Police & Courts
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Driver tries to flee, records 0.147 at Chaffey Track
POLICE IN BRIEF: A DRIVER tried to flee police when she was pulled over early on Saturday. Mildura police intercepted a vehicle on Chaffey Track after…
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Partner, baby ‘crash-tackled’, Mildura court told
A FAMILY violence perpetrator “crash-tackled” his partner and the couple’s baby to the ground in a display of “disgraceful” and “controlling” behaviour. More police and…
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Man pays $200 for carrying fake gun near Mildura school
A TEENAGER has been given an opportunity to make better choices in the future after carrying a realistic imitation firearm along Deakin Avenue near a…
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Inside the ‘enormous challenge’ of shutting NSW border
THE closure of the New South Wales border to Victoria has marked the fastest and most widespread deployment of police across the state, including Sunraysia.…
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Sex abuse of Mildura girl ‘just plain chilling’, judge says
A JUDGE says the abduction and sexual assault of a six-year-old girl outside a Mildura school was the “stuff of nightmares” for any parent, and…
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Hungry Jack’s visit turned to police pursuit, court told
A FRENCH backpacker has been fined $1500 for drink-driving and running a red light in an attempt to flee police, while on his way to…
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Federal police seek man over Mildura $2.4m cash haul
A MAN linked to the seizure of $2.4 million in cash near Mildura has again failed to face court on charges of planning to import…
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Serious Mildura assault earns man two years’ jail
A MAN with a history of committing armed robberies will serve another stint in jail for the serious assault of a 59-year-old man at a…
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Mildura police seek man over warrant
POLICE are appealing for public assistance to help find a man known to frequent the Mildura area. Mildura police have issued a warrant for 31-year-old…
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Mildura man’s $400 hit over five ‘stupid’ COVID-19 breaches
A MILDURA man told police he was “exercising” when officers caught him with cans of alcohol and in breach of COVID-19 lockdown measures five times…
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Man loses control of motorbike in Merbein
IN BRIEF: POLICE say a man lost control and fell from his motorbike after allegedly travelling at more than 40km/h above the speed limit. Police received…
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Man gets jail after gun threat and Mildura car chase
A MAN had two firearms in his possession when he threatened to kill his partner before taking police on a car chase through the streets…