” with a Mildura Rural City Council colleague and stalked her in public parks when she was with her child,…
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Police happy with grand final behaviour
POLICE say there were very few incidents reported at the Mildura Sporting Precinct during the weekend’s grand finals and associated celebrations. The Last Quarter police…
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Woman stomped on partner outside club
A WOMAN who bashed her partner outside a Mildura nightclub, and punched a woman at a department store in a separate attack, has walked free…
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Farm worker denies he was trafficking
A CASUAL farm worker, allegedly found with various drugs and more than $16,000 cash in his car and shoved down his pants, denies he was…
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