Police & Courts
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Wentworth shop ram-raided, firearms stolen
FIREARMS have been stolen from a shop in Wentworth following a ram raid Sunday morning. Just after 6am, police were called to a business and…
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‘If you smoke cannabis you cannot drive’, says magistrate
A MAGISTRATE has issued a stern warning to a cannabis user saying he needs to stop driving or he will “kill himself or someone else”.…
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Cautions plan aims to steer Indigenous youth clear of crime
A PROGRAM aimed at steering young Aboriginal offenders away from a life of crime is being rolled out in Mildura. Mildura is one of 11…
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Ice man slammed for elder abuse
A MAGISTRATE has told a serial family violence perpetrator that his “dreadful” treatment of his mother was a “significant instance of elder abuse”. The man,…
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Ice addiction behind theft spree, Mildura court told
A SUNRAYSIA man with “a little bit of an ice addiction” has pleaded guilty to four burglaries at a Parks Victoria office and Merbein Cemetery.…
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Boy bitten in dog attack
A CHILD has been taken to hospital following a dog attack on Thursday. Emergency services including police and paramedics were called to Kings Billabong about…
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Jailed man urged to ‘think twice’ about actions
A MAN with an “ongoing disrespect and disregard” for police officers and court orders will spend 10 months in jail with a judge hoping it…
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Cardross killer driver back behind bars
KILLER driver Thomas Towle is again behind bars after admitting to a string of driving and other offences. Towle, who ploughed into a group of…
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North-west man guilty of 56 child pornography offences
A NORTH-west Victorian man who claimed he was motivated by loneliness when he committed 56 offences relating to child pornography, including trying to engage a…
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‘Snitching’ sparked home attack, court told
A TEENAGER broke into a neighbour’s home while on drugs and committed an aggravated burglary over a victim’s “snitching” to police. Before the County Court…
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Mildura man pressured assault victim from jail
A CONVICTED Mildura drug trafficker has fronted court for attempting to pervert the course of justice while in jail. Vincenzo Medici was at Ravenhall Correctional…
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Rioters bent on ‘mob justice’, says Mildura magistrate
A GROUP bent on “mob justice” terrorised a young family by smashing almost every window in their house and beating up the father, Mildura Magistrates’…













