Police & Courts
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Drugs not to blame for Cabarita collision, court told
A MAGISTRATE has determined that a “short lapse” in concentration was likely behind a serious crash on Seventeenth Street that left a woman on life…
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NSW police operation targets stock theft
THE NSW Police Force rural crime prevention team has launched Operation Stock Check, an ongoing operation to prevent livestock theft by disrupting the movement of…
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Mildura woman reverses into ex-husband’s car
A MILDURA woman has been fined $500 after she “lost her composure” and reversed into her ex-partner’s car. The accused pleaded guilty to the offending…
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$400,000 Mildura cannabis crop mystery for police
POLICE are appealing for information after they uncovered a $400,000 hydroponic cannabis crop at a Mildura house. The discovery was made when the Mallee divisional…
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Driver records alcohol reading of 0.133 in Mildura
A WOMAN was recorded driving at more than two and a half times over the alcohol limit across the weekend. The 32-year-old was driving with…
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Red Cliffs hoon behaviour said to escalate into violence
HOON behaviour escalated into violence in Red Cliffs on Saturday, police allege. Police said a 22-year-old Mildura man and 17-year-old Red Cliffs man were doing…
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Mildura man’s knife attack ‘vicious, premeditated’
A MILDURA man who almost killed a stranger by twice stabbing him in the neck has been sentenced to nine years’ jail. More police and…
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Mildura car chase man ‘considerable risk’, says magistrate
A MILDURA man who ran a red light and sped down Deakin Avenue on the wrong side of the road to get away from police…
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‘Tutored’ fighter fined over 4am punch-up
A YOUNG man who was “tutored in the art of fighting” has been fined for his role in a February early morning punch-up with strangers.…
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Mildura police seek Zoey Chapman and Zachary Johnson
MILDURA police are asking for public assistance to find Zoey Chapman. The 27-year-old is wanted on five warrants. Anyone with information about her whereabouts should…
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I hope your parents die of coronavirus, wife told
A MILDURA man told his wife he hoped her parents got coronavirus and died before smashing a chair against her car window. The 39-year-old pleaded…
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Ice addict threatened pregnant partner, court told
AN ice addict said he had ties to the Mildura mafia and threatened to punch the stomach of his pregnant partner, a court was told.…