Police & Courts

IRYMPLE family violence perpetrator Jake Frecker has been given the green light to appeal his six-year jail sentence. The 27-year-old lodged the appeal in the…

A TEENAGER accused of stealing a car and breaking into a house of itinerant workers has been released on bail. On Wednesday morning Kolbi Ridley’s…

A YOUNG Mildura drug trafficker was warned he was at risk of brain damage and a diagnosis of schizophrenia if he did not stop his…

POLICE on both sides of the border are urging Sunraysia residents to be extra cautious on the road this weekend, whether heading away for an…

TWO men accused of trafficking drugs through the Robinvale community in a “small but significant” operation will plead guilty to numerous offences at Mildura Magistrates’…

THE owners of an Irymple gun business have come under fire for failing to record details of more than 40 firearms and being in possession…

A MAN said he did not know the power of the car he was driving when he crashed into a power pole on Deakin Avenue.…

POLICE are investigating a suspicious fire that broke out in a Mildura backyard. A Fire Rescue Victoria spokesperson said fire crews went to a Walnut…

A COURT heard details on Tuesday of how a Mildura man assaulted his pregnant partner so severely she blacked out twice. Patrick David Croucher, 33,…

A MILDURA teenager has been charged with aggravated burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and assaulting an emergency services worker after allegedly breaking into a…

A REPEAT drink driver has been sentenced to six months’ jail after he bypassed his alcohol interlock after a night of drinking and crashed into…

ALMOST 250 traffic offences were detected by Mildura police during Operation Roadwise over the Christmas period. Highway patrol Sergeant Mark McDonald said speeding continued to…