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Police & Courts

Bail denied for repeat DV offender

A MAN with “30-odd” pages of prior criminal history including more than 50 charges relating to family violence incidents has had an application to be released on bail refused. last week the Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the man is alleged to have...

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Police & Courts

‘Coward’ jailed for partner assault

A “COWARD” who threw a garden light that struck his pregnant partner before he chased her around their Mildura unit has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was told police had responded to 16 previous family violence acts between the pair...

01 Mar 2025
Police & Courts

Teen urged to seek help

A TEENAGER has been urged to seek help for her alcohol consumption before she again finds herself in trouble with the law. A Children’s Court heard the 17-year-old was arrested by police in Langtree Mall late last year in relation to outstanding...

01 Mar 2025
Police & Courts

Stolen car returned and swapped for 4WD

AN unlicensed Broken Hill man who stole a new car from a Mildura dealership before returning it within 10 minutes has been placed on a community corrections order. Ashley Young, 27, was arrested on Monday morning, and pleaded guilty to a range of...

01 Mar 2025
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13 Feb 2020
Police & Courts

Thieves target top shelf grog

A MILDURA man who targeted top shelf spirits to steal during two raids on the same alcohol outlet within a month has been jailed. Twenty-four-year-old Jarvis Kennedy was among a group of co-accused who attended the BWS outlet on Fifteenth Street in...

28 Feb 2025
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Home invader ‘has worth’

A MILDURA man involved in a violent home invasion has been warned to stay clear of drugs upon his release from custody after being sentenced to almost five years in jail. The County Court heard 28-year-old Jahmal Johnson twice went to the same...

28 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Teen gets a driving lesson

A YOUNG motorist who lost traction in front of police while driving his father’s car has been ordered off the roads for five days to gain an appreciation about his obligations while behind the wheel. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the...

28 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Drug abuser ‘turned life around’

A SINGLE mother who became a heavy drug user and got involved with the “wrong people” has managed to turn her life around since leaving Mildura, a court has been told. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the woman became surrounded by bad influences...

27 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Murder trial jury discharged

A JURY of 15 in the trial of a Red Cliffs man accused of murder has been discharged with a new trial expected to start later this year. David Cartledge, 38, had been standing trial for the murder of 52-year-old David Butler whose remains were...

26 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Jail for dangerous driving

A MILDURA man who put members of the public at risk when he drove at speeds reaching about 100km/h on the wrong side of the road while evading police has been jailed. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard 26-year-old Jayden Day engaged in poor...

26 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Thefts land man in jail

A MILDURA man jailed over a raft of dishonesty offences has acknowledged it was time he grew up and started acting his age. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court was this week told 45-year-old Lincoln Floyd had been abusing multiple substances when he...

26 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Friday night assault in Mildura CBD

A MAN was knocked unconscious on Friday night after being allegedly assaulted by two men outside a popular bar in Mildura’s CBD. Emergency services were called to the corner of Eighth Street and Langtree Avenue around 11pm following reports of an...

23 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Thieves target mobility scooters

A RECENT surge in mobility scooter thefts across Mildura has prompted police to issue a warning.“Unknown offenders attended properties on Argyle Street and Etiwanda Avenue between 11.50pm on January 30 and 8.30am on January 31, stealing a mobility...

24 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Man fined after injuring security guard

A MAN who fractured the collarbone of a security worker at The Gateway Mildura before fleeing the scene has profusely apologised for his actions. Ryan Anthony Millwood pleaded guilty in the Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday after being involved...

24 Feb 2025
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Sex sentence appeal bid denied

A 76-YEAR-OLD man jailed for almost eight years for having sex with his granddaughter has been refused leave to appeal his sentence. The Supreme Court of Victoria Court of Appeal was told the man had sought leave to appeal more than three months out...

23 Feb 2025
Police & Courts

Jail warning for banned driver

A MILDURA man with a “terrible” history of drug and driving offences came “perilously close” to being sent to jail this week after again being nabbed by police on similar offending. Thirty-two-year-old Deon Brown fronted Mildura Magistrates’ Court...

23 Feb 2025