Police & Courts
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Melbourne investigation leads to Mildura arrests
POLICE have arrested two people at a Mildura shop as part of an investigation into an alleged firearms incident in Melbourne. About 11.30am on Wednesday,…
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Second man jailed over speedway bike theft
A SECOND man has been jailed over two burglaries that included the theft of a renowned speedway bike. Troy Briscoe pleaded guilty to the burglaries…
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Mildura highway patrol sergeant warns of spike in motorbike crashes
ONE person has been killed and 14 seriously injured as a result of off-road motorbike crashes in Sunraysia over the past year. Mildura highway patrol…
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Appeal denied for man who assaulted two women
JAKE Frecker’s six-year jail term, for viciously assaulting two women, will stand after two Supreme Court of Appeal judges determined his arguments in relation to…
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Mildura drug stash man gets four months’ prison
A DRUG trafficker will spend the festive season and the first part of 2022 in jail after he was sentenced this week. In Mildura Magistrates’…
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Mildura father who shook baby faces sentencing
A YOUNG Mildura father who pleaded guilty to killing his infant son will find out his fate on Tuesday. A court was told he shook…
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Witnesses wanted after Mildura Central slash incident
POLICE have appealed for public assistance following an apparent random stabbing at Mildura Central about 12.45pm on Friday. Police said a 52-year-old man was sitting…
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Driver fined after dangerous lapse in concentration
A MOMENTARY lapse in concentration almost spelt disaster on a Red Cliffs road. In January Vietnamese national Vi Duong was driving along Kulkyne Way when…
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Three hurt in Mittyack rollover
THREE railway workers have been taken to hospital following a minibus rollover near Ouyen. About 1.30pm on Thursday emergency services were called to the Calder…
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Driver ‘dozed off’ before car hit man, Mildura court told
THE brother of Cardross killer driver Thomas Towle has been refused bail after being charged over an accident in which a 72-year-old man suffered serious…
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Woman dies in Balranald truck crash
A WOMAN died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash near Balranald last Thursday. Emergency services were called to the Sturt Highway, about 35km north…
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Nine-hour Mildura standoff for police, firefighters, ambulance
POLICE and emergency services have endured nine hours of negotiations during a standoff with a man who was holed up in the roof of a…