Jail for young thief after guilty plea

A MAN accused of breaking into motel rooms to steal a television and credit cards which were used to purchase gold jewellery and cologne has pleaded guilty. The Mildura Magistrates Court was told at a part-heard bail application last week that 29-year old Brendan Walters was accused of entering through an unlocked door at an […]

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