Police & Courts
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Man to front court over bus crash
THE alleged driver of a mini-bus that crashed at Carwarp killing two passengers in June last year has appeared briefly in Mildura Magistrates’ Court. Samoan…
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Police drop sex charges
SEX assault charges against an Afghan national on multiple alleged victims have been withdrawn by police. Forty-four-year-old Abdul Qayum Nawabi was initially charged with assaults…
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Fighting crime is a family affair
A MAJOR cross-border police operation led to 16 arrests last weekend with a unique family connection of four relatives from Victoria and New South Wales…
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Jail a ‘close case’ for gifted sportsperson
A COUNTY Court judge has found it was out of character for a gifted Mildura sportsperson to have threatened to kill his former partner in…
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Jail over CBD shop damage
A SPATE of property damage by a homeless man that caused thousands of dollars worth of damage in Mildura’s CBD was motivated by drug use,…
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Attacker to appeal jail term
A WOMAN was forced to hide in scrubland at Hattah-Kulkyne National Park after fleeing a man who she was camping with after he smashed her…
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Jail for ‘heartless’ thief
A VIOLENT and anti-social Mildura man who stole a vulnerable 10-year-old boy’s backpack as the child waited for a mate to have a kick of…
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Man sought by police
A MAN known to frequent the Mildura region is wanted by police. A warrant has been issued for 31-year-old Van Thuart Nguyen’s arrest in relation…
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Trap door hid drugs stash, court told
Allan Murphy A MILDURA couple used an elaborately-constructed trapdoor in their rental property to stash drugs they were selling to other users, a court has…
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Head-on closes highway
POLICE investigations are continuing into a two-car collision which forced the closure of the Sturt Highway near the Mildura Airport on Wednesday. The two vehicles…
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‘Don’t be a gangster’, mum told
A YOUNG Mildura mum has been warned against becoming a “gangster” for her child after she admitted her role in a street fight with her…
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Man told to ‘get your act together’
A MILDURA man who threatened to stab his father has been told to stop wasting his life doing nothing. The 24-year-old appeared in custody at…
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