Police & Courts
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Mildura girl, 14, found interstate
A MILDURA girl has been found safe after being reported missing on Friday, according to Mildura police. The 14-year-old was visiting Melbourne with family when…
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Man nabbed in ‘drug syndicate’ probe
POLICE will analyse hundreds of hours of surveillance including 2000 phone calls related to an alleged drug syndicate in Mildura. Matthew Gary Knight applied for bail…
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Man sentenced 18 years after the offending
A TONGAN grandfather who trashed his ex-partner’s house by throwing bottles of wine at her lounge room wall and turning off a chest freezer has been…
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Sunraysia man’s ‘frightening and violent’ attack earns jail
A SUNRAYSIA man will not forget his 42nd birthday after being sentenced to jail for beating up his former housemate, fracturing his nose and cheekbone.…
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Mildura magistrate slams ‘vigilante’ move against paedophiles
A MAGISTRATE says acting as a “vigilante against paedophiles” will not stand as a defence in a case where men were lured on the pretence…
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Jaw breaker found guilty
A MAN who broke a stranger’s jaw after a night out in Mildura has been found guilty of recklessly causing serious injury during the “calculated…
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200 hours of community work for assault
A MAN’S past has caught up with him, with a court sentencing him to 200 hours of unpaid work, six years after the offending. The…
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Teenager granted bail on second try
A TEENAGER who allegedly broke into a house in the middle of the night while its two occupants were inside has been granted bail on…
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I’ll represent myself in murder trial, says Paul Cohrs
TWO and a half years have passed since the alleged shooting death of Red Cliffs grandmother Bette Cohrs, but a trial date is still yet…
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‘Creep Catchers’ baited men using app, Mildura court told
A MILDURA man who pretended to be an underage boy on male dating app Grindr to lure paedophiles before naming and shaming them says he…
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Driver pleads guilty over fatal Mildura crash
A DRIVER involved in a fatal car crash in Mildura has pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing serious…
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Three charged over Sunraysia burglaries, say police
THREE men have been arrested and charged over six burglaries at Sunraysia businesses, including a ram raid at PJ’s FoodWorks in Mildura last week. With…